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hirwan

to despise ⬩ scorn ⬩ derision ⬩ scorn ⬩ to blaspheme ⬩ blame

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Take here hyrwan, herewian, herian, in Dict., and add: to feel (and express) contempt for, to despise, scorn Ealle hié hié swá wundige hyrwað omnes ut ulcerosum contemnunt, Verc. Först. 139, 10. Hý nú hyrwað háligra mód, þá þe him tó heofonum hyge staðeliað

Linked entries: hyrwan herian herwan

leán

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Add: pp. lagen, to blame a person or thing. See examples in Dict. with dat. of person, to speak with disapproval of something to a person, with the idea of dissuading or prohibiting Ne leá ic ðé ná ðæt ðú ǽgðer lufige I do not tell you that loving both

drífan

(v.)
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Add Onstyredan, drifan agitabant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 39. to force living beings to move. to force men or animals to move before or from one Hié mon beforan hiera triumphan drifon, Ors. 5, 1; S. 214, 17. Dríf þá sceáp in heora lǽse, Gr. D. 20, 12. Se æþeling

ge-medemian

(v.)
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Add: I. to make mean (v. medume; I), humble, bring to low estate Se myccla mægenþrym . . . þurh þone man gemede-mod wæs mannum tó helpe the great majesty (of Christ) through incarnation was brought to low estate for the help of men, Bl. H. 179, 9. I

á-heardian

(v.)
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Add: physical Twǽgen healfa hláfas ic bróhte ... ádruwodon hí swá swá stán and áheardodon, Hml. S. 23 b, 520. Seó hýd ne mihte áheardian, 35, 162: Lch. ii. 250, 4. Hire wæs áweaxen swá áheardod hýd ( obdurata cutis ) swylce olfendan, Gr. D. 287, 4.

Linked entry: heardian

ge-forþian

(v.)
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Add: to put forth, proffer, present, contribute Hé ongan smeágan hwaet him sǽlost tó geforðienne of his cynelicum mádmum Gode tó lofe and him silfum tó écere þearfe, C. D. B. ii. 389, 13. [Cf. Forþe we him ure rihte bileue and luue for gersum proferamus

treówian

(v.)
Grammar
treówian, triéwian, trýwian; p. ode.

to trust ⬩ confide ⬩ to be true to a person ⬩ to prove one's self true ⬩ clear one's self from a charge of untrue conduct

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to trust, confide Æghwylcum ðe him on treówaþ omnes qui confidunt in eis, Ps. Th. 113, 17. Ða ðe treówiaþ (confidunt)on Drihtne, Ps. Spl. 124, 1. On mannan tó treówianne confidere in homine, Ps. Th. 117, 8. On ealdor-inen tó treówianne sperare in principibus

Linked entry: trýwian

a-bolgen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-bolgen, pp. of a-belgan

angered

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angered,Ex. 32, 10 ; to offend, anger

ǽngum

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
ǽngum, = ǽnigum

to any

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Beo. Th. 952; B. 474, to any;

æ-réfnan

(v.)

to bear

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to bear, Ps. Spl. T. 24, 5

a-glídan

(v.)
Grammar
a-glídan, p. -glád, pl. -glidon; pp. -gliden

To glide ⬩ slip ⬩ labascere

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To glide or slip; labascere, Cot. 123

an-hyldan

(v.)

to incline ⬩ inclinare

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to incline; inclinare,R. Ben. in proœm

a-telan

(v.)
Grammar
a-telan, for a-tellan.

to reckon

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to reckon,Bt. 8 ; Fox 24, 21 ;

a-tillan

(v.)
Grammar
a-tillan, p. de; pp. ed

To touch ⬩ tangere

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To touch; tangere, R. Ben. interl. 7

be-carcan

(v.)

to take care of ⬩ accurare

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to take care of; accurare,Som. Lye

a-ýdlian

(v.)
Grammar
a-ýdlian, p. ode; pp. od

To make useless

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To make useless, Ps. Lamb. 38, 12

berig

(n.)
Grammar
berig, dat.of burh.= byrig;

to a city

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to a city, Wrt. Voc. 84, 45

be-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen

To dispute about anything ⬩ in controversiam vocare

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To dispute about anything; in controversiam vocare

be-gnagan

(v.)
Grammar
be-gnagan, p. -gnóg, pl. -gnógon; pp. -gnagen

To BEGNAW ⬩ gnaw ⬩ corrodere

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To BEGNAW, gnaw; corrodere Martyrol. 9, Jul

cirpsian

(v.)
Grammar
cirpsian, ede; ed

To crisp, curl ⬩ crispare

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To crisp, curl; crispare, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: cyrpsian