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a-wacan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wacan, p. -wóc, pl. -wócon ; pp. -wacen ; v. intrans.

to AWAKEexpergisciexpergefierievigilareto wake into beingto arisebe bornoririprovenirenasci

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Awóc Pharao expergefactus est Pharao, 41, 4, 7. to wake into being, to arise, be born; oriri, provenire, nasci Twá þeóda awócon two nations arose, Cd. 124; Th. 158, 11 ; Gen. 2615

Linked entry: a-wóc

forþ-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-lǽdan, p. de; pp. ed

To lead or bring forthproduceprodūcĕre

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Freódrihten hine forþlǽdde to ðam hálgan hám the lord led him forth to the holy home, Cd. 226; Th. 300, 18; Sae. 566

rípian

(v.)
Grammar
rípian, p. ode
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To grow ripe, to mature On hærfest wæstmas rípiaþ, Anglia viii. 312, 23. Dó ðæt sunne scíne ðæt ðíne æceras rípion cause the sun to shine, that thy fields may ripen, Homl. Th. ii. 104, 3. Rípian maturescere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 27 : Hpt. Gl. 419, 64

Linked entry: rípan

ge-fiðerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fiðerian, -fiðerigan, -fiðrian, -fyðerian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To give wings toprovide with wingsālas addĕrepennis instruĕre

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To give wings to, provide with wings; ālas addĕre, pennis instruĕre Ic sceal ǽrest ðín mód gefiðerian I must first give wings to thy mind, Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 31. Gefiðerigan, 36, 2; Fox 174, 6.

un-líþe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-líþe, adj.

Ungentleharshseverecruel

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Scearpnyssa beóð áwende sméðum wegum, ðonne ða yrsigendan mód and unlíðe gecyrraþ manðwǽrnysse, Homl. Th. i. 362, 30

egesung

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Send hé him swá fela eóroda þe mihton gebígan ꝥ mennisc him , oþþe mid egsunge þæt hig bugon sibbe, oþþe mid wíge ꝥ hí wurdon gewylde, Jud. Thw. 161, 37. Hé ondrǽde [þæs wítegan] egesunge metuat prophete comminationem, R. Ben. I. 58, 13. Add

ge-birhtan

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Take here ge-byrhtan and ge-brihtan in Dict. and add : to make bright -Geberhtes clarificabit, Jn. L. 16, 14. to become bright, to shine Ic áhyrde míne sunnan, and heó gebyrhteð ; þonne forbærned heó ealle þíne æceras, Wlfst. 260, 8.

gúþ-frec

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The epithet is applied to the cannibals who, distressed by hunger, were eager for the death of the victim they meant to eat Þá wæs rinc manig, gúðfrec guma, ymb þæs geongan feorh breóstum onbryrded þám beaduláce, An. 1119

ander-gilde

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In repayment, in compensation Ne weorðe ðé nǽfre þæs wá, ðæt ðú ne wéne betran andergilde never let things come to so ill a pass for you, that you don't hope for better times to make amends, Prov. K. 41. (Cf. án- gilde, ¶.)

Linked entry: un-andergilde

repan

(v.)
Grammar
repan, (?); ;p.; ræp, ;pl.; rǽpon

To reap

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; To reap; Hié reopaþ ;metent,; Ps. Surt. 125, 5. Manig men rǽpon heora corn onbútan Martines mæssan and gyt lator, Chr.1089; Erl. 226, 19. [I gaf hem red þat ropen sykel Þat I ne sewe neure, To seise to me with her Piers P. 13, 374.]

Linked entries: reopan wín-repan

seóþan

(v.)
Grammar
seóþan, p. seáþ, pl. sudon; pp. soden.
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Th. 16, 3. to subject to great pain, to afflict grievously Mé elþeódige searonet seóþaþ me barbarian snares afflict (?), Andr. Kmbl. 127; An. 64.

Linked entry: for-seóþan

ge-namian

(v.)
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V. to nominate, appoint a person to a particular work :-- Há his cempan ðám slege genamode, Hml. Th. i. 88, 3. Þǽra cempena suna wurdon genamode þám ylcan campdóme þe heora fæderas on wǽron. Hml. S. 31, 32.

on-sacan

(v.)

to attack, strive againstto, resist, refuse to comply with a demandto declare that one has no knowledge of a personto refuse a person what he wantsto refuse to acknowledge a claim, not to allow the truth of a statement, in a legal sense to deny a chargeto make excuseto sacrifice

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Kmbl. 10, 33. to refuse a person what he wants Gif huá wil æfter meh gecyme onsæcæ (andsæce, Rush.) hine seolfne abneget semetipsum, 16, 24. to refuse to acknowledge a claim, not to allow the truth of a statement, in a legal sense to deny a charge Ne

Linked entries: an-sacan sacan on-sacan

ge-nídan

(v.)
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To force one's way to(?) Se wynn genýdde mé, Seel. 119

be-cuman

to comeget,to come to powerget into troubleto come toby to cometo a personto befallto becomebehove

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Grn. 12, 30. of acquirement, to come to, by Ǽrþon þe hé his leómum becóme, Bl. H. 167, 2. Hí him gefylstan ꝥ hié eft hiora ágnum becóman vindicati sunt et restituti, Ors. 4, 3; S. 162, 21.

a-cægan

(v.)

to name

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to name

a-ceápian

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

To buy

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To buy

ærnian

(v.)

to earn

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to earn

a-steópan

(v.)

to bereave

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to bereave

a-scerpan

(v.)

to sharpen

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to sharpen