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on-leccan

(v.)

to reproach, blame

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to reproach, blame Onlehton (bysmrydon, MS. C.) irritaverunt, Ps. Spl. T. 105, 8. Cf. hosp (on leccungæ, MS. T.: bysmre, MS. C.) irrita, 88, 34. (?)

Linked entry: læccan

slífan

(v.)
Grammar
slífan, p. sláf; pp. slifen

To slive findo, effisso avulsio, abscissioslice

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To slive ('Slive to cut, slip, or slicc off. . . Palsgrave, "I slyve a gylowfloure or any other floure from his branche or stalke."' Baker, Northants Gloss.)

Linked entry: sléfan

ge-þurfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þurfan, ic -þearf; p. -þorfte

To have need or necessity;indigerenecesse habere

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To have need or necessity; indigere, necesse habere Ðýlæs ðé geþearfe to óðres mannes ǽhtum lest thou have need of another man's goods, Prov. Kmbl. 73

Linked entry: ge-þearf

þencan

(v.)
Grammar
þencan, p. þóhte (þohte?)
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V. to direct the thoughts to an object, to look to with attention, turn the thoughts to Þenc nú swíðe geornlíce ðam ðe ic ǽr sáde turn your thoughts very carefully to what I said before, Shrn. 177, 35.

ofer-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-gán, p. -eode; pp. -gán.

to overspreadto overrun (a country, as a victorious army does), to conquerto pass a point or limitto pass a moral limit, to transgressto pass across, traverse, crossto pass, pass off or away, be over, come to an endTo be overto come upon, attack

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to overspread Seó lyft ofer*-*gǽþ ealne middaneard, Lchdm. iii. 272, 17. to overrun (a country, as a victorious army does), to conquer Se here fór Sandwíc, and swá ðanon Gipeswíc, and ðæt eall ofereode, Chr. 993; Erl. 132, 4.

Linked entries: ofer-eode ofer-gangan

þúsend

(n.; num.; adj.)

a thousand

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Th. 118, 72, and cf. cognates), Grammar þúsend, gen. þúsendes, pl. þúsendu (-o, -a,-e); also þúsend sometimes in the multiples, though, perhaps, in these cases the whole number is to be considered as singular, e.g. a thousand; Tele ða lenge ðære hwíle

a-boht

(v.)
Grammar
a-boht, pp. of a-bicgan

bought

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bought; to buy

a-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-boren, pp. of a-beran

carried

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carried; to bear

a-bræc

(v.)
Grammar
a-bræc, p. of a-brecan

broke

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broke; to break

a-ceócian

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

To chokesuffocare

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To choke; suffocare

a-gearwian

(v.)

To prepareparare

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To prepare; parare

a-pullian

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

To pullvellere

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To pull; vellere

and-wendan

(v.)
Grammar
and-wendan, p. -wende; pp. -wended

to changemutare

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to change; mutare

a-strícan

(v.)
Grammar
a-strícan, p. -strác, pl. -stricon; pp. -stricen

To strikepercutere

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To strike; percutere

an-hón

(v.)

to hangsuspendere

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to hang; suspendere

a-sceamian

(v.)

to be ashamed

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to be ashamed

Linked entry: sceamian

a-scrypan

(v.)

to cast out

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to cast out

a-tyrian

(v.)

to faildeficere

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to fail; deficere

a-wanian

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

To diminishdiminuere

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To diminish; diminuere

be-dyderian

(v.)
Grammar
be-dyderian, p. ode; pp. od

To deceivedecipere

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To deceive; decipere