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BREÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
BREÓWAN, ic breówe, ðú breówest, brýwst, he breóweþ, brýwþ, pl. breówaþ ; p. breáw, pl. bruwon; pp. browen, ge-browen

To BREW; cerevisiam coquere

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Ne dranc he nánes gemencgedes wǽtan, ne gebrowenes he drank not of any mixed or brewed fluid, Homl. Th. i. 352, 7

Linked entries: ge-browen bríwan

a-lecgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lecgan, -lecgean; he -legeþ, -legþ, -lehþ, pl. -lecgaþ; p. -legde, -léde , pl. -legdon, -lédon; pp. -legd, -léd; v. trans. [a from, lecgan to lay] .

to placelay downthrow downsuppresslay asidecease fromponerecollocareprosterneredeponereabjicererelinquereomittereto imposeinflict uponimponereimmittereto diminishtake awayrefuseimminueredeprimerereprimere

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He mec on þeóstre alegde he laid me in darkness, Exon. 28b; Th. 87, 11; Cri. 1423: Beo. Th. 4395; B. 2194: 67; B. 34: 6273; B. 3141. He hond alegde he laid down the hand, 1673; B. 834.

breodwian

(v.)
Grammar
breodwian, ic breodwige, ðú breodwast, he breodwaþ, pl. breodwiaþ; p. ode; pp. od

To prostrateprosternere?

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To prostrate; prosternere? Beóþ ða gebolgne, ða ðec breodwiaþ, tredaþ ðec and tergaþ they are enraged, they will prostrate thee, will tread and tear thee, Exon. 36 b; Gú. 258

didon

(v.)
Grammar
didon, did, Hy. 7, 107; Hy. Grn. ii. 289, 107, = dydon; p. pl.
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of dón

be-hreówsian

(v.)
Grammar
be-hreówsian, part. -hreówsigende; ic -hreówsige, ðú -hreówsast, he -hreówsaþ, pl. -hreáwsiaþ; p. ode; pp. od

To repentfeel remorsemake amends or reparationpœniterecompungisatisfacere

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To repent, feel remorse, make amends or reparation; pœnitere, compungi, satisfacere Behreówsian pœnitere Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 37, 22. Behreówsiaþ compungimini Ps. Lamb. 4, 5. Ic behreówsige satisfacio Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 40. Behreówsigende pœnitens

Linked entry: be-riówsian

fóre-steppan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-steppan, -stæppan, ic -steppe, -stæppe, he -stepþ, pl. -steppaþ, -stæppaþ; p. -stepede = -stepte ? pp. -steped = -stept ?

To step or come beforeto preventgo beforeprecedeprægrĕdiprævĕnīreantĭcĭpārepræcēdĕre

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To step or come before, to prevent, go before, precede; prægrĕdi, prævĕnīre, antĭcĭpāre, præcēdĕre Mín God fórscýt [MS. forscytte] oððe fórestepþ me Deus meus prævĕniet me, Ps. Lamb. 58, 11. Fórhradien oððe fóresteppen [MS. forhradian oððe foresteppan

Linked entry: fóre-stæppan

crincan

(v.)
Grammar
crincan, ic crince, ðú crincst, he crincþ, pl. crincaþ; p. cranc, pl. cruncon; pp. cruncen

To yield occumbere

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To yield; occumbere Wígend cruncon, wundum wérige the fighters yielded, oppressed with wounds Byrht. Th. 140, 43; By. 302

Linked entry: ge-crincan

GRÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
GRÓWAN, part. grówende; ic grówe, ðú grówest, gréwst, he gróweþ, gréwþ, pl. grówaþ; p. greów, pl. greówon; pp. grówen
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Ex. 159: Hy. 35; Hy. Grn. ii. 292, 35. Eall se dǽl ðæs treówes upweardes gréwþ all that part of the tree grows upwards, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 150, 2. grówaþ geára gehwilce on lencten tíd they grow every year in spring time, Bt. Met.

Linked entry: ge-grówan

ge-búgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-búgan, p. ic, he -beág, -beáh, ðú -buge, pl. -bugon; impert. -búh, pl. -búgaþ; pp. -bogen [ge-, búgan to bow] .

To bowbow down oneselfbendsubmitturnturn awayrevoltse flectĕreinclīnārecurvāredeclĕnāretransfŭgĕreTo bow toturn towardsinclīnāre ad

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To bow or bow down oneself, bend, submit, turn, turn away, revolt; se flectĕre vel inclīnāre, curvāre, declĕnāre, transfŭgĕre He cwæþ ðæt he wolde to fulluhte gebúgan he said that he would submit to baptism, Homl. Th. ii. 26, 10 : Boutr.

hæn-fugul

(n.)
Grammar
hæn-fugul, hen-, es; m.

A hen

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A hen Henfugel gallina, L. Ecg. C. 40; Th. ii. 164, 21. Gewurp tó sumum hen [hæn, MS. B.] fugule throw it to a hen, Herb. 4, 10; Lchdm. i. 92, 16.iiii hænfugulas four hens, Th. Chart. 509, 18.

unnan

(v.)
Grammar
unnan, prs. ic, hé an[n], pl. wé unnon; p. úðe.

to grant a person (dat.) somethingto giveallowto wish something (gen.) to a person (dat. )to wish something (gen.) for a person (dat.)to like a person to have somethingto like a condition of thingsto be pleased

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Oft hit gesǽleþ ðæt his ǽhta weorþaþ on ðæsonwealde ðe ǽr on his lífe wyrrest úþe it often happens that his property gets into the power of the man that when alive he would have been least pleased should have it, Blickl. Homl. 195. 4.

Linked entries: an ann

blinnan

(v.)
Grammar
blinnan, part. blinnende; ic blinne, ðú blinnest, blinst, he blinneþ, blinniþ, blinþ, pl. blinnaþ; p. ic, he blan, blon, blann, blonn, ðú blunne, pl. blunnon; pp. blunnen; v. intrans.

To cease, rest, leave offcessare, desinere

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Blǽd his blinniþ his prosperity ceaseth, Exon. 94 b; Th. 354, 29; Reim. 53. We Dryhten bletsigaþ, ne ðæs blinnaþ áwa to worulde we bless the Lord, nor cease from this for ever, Ps. Th. 113, 25.

Linked entry: blin

BREGDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BREGDAN, bredan, ic bregde, ðú bregdest, he bregdeþ, pl. bregdaþ ; p. brægd pl. brugdon pp. brogden, bregden.

To move to and fro, vibrate, cast, draw, drag, change, bend, weave;vibrare, vibrare gladium, jactare, stringere, trahere, nectere, plectere to turn into se vertere in aliquid

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Th. 138, 9. v. n. to turn into ; se vertere in aliquid brugdon on wyrmes bleó they turned into the hue of a worm, Exon. 46a; Th. 156, 30; Gú. 882

þeód-here

(n.)
Grammar
þeód-here, gen. -her(i)ges; m.
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The army of a nation, the military force of a people Þeódherga wæl the slain of the nations who fought, Cd. Th. 130, 15; Gen. 2160

hýnan

(v.)
Grammar
hýnan, hénan; p. de

To abusehumiliaterebukecorrectdespiseoppressafflictill-treat

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Ne hén ðú ne despicias, Rtl. 43, 13. Hergian and hýnan to ravage and ill-use, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 79, 1. Of ðæs handum ðe hine hýnan wolde from the hands of him that would have laid him low, Homl. Th. ii. 510, 23.

Linked entry: hénan

ge-beorgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beorgan, to -beorganne; p. ic, he -bearg, -bearh, ðú -burge, pl. -burgon; pp. -borgen [ge-, beorgan to save]

To saveprotectdefendsecuresparepreserveservāresalvāretuēridefendĕrearcēreparcĕre

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Áge he þreóra nihta fierst him to gebeorganne let him have a space of three days to save himself, L. Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 62, 2. Ðú him yfele dagas ealle gebeorgest mītĭges eum a diēbus mălis, Ps. Th. 93. 12.

Linked entries: ge-bearg ge-borgen

a-hebban

(v.)
Grammar
a-hebban, -hæbban; ðú -hefst, he -hefeþ, pl. -hebbaþ; p. -hóf, pl. -hófon; imp. -hefe; pp. -hafen

To heave uplift upraiseelevateexaltfermentlevaretollereelevareerigereexaltareextollerefer-mentare

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Se ðe ródor ahóf who hove up the firmament, Andr. Kmbl. 1042; An. 521. Nymþe heó wæs ahafen on ða heán lyft unless it was raised in the high air, Cd. 69; Th. 84, 21; Gen. 1401. Ic ahebbé ðé, Drihten exaltabo te, Domine, Ps. Spl. 29, 1: 117, 27.

a-rétan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rétan, ic -réte, he -réteþ, -rét; p. -rétte; pp. -réted, -rét; v. trans. [a, rétan to comfort]

To exhilaratecomfortdelightrestorerefreshset rightexhilararelætificarereficere

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hæfdon ðæt mód arét they had restored or refreshed the mind, Bt. titl. xxii; Fox xiv, 5. Ðú me hæfst arétne on ðam tweóne thou host set me right in the doubt, Bt. 41, 2; Fox 246, 12: 22, 1; Fox 76, 12, MS. Cot

be-gán

(v.)
Grammar
be-gán, bi-gán, ic -gá, ðú -gǽst, he -gþ, pl.-gáþ; p. -eóde, pl. -eódon; pp. -gán [be, gán to go].

to go overto surroundoccupydwellcultivatetillperambularecircumdareincolerehabitarecolere to go tovisitattendto cherishhonourworshipobirecolereexcolereto commitexercisepractiseobservecommittereperficereobservare

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He begǽþ unmǽtas [MS. unætas] he commits gluttonies Deut. 21, 20. Begá ðé sylfne to árfæstnysse exercise thyself in or devote thyself to piety, 1 Tim. 4, 7 : Bt. Met. Fox 8, 33; Met. 8, 17 : Ps. Th. 105, 12.

bredan

(v.)
Grammar
bredan, ic brede, ðú britst, brist, he brit, bret, pl. bredaþ; p. bræd, pl. brudon; pp. broden, breden.

to weave, BRAID, knit, join together, draw, pluck;plectere, nectere, vibrare, gladium stringere to change, vary, transform;vertere, variare, transformare

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Th. 136, 20; By. 154. to change, vary, transform; vertere, variare, transformare Simon bræd his hiw ætfóran ðam cásere, swá ðæt he wearþ fǽrlíce geþuht cnapa, and eft hárwenge Simon changed his appearance before the emperor, so that he suddenly seemed

Linked entries: a-bredan bret brit