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Anglo-Saxon

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-hýdan

(v.; suffix)
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to bind with a rope

riht-hláford-hyldu

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riht-hláford-hyldu, l. rihthláford-hyldu
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loyalty to a lawful lord

Linked entry: hláford-hyldo

-werian

(v.; suffix)
Grammar
-werian, v. ge-werian
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to make a treaty with

ærnan

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Add: to ride on horseback

æt-sceótan

(v.)
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to escape, Verc. Först. 150

cuellan

(v.)

to kill

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to kill Som. Ben. Lye

ge-smirian

(v.)

to anoint,

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to anoint, Ex. 29, 29

bælcan

(v.)

to cry outto boast

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to cry out.to boast Add:

be-rídan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rídan, he -rít; p. , -rád, pl. ; pp. -riden; v. a.

to ride roundto surroundbesiegeperequitarepræcingereto ride afterpursuepersequi

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to ride round, to surround, besiege; perequitare, præcingere Ðæt he his gefán beríde that he besiege his enemy, L. Alf. pol. 42; Th. i. 90, 4. to ride after, pursue; persequi Ðá berád mon ðæt wíf then they pursued the wife, Chr. 901; Ing. 125, 14.

doppettan

(v.)
Grammar
doppettan, p. te; pp.ed

To dip often, dip in, immerse mersāre

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To dip often, dip in, immerse; mersāre Geseah he swymman scealfran on flóde, and gelóme doppettan adúne to grunde, éhtende þearle ðære eá fixa he saw gulls swimming on the water, and frequently dipping down to the bottom, eagerly pursuing the fishes

for-hwerfan

(v.)

To transformperverttransformārepervertĕre

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To transform, pervert; transformāre, pervertĕre Cnihtas wurdon ealle forhwerfde to sumum dióre the men were all transformed to some beast, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 172; Met. 26, 86: Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 2.

grislíc

(adj.)
Grammar
grislíc, gryslíc; adj.
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This word seems to belong to 'grísan' rather than to 'greósan,' so should be written with i rather than with y. The spelling in the Ormulum supports the short vowel

bícnian

(v.)
Grammar
bícnian, bícnigan; part. bícniende; he bícneþ; p. ode; pp. od; v. a.

to beckon, nodinnuereto indicate, signify, announce, shewindicare, significare

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to beckon, nod; innuere He wæs bícniende him erat innuens illis, Lk. Bos. 1, 22.

ge-hýrsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hýrsum, -hiérsum; adj.

Obedientobligingready to serveobĕdiensoffĭciōsus

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H woldon hint beón gehýrsume they would be obedient to him, Chr. 1083 ; Erl. 217, 6

Linked entries: hýr- ge-hiérsum

strícan

(v.)
Grammar
strícan, p. strác, pl. stricon; pp. stricen.
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to stroke, smooth, rub, wipe Ne delfe hý nán man mid ísene and mid wætere ne þweá, ac stríce hý mid cláðe clǽne, Lchdm. iii. 30, 24. v. ymb-strícan. to make a stroke, v. be-strícan; strica. to go, move, run Búlon ðæm rodere ðe ðás rúman gesceaft ǽghwylce

Linked entries: a-strícan strece

telge

(n.)
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On xiiii nihte mónan is gód ǽlc telge anginnanne, Lchdnr, iii. 178, 31.

ge-stillan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stillan, ge-stellan, ge-styllan; p. ed.
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., and add: To reach by leaping (v. stellan to leap), to assail, attack (of disease) Hé wæs gestelled (correptus) mid feferádle, Gr. D. 276, 13. Gestelled and geðreád, 286, 16: 288, 8.

un-eáþe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáþe, adj.
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add: — Hit bið swíðe uniéðe ǽgðer dónne, ge wið ðone cídanne ðe yfel déð, ge eác sibbe wið habbenne difficile erat, at, si male acta corriperent, habere pacem cum omnibus possent, Past. 355. 41. add: Swá þéh þe him lytles hwæt uniéðe sié, hú

Linked entry: un-ýþe

sol

(n.)

a solea collar of wood, put round the neek of cattle to confine them to the stelchSole a rope or halter to tie cattle in the stallsoles, fetters, and shackles'

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, 'a collar of wood, put round the neek of cattle to confine them to the stelch. "A bow about a beestes necke." Palsgrave.' Halliwell. 'Sole, a rope or halter to tie cattle in the stall,' Kennett's Parochial Antiquities.

Linked entry: sylu

trahtian

(v.)
Grammar
trahtian, p. ode.

to expoundexplainto discuss

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to expound, explain Ðegnum his he trahtade alle he expounded all things to his disciples. Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 34. Se awergda gast ongan Godes béc trahtian, and ðá sóna leáh. Blickl.

Linked entry: treahtigean