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a-wersian

(v.)

to make worsedeterius facere

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to make worse; deterius facere,Cart. Edwardi R

cwycian

(v.)

to make alive, quicken

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to make alive, quicken Ps. Th. 118, 50

efel

(adj.)

Evil, badprāvus, mălus

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adj Evil, bad; prāvus, mălus, Som. Ben. Lye

emnian

(v.)

to equal, to make alike

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to equal, to make alike, Som. Ben. Lye

feolo

(num.; adj.)

many

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many, Cd. 222; Th. 290, 26; Sat. 421

ge-bilegan

(v.)

to make angryto be angry

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to make angry, to be angry.Som. Ben. Lye

syl-weg

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Add: a road made with logs (? cf. syll)

notian

(v.)
Grammar
notian, p. ode.

to make use ofemployenjoyto discharge an office

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to make use of, employ, enjoy; Grammar notian, with gen. Gif ðú his wel notast hwæt biþ wæstnbǽrre if you make good use of it (dung), what is more productive? Homl. Th. ii. 408, 34.

ge-féran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-féran, p. -férde; pp. -féred.

To gotravelgo onbehavefareget oncomeget to a placeTo perform a journeyreach or get by goingobtainattainexperiencesuffer

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Ne mæg ðǽr unwitfull ǽnig geféran no deceitful man can get there, Cd. 45; Th. 58, 19; Gen. 948. Ic eom hider feorran geféred I have come hither, from far, 25; Th. 32, 4; Gen. 498. v. trans.

gódian

(v.)
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Á hé mæig findan hwæt hé mæig on byrig bétan ... hús gódian, ... hegas gódian, Angl. ix. 262, 15-20. to endow Ðá bohte se abbot landes feola and gódede ꝥ mynstre, Chr. 963; P. 117, 23. to make abundant, accumulate.

þanne

Grammar
þanne, <b>A. IV.</b>
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Add Gregorius þágýt spræc: 'Onu þonne gif se gást mage beón hæfd on þám men ... for hwan ne mæg hé ...?, 'Gr. D. 303, 25. Add Gif hié brecað his gebodscipe, þonne hé him ábolgen wurðeð, Gen. 430. <b>B. II.

HORS

(n.)
Grammar
HORS, es; n.
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Ðá wæs Hróðgáre hors gebæted wicg wundenfeax then for Hrothgar was a horse bitted, a steed with plaited mane, Beo. Th. 2803; B. 1399.

feormere

(n.)
Grammar
feormere, es; m.

One who supplies with fooda purveyorFARMERobsōnātor

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One who supplies with food, a purveyor, FARMER; obsōnātor Se ðe manna [MS. manne] inlǽde ðonne he sceole, búton ðæs, stíwerdes leáfe and ðæra feormera, gylde his ingang he who introduces more men than he should, without leave of the steward and of

in-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
in-lǽdan, p. de

To leadbring inintroduce

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Se ðe manna inlǽde ðonne hé sceole he who introduces more men than he ought, Chart. Th. 606, 32. Mið ðý inlǽddon ðone cnæht aldro his cum inducerent puerum parentes ejus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 2, 27

FÓSTER

(n.)
Grammar
FÓSTER, fóstor, fóstur; gen. fóstres; n.

FOSTERingnourishingrearingfeedingfoodnourishmentprovisionsedŭcātionutrīciumpastioalĭmentumvictus

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He gecýðde hwæðer he mǽnde ðe ðæs módes fóster ðe ðæs líchoman he made known whether he meant the feeding of the mind or of the body; pastiōnem cordis an corpŏris suādēret, apĕruit, Past. 18, 6; Hat. MS. 27 a, 21

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middan-eard

(n.)
Grammar
middan-eard, es; m.

The middle dwellingthe abode of menthe earththe worldthe worldmankind

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Hé sǽde, ðæt eal ðes middaneard nǽre ðé máre dríges landes ofer ðone mycelan gársecg, ðonne man ǽnne prican ápricie on ánum brádum brede.

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rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
rǽden, rǽdenn, e; f.
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híw-, hús-, land-, mǽg-, mann-, meodo-, nám-, teón-, þing-, treów-, un-, weorc-, wíg-, woroldrǽden[n]

ge-gangan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gangan, -gongan; pp. -gangen, -gongen.

to gohappentake placebefalto fall to one's shareto come inireevenireaccidereto exerciseeffectaccomplishexercereperficereefficereto go against with hostile intentionto pass overovercomesubdueconquerobtainacquireaggreditransgredisuperaresubigereoblinereadipiscipossidere

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Ðá wæs gegongen gumum unfródum, ðæt . . . then it had befallen the youthful man, that . . . Beo. Th. 5634; B. 2821.

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ge-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurfon; pp. -hworfen.

To turnconvertereTo turngo awaydepartdiepass as propertyfall as a lotvertiabireredireexcidere

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Mán eft gehwearf ðǽr their sin turned again thither, Andr. Kmbl. 1388; An. 694 : Lk. Bos. 8, 55 : 17, 7 : 24, 52, Siððan to reste gehwearf after he had gone to rest, Cd. 177; Th. 222, 23; Dan. 109.

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stæl-wirðe

(adj.)
Grammar
stæl-wirðe, adj.
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Þeo ꝥ stalewurðe beoð ant starke to ȝein me, Marh. 15, 32. Þou hart on staleworþe (hende, 1st MS.) gome, Laym. 3812. Gurguont, stalworþe mon and hardy, R. Glouc. 39, 4. A man þat es yhung and light, Be he never swa stalworth and wyght, Pr. C. 689.