be-spanan
To allure, entice, incite, urge, induce ⬩ allicere, illicere, incitare, provocare, inducere
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To allure, entice, incite, urge, induce bring on any one; allicere, illicere, incitare, provocare, inducere He deriende leóda bespeón to ðysan earde he allured pernicious people to this land, Chr. 959; Th. 219, 18. Gif he ǽnigne man on synne bespeón
scrúd-fultum
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Assistance in providing clothing; the word occurs in grants made to religious houses of funds for the provision of clothing Ealle ða sócna ofer ðæt fennland him ( the monks of Ely) tó scrúdfultume (cf. stent causas seculares emendandae fratrum loco
ánfealdlíce
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Add: in the singular Hé ne cwæþ ná menifealdlíce 'tó úrum anlícnissum,' ac andfealdlíce 'tó úre anlícnisse,' Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 3, 17. simply, without reference to or connexion with anything else Gif hi náne æhta tó sellenne næbben, offrigen hyra bearn
ge-cígnes
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Substitute: A call, summons Oð ðæne dæg his gecígnesse of middangearde usque ad diem suae uocationis, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 634, 7. Ofer mínre gecígnesse þú gesettest ealle þíne apostolas tó mínre byrgenne on the occasion of my call (when the time of my death
a-biddan
To ask ⬩ pray ⬩ pray to ⬩ pray for ⬩ obtain by asking or praying ⬩ petere ⬩ precari ⬩ postulare ⬩ exorare ⬩ impetrare
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To ask, pray, pray to, pray for, obtain by asking or praying; petere, precari, postulare, exorare, impetrare Wilt tú wit unc abiddan drincan vis petamus bibere ? Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 30. Abiddaþ [Cott. biddaþ] hine eáþmódlíce pray to him humbly, Bt. 42;
be-drífan
to drive ⬩ thrust on or upon ⬩ to compel ⬩ constrain or enforce one to do a thing ⬩ to pursue ⬩ follow ⬩ cogere ⬩ compellere ⬩ agere ⬩ adigere ⬩ to drive or beat against ⬩ to surround ⬩ obruere ⬩ obducere ⬩ circumflare
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to drive, thrust on or upon, to compel, constrain or enforce one to do a thing, to pursue, follow; cogere, compellere, agere, adigere Perðica hine bedráf into ánum fæstene Perdiccas drove him into a fastness, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 72, 38. Hí him hám bedrifon
geongan
To go ⬩ ire
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To go; ire He com to sele geongan he came to go [ = he came or went] to the hall, Andr. Kmbl. 2624; An. 1313. Wutun geonga eamus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 42: 12, 3, Geongende ambulans, 16, 12: Jn. Skt. Lind. 1, 36. Ic giungo, geongo, geonga vado, 13, 36,
be-scúfan
to thrust
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Add: to thrust, cast into a place Seó gýtsung manega bescýfð (precipitat) on fýr, Prud. 60. þeacute; se Ælmihtiga [on] heolstor besceáf, An. 1193. Hí hine on cwearterne bescufon, Hml. i. 18, 440. Hét ontendan fýr, and hí tómiddes besceófan, 7, 219. Hét
drencan
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Add: to give drink to Swá hwá swá óðerne drencð (ðrencð, v. l.), hé wirð self oferdruncen qui inebriat, ipse quoque inebriabitur (Prov. 11, 25), Past. 381, 4. God ús drencte mid teárum potum dedit nobis in lacrymis, 413, 11. Drynctun mec mid ecede potaverunt
for-lǽdan
destruction ⬩ betray
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to lead so as to injure or destroy, bring to harm, destruction, &c., betray: Þér hé wæs ǽrost geswenced mid grimmum gefeohte and micelne dǽl his heres forlǽdde (ubi acerba primum pugna fatigatus, deinde . . . non paruum numerum . . . disperdidit,
ofer-féran
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Add: of movement in space. to pass through, across Eáðe þú þá bricge oferférest, Vis. Lfc. 8. Oferfoerde trans fretavit, Mt. L. 9, 1. Oferfoerde ðerh middum hiora transiens per medium illorum, Lk. L. 4, 30: 17, 11. Oferfoerdon, 6, 1. Mið ðý oferfoerdon
munan
to remember ⬩ be mindful of ⬩ to be careful of ⬩ to consider ⬩ think
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to remember, be mindful of, to be careful of Til mon tiles and tomes meares a good man thinks of, is careful of, a good and quiet horse, Exon. 91 a; Th. 342, 12; Gn. Ex. 142. [Cf. Icel. muna to remember] to consider, think Fédan hig swá swá hig sylfe
stellan
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to give a place to, set, place Hé óðrum yfele bisene stelep, Past. 28; Swt. 191, 12. Hwelce bisena hé ðǽr stellende wæs, Ors. 2, 2; Swt. 64, 24. to take a place(?), to stand Ðonne cumaþ upplíce eoredheápas stiþmægen ástyred styllaþ embútan eal engla
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stigel
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A stile, set of steps for getting over a fence Fram ðam wón stocce tó cinta stiogole ; ðanne fram cinta stiogole tó earnes beáme, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 73, 24. Stigole, iii. 227, 19. Stigele, 236, 25 : v. 40, 6, 7, 10 : 148, 1. Tó ðære stigelæ tó ðæs bisceopæs
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dreósan
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Add: to fall, not remain suspended Hé meledeáwes dǽl gebyrgeþ, sé dreóseð oft æt middre nihte ambrosios libat coelesti nectare rores, stellifero teneri qui cecidere polo, Ph. 261. to fall, not remain standing (lit. or fig.), fall down, fall to pieces
ge-þringan
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Add: intrans. To press, force one's way Ic wolde on sume wísan inn geþringan, Hml. S. 23 b, 412. trans. To exert pressure on an object. lit. Ðá menigo ðec geðringað turbae te comprimunt, Lk. L. R. 8, 45. to use violence with a person, oppress, conquer
ge-twǽman
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Add: intrans. (recip.) To separate Healde gehwá his ǽwe ... búton ꝥ gewurðe ꝥ hí búta geceósan ꝥ hí getwǽman, Ll. Th. ii. 300, 28. to separate one thing from another, with gen., to prevent from action, v. ge-twǽfan, . Mé Hagenan hand getwǽmde féðewigges
ge-wæterian
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Add: to supply animals with water, Coll. M. 20, 31 (in Dict.). to water plants (lit. or fig.) Ðonne gréwð ðætsǽd ðára worda ðonne sió mildheortnes ðæs láreówes geðwǽnð ðá breóst ðæs hiérendes. For ðǽm is niéddearf ðǽm reccere ðæt hé mæge óðerra monna
godspellic
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Add: of the gospel, contained in the gospel Swá ús seó godspellice racu cýð, Hml. Th. i. 76, 30. Godspellicere race euangelice relationis, An. Ox. 1797. Godspellicere sprǽce euangelico oraculo, 3067. belonging to the times of the gospel, belonging to
hosp-word
A word expressing contempt, contumely, reproach, abuse
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A word expressing contempt, contumely, reproach, abuse Án ðæra hospworda hé forbær suwigende one of their reproaches he bore with in silence, Homl. Th. ii. 230, 8. Ðá hét martianus mid his hospwordum ðæt hé sǽde his síþ him eallum then Martianus bade