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for-geat

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-geat, ðú -geáte, pl. -geáton

forgothast forgotten

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forgot, hast forgotten, Gen. 24, 67: Ps. Lamb. 41, 10: Jud. 3, 7;

beso-reádian

(v.)
Grammar
beso-reádian, p. ode; pp. od [baso red, purple, reádian to redden]

rubefacere

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To make a reddish purple; rubefacere Besoreáda ða rinda ealle útan make all the rinds on the outside a reddish purple [by soaking in chalybiate water?] L. M. 1, 47; Lchdm. ii. 116, 3

Linked entry: basu-reádian

ge-samnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-samnian, -somnian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed.

to gather, collectcongrĕgāre, collĭgĕreto unite, joinconsŏciāre, jungĕreTo collect, come togethercongrĕgāri, convĕnīre

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He hí of sídfolcum gesamnade de regiōnĭbus congrĕgāvit eos, Ps. Th. 106, 2. Gesamnedon síde hérigeas folces frumgáras the leaders of the people collected their wide bands, Andr. Kmbl. 2135; An. 1069: Ps. Th. 125, 6.

Linked entries: samnian ge-somnian

be-spirian

(v.)
Grammar
be-spirian, -spirigan, -spyrigan; p. ode; pp. od

To inquire, traceinquirere, investigare

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Se ðe bespyrige [bespirige, Wilk.] yrfe innan óðres land, aspirige hit út, se ðe ðæt land áge, gif he mǽge he who traces cattle into another's land, let him trace it out, who owns that land, if he can, iv. 2; Th. i. 222, 14

Linked entry: be-spyrigan

þeód-guma

Grammar
þeód-guma, For 'A chief man ... great man' substitute: A member of a þeód (v. þeód; I a),
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a retainer of a chief. Cf. dryht-guma

ge-þwǽrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þwǽrian, -þwérian; p. ode, ede; pp. od.

to cause to agreeto make accordantmildto be or become in accordto agreeconsentbe agreeableconsentireconcordarecongruereconvenire

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Gif twegen of eów geþwǽriaþ be ǽlcum þinge si duo ex vobis consenserint de omni re, Mt. Bos. 18, 19. Ðes ne geþwǽrode hyra geþeahte hic non consenserat consilio eorum, Lk. Bos. 23, 51. Hí geþwǽredon sibi concordant, Bd. 2, 2; S. 502, 16.

Linked entry: ge-þwǽran

ge-niðerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-niðerian, -niðrian, -neðerian, -nyðerian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To put down, bring low, subdue, humiliate, condemn

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Simon ne aríseþ nǽfre forðon ðe he is sóðlíce deád and on écum wítum genyðerod Simon will never arise for he is really dead and sunk in eternal punishments, Blickl. Homl. 189, 20; Judth. l0; Thw. 23, 9; Jud. 113.

for-get

Grammar
for-get, = for-git, -giteþ; 3rd pres. sing. of for-gitan: for-getst

forgetsforgettest

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forgets, Bt. 3, 2; Fox 6, 9, forgettest, Ps. Lamb. 43, 24, =

ge-teorian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teorian, -teorigan, -teorigean; p. ode, ude; pp. od, ud, ad; v. intrans.

To failfaintbe wearylanguishceaseperishdeficerefatigarilanguereexterminari

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Ðé læs hig on wege geteorian ne deficiant in via, Mt. Bos. 15, 32. Me is heorte geteorad defecit cor meum, Ps. Th. 72, 21. He sent on eów geteorigende eágan and módes gnornunge he shall send on you failing eyes and sorrow of mind, Deut. 28, 65.

Linked entries: ge-tiorian ge-tyrian

Cantwara burg

(n.)
Grammar
Cantwara burg, Cantware-burg, Cantwar-burg, -burh; gen. burge; f; Cantwara byrig, e; f. [Cant-wara, gen. pl. of Cant-ware Kentish men, burh a city]
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A city or fortress of the men of Kent; Cantuariorum urbs vel castellum. CANTERBURY; Durovernensis civitas Cantwara burg forbærn ðý geáre Canterbury was burnt in that year, Chr. 754; Th. 80, 35, col. 1.

Linked entry: Contwara burg

ge-eácnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-eácnian, ic -eácnige, ðú -eácnigast, he -eácnaþ, pl. -eácniaþ; p. ode; pp. od

To increaseconceivebecome pregnantaugēriconcipĕreaugēre

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Ðú on innoðe geeácnast thou shalt conceive in thy womb, 1, 31. In synnum geeácnod wæs he was conceived in sins, Ps. C. 50, 61; Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 61

Linked entry: ge-écnian

heolstor

Grammar
heolstor, [In the first passage perhaps hrúse might be read for hrúsan and heolstre be dat. (inst.), as in El. 1082 þá þe in foldan deópe bedolfen sindon, heolstre behýded. Or possibly (?) a form heolstre exists alongside heolstor. v. Germ. 399, 447 infra, and cf. eówestre (?).]
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Bláce stódon scíre leóman (the brilliant light from the pillar of fire) . . . neowle nihtscuwan ne mihton heolstor áhýdan the shades of night could not hide the secret places of the earth because of the light from the pillar of fire, Exod. 115.

wáse-scite

(n.)
Grammar
wáse-scite, (cf. (?) scítan), an ; f. or -scyte (-scite ?), es; m.

The cuttle-fishthe liquid ejected by the cuttle-fish

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The cuttle-fish; or the liquid ejected by the cuttle-fish Cudele velwásescite sepia, Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 6

Linked entries: -scite wáse

a-þýstrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-þýstrian, -þístrian, -þeóstrian, -þiéstrian, -þéstrian ; p. ode, ade ; pp. od

To overcloudto be obscured or eclipsedobnubilareobscurari

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To overcloud, to be obscured or eclipsed; obnubilare, obscurari Sýn aþýstrode eágan heora obscurentur oculi eorum, Ps. Spl. 68, 28. Seó sunne aþýstrode the sun was eclipsed, Ors. 6, 2; Bos. 117, 14. Aþýstrade obnubilavit, Bd. 5, 13; S. 633, 34.

wítegian

(v.)
Grammar
wítegian, wítgian; p. ode

To prophesy

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Hú ne wítegode wé on ðínum naman? Mt. Kmbl. 7, 22. Ealle wítegan wítegudun (wítgadun, Rush.) óð Ióhannes, 11, 13. Mid wítegiende múðe, Guthl. 5 ; Gdwin. 36, 19.

Linked entry: wítgian

sceaþan

(v.)
Grammar
sceaþan, scód, sceód ; sceaþen . [This strong form seems almost confined to the poetry, the prose maiking use of sceþþan, q. v.]

To scathe, hurt, harm, injure

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Sceaþen is mé sáre, frécne on ferhþe. Cd. Th. 53, 31; Gen. 869. with acc. Oft mec ísern scód sáre on sídan, Exon. Th. 485, 14; Rä. 71, 13. without a case Ne ic ne scaþe (scaþeð, MS.) neque nocebo, Ps. Spl. 88, 33. Ðý læs scyldhatan sceaþan mihton.

ge-wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wilnian, -wilnigan, to -wilnienne; p. ode; pp. od [wilnian to desire]

To wishdesireexpectseekstrive forcŭpĕreconcŭpiscĕredesīdĕrāreexpĕtĕreambīre

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Gif hwá gewilnigeþ to gewitane if any one desires to know, Chr. 1086; Erl. 221, 10. Gewilnod ambĭtus, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 5; Som. 35, 10

Linked entry: wilnian

wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrcan, weorcan ; p. worhte ; pp. worht.

to worklabourto maketo makeformconstructto be the sourcecause of, to produceto makeconstituteto workdoperformto perform a ritekeep a seasonto workeffect a purposeattain an object,

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Skt. 9, 4. where the instrument or material of work is given Hé wið monna bearn wyrceð weldǽdum, Exon. Th. 191, 12; Az. 87. Ða ðe wyrcan cúðon stángefógum, Elen. Kmbl. 2038; El. 1020. Grammar wyrcan, with acc., of that on which the work is done.

a-dilegian

(v.)
Grammar
a-dilegian, -dilgian, -dylegian; p. ode; pp. od; v. a. [a, dilgian to destroy]

To abolishblot outdestroydo awayaboleredelere

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To abolish, blot out, destroy, do away; abolere, delere His sáwul biþ adilegod of his folce delebitur anima illa de populo suo, Gen. 17, 14. Ic adilgige hí delebo eos, Ps. Lamb. 17, 43. Adilga me of ðínre béc dele me de libro tuo, Ex. 32, 32: Ps.

Linked entry: a-dylegian

ge-sundrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sundrian, p. ode; pp. od [sundrian, syndrian to sunder]

To separatedividesundersēpăxārediscēdĕredisjungĕre

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Of sceádes ł gesundras definiens, Mt. Kmbl. p. 12, 13. Ðú ðe gesundradest qui destinasti, Rtl. 56, 31

Linked entry: ge-syndrian