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gyrian

(v.)
Grammar
gyrian, gyrigan; , part. gyrigende; p. ede, pl. gyredon.

to prepare ⬩ preparare ⬩ to clothe ⬩ vestire ⬩ amicire

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to prepare; preparare Gyrigende dúna præparans montes, Ps. Spl. 64, 7. Gyrede setl his paravit sedem suam, 102, 19. to clothe; vestire, amicire Swylce eác ða gegyrelan ðone líchoman Cúþbertes gyredon sed et indumenta quibus corpus Cudbercti vestierant

Linked entry: gerian

a-werian

(v.)
Grammar
a-werian, -wergan, -wergean ; p. ede ; pp. ed ; v. trans.

to ward off ⬩ defend ⬩ restrain ⬩ protect ⬩ cover ⬩ defendere ⬩ prohibere ⬩ protegere ⬩ to ward off from oneself ⬩ spurn from oneself ⬩ aspernari ⬩ to wear ⬩ wear out ⬩ terere ⬩ deterere

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to ward off, defend, restrain, protect, cover; defendere, prohibere, protegere Ðæt he hine eáþ awerian mǽge that he may easily defend him, L. C. S. 20; Th. i. 388, 2. He hine awerede he defended himself, Ors, 3, 9 ; Bos. 68, 23, 29: 5, 3 ; Bos. 103,

Linked entry: a-wered

a-wreðian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wreðian, p. ede; pp. ed; v. a. [a, wreðian to support]

To support ⬩ underprop ⬩ sustain ⬩ sustentare

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To support, underprop, sustain; sustentare Agustínus fram Gode awreðed wæs Augustin was sustained by God, Bd. 2, 3 ; S. 505, 1. He, mid his crycce hine awreðiende, hám becom he, with his crutch supporting himself, came home, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 18: Past

Linked entry: wreþian

CWÁNIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWÁNIAN, part. cwániende; p. ode, ede ; pp. od , ed

To bewail, deplore, lament, mourn ⬩ plorare, deplorare, queri, lugere

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To bewail, deplore, lament, mourn ; plorare, deplorare, queri, lugere . v. trans Sum sceal, leómena leás, sár cwánian one, void of light, shall bewail his pain, Exon. 87b; Th. 328, 18; Vy. 19: 73b; Th. 274, 23; Jul. 537. v. intrans Cwániendra cirm the

Linked entry: mód-c-wánig

forþ-gefremman

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gefremman, p. ede; pp. ed [gefremman to effect, bring to pass]

To move forwards ⬩ cause to advance ⬩ promŏvēre

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To move forwards, cause to advance; promŏvēre Hine God ofer ealle men forþgefremede God advanced him above all men, Beo. Th. 3440; B. 1718

ge-beðian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beðian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed; v. trans, [ge-, beðian to bathe]

To wash ⬩ bathe ⬩ foment ⬩ cherish ⬩ warm ⬩ lăvāre ⬩ fŏvēre

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To wash, bathe, foment, cherish, warm; lăvāre, fŏvēre Mid ðam wætere ða eágan gebeða bathe the eyes with the water, Herb. 88; Lchdm. i. 192, 5. Wearþ his lǽcum geþúht ðæt hí on wlacum ele hine gebeðedon it seemed good to his physicians that they should

ge-clypian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-clypian, -clipian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [clypian, clipian to call]

To call ⬩ call upon ⬩ invoke ⬩ vŏcāre ⬩ invŏcāre

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To call, call upon, invoke; vŏcāre, invŏcāre He his naman geclipode invŏcāvit nōmen ejus, Gen. 12, 8. Manega synt geclypede multi sunt vŏcāti, Mt. Bos. 20, 16

ge-rípian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rípian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [rípian to ripen]

To ripen, grow old ⬩ mātūrāri, sĕnescĕre

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To ripen, grow old; mātūrāri, sĕnescĕre Nǽron hi gerípode to slege they were not ripe for slaughter, Homl. Th. i. 84, 5. On wintrum gerípod ripe in years, ii. 24, 23. Mín hláford gerípod ys dŏmĭnus meus vĕtŭlus est, Gen. 18, 12. Geríped mātūrus, C. R

Linked entry: rípian

ge-mǽtgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽtgan, p. ede; pp. ed; v. trans. [mǽte moderate]

To make moderate, to limit, diminish ⬩ moderare, moderari, minuere

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To make moderate, to limit, diminish; moderare, moderari, minuere Ful oft hit eác ðæs deófles dugoþe gemǽtgeþ full oft it also limits the devil's power, Salm. Kmbl. 800; Sal. 399

ge-nyrwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nyrwian, -nyrwan; p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od

To make narrow, compress, oppress

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To make narrow, compress, oppress Ic genyrwige co-arto, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 56. Ðíne fýnd dé genyrwaþ inimici tui coangustabunt te, Lk. Bos. 19, 43. Ne genyrwe ofer me pyt múþ his neque urgeat super me puteus os suum, Ps. Spl. 68, 19. Genyrwyd [C]

Linked entries: nirwan ge-nearwian ge-nerwde ge-nierede ge-nirwed

un-eáðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáðe, and un-iéðe (-éðe, -íðe, -ýðe); adj.

difficult ⬩ hard ⬩ troublesome ⬩ unpleasant ⬩ grievous

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of that which is not easy to do, difficult, hard Nis ðæt uneáðe ealwealdan Gode tó gefremmanne, Andr. Kmbl. 409; An. 205. Hé sǽde ðæt se cræft uniéðe wǽre tó gehealdenne praedicit quia difficile capitur, Past. 52; Swt. 409, 20. Hit is uniéðe tó gesecgenne

Linked entries: un-éðe un-íðe

morþor-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-cræft, es; m.

Deadly or murderous art or power

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Deadly or murderous art or power Ðǽr sylfǽtan (the cannibal Mermedonians) éðel healdaþ morþorcræftum. Andr. Kmbl. 353; An. 177

Linked entry: morþ-cræft

ETAN

(v.)
Grammar
ETAN, to etanne; part. etende; ic ete, ðú etest, etst, itst, ytst, ætst, he, heó, hit, yt, ytt, et, ett, eteþ, ieteþ, iteþ, yteþ, pl. etaþ; p. ic, he æt, ðú ǽte, pl. ǽton; subj. indef. ic ete, æte, pl. eten; p. ǽte, pl. ǽten; pp. eten; v.a.

EAT, consume, devour ⬩ ĕdĕre, cŏmĕdĕre, mandūcāre, vescĕre

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To EAT, consume, devour; ĕdĕre, cŏmĕdĕre, mandūcāre, vescĕre Ðú scealt greót etan thou shalt eat dust [grit ], Cd. 43; Th. 56, 9; Gen. 909: 43; Th. 57, 28; Gen. 935.

Linked entries: æt ǽt ǽton ǽtten eotendan

a-þenian

(v.)
Grammar
a-þenian, p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od ; v. a. [a out, þenian to stretch] .

to stretch out ⬩ extend ⬩ distend ⬩ expand ⬩ stretch ⬩ tendere ⬩ extendere ⬩ expandere ⬩ to prostrate ⬩ prosternere ⬩ to stretch ⬩ apply ⬩ intendere

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to stretch out, extend, distend, expand, stretch; tendere, extendere, expandere Aþene ðíne hand, and he hí aþenede extende manum tuam, et extendit, Mt. Bos. 12, 13: Ps. Th. 59, 7 : 103, 3. Gif se maga aþened síe, if the stomach be distended, L. M. cont

Linked entry: a-þenung

ellen-campian

(v.)
Grammar
ellen-campian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To contend vigorously ⬩ fortĭter pugnāre

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To contend vigorously; fortĭter pugnāre Ellencampian pugĭlāre, Cot. 4b. Ellencampedon pugĭlāvērunt, Cot. 40

Linked entries: campian ellen-lǽca

ge-beótian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beótian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [ge-, beotian, II. to boast, vow, promise]

To promise in a boastful manner ⬩ to vow ⬩ glōriōse pollĭcēri

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To promise in a boastful manner, to vow; glōriōse pollĭcēri Gebeótode án þegena, ðæt he mid sunde ða eá oferfaran woldon one of the officers vowed that he by swimming would cross over the river, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 2, 4. Antigones and Perþica gebeótedan

Linked entry: beótian

ge-cnucian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cnucian, -cnocian; p. ode, ede, ude; pp. od, ed, ud [cnucian to beat]

To beat ⬩ pound ⬩ tundĕre ⬩ pertundĕre

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To beat, pound; tundĕre, pertundĕre Gecnuca hý mid swínenum góre pound it with swine dung, Herb. 9, 3; Lchdm. i. 100, 11. Mid gecnucedum [MS. gecnucedon] ele ŏleo tūso, Ex. 29, 40. Genim ða wyrte gecnucude [gecnocode MS. B.] take the herb pounded, Herb

Linked entry: ge-cnocian

geornan

(v.)
Grammar
geornan, giornan, giornian; p. de, ade, ede; pp. ed

To desire, beg ⬩ desīdĕrāre

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To desire, beg; desīdĕrāre Gé geornaþ ðæt gé woldon eówerne naman tobrǽdan geond ealle [eallne, MS.] eorþan ye desire that ye should spread your name over all the earth, Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 4. Se cyng and his witan georndon friþes the king and his witan

Linked entry: gyrnan

gerwan

(v.)
Grammar
gerwan, gerwian, gerwigan; p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od

To make ready prepare, make, construct ⬩ părăre, præpărāre, făcĕre, construĕre

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To make ready prepare, make, construct; părăre, præpărāre, făcĕre, construĕre Ciricean getimbran, gerwan Godes tempel to build a church, to construct a temple of God, Andr. Kmbl. 3266; An. 1636. Gerwigan wífe hús wexinge getácnaþ to prepare [one's] house

be-streðan

(v.)
Grammar
be-streðan, be-streþþan, -streþian (-stryþ-); p. ede

To bestrew ⬩ scatter over ⬩ cover

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To bestrew, scatter over, cover Oþ þæt his þegnas mid moldán hit bestryðedon (bestryðed hæfdon, v. l..) and gefæstnodon, Bd. 3, 2; Sch. 194, 19. Similar entries (v. be-stregdan. ) Biþ stánum bestreþed (v. Prehn, p. 253, desuper multis sternor), Rä. 81

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