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hwettan

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Úsic lust hweteð on þá leódmearce, micel módes hiht tó þǽre mǽran byrig, An. 286. Hweteð on [h]wælweg, Seef. 63. Ic hig hwette tó fleánne, Shrn. 41, 25

á-standan

(v.)

to stand ⬩ to stand up ⬩ arise, ⬩ to stand ⬩ continue, ⬩ not to be overturned, destroyed ⬩ to persist ⬩ continue to act ⬩ to stand ⬩ support ⬩ endure ⬩ to stand ⬩ stop

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455, 31. to stand, stop (intrans.)

teohhian

(v.)
Grammar
teohhian, teohchian, teohgian, tihhian, teohian, teochian, tihian; p. ode.
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to God, Homl.

Linked entries: tihian tyhhian fore-geteohhian

lícettan

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</b> to make a false claim :-- Hí lícettaþ ꝥ hí gelǽstan magon they pretend to be able do what they cannot, Bt. 26, l; F. 90, 16

aclian

(v.)
Grammar
aclian, p. ode; pp. od [acol, acl excited by fear]

To frighten ⬩ excite ⬩ terrere ⬩ terrore percellere

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To frighten, excite; terrere, terrore percellere

a-dwínan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dwínan, ic -dwíne, -dwínest, -dwínst, he -dwíneþ, -dwínþ, pl. -dwínaþ; p. -dwán, pl. -dwinon; pp. -dwinen

To dwindle or vanish away ⬩ vanescere

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To dwindle or vanish away; vanescere

ǽrend-secgan

(v.)

to deliver a message ⬩ nuntiurn deferre

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to deliver a message; nuntiurn deferre

an-be-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
an-be-lǽdan, p. -lǽdde; pp. -lǽded, -lǽd

To lead or bring in ⬩ inducere

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To lead or bring in; inducere

andgitan

(v.)
Grammar
andgitan, p. -geat; pp. -giten

To perceive ⬩ understand ⬩ animadvertere

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To perceive, understand; animadvertere, Cot. 3

a-pǽran

(v.)

to pervert ⬩ turn from ⬩ evertere ⬩ pervertere

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to pervert, turn from; evertere, pervertere

a-scearpan

(v.)

to sharpen

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to sharpen, Ps. Surt. 63, 4

a-screádian

(v.)
Grammar
a-screádian, p. ode; pp. od

To prune ⬩ lop ⬩ præsecare

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To prune, lop; præsecare,Anlct. Gl

a-slæccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-slæccan, p. -slæcte; pp. -slæced, -slæct

To slacken ⬩ loosen ⬩ remit ⬩ laxare ⬩ remittere

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To slacken, loosen, remit; laxare, remittere

a-þrǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þrǽstan, p. -þrǽste; pp. -þrǽst

To wrest out ⬩ extorquere

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To wrest out; extorquere, Cot. 73

be-bodan

(v.)

to command

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to command, Ps. Spl. 67, 31

be-ceorian

(v.)
Grammar
be-ceorian, p. ode; pp. od

To complain ⬩ obmurmurare

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To complain; obmurmurare, R. Ben. 5

beógol

(adj.)
Grammar
beógol, beógul; adj.

Agreeing ⬩ consenting ⬩ bending wholly to ⬩ consentiens

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Agreeing, consenting, bending wholly to; consentiens

byggan

(v.)
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to build; ædificare, Som. Ben. Lye

bylgean

(v.)
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to bellow; mugire, Martyr. 17, Jan

býrigean

(v.)
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to taste, v. on-býrigean, býrgan

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