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be-dícian

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

To REDIKEto moundto fortify with a moundaggere munire

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To REDIKE, to mound, to fortify with a mound; aggere munire Bedícodon ða buruh útan they embanked the city without, Chr. 1016; Th. 280, 8, col. 1

a-timbrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-timbrian, -timbran; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To erectbuildædificare

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To erect, build; ædificare Hét ða burh atimbrian ordered to build the city, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 65, 21; 66, 40; 67, 39 : 6, 30; Bos. 127, 34. Búr atimbran to build a bower, Exon. 108 a; Th. 411, 26; Rä. 30, 5

Linked entries: a-tymbrian timbran

be-baðian

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

To bathewashluereabluerelavare

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To bathe, wash; luere, abluere, lavare Wætere aþwegen and bebaðod lotus aqua, Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 17

Linked entry: bi-baðian

be-murcnian

(v.)
Grammar
be-murcnian, p. ode; pp. od [be, murcnian to murmur]

To murmurmurmur greatlyobmurmurare

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To murmur, murmur greatly; obmurmurare Hú ungemetlíce, ge Rómware, bemurcniaþ how immoderately, O Romans, do ye murmur, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 34, 9

Linked entry: murcnian

be-nacian

(v.)
Grammar
be-nacian, p. ode; pp. od, ed[be, nacian nudare]

To make nakeddenudare

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To make naked; denudare Ðú benacodest grundweall óþ hneccan denudasti fundamentum usque ad collum Cant. Abac. Lamb. fol. 190 a; 13

Linked entry: nacian

efn-etan

(v.)
Grammar
efn-etan, to eat as much as any one? or

to become equal, to equal? par esse ălĭcui ĕdendo? æquāre, æmŭlāri

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æquāre, æmŭlāri Ic mésan mæg meahtelícor and efn-etan ealdum þyrse I can feast more heartily and eat as much as the old giant. Exon. 111 a; Th. 425, 28; Rä. 41, 63

Linked entry: efen-etan

for-dilgian

(v.)
Grammar
for-dilgian, -diligian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To blot outdestroydēlēreobnūbĭlāreoblītĕrāre

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To blot out, destroy; dēlēre, obnūbĭlāre, oblītĕrāre He wolde ealle his þeóde fram ðam gingrum óþ ða yldran fordón and fordilgian he would do for and blot out all his nation from the younger to the elder, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 13: 5, 21; S. 643, 26.

for-drugian

(v.)
Grammar
for-drugian, -druwian; p. ode; pp. od

To dry upparchwitherarescĕresiccāri

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To dry up, parch, wither; arescĕre, siccāri He forheardaþ and fordrugaþ indūret et arescat, Ps. Lamb. 89, 6. Hió wǽre fordrugod to duste it would be dried to dust, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 207; Met. 20, 104

Linked entry: for-druwian

gamnian

(v.)
Grammar
gamnian, part. gamnigende; p. ode; pp. od

To playlūdĕre

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To play; lūdĕre Wæs him geþúht, swilce he gamnigende spræce vīsus est eis quăsi lūdens lŏqui, Gen. 19, 14

ge-ǽðelian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ǽðelian, p. ode; pp. od; v. trans.

To render celebratedrenownedexcellentto ennobleimprovenobĭlĭtāre

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To render celebrated, renowned, excellent, to ennoble, improve; nobĭlĭtāre Ðú geæðelodest ealle gesceafta thou ennobledst all creatures, Hy. 7, 64; Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 64. Ðú eart geæðelod geond ealle world thou art renowned throughout all the world, 7

ge-andwerdian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-andwerdian, p. ode; pp. od [andweard present]

To presentbring before onepræsentāre

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To present, bring before one; præsentāre Ða hét he ðone biscop mid his preóstum samod geandwerdian then commanded he to bring the bishop together with his priests before [him], Homl. Th. i. 416, 4. Geandweardod beón præsentātus esse, præsentāri, R.

geápan

(v.)
Grammar
geápan, geapian; p. te, ode; pp. ed, od

To GAPEopenpandĕre

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To GAPE, open; pandĕre, Cot. 158

ge-árweorþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-árweorþian, -árwurþian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To honourhonorĭfĭcāre

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To honour; honorĭfĭcāre Me swíðe geárweorþede syndon freónd ðíne mihi nĭmis honorĭfĭcāti sunt amīci tui, Ps. Lamb. 138, 17

Linked entry: ge-árwurþian

ge-wlitegian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wlitegian, p. ode; pp. ad, od

To formadornmake beautifulformaredecorareexornarespeciosum vel pulchriorem reddere

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To form, adorn, make beautiful; formare, decorare, exornare, speciosum vel pulchriorem reddere Giwlitga decorare, Rtl. 105, 28. He gewlitegap æalle gesceafta he adorns all creatures, Shrn. 198, 12: Salm. Kmbl. 793; Sal. 396. Hand his gewlitegodon manus

ge-unþwǽrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-unþwǽrian, -unþwǽrigan; p. ode; pp. od

To disagreedifferdissentīrediscordāre

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Cot.] ðǽm wordum ðe hie lǽraþ, mid ðý ðæt hie óðer dón, óðer hie lǽraþ that they themselves differ not from the words they teach, by doing one thing and teaching another, Past. 48, 4; Swt. 371, 12; Hat. MS

Linked entry: un-þwǽrian

grinian

(v.)
Grammar
grinian, grynian; p. ode; pp. od [grin a snare]
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To ensnare; ligare, illaqueare

Linked entries: be-grynian grynian

be-scyldigian

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

To accuseaccusare, criminari.

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To accuse; accusare, criminari

be-wlátian

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

To see, look, beholdvidere, conspicere

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To see, look, behold; videre, conspicere Eágan ðíne geseón oððe bewlátion [MS. bewlatiun] efnysse oððe rihtwísnesse oculi tui videant æquitates, Ps. Lamb. 16, 2. To gescyldnysse mínre beseoh oððe bewláta ad defensionem meam conspice, 21, 20

bi-baðian

(v.)
Grammar
bi-baðian, p. ode; pp. od

To bathe, washlavare

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To bathe, wash; lavare Se æðela fugel hine bibaðaþ in ðam burnan the noble fowl bathes itself in the brook, Exon. 57 b; Th. 205, 3; Ph. 107

ge-beágian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beágian, -bégian; p. ode; pp. od

To crown

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To crown Mid lawere gebeágod crowned with laurel, Blickl. Homl. 187, 28. Gebégde, 203, 30