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on-leccan

(v.)

to reproach, blame

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to reproach, blame Onlehton (bysmrydon, MS. C.) irritaverunt, Ps. Spl. T. 105, 8. Cf. hosp (on leccungæ, MS. T.: tó bysmre, MS. C.) irrita, 88, 34. (?)

Linked entry: læccan

slífan

(v.)
Grammar
slífan, p. sláf; pp. slifen

To slive findo, effisso avulsio, abscissioslice

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To slive ('Slive to cut, slip, or slicc off. . . Palsgrave, "I slyve a gylowfloure or any other floure from his branche or stalke."' Baker, Northants Gloss.)

Linked entry: sléfan

ge-þurfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þurfan, ic -þearf; p. -þorfte

To have need or necessity;indigerenecesse habere

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To have need or necessity; indigere, necesse habere Ðýlæs ðé geþearfe to óðres mannes ǽhtum lest thou have need of another man's goods, Prov. Kmbl. 73

Linked entry: ge-þearf

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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To think. absolute, to meditate, cogitate, consider Sceal scearp scyldwíga gescád witan worda and worca, se ðe wel þenceþ, Beo. Th. 584; B. 289. Ða leásan men treówa gehátaþ fægerum wordum, fácenlíce þencaþ, Fragm. Kmbl. 49; Leás. 26. Ðara sacerda ealdras

ofer-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-gán, p. -eode; pp. -gán.

to overspreadto overrun (a country, as a victorious army does), to conquerto pass a point or limitto pass a moral limit, to transgressto pass across, traverse, crossto pass, pass off or away, be over, come to an endTo be overto come upon, attack

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to overspread Seó lyft ofer*-*gǽþ ealne middaneard, Lchdm. iii. 272, 17. to overrun (a country, as a victorious army does), to conquer Se here fór tó Sandwíc, and swá ðanon tó Gipeswíc, and ðæt eall ofereode, Chr. 993; Erl. 132, 4. Wǽndon ðæt hé sceolde

Linked entries: ofer-eode ofer-gangan

þúsend

(n.; num.; adj.)

a thousand

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Grammar þúsend, as a numeral noun, neuter and fem. (v. Ps. Th. 118, 72, and cf. cognates), Grammar þúsend, gen. þúsendes, pl. þúsendu (-o, -a,-e); also þúsend sometimes in the multiples, though, perhaps, in these cases the whole number is to be considered

a-boht

(v.)
Grammar
a-boht, pp. of a-bicgan

bought

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bought; to buy

a-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-boren, pp. of a-beran

carried

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carried; to bear

a-bræc

(v.)
Grammar
a-bræc, p. of a-brecan

broke

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broke; to break

a-ceócian

(v.)
Grammar
a-ceócian, p. ode; pp. od

To chokesuffocare

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To choke; suffocare

a-gearwian

(v.)

To prepareparare

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To prepare; parare

a-pullian

(v.)
Grammar
a-pullian, p. ode; pp. od

To pullvellere

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To pull; vellere

and-wendan

(v.)
Grammar
and-wendan, p. -wende; pp. -wended

to changemutare

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to change; mutare

a-strícan

(v.)
Grammar
a-strícan, p. -strác, pl. -stricon; pp. -stricen

To strikepercutere

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To strike; percutere

an-hón

(v.)

to hangsuspendere

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to hang; suspendere

a-sceamian

(v.)

to be ashamed

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to be ashamed

Linked entry: sceamian

a-scrypan

(v.)

to cast out

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to cast out

a-tyrian

(v.)

to faildeficere

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to fail; deficere

a-wanian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wanian, p. ode; pp. od

To diminishdiminuere

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To diminish; diminuere

be-dyderian

(v.)
Grammar
be-dyderian, p. ode; pp. od

To deceivedecipere

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To deceive; decipere