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ge-gearwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gearwian, -gearwigean; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ad

To preparemake readyprovide withendue

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To prepare, make ready, provide with, endue Ða láreowas sceolan Drihtnes weg gegearwian to heora módum the teachers ought to prepare the Lord's way for their minds, Blickl. Homl. 81, 7. Gegearwigean, Cd. 23; Th. 29, 30; Gen. 458.

Linked entries: ge-earwian earu

ge-hremmed

(v.)
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Ben. 80, 7-15. to prevent the right action of, be a stumbling-block to Þe lǽs te gehremde (gelette) ne (castos) offenderet An. Ox. 3675. ꝥ ús s to prevent from reaching an object, keep from Ús nán þingc on worulde fram Gode ne gehremme, Hml.

ge-findan

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L. 13, 22. to find by search Gefundena rímas repertis numeris, Mt. p. 4, 7. (4 a) to recover what is hidden away or lost. v. findan; l a Gif losað cásering . . . Mið ðý gefindes, Lk. L. 15, 9.

hnígan

(v.)
Grammar
hnígan, p. hnáh; pp. hnigen

To bend, bow down, incline, descend, decline, sink

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Wit noldon hnígan mid heáfdum hálgum Drihtne we would not bend our heads to the holy Lord, 35; Th. 46, 10; Gen. 742: 217; Th. 277, 22; Sat. 208. Ðá hé helle hnígan sceolde when he must sink to hell, 221; Th. 288, 4; Sat. 375

Linked entry: ge-hnígan

a-biterian

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

To make sour or bitterexacer-bare

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To make sour or bitter; exacer-bare

a-býgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-býgan, v. trans.

To bowbendincurvare

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To bow, bend; incurvare, Grm. ii. 826

æspen

(adj.)
Grammar
æspen, adj.

ASPENbelonging to the asp-treepopuleus

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ASPEN, belonging to the asp-tree; populeus

a-myrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-myrian, p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od

To examineexaminare

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To examine; examinare, Ps. Spl. 65, 9

ǽwnian

(v.)
Grammar
ǽwnian, p. ode; pp. od [ǽw marriage]

To marrywedconnubio jungere

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To marry, wed; connubio jungere,Leo 104

Linked entry: be-ǽwnian

ágniend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ágniend-líc, adj.

Possessivepertaining to possession or owningpossessivus

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Possessive, pertaining to possession or owning; possessivus

agén-gecyrran

(v.)

To turn againrecurrecurrere

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To turn again, recur; recurrere, Fulg. 9

a-holan

(v.)
Grammar
a-holan, p. ede

To digfodere

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To dig; fodere.Mt. Kmbl. Rl. 5, 29

Linked entry: a-holede

a-hrýnan

(v.)

To touchtangere

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To touch; tangere, Ps. Spl. 143, 6

an-hagian

(v.)
Grammar
an-hagian, p. ode; pp. od

To be at leisure

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To be at leisure, R. Ben. 58

a-sperian

(v.)

to tracktraceinvestigateinvestigare

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to track, trace, investigate; investigare, Prov. 20

a-sprettan

(v.)

to sprout outgerminarepullulare

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to sprout out; germinare, pullulare, Solil. 9

a-scyrian

(v.)

to separate

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to separate, Elen. Kmbl. 2623; El. 1313

a-setan

(v.)

to appointdesigndestinare

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to appoint, design; destinare,R. Conc. pref

and-speornan

(v.)

to stumble

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to stumble, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 4, 6

be-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cnáwan, p. -cneów, pl. -cneówon; pp. -cnáwen

To knowcognoscere

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To know; cognoscere, C. R. Ben. 25