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for-specan

(v.)
Grammar
for-specan, for-sprecan; p. -sp[r]æc, pl. -sp[r]ǽcon; pp. -sp[r]ecen.
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to speak against, speak ill of, denounce Forsprecað hí foran ðisum folce, þæt 'swá hraðe swá hí becumað ðyssere byrig, gehseftað hí,' Hml. Th. ii. 494, 10.

slídan

(v.)
Grammar
slídan, p. slád; pp. sliden

To slide, slip, fall to slide, glideto make a mistake, to fail, errto fall into an unhappy conditionto pass away, be transitory or perishable

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To slide, slip, fall. of actual movement to slide, glide Ðá cómon twegen deóflu him of ðære lyfte slídan Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 30, 16. fig. to make a mistake, to fail, err Ðonne hé geong fareþ, hafaþ wilde mód, slideþ geneahhe (makes many a slip)Salm.

Linked entry: sliden

ge-laðian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-laðian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To invitebidcallsummonassemblecongregateinvītārevŏcārearcessĕrecierecongrĕgāre

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To invite, bid, call, summon, assemble, congregate; invītāre, vŏcāre, arcessĕre, ciere, congrĕgāre Mágon we Ioseph to us gelaðian can we invite Joseph [to come] to us, Nicod. 20; Thw. 10, 3 : Bd. 4, 1; S. 563, 34.

Linked entries: ge-hlaðen ge-leaðian

lǽnan

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Be þám gehádodum mannum þe hyra feoh lǽnað hýre, 194, 31.

witan

Grammar
witan, <b>. I</b> I.
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Add Þonne hit lǽsse is witenne þonne hit sý eác bodianne cum minus sit nosse, quam etiam pronuntiare, Gr. D. 138, 2. Ðæt gé magon witan eówerne Scyppend mid sóðum geleáfan, Hex. 2, 9. Hé wát hine sylfne on synnum fúlne, Wlfst. 38, 15.

of-faran

(v.)

to come up with those who are pursued, to overtake, to get near enough to attack, to reach and attack

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to come up with those who are pursued, to overtake, to get near enough to attack, to reach and attack Ðá Philippus wæs cirrende ðá offór hiene óðere Sciððie Triballe wǽron hátene revertenti Philippo Triballi bello obviunt, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 118, 1.

ge-swícan

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ꝥ win drincene.

ge-lytlian

(v.)
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I. trans, to make less than something else Þú gelitludest hine lythwón lǽs fram englum minuisti eum paulo minus ab angelis, Ps. L. 8, 6. to mate less than before, to diminish, lessen, with regard to number, size, &amp; c.

bylda

(n.)
Grammar
bylda, an; m. [bold a house]
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A BUILDER; ædificator Sum biþ bylda til hárn to habbanne one is a good builder to raise a house, Exon. 79 b; Th. 297, 29; Crä. 75

Linked entry: byldan

eorþ-burh

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-burh, gen. -burge ; dat. -byrig; f.

An earth mound or burying place agger, hŭmātio

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An earth mound or burying place; agger, hŭmātio To ðare eorþ-byrig to the earth mound, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 335 ; A. D. 903 ; Kmbl. iii. 403, 31

for-biódan

(v.)

to forbid

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to forbid He wel meahte ðæt unriht him eáðe forbiódan he might well easily forbid that injustice to him, Bt. Met. Fox 9, 108; Met. 9, 54

for-giémeleásian

(v.)
Grammar
for-giémeleásian, p. ode; pp. od

To neglectneglĭgĕre

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To neglect; neglĭgĕre Gif hwá adulfe pytt, and forgiémeleásode ðæt he hine betýnde if anyone dug a pit, and neglected to inclose it, Past. 63; Hat. MS

langian

(v.)
Grammar
langian, p. ode

To belongpertain

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To belong, pertain Alle ða land ðe longen intó ðare hálagen stówe all the lands that belong to the holy place, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 215, 4

rǽdfæstness

(n.)
Grammar
rǽdfæstness, e; f.
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Readiness to follow good counsel, adherence to right courses Eahta sweras syndon ðe rihtlícne cynedóm up wegaþ ... rǽdfæstnes ( persuabilitas ), L. I. P. 3; Th. ii. 306, 20

bi-gellan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-gellan, p. -geal, pl. -gullon; pp. -gollen

To celebrate by song, to screamcanendo celebrare, exclamare

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To celebrate by song, to scream; canendo celebrare, exclamare Ful oft ðæt earn bigeal the eagle screamed that often, Exon. 81 b; Th. 307, 16; Seef. 24

Linked entry: be-gellan

gristan

(v.)
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to gnash the teeth Cyrmiende, gyrst ł crim̃ ( = ? gyrstende ł crimende) stridulę. An. Ox. 4605. [v. N. E. D. grist to gnash the teeth.] See preceding word. (?)

Linked entry: gyrst

mús-fealle

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Ne sceolde hé nán ðing forgýman ðe ǽfre to note mehte, ne forða músfellan, ne ꝥ gít lǽsse is, hǽpsan pinn, Angl. ix. 265, 8. Add

of-swingan

(v.)

to scourge to death

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to scourge to death Sume hié ofslógon sume ofswungon sume wið feó gesealdon omnes bello utiles caesi, reliqui pretio venditi sunt, Ors. 4, I; Swt. 154, 8

hlǽnsian

(v.)
Grammar
hlǽnsian, p. ode

To make lean;macerare, castigare.

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To make lean; macerare, castigare. Hpt. Gl. 433. 'Carnis maceratio fleises lensing.Mon lenseþ his fleis hwenne he him ȝefeð lutel to etene,' [Cf. O. E. Hom.i. 147.]

CNYSSAN

(v.)
Grammar
CNYSSAN, cnysan; part. cnyssende; p. cnyssede, cnysede, cnysde, cnyste; pp. cnyssed

To presstroubletossstrikedashbeatovercome; premeretribularepulsarecontunderevincere

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To press, trouble, toss, strike, dash, beat, overcome; premere, tribulare, pulsare, contundere, vincere Ic wæs hearde cnyssed I was hard pressed Ps. Th. 117, 13.

Linked entries: a-cnyssan cnyss