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ymb-hycgan

(v.)
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to think about, consider Naenig unirthit thoncsnot-turra than him tharf sié ymbhycggannae hwaet his gástae . . . doemid uneorthae, Txts. 149, 18

brygdan

(v.)
Grammar
brygdan, he brygdeþ

To turnvertere

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To turn; vertere He hálge láre brygdeþ on bysmer he turneth holy lore to mockery, Exon. 117a; Th. 449, 14; Dóm. 71

slege-fǽge

(adj.)
Grammar
slege-fǽge, adj.

Doomed to slaughter, doomed to death by the sword

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Doomed to slaughter, doomed to death by the sword Slegefǽge hæleþ (the Assyrians before their defeat) Judth. Thw. 25, 7; Jud. 247

bed-felt

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bedreáfe (bedd-,v. l.) genihtsumige hæb-benne meatte and hwítel and bedfelt (lena ) and heáfodbolster, R. Ben. 91, 16. Add

cyne-gód

(adj.)
Grammar
cyne-gód, adj.

Excellent, noble præstans, nobilis

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Excellent, noble; præstans, nobilis Him cynegódum to him excellent, Cd. 78; Th. 96, 5; Gen. 1590.

macian

(v.)
Grammar
macian, <b>. I.</b>
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englas deóflum and ðone man macað eác, gif hé módigaþ swýðe, þæs deófles geféran, Hml.

ge-ceósan

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. ¶ geceósan to choose king, bishop, &amp;c., elect Ic þé gefyrþrede mid mínum lárum þon ꝥ þé mon dómere geceás, Bt. 8; F. 24, 30: Chr. 1041; P. 163, 10.

ge-stillan

(v.)
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ZI. with respect to sound, to be silent, not to sound :-- Ne gestilde nǽfre stefen cearciendes wǽnes. Lch. iii. 430, 33.

a-wǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wǽlan, p. ede, de, te ; pp. ed.

To roll awayroll backroll torevolvereadvolvereto move violentlyvexafflictvexare

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To roll away, roll back, roll to; revolvere, advolvere Awǽlede ðone stán revolvit lapidem, Mt. Rush. Stv. 28, 2. Awǽlte ðone stán advolvit lapidem, Mk. Rush. War. 15, 46. to move violently, vex, afflict; vexare Awǽled vexatus, Mk. Rush. War. 5, 18

a-willan

(v.)
Grammar
a-willan, p. de; pp. ed

To cause to bubbleto boilfacere ut aliquid ferveat vel ebulliatcoqueredecoquere

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To cause to bubble, to boil; facere ut aliquid ferveat vel ebulliat, coquere, decoquere Awilled meolc boiled milk, pottage; jeta [jura?], Cot. 168.

Linked entry: cyren

eorþ-slihtes

(adv.)
Grammar
eorþ-slihtes, adv. [slihtes, old gen. of sliht destruction, slaughter, like nihtes of niht]

In an earth-destroying manner in mŏdo vastante terram

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In an earth-destroying manner; in mŏdo vastante terram Swá swá oxa gewunaþ to awéstenne gærs, óþ ða wirttruman, eorþslihtes mid tóðum as an ox is accustomed to consume grass with his teeth, even to the roots, in an earth-destroying manner, Num. 22, 4

hrycg-weg

(n.)
Grammar
hrycg-weg, es; m,
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A road running along a ridge or elevated piece of ground On ðone beorh ðem ricgwege ðonne eást andlang hricgweges on to the hill to the road that runs along it, and then east along the road, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 427, 33

scunian

(v.)
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scunian, sceonian; p. ode.
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to shun, fear, avoid a thing from fear Hé his hatunge fleáh and scunode. Guthl. 19; Gdwin. 76, 16. to be afraid Scunian revereantur, Ps. Spl. T. 69, 2. to detest, abhor Mid áne móde wurð hé gescunned uni animo detestetur, Chart. Th. 318, 37

fǽran

to terrify

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Add: to terrify Ðæt hé swá egesige ðá ofermódan ðæt hé ðá eáðmódan swíðe ne fǽre (ut timidis non augeatur metus), Past. 453, 19. [v. N. E. D. fear, vb.] to take by surprise, seize quickly (?) Uulfes férende lupi rapaces, Mt. L. 7, 15

hamel

(adj.)
Grammar
hamel, (?); adj.
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On þonne þriddan hlinc ðe hamelan dúnæ hýrð . . . on ðá mearce ðe hamelan dúne hýrð, v. 361, 30-362, 1. Cf. Andlang streámes brocenan beorge, C. D. B. ii. 245, 34

lorh

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In this passage the word seems to belong to the a-stem masculine declension, but in the Epinal-Erfurt glossaries to the i-stem feminine, with i-umlaut of o. Add

spǽtlan

(v.)
Grammar
spǽtlan, spǽtlian; p. ede.

to emit salivato foamto spit on anything

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to emit saliva, to foam Spǽtleþ spumat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 37. to spit on anything Hié hine bindaþ and spǽtliaþ on his onsýne, Blickl. Homl. 15, 11. Hié spǽtledon on his onsýne, 23, 32. Spǽtlædon, 237, 11. Spǽtledon (-odon), Anglia xii. 505, 14

a-stælan

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a-stælan, l. á-stǽlan,

To chargeimpute

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.: To charge,impute Ꝥ mé nǽfre deófol on ástǽlan ne mæge ꝥ ic buton andetnesse beó mínra synna that the devil may never be able to lay to my charge that I am without confession of my sins, Ll. Th. ii. 264, 15

gearwian

(v.)
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</b> to come to maturity :-- Treówu grénu wexað and gearwað and rípað, Solil. H. 10, 5. to make ready a person to do something Gearwa þé and þú on þone síð fére, Guth. 86, 26. for an action Gearwige hé hine húselgange, Ll.

éfestan

(v.)
Grammar
éfestan, l. efestan,
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Hé férde efstende his discipulum, Bl. H. 249, 20. referring to rapid passage of time Ǽlc fægernes ende efsteþ, Bl. H. 57, 28. Þes middangeard ende efsteþ, 59, 26. Ætwesan efestaþ tída adesse festinant tempora, Cant. M. ad. fil. 35.