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geópan

(v.)
Grammar
geópan, ic geópe, ðú gýpst, he gýpþ, pl. geópaþ; p. geáp, pl. gupon; pp. gopen

To take up, take to oneself, receive ⬩ accĭpĕre

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To take up, take to oneself, receive; accĭpĕre Óþ-ðæt ic spǽte eal-felo áttor, ðæt ic ǽr geáp until I spit the very baleful venom which I took up before, Exon. 106 b; Th. 405, 29; Rä. 24, 9

be-locen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-locen, pp. of be-lúcan.

shut up ⬩ inclosed

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shut up, inclosed Cd. 209; Th. 259; 24; Dan. 696;

for-scríhan

(v.)
Grammar
for-scríhan, p. -scráh, pl. -scrigon; pp. -scrigen [scríhan dĭcāre]

To abdicate ⬩ resign ⬩ give up ⬩ abdĭcāre

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To abdicate, resign, give up; abdĭcāre Forscráh abdĭcāvit, Cot. 205

bláwen-nys

(n.)
Grammar
bláwen-nys, -nyss, e; f.

A blowing or puffing up, a windy swelling ⬩ inflatio, sufflatio

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A blowing or puffing up, a windy swelling; inflatio, sufflatio

ge-hafen

(v.; part.)

raised up ⬩ fermented

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raised up, fermented, Ælfc. Gl. 66; Wrt. Voc. 41, 15

Linked entry: hæfe

ǽwung

(n.)
Grammar
ǽwung, (ǽwnung? q. v.), e; f.
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(Cf. un-iǽwedan, 5248.)

Linked entry: ǽwnung

bénlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
bénlíce, adv.
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Suppliantly Boenlíce ué biddað suppliciter exora-mus, Rtl. 103, 24

ge-smeágung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-smeágung, e; f.
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Inquiry, consideration Gesmeángum, spyrung-um, áxungum adinventionum. An. Ox. 5214

ge-fildan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fildan, p. de
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To fold up -Gefyldende inplicans, ligans, Hpt. Gl. 406, 33

a-bregdan

Grammar
a-bregdan, <b>. I</b> I.
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Hé his exe úp ábrǽd, Hml. S. 31, 152. Add

æt-fæstan

Grammar
æt-fæstan, <b>; II.</b>
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add Swá hé úre sáule ús ætfæste, Bl. H. 103

wǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
wǽfan, p. de

To wrap up ⬩ clothe

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To wrap up, clothe Utan wǽfan nacode, Wulfst. 119, 6

of-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
of-georn, adj.

Too eager, elated

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Too eager, elated Ofgeorn[um] subnixis, Hpt. Gl. 485. 45

for-swulgen

(v.)
Grammar
for-swulgen, subj. p. pl. of for-swelgan.

would have swallowed up or devoured

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would have swallowed up or devoured, Ps. Lamb. 123, 4;

ge-rehtad

(adj.; part.)

made straight, set up ⬩ erectus

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made straight, set up; erectus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 13, 13

birc-holt

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Byrcholt betule(t)um, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 66. Add

geong-lǽcan

(v.)
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to grow up, become adult Iunglǽhte adholesceret, An. Ox. 4361

gifnes

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Gefnise ús gerǽc veniam nobis tribue Rtl. 82, 7. Add

hér-tó

(adv.)
Grammar
hér-tó, adv.

Up to this point

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Up to this point Héreó actenus, An. Ox. 56, 80

Linked entry: tó

a-hleápan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hleápan, p. -hleóp, pl. -hleópon; pp. -hleápen [a from, hleápan to leap]

To leap ⬩ leap up ⬩ exsilire ⬩ insilire ⬩ prosilire ⬩ desilire

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To leap, leap up; exsilire, insilire, prosilire, desilire Alexander ahleóp and ofslóh hine Alexander leaped up and slew him, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67, 7. Ahleópon ðá ealle then all jumped up, 5, 12; Bos. 112, 24.

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