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á-hiltan

(v.)
Grammar
á-hiltan, p. te
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To make to halt, to cripple a person's movement Þá on hyge þóhtan þæt hí áhyltan mé and mínne gang qui cogitaverunt supplantare gressus meos, Ps. Th. 139, 5. [Cf. O. H. Ger. ar-helzit, arlemit debilitatum.]

Linked entries: á-hyltan -hiltan

an-módlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
an-módlíce, (án- ?); adv.
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without hesitation Ðá ástód hé ætforan him, and him anmódlíce cwæð, Hml. Th. i. 580, 1. Cúðberhtus ðá ðám engle anmódlíce cwæð, ii. 134, 31. constantly, persistently, steadfastly Hé clypede anmódlíce Gode, Hml. S. 18, 126, 400

gráfa

(n.)
Grammar
gráfa, an; m.
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A grove, copse Be-westan ðá leáge eft gráfan hrycge (cf. grǽfan hrycg, 388, 29), C. D. iii. 389, 2. dyrnan gráfan; of dyrnan gráfan, v. 262, 9. ¶ in a compound :-- erscgráfan, C. D. iii. 434, 22

mete-láf

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Add:: — For hwí ne mót se ðearfa onfón þínes metes, þe mid ðé is onfónne heofona ríce ? . . . Hwí nis sé wyrþe ꝥ hé onfó þínra meteláfe, þe mid þé is cumenne engla gebeótscipe?, Hml. A. 142, 102-107

gafol-land

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strǽt synd .xii. hída .xxvii. gyrda gafollandes ... Middeltúne .v. hída .xiii. gyrda gafollandes ... cinges túne .v. hída synd .xiii. gyrda gafollandes and .i. hída bufan díc ðæt is nú eác gafolland, C. D. iii. 450, 12-18. Add

an-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
an-winnan, p. -wann

To fight againstto attackimpugnare

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To fight against, to attack; impugnare Him onwann [MS. L. anwann] fought against them, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 7

Linked entry: an-wann

Ceawan hlǽw

(n.)
Grammar
Ceawan hlǽw, es; m.

Cheawan low, CHALLOW

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Cheawan low, CHALLOW To Ceawan hlǽwe [MS. læwe] to Challow, Chron. Abing. i. 138, 5: Cod. Dipl. v. 310, 33

fram-ateran

(v.)
Grammar
fram-ateran, p. -atær, pl. -atǽron; pp. -atoren

To tear from or asunderto tear in piecesdirĭpĕre

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To tear from or asunder, to tear in pieces; dirĭpĕre Ic framatere dirĭpio, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 3; Som. 30, 64

heoloran

(v.)
Grammar
heoloran, holrian; p. ede

To weigh in a balanceto consider

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To weigh in a balance, to consider Hé holrede pensavit, cogitavit, Mone B. 1604. Heolorende librantes, Cot. 123: 180, Lye

Linked entry: holrian

íð-belig

(adj.)
Grammar
íð-belig, adj.
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Easily made angry Ne wé ýðbelige [eáðbylige, MS. D.] ne sýn, ne langsum yrre hæbben, Wulfst. 253, 11

plættan

(v.)
Grammar
plættan, p. te
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To give a sounding blow, to smack Hí plætton hyne mid hyra handum dabunt ei alapas, Jn. Skt. 19, 3

Linked entry: ge-eárplættan

bi-helmian

(v.)
Grammar
bi-helmian, p. ade; pp. ad

To cover over, to cover, shroudcooperire

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To cover over, to cover, shroud; cooperire Heolstre bihelmad shrouded with darkness, Exon. 69 a; Th. 257, 2; Jul. 241

Linked entry: be-helman

blindan

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is not found, but the Gothic ga-blindyan to blind, exists; so also A. Sax. blendan to blind, q. v

ymb-bindan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-bindan, p. -band, pl. -bundon; pp. -bunden
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To bind about Sié ymbunden ł ymbsald coern suiro his circumdaretur mola collo ejus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 42

for-delfan

(v.)

to dig up

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to destroy by digging (?), to dig up On ðone díc ðǽr esne ðone weg fordealf, C. D. ii. 28, 33

Linked entry: delfan

ge-cnáwness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cnáwness, e; f. An acknowledgement, v. ge-cnáwan; II. 2
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Nú dóð hig æt ǽlcum heorðe gecnáwnisse þám canonicon ánne penig Eástron ǽlce geáre, Cht. Th. 609, 7

Linked entry: -cnáwness

weax-gescot

(n.)
Grammar
weax-gescot, es; n.

A contribution of wax,

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A contribution of wax, due to a church Swá hwæt swá witan ðearfe gerǽdan, hwílum weaxgescot, Wulfst. 171, 1

ge-cígan

(v.)
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Wé sind ásende gecígenne mancynn fram deáðe lífe, ná scúfenne fram lífe deáðe, Hml.

á-rísan

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Add: to arise, to stand up from sitting or lying 'Andrea, árís' . . . Andreas þá árás on þæs folces gesihþe, Bl. H. 241, 15. Wearð se deáda man cwic and teolode árísenne, 219, 19. to rise after sleeping Hé wel ǽr árás . . .

sútere

(n.)
Grammar
sútere, es; m.
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Eówer sútere hé is uester sutor est, eówer súteres tól uestri sutoris instrumenta, Ælfc. Gr. 15; Zup. 105, 14.

Linked entry: scóh-wyrhta