métan
To meet with ⬩ come upon ⬩ come across ⬩ find
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To meet with, come upon, come across, find Ealle ðe hé mildheorte méteþ and findeþ, Ps. Th. 75, 6. For ðý hí hit ne gemétaþ (MS. Cott. métaþ) ðe hí hit on riht ne sécaþ, Bt. 36, 3; Fox 178, 4. Gé unæþelne ǽnigne [ne] métaþ (gé nánne ne mágon métan unæþelne
nǽtan
To trample upon ⬩ crush ⬩ subdue
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To trample upon, crush, subdue Oft ic cwice bærne nǽte mid níþe oft the living I burn, painfully oppress them, Exon. Th. 389, 7; Rä. 7. 4. Hé sceal weorðan his lífe tó nytte mid dý ðæt hé nǽte his unþeáwas mores pravorum premere, vitae prodesse, Past
nestan
To spin
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To spin Ne wynnes and ne nestas non laborant neque nent, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 28. Nestaþ, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 12, 27
pípfan
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To breathe, blow Pípfendes spirantis, sufflantis, Hpt. Gl. 450, 76. Út á-pýfhte (-pípfte?) exhalavit, exspiravit, 472, 42
plættan
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To give a sounding blow, to smack Hí plætton hyne mid hyra handum dabunt ei alapas, Jn. Skt. 19, 3
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plihtan
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To bring danger upon an object (dat.), to compromise [To plight has later the meaning of to promise under peril of forfeiture, to make a solemn engagement for which one has to answer] Gif hwá bútan leáfe of fyrde gewende ðe se cyng sylf on sý plihte
rǽpan
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To bind (with a rope), make captive Hí férdon ǽghwiðer and úre earme folc rǽpton (rýpton, MS. C.) and slógan (cf. rǽpling), Chr. 1011; Erl. 145, 6. Cyspan and mid racentan rǽpen, Met. 26, 78
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ræscettan
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To crackle, make a crackling noise as fire does, to sparkle Fýren líg braslaþ, ræsct and éfesteþ, Dóm. L. l0, 152. Ðæt réðe flód ræscet fýre, 12, 165. Ræscetteþ crepitat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 66. Ræscetteþ, cyrmþ, scylþ crepitat, i. resonat, 136, 73. Ræscettan
ge-hyhtan
To hope ⬩ trust
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To hope, trust We sceolan gehyhtan on godes ða gehálgodan cyricean we must trust in God's holy church, Blickl. Homl. 111, 8. On his naman ðeóda gehyhtaþ in nomine ejus gentes sperabunt, Mt. Bos. 12, 21. On hine gehyhtton trusted in him, Blickl. Homl.
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stencan
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To pant, emit breath with effort Stenecendra renula anhelantium cursorum, Hpt. Gl. 406, 8
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stencan
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To scatter Se ðe ne somnaþ se stenceþ qui non congregat, spargit, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 12, 30. Ðú somnast ðǽr ðú ne strenctæs (stenctes?, sprenctæs?) congregas ubi non sparsisti, 25, 24. Ðú stenctest (swenctest?) ða elðeódgan folc and hý áwurpe afflixisti
styntan
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To make or to become dull; hence to stint:?-Styntid hebetat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 36
un-cnyttan
To unknot ⬩ untie
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To unknot, untie Ðæs ne eom ic wyrðe ðæt ic his sceóna þwanga búgende uncnytte cujus non sum dignus procumbens soluere corrigiam calciamentorum eius, Mk. Skt. 1, 7: Lk. 3, 16. (Wǽron) uncnytte (vinculorum ligamina) enodarentur, solverentur, Hpt. Gl.
wéstan
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To lay waste, devastate, desolate Hine wilde deór wéstaþ and frettaþ singularis ferus depastus est eam Ps. Th. 79, 13. Hí his wícstede wéstan locum ejus desolaverunt 78, 7. Hié wæron ðæt lond herigende and wéstende, Ors. 1, 10; Swt. 44, 20
wrencan
to tarn ⬩ twist ⬩ to practise wiles ⬩ use tricks
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to tarn, twist (intrans. ) Is ðæs horderes tácen, ðæt mon wrænce mid his hande, swilce hé wille loc unlúcan, Techm. ii. 118, 12. to practise wiles, use tricks, Similar entries v. wrenc Biþ óþer swice, . . . wrenceþ hé and blenceþ, worn geþenceþ hinderhóca
ymb-bǽtan
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To put restraint upon, curb Se mid his brídle ymbebǽted hæfð ymbhwyrft ealne eorþan and heofenes Dominus orbis habenas temperat, Met. 24, 37
ymb-settan
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to set round, put round, surround Hé ymbseteþ útan líc and feþre on healfe gehware hálgum stencum, Exon. Th. 212, 3 ; Ph. 204. Beád hé út scypfyrde and landfyrde, and ðæt land eall útan embsette, Chr. 1072; Erl. 210, 31. Giarn án and gifylde copp mid
acúsan
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To accuse Ðæt hié acúste hine, Mt. L. 12, 10
borettan
brandish
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To move to and fro, brandish Borettið, borętit vibrat, Txts. 107, 2147
bótettan
To repair
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To repair Wé magon swýþe micele þearfe and ælmessan ús sylfum gedón, gif wé willað bricge macian and þá symle bótettan (cf. bétan, 239, 9), Wlfst. 303, 8. Bytlian, bótettan (printed bote atan), týnan to build, repair, fence, Angl. ix. 261, 10