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byldan

(v.)
Grammar
byldan, p. bylde; pp. bylded; v. trans. [beald bold; v. byld]
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Swá hí ealle bylde Godríc to gúþe so Godric encouraged them all to the war, Byrht. Th. 141, 11; By. 320.

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searwian

(v.)
Grammar
searwian, p. ode
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To act with craft or treachery, to feign Hé sarwaþ fingitur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 13. Hió searwaþ insidiatur, Kent. Gl. 191. Gif preóst ordál misfadige, gebéte ðæt.

ge-dihtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dihtan, p. -dihte; pp. -dihted, -diht.

to put in orderdisposecomposearrangeconspiredisponerecomponereconspirareto orderdirectappointdirigeredictare

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Gl. 409. to order, direct, appoint; dirigere, dictare Híg dydon swá, swá swá him gedihte Iosue they did as Joshua directed them, Josh. 6, 23. Ðis gewrit wæs to ánum menn gediht this writing was directed to a particular man, Ælfc. T; Swt. A. S.

ge-nédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nédan, -niedan, -nýdan; p. de; pp. ed

To compel, force, urge

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To compel, force, urge Ðú tunglu genédest ðæt hí ðé to héraþ thou compellest the stars to obey thee, Bt. Met. Fox 4, 9; Met. 4, 5: 4, 30; Met. 4, 15. Seðe ðec genédes quicunque to angariaberit, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 41.

stǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
stǽnan, p. de
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to stone, cast stones at Ðú stǽnæst (stǽnas, Lind.) ða ðe ðé sende wéran, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 23, 37. Ne stǽnas ué ðec non lapidamus te, Jn. Skt. Lind. 10, 32.

twǽman

(v.)
Grammar
twǽman, p. de
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To divide, separate, part, to prevent the joining of objevte Dyple (diple signum in libris praesertim ecclesiasticis ad distinctionem oppositum, Migne) . . .

yrfe

(n.)
Grammar
yrfe, (cf. orf; or (?) irfe, q. v.), es; n.
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Eft hwyrfende wæs ðæm yrfe and ðæm ceápe and heora gesetum, Blickl. Homl. 199, 6. Ǽgðer ge on mannum ge on gehwelces cynnes yrfe, Chr. 910; Erl. 100, 14. Menn and yrfe (orf, v. l. ) hí slógon, 1010; Erl. 143, 28.

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án-wíg

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Ánwíges biddan to challenge to a duel, Ors. 3, 6; S. 108, 10: Bl. H. 201, 22. Golias clypode bysmor Godes folce, gearu ánwíge, Hml. S. 18, 21. Ðá gewearð him bám ꝥ hí twégen ánwíge eódon, 27, 53: Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 17.

cwilmian

(v.)
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S. 6, 94. trans. to torment Ꝥ hé mé má ne ceówe ne ne cwelmie ( cruciet ), Gr. D. 324, 27. to kill Hé sécð cwilmianne hine quaerit mortificare eum, Ps. L. 36, 32. fig. to crucify the flesh Gif wé ðá flǽsclican lustas cwylmiað, Hml.

ge-bild

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-bild, adj.
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Gebild freti, i. fundi, 781. to cover (?), protect (?), bind a book. [v. N. E. D. bield to protect, shelter. Sc. and North, dial, to cover, cover over.] Eðilwald ðis bóc úta giðrýde and gibelde (-bélde, MS.) suá hé uel cúðæ, Jn. p. 188, 3

ge-rihtwísian

(v.)
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Gl. 251, 35. to maintain the righteousness of a person Gé eów sylfe beforan mannum gerihtwísiaþ, Lk. 16, 15. to exculpate, in theology to declare or make free from the penally of sin Andetnys gerihtwísað, andetnys synne forgyfednysse sylð, Scint. 40

Linked entry: rihtwísian

sweltan

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Þá folc bútú on feferádle mid ungemete swulton, Ors. 4, 10; S. 198, 35. to die with respect to something Hí sweltað bútan ænde mid líchaman and gáste, Gr.

hleówan

(v.)
Grammar
hleówan, hleón, hlýwan; p. de.

to make warm, cherish, protect, shelterto become warm

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[Icel. hlýja to cover, shelter, make warm.] to become warm Gif hit wæter sý hǽte man hit óþ hit hleówe wylme if it be water let it be heated until it become so warm as to boil, L. Ath. iv. 7: Th. i. 226, 14

Linked entry: hleón

a-heardian

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

To hardengrow hardbecome inured to anythingto lasthold outenduredurareperdurareindurescere

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To harden, grow hard, become inured to anything, to last, hold out, endure; durare, perdurare, indurescere On swá mycelre geþræstnesse and forhæfednesse módes and líchoman aheardode and awunode he hardened and continued in so great contrition and restraint

byrnan

(v.)
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To burn, to be on fire; ardere Sín eówer leóhtfatu byrnende sint vestræ lucernæ ardentes, Lk. Bos. 12, 35: Deut. 9, 15. Ðonne byrneþ gramen his cum exarserit ira ejus, Ps. Spl. 2, 13: Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 36. v. trans.

be-heáwan

(v.)
Grammar
be-heáwan, bi-heáwan; p. -heów; pp. -heáwen

To beatbruisehewcut offto separate fromdeprive oftundereheówcædendo privareamputare

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To beat, bruise, hew or cut off, to separate from, deprive of; tundere, heów; cædendo privare, amputare Beheáwene mid swingellan tunsi per flagella Past. 36, 5; Hat. MS. 47 b, 15. Heáfde beheáwan to behead Bt. Met. Fox 1, 85; Met. 1. 43.

Linked entries: be-heówe bi-heáwan

lísian

(v.)

to releaseredeem

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to release, redeem Gif hé on hand gán wille dó hine man on carcern swá hit æt Greátanleá gecweden wæs and hine be ðam ylcan lýsige if he is ready to submit, let him be put in prison, as it was determined at Greatanlea [v.

be-slépan

(v.)
Grammar
be-slépan, p. -slépte; subj. pl. -slépen; pp. -sléped, -slépt

To slip, lay, place, putto slip, put or lay on, to impose, clotheponere, imponere, induere

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To slip, lay, place, put, and with the preposition on on, upon - to slip, put or lay on, to impose, clothe; ponere, imponere, induere Hú hefig geoc he beslépte on ealle how heavy a yoke he laid on all! Bt. 16, 4; Fox 58, 16.

Linked entry: slípan

ge-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hende, adj.

Neighbouringnextvicinus

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Ðá férdon hí to gehendre byrig then they went to a neighbouring city, Homl. Th. i. 456, 5. Ðæt hý ðǽr, gehendaste wǽron on gehwylc land ðanon to winnanne that they there should be most handy for waging war thence on every land, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 5

regn-boga

(n.)
Grammar
regn-boga, an; m.

A rainbow

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Hwí wæs se rénboga wedde gesette mancynne? God gesette ðone rénbogan wedde ðam beháte ðæt hé nǽfre eft nolde eahte middanearde mid nánum flóde oferteón. Se rénboga cymþ of ðam sunbeáme and of wǽtum wolcne, Boutr. Scrd. 21, 19-26.