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ge-syngian

(v.)
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Ær ðǽm ðe hé gesyngige, 407, 4. Hí on hira inngeðonce ongieten ðæt hié gesyngoden, 417, 35. Hié suuncon ymb ðæt hú hié meahton gesyngian, 239, 21. to sin in respect to a particular matter Hú suíðe hé on ðám gesyngað, Past. 39, 2.

hwirfan

(v.)
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Nú wé sculon eft hwierfan neár Róma þǽr wé hit ǽr forléton Romae ut ad id tempus redeam unde digressus sum Ors. 2, 5; S. 86, 13. trans. To turn, give direction to Arewan ongeán hwyrfde catapultas retorsit An. Ox, 4241.

nemnan

Grammar
nemnan, <b>. I.</b> add: Monega eá sindon be noman nemnede for ðǽm gefeohte, Ors. 2, 4; S. 72, 12. <b>Ia.</b> with cognate accusative
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Ðú sǽdest ꝥ ðú nystest ǽlcre gesceafte ende; ac wite nú ꝥ ꝥ is ǽlcre gesceafte ende ꝥ þú self ǽr nemdest, ꝥ is God, Bt. 34, 12 ; F. 154, 14. <b>IV a.

on-sacan

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Gif hé hit þonne geondette, and onsace ǽr, Ll. Th. i. 148, 3. Sé þe bið werfǽhðe betogen, and hé onsacan wille þæs sleges mid áðe, 136, 10. Ansacan (on-, v. l. ), 130, 10. Onsæccendum allum negantibus omnibus, Lk.

oþþe

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Ǽr oððe síþ, Cri. 1053. phrases Wís on gewitte oððe on wordcwidum, Crä. 13. clauses Þonne þæt mód ymbe hwæt tweónode, oðþe hit hwæs wilnode tó witanne, Solil. H. 2, 22. Hú mæg ic ládigan láðan sprǽce oððe andsware ǽnige findan ?, Cri. 184.

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rídan

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Ox. 4748. where the word is used as expressing the most usual method of locomotion, but does not exclude other forms Sé þe æfter ǽnegum ceápe ríde, cýþe . . . ymbe hwæt hé ríde . . . búton hé hit ǽr cýdde þá hé út rád, Ll. Th. i. 274, 20-24.

wæter-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-scipe, es; m.

A body of water, a piece of water, water

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Ðá cwómon ðǽr scorpiones swá hié ǽr gewunelíce wǽron ðæs wæterscipes scorpiones consuetam petentes aquationem, Nar. 13, 11. Ðæt monnum wǽre ðý éþre tó ðæm wæterscipe tó ganganne ut facilior aquatoribus esset accessus ad flumen, 12, 20.

ge-stígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stígan, p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; pp. -stigen

To mount ⬩ ascend ⬩ descend

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Ród ðe ic ǽr gestág the cross which I mounted before, Exon. 29 b; Th. 91, 15; Cri. 1492. Ic ðis lond gestág I have reached this land, 37 a; Th. 120, 28; Gú. 278: 15 a; Th. 32, 18; Cri. 514

swæþ

(n.)
Grammar
swæþ, es; n.

a track, the mark left by a moving body, a single footprint or a series of footprints (lit. or fig.) ⬩ a vestige, trace

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Deáþ ne forlǽt nán swæþ ǽr hé geféhþ ðæt ðæt hé æfter spyreþ. Bt. 39, 1; Fox 212, 1: Met. 27, 14. Weard sáweþ on swæð mín ( the plough's), Exon. Th. 403, 11; Rä. 22, 6. Swearte wǽran lástas, swaþu swíþe blacu, 434, 19; Rä. 52, 3.

scill

(n.)
Grammar
scill, scell, scyll, e; f.

a shell ⬩ shell-fish ⬩ the shell of an egg ⬩ a scale of a fish ⬩ serpent ⬩ a shell-shaped dish ⬩ shell

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Scellum concis, ii. 15, 18. the shell of an egg Se rodor ymbféhþ útan eall þás niðerlícan gescæfte, swá seó scell ymbféhþ ðæt ǽg, Shrn. 63, 10: Met. 20, 174. Fæger swylce hé of ǽgerum út álǽde, scír of scylle, Exon.

ge-weorþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weorþian, -wurþian, -wyrþian; p. ode, ade, ude; pp. od, ad, ud.

to set a price on ⬩ value ⬩ to distinguish ⬩ honour ⬩ dignify ⬩ adorn ⬩ worship ⬩ adore ⬩ celebrate ⬩ praise ⬩ insignīre ⬩ hŏnōrāre ⬩ ornāre ⬩ instruĕre ⬩ mactāre ⬩ adōrāre ⬩ celebrāre

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to set a price on, value Ðone ðe wæs ǽr geweorþod quem appretiaverunt, Mt.

Linked entries: ge-wurþian ge-wyrþian

ge-fégan

conpingite ⬩ of construction, to join the parts of a structure, construct, compact ⬩ to attach, join ⬩ to join in friendship, unite ⬩ to constrain, confine ⬩ to square, adapt

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Ðá stánas wǽron suá wel gefégede and suá emne gesnidene and gesméðde, ǽr hié mon tó ðǽm stede bróhte ðe hié on standan scoldon, Past. 253, 14

wæter

(n.)
Grammar
wæter, es; n. (the word seems to be feminine inon ðisse wætere,
  • Homl. 247, 25
  • ; see also
  • Ps. Th. 17, 11
: and a weak genitive plural wæterena is found in
  • Ps. Th. 31, 7.
)

water ⬩ water ⬩ water in the sky, rain ⬩ water of a river, sea, etc. ⬩ water as in Derwentwater, a body of water, a stream, lake, sea ⬩ waters of a great river, of a sea, etc.

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Swá ǽr wæter fleówan, flódas áfýsde, Exon. Th. 61, 16 ; Cri. 985 : Andr. Kmbl. 3105 ; An. 1555. Ðæt lég miclade, and him nǽnig mon mid wætra onweorpnesse wiþstondan meahte, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 20.

a-settan

(v.)
Grammar
a-settan, p. -sette ; pp. -seted, -sett.

to set ⬩ put ⬩ place ⬩ appoint ⬩ lay ⬩ set up ⬩ erect ⬩ build ⬩ to set or take ⬩ to plant ⬩ ponere ⬩ statuere ⬩ constituere ⬩ instituere ⬩ collocare ⬩ deponere ⬩ desumere ⬩ plantare ⬩ to make a journey ⬩ iter facere

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Eallunga ys seó æx to ðære treówa wurtrumum asett jam enim securis ad radicem arborum posita est, Mt. Bos. 3, 10. Héht ðá asettan líc on eorþan he then commanded to place the body upon the earth, Elen. Kmbl. 1750; El. 877.

Linked entries: a-seted a-sette settan

for-hergian

(v.)
Grammar
for-hergian, -heregian, to -hergianne; part, -hergiende, -hergende; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To lay waste ⬩ destroy ⬩ ravage ⬩ devastate ⬩ plunder ⬩ vastāre ⬩ devastāre ⬩ depŏpŭlāre

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Féng to ríce Honorius, twám geárum ǽr Róma burh abrocen and forhergad wǽre Honorius succeeded to the sovereignty, two years before the city Rome was broken into and devastated, Bd. 1, 11; S. 480, 10.

Linked entry: hergian

irnan

(v.)
Grammar
irnan, p. arn, pl. urnon ; pp. urnen

To run

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Tó ðam ylcan ryne ðe hié ǽr urnon, Bt. 21 ; Fox 74, 12. Ðæt hí mǽgen iernan and fleón tó ðæs láreówes móde ut ad pastoris mentem recurrant, Past.16. 4; Swt. 103, 22. Hé sceal yman forþ he must run forth, Exon. 128 b ; Th. 494, 9 ; Rä. 82, 5.

leánian

(v.)
Grammar
leánian, p. ode

To reward ⬩ recompense ⬩ requite ⬩ pay

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Ðæt hió him leánige ðæt hé ǽr tela dyde that it may reward him for having done well, Bt. 40, 1; Fox. 236, 4. Ðám gódum leánian hiora gód to reward the good for their goodness, 39, 12; Fox 230, 25.

Linked entry: lǽnian

ge-reordan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reordan, -reordian; p. ode; pp. ad, od

To give food to, feed, take food, satisfy, refresh, feast ⬩ cibare, saturare, satiare, epulari

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Ǽr mǽle hine gereordige that one take refection before the time, Homl. Th. ii. 590, 25. Giriordina we epulemur, Rtl. 25, 17. Giriord satia, 146, 17. Unbindaþ hí and gereordigaþ unbind her and give her to eat, Homl. Th. i. 458, 19.

Linked entry: reordan

be-weddian

(v.)

to betroth ⬩ pledge ⬩ plight

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Heó wæs ær beweddad sumum æþelum were, Shrn. 86, 14. Gif beweddodu fǽmne hié forlicgge, Ll.

cirran

(v.)
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. :-- Hé forlét þá fyrde and cyrde him eft tó Lundene, Chr. 1016; P. 147, 12. of change in conduct, to turn, reform Hí geeácniað heora wíta, gif hí ǽr ende ne cyrrað, Hml.

Linked entries: cerran cyrran