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fiscian

(v.)
Grammar
fiscian, fixian; p. ode; pp. od

To fishpiscāri

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To fish; piscāri Ðonne gé fiscian willaþ when ye wish to fish, Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 12

Linked entry: fixian

fóre-stígan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-stígan, p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; pp. -stigen

To go beforeto excelexcellēre

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To go before, to excel; excellēre Ic fórestíge excelleo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Som. 28, 45, MS. C

ge-bændan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bændan, p. de; pp. ed [ge, and bænd a band]

To bindvincīre

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To bind; vincīre Ic hine gebændan hét I commanded [them] to bind him, Salm. Kmbl. 551; Sal. 275

réceleásian

(v.)
Grammar
réceleásian, p. ode
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To be negligent or careless hwon réceleásedest ðú ðære gife ðe ic ðe geaf? Wulfst. 258, 15

ge-fræpian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fræpian, ge-fræpigan; p. ede.

to accuseto reverence

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to accuse Gefræpgedon accusarent, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 10. to reverence Gefræppegedon reverebuntur, Mk. Skt. Lind. 12, 6

ge-lícan

(v.)

to likenimitate

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to liken, imitate To gelícanne ad imitandum, Rtl. 22, 36. Gelíced biþ assimilabitur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 7, 24

scyrtan

(v.)
Grammar
scyrtan, p. te
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To make short, to shorten Gif God his hwíle ne scyrte (gescyrte, MSS. B. C.), Wulfst. 19, 9

slǽpor

(adj.)
Grammar
slǽpor, adj.
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Addicted to sleep Ne beó ðú slǽpor, forðan ðe slép fét unhǽlo ðæs líchoman. Prov. Kmbl. i

wordian

(v.)
Grammar
wordian, p. ode

To speak

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To speak Wurdiaþ (but changed to wurdliaþ) rhetoricamttr, loquimur, Hpt. Gl. 527, 58. Wordiende concionandi, loquentes, 461, 36

Linked entry: wurdian

á-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
á-fæstan, p. te
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To entrust, let out land to a person Hé áfæste wín-geard ðǽm londbígengum, Mk. R. 12, l

deorcian

(v.)
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Substitute: To become dark, to grow dim (of sight) Deorcaþ gesihð hebet visus, Ps. L. fol. 142, 2

ge-sinscippan

(v.)
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to marry gerihtanne þone gemánan gesinscep-pendra (-sienscyp-, v.l.) ad disponendum cubile conjugatorum, Gr. D. 218, 4

Linked entry: -sinscippan

weorold-wísdóm

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Þá befæste hé his sunu láre woruldwísdóme ꝥ hé úðwita wurde, Hml. S. 35, 9. Add

wæl-feall

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-feall, es; m. (?)

The fall of the slaindestruction

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The fall of the slain, destruction wælfealle and deáðcwalum Deniga leódum, Beo. Th. 3427; B. 1711.

stihtan

(v.)
Grammar
stihtan, p. te.
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Ic heó þeófendum and geflitum stihte, Wulfst. 255, 12

Linked entry: a-stihtan

ge-emnettan

(v.)
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Add: trans. to make level Geemnettende complanans, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 7. to make equal Beóð ealle þá fers geemnytte be ánum getele, Ælfc. Gr.

útian

(v.)
Grammar
útian, p. ode

To put out.to put a person out of a placeto expelremoveto put a thing out of one's possessionto alienate

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To put out. to put a person out of a place, to expel, remove Ðæt ǽnig man ciricþén ne útige búton biscopes geþehte, L. Eth. v. 10; Th. i. 306, 28. Gif man preóst of circan on unriht útige, L. N. P.

G

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Thus, from lufian to love, bletsian to bless, etc. are formed ic lufige I love, ic bletsige I bless, lufigende loving, bletsigende blessing.

hlæsting

(n.)
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toll claimed by the king in harbours, and on transport by read or stream Nomina consuetudinum Anglice praecepi ponere, scilicet ... hlæstinge, Cht. Th. 411, 30. Hleastynge, 359, 4

spell

(n.)
Grammar
spell, es; n.

a storynarrativeaccountrelationa historical narrativehistorya false or foolish storya fablean instructive talkdiscoursea philosophical argumenta sermonhomilya sayingremarksentencestatement of a single pointdictuma saying that is to be repeated to anothera messagean announcementspeechlanguage of prosea fable, talefabulatio, parabolasermo, narratio, parabola, fabula, mythusa saying

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Ðæt nis spelle ac elles rǽdenne it is not to be taken as a sermon, but to be read otherwise, Lchdm. iii. 232, 6. Se wísdóm écte ðǽt spell mid leoþe wisdom, added verse to his argument, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 7.

Linked entry: spel