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wiþ-scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-scúfan, p. -sceáf, pl.-scufon; pp. -scofen

To push back ⬩ away ⬩ repel ⬩ drive away ⬩ refute ⬩ repellere ⬩ expellere ⬩ praecipitare

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To push back or away, to repel, drive away, refute; repellere, expellere, praecipitare Wiðscyfs ðú precipitas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 67. Ús drífaþ ða ællreordan tó sǽ, wiþscúfeþ (repellit) ús seó sǽ tó ðám ællreordum, Bd. 1, 13; S. 481, 44. Hé oft stormas

endian

(v.)

to complete ⬩ finish

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Add: to make an end of, to complete, finish Hǽlo ic endigo sanitates perficio, Lk. L. 13, 32. Endað terminat, Kent. Gl. 986. Tó endanne ł sié endade consummari, Mk. R. 13, 4. Hé his líf wæs endiende, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 654, 4. Endedre finito, i. expleto

ge-offrian

(v.)
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Add: to sacrifice, immolate Offrunga þǽre ealdan ǽwe wé ná ne geoffriaþ ( immolamus ), An. Ox. 40, 20. Hé funde him ánne ram Gode tó geoffrigenne, Prud. 1 b. Eástrun úre geoffrud ( immolatus ) is, An. Ox. 40, 30. to devote to the service of a divinity

glengan

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Add: to adorn with material ornaments Glensþ ( = glengst) comas (si tu te sumptuosius comas, Ald. 75, 5), An. Ox. 8, 332. Glencaþ comunt i. ornant, 11. Hí glencgað heora wíf mid þám þe hí weófoda sceoldan, Ll. Th. ii. 328, 7. On mænigfealdre glencge

pyll

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On brádan bricge; and of brádan bricge ðæt on holan pyl; and of holan pylle on pincanhammes díc: and of pincanhammes díc innan miclan pyl; and of miclan pylle ðæt æft on Sæferne, C. D. iii. 406, 2-6. Andlang streámes tó holan pylle ; of holan pylle úp

fyllan

(v.)

to fill ⬩ to fill ⬩ to fulfil

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Add: to fill Fylde farsit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 97, 12: 37, 46. to fill with. with gen. Ne fylð sé his ágen hús gódra cræfta, Past. 251, 5. with inst. Wé þín hús écum gódum fyllað, Ps. Th. 64, 1. Fyllað eówre fromcynne foldan sceátas, Gen. 1533. with prep

ge-þyncan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þyncan, p. -þúhte; pp. -þúht

To seem ⬩ appear

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To seem, appear Ðǽr him wlite-beorhte wongas geþúhton where appeared to them plains beautifully bright, Cd. 86; Th. 108, 11; Gen. 1804. Se ðe to-dæg is úre folgere geþúht he who to-day seems our follower, Homl. Th. ii. 80, 20. His loccas and his beard

ge-clifian

(v.)

⬩ to stick on

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Take here ge-cleofian in Dict., and add: (tó or dat.) Gecleofige tunge mín gómum mínum adhaereat lingua mea faucibus meis, Ps. L. 136, 6. Ðeós wyrt wyle hrædlíce tó ðám men geclyfian. Lch. i. 306, 4. Mín tunge ys gecleofod (adhaesit) tó mínum gómum,

Linked entry: ge-cleofian

á-cwician

(v.)

to become lively ⬩ to come to life ⬩ To make lively ⬩ vivificare

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Add: intrans. to become lively Þurh his (the west wind) blǽd ácuciað ealle eorðlice blǽda, Lch. iii. 274, 20. Se Crístendóm ácucode, Hml. S. 29, 330. Se ðe on óðrum dagum sleac wǽre tó gódnesse, hé sceal on ðisum dagum ácucian on gódum biggengum, Hml

cýþþu

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cýþþu, (-o).
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Take here cýþ, cýþþ in Dict., and add: knowledge of, acquaintance with, a matter, subject, &c. Cýð notitia, Scint. 139, 8. Cýððe notitiae, An. Ox. 4214. Cýþþe, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 72. Ic ꝥ for ðínre cýððe, and þé weorðne wiste þyses tó gewitanne

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a-blændan

(v.)

to blind ⬩ deaden ⬩ benumb

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to blind, deaden, benumb

a-blann

(v.)
Grammar
a-blann, p. of. a-blinnan

rested

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rested to leave off. ;

a-boden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-boden, pp. of a-beódan

told

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told; to bid, tell

a-ceósan

(v.)
Grammar
a-ceósan, p. -ceás, pl. -curon; pp. -coren

To choose ⬩ select ⬩ eligere

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To choose, select; eligere

Linked entry: a-curon

a-crammian

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

To cram ⬩ fill ⬩ farcire

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To cram, fill; farcire

ǽcan

(v.)

to eke

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to eke, Solil. 11

ǽfstian

(v.)
Grammar
ǽfstian, p. ode; pp. od

To hasten ⬩ festinare ⬩ accelerare

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To hasten; festinare, accelerare

æðelian

(v.)
Grammar
æðelian, p. ode; pp. od; trans.

To ennoble ⬩ improve ⬩ nobilitare

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To ennoble, improve; nobilitare

andættan

(v.)

to confess

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to confess,Th. Anlct

a-hyrstan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hyrstan, p. -hyrste; pp. -hyrst

To roast ⬩ fry ⬩ frigere

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To roast, fry; frigere