ge-screncan
To cause to shrink, to destroy, supplant
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To cause to shrink, to destroy, supplant Wéron gescrencde aruerunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13. 6. Ðú gescrenctyst on-arísende on me supplantasti insurgentes in me, Ps. Spl. C. 17, 41
ge-nǽstan
To contend
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To contend Se ðe wiþ mægenðisan mínre genǽsteþ he that contends against my main force, Exon. 107 b; Th. 410, 3; Rä. 28, 10
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stihtan
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to dispose, arrange, regulate, direct, rule Ic stihte ( disposui ) gekýþnysse mínum gecorenum, Ps. Lamb. 88, 4. Stapas on his heortan hé stihte ascensiones in corde suo disposuit, 83, 6. On ðam án and twentigan geáre ðæs ðe Willelm weólde and stihte
Linked entry: a-stihtan
stépan
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To cause to take a step, to initiate Gistoepid initiatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 112, 2. Gestéped, gehálgodne initiatum, 45, 70. Cf. stæppan; p. stóp. v. (?) on-stépan
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strípan
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To strip
stammettan
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To stammer Stommeteþ mutulat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 68
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tihtan
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To charge a person (acc. ) with an offence Tyhte intentabat, Hpt. Gl. 519, 76. Hé hæfþ gelǽd fulle láde æt ðan unrihtwífe ðe Leófgár bisceop hyne tihte he has completely cleared himself of the offence with which the bishop charged him, Chart. Th. 373
þrǽstan
to twist ⬩ writhe ⬩ roll about ⬩ to torture ⬩ torment ⬩ harass ⬩ plague ⬩ afflict ⬩ to press ⬩ constrain
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to twist, writhe, roll about Ðæt hors on misenlíce dǽlas hit wond and ðrǽste cum diversas in partes se torqueret, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 36. Hé misenlícum styrenessum ongan his limu ðrǽstan diversis motibus coepit membra torquere, 3, 11; S. 536, 15. to torture
Linked entries: a-þrǽstan for-þrǽstan þræscende
þrítan
to weary ⬩ to urge ⬩ press ⬩ force
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to weary Ðæt folc wearð þrít and þearle geswenct mid ðam síðfæte taedere coepit populum itineris ac laboris, Num. 21, 4. to urge, press, force Seó wyrd ðe þriétaþ (-eþ?) ða yflan tó wítnianne fortuna quae justo supplicio malos coercet, Bt. 40, 2; Fox
wrǽstan
to wrest ⬩ twist ⬩ to move the strings of the harp in playing ⬩ plectrum.
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to wrest, twist RUNE hine on ða tungan sticaþ, wrǽsteþ him ðæt wóddor, and him ða wongan briceþ. Salm. Kmbl. 191 ; Sal. 95. to move the strings of the harp in playing, Cf. wreste of an harpe plectrum.Prompt. Parv. 533 Sum sceal mid hearpan set his hláfordes
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wrǽstan
To be ⬩ make elegant,
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To be or make elegant, Similar entries v. wrǽst Wrǽstende indruticans (but the passage is : Ista (mulier nupta) stolidis ornamentorum pompis infruticans, Aid. 17), Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 44: 44, 8: 110, 58
yppan
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to bring up or forth Ypte depromsit (decies senas de cespite ruris fruges depromsit, Ald. 139), Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 18: 27, 5. to disclose, reveal, declare, manifest Hé ýweþ him and yppeþ earmra manna misgemynda, Salm. Kmbl. 985; Sal. 494. Hé ða unrótnesse
Linked entry: uppe
ýstan
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To be stormy Ýstendre ferventis (oceani ), Hpt. Gl. 464, 57
ýtan
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To put out, to put out a person from a place, expel, banish Hér man ýtte út Ælfgár eorl, ac hé com sóna inn ongeán þurh Gryffines fultum, Chr. 1058; Erl. 192, 35. to put out a thing from one's possession, alienate, give away Hé ná mynstres ǽhta ne ýte
á-brítan
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To destroy Beóþ ábrýtte exterminabuntur, Ps. Spl. C. 36, 9
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á-byffan
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To mutter, mumble (v. buff to stammer, D. D. and N. E. D.) Ábyffan muttire Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 62. was of speche hastyf, boffyng, R. Glouc. 414, 14. Cf. bufferes stammerers Wick. Is. 32, 4.]
be-hyhtan
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To set hopes on, trust in Wá þám þe on God ne behyht vae qui non sunt confisi super sanctum Israel, Wlfst. 48, 8
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be-lyrtan
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To deceive Bisuicen ł bilyrtet inlusus. Mt. L. 2, 16
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blǽstan
to blow ⬩ rush
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to blow [v. N. E. D. blast], Similar entries v. á-blǽst. to move impetuously, rush [or is this a different verb blæstan? cf. O. H. Ger. blesten descendere; ana-blesten, p. -blasta ingruere, inruere : ar-blesten erumpere; ana-blast (-blást?) impetus]
Linked entry: on-blǽstan
drípan
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To drop, cause to fall in drops Ontend III. candella and drýp ðriwa ꝥ weax, Lch. i. 392, 11: iii. 286, 6: ii. 138, 29. Drýp ealo on oððe win, 274, 7. Drýp on þá eáran, 310, 6. Drýpe on ꝥ eáre, i. 268, 5: 72, 9: ii. 40, 5, 24, 28, 30. [From this form
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