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Anglo-Saxon

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æfen-fela

as manytotidem

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as many; totidem, Deut. 9, 11

dreóh-lǽcan

(n.)

magicians, sorcerers

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magicians, sorcerers; magi, Som. Ben. Lye

-ful

(suffix)
Grammar
-ful, -full,
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the termination of many adjectives, as

beterian

(v.)
Grammar
beterian, p. ode; pp. od; [betera better]

To make better, amelioratemeliorari, emendare

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To make better, ameliorate; meliorari, emendare

Linked entries: betigean betrian

ge-emnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-emnian, p. ode; pp. od

To make evenmatchadæquare

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To make even, match; adæquare, Som

ge-reccan

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Rdr. 27, 9. to assign Man hine áflýmde ðá, and man gerehte Æðelréde cyninge ðæt land and ǽhta, C. D. iii. 291, 18.

ge-þencan

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Hwilcan geþance mæg ǽnig man geþencan on his móde ꝥ hé tó sácerdan heáfod áhylde, Ll. Th. i. 334, 32: Bl. H. 51, 27.

LYSTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LYSTAN, p. te

To LIST

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Hú ne biþ ǽlc mon genóg earm ðæs ðe hé næfþ ðonne hit hine lyst habban is not every man poor enough as regards that which he has not, when he desires to have it? Bt. 26, 1; Fox 92, 2.

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, p. de

To meanto intend to convey a certain senseto intend to indicate a certain person or thing without direct statement to meanpurposehave as an object to which the mind is directedintendto signifyhave a certain signification or purpose

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To mean. of persons to intend to convey a certain sense Gif hé of wege ǽnigne gebrohte . . ðæt is ðæt ic mǽne gif hé ǽnigne man on synne bespeóne if he have brought any man out of the way . . . what I mean, is, if he have lured any man to sin, L.

Linked entries: ge-mǽnan ge-mǽnan

heals-fang

(n.)
Grammar
heals-fang, es; n.

'The sum every man sentenced to the pillory would have had to pay to save him from that punishment had it been in use.'embracingto embrace

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A term occurring in the laws which Thorpe thus defines: 'The sum every man sentenced to the pillory would have had to pay to save him from that punishment had it been in use.'

Linked entries: and-fang fang

beso-reádian

(v.)
Grammar
beso-reádian, p. ode; pp. od [baso red, purple, reádian to redden]

rubefacere

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To make a reddish purple; rubefacere Besoreáda ða rinda ealle útan make all the rinds on the outside a reddish purple [by soaking in chalybiate water?] L. M. 1, 47; Lchdm. ii. 116, 3

Linked entry: basu-reádian

ge-tǽcan

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ne getǽce his getihtledan man fram him, Ll.

wícian

(v.)
Grammar
wícian, p. ode.
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Skt. i. 13, 226. in case of travel by water, to land Þyder hé cwæð ðæt man mihte geseglian on ánum mónðe, gyf man on niht wícode ... and ealle ða hwíle hé sceal seglian be lande, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 19, 13.

Linked entry: ge-wícian

háwian

(v.)
Grammar
háwian, p. ode; pp. od

To view, look, observe, regard, survey, inspect

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Ǽlc man ðara ðe æágan heft ǽrest háwaþ ðæs ðe hé geseón wolde óþ ðone first ðe hé hyþ gegeháwaþ every man who has eyes first looks towards what he wants to see, until he has got it under his observation, Shrn. 178, 6.

ǽcen

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽcen, = ácen; adj.

Oakenmade of oakquernus

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Oaken, made of oak; quernus, Cot. 165

Linked entry: ácen

a-ýdlian

(v.)
Grammar
a-ýdlian, p. ode; pp. od

To make useless

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To make useless, Ps. Lamb. 38, 12

feówer-fealdan

(v.)

to make fourfoldquadruplĭcāre

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to make fourfold; quadruplĭcāre, Som. Ben. Lye

ge-cýðelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-cýðelíc, adj.

Manifestmade knownmanifestatus

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Manifest, made known; manifestatus, Alb. resp. 10

Linked entry: cýð-líc

ge-frǽgnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frǽgnian, p. ode; pp. od

To make famous

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To make famous Gefrǽgnod, Beo. Th. 2670

Linked entry: frǽgnian

ge-rótsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rótsian, [ = geunrótsian?]

to make sadcontristare

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to make sad; contristare, Rtl. 56, 20