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Anglo-Saxon

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hofoton

(v.)
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Tó cwenn hofoton ; of cwenn hofofon, Cht. E. 248, 17

recan

(v.)
Grammar
recan, p. ræc, pl. rǽcon.
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to go, proceed hastily, run Recest saltas, Gern. 396, 320

Linked entry: ge-recan

sealh

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Tó ðon hnottan seale, C. D. v. 193, 35. Add

tucian

(v.)
Grammar
tucian, l. túcian,
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and add Tó wæfersýne túcian, Hml. S. 36, 134, 123

ymb-clyccan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-clyccan, p. clyhte, -clycte
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To enclose Hý belucon ymbclicton concluserunt , Ps. Rdr. 16, 10

á-strǽlian

(v.)
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to hurl a dart Ástrǽlod iaculatum, Ps. Rdr. 75, 9

Linked entry: strǽlian

brycg

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Tó ðǽre stǽnenan brycge, C. D. iii. 449, 23. Add

ofer-helmian

(v.)

to overshadow

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to overshadow Wudu wæter oferhelmaþ, Beo. Th. 2733; B. 1364

CNÁWAN

(v.)
Grammar
CNÁWAN, ic cnáwe, ðú cnáwest, cnáwst, he cnáweþ, cnǽwþ, pl. cnáwaþ; p. cneów, pl. cneówon; pp. cnáwen

To KNOW; noscere

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To KNOW; noscere Ða byþ cnáwene noscuntur Mone B. 169

cnittan

(v.)

to knit

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to knit Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 22, MS. C

cracettan

(v.)

to CROAK crocitare

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to CROAK; crocitare Gr. Dial. 2, 8, Som. Ben. Lye

on-reádan

(v.)
Grammar
on-reádan, p. -reód

To redden, stain

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To redden, stain Onreód inbuit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 65

Linked entry: reádan

on-hátian

(v.)

to grow hot

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to grow hot Onhátode incanduisset, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 4

on-wícan

(v.)

to yield, retreat

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to yield, retreat Onwican cessere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 23

sóþfæstian

(v.)

to justify

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to justify Gié sóðfæstigeþ justificatis, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 15

ge-syflan

(v.)

to provide 'sufol' q. v

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to provide 'sufol, ' q. v. Salm. Kmbl. 807; Sal. 403

Linked entry: syflan

hleów-lora weorþan

(v.)

to become unprotected

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to become unprotected, Cd. 92; Th. 117, 14; Gen. 1953

á-tending

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Tó átendincgam gálnysse ad incentiva libidinis, Scint. 221, 17. Add

Linked entry: -tending

mynegian

(v.)
Grammar
mynegian, myngian; p. ode ( with acc. of person and gen. of thing, or with a clause).

to bring to one's own mindrecallto bring to another's mindto remindto bring a duty to the mindto admonishexhortto remind of a debtto ask for paymentto have in the mindto purposeintenddetermine

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to bring to one's own mind, recall Dauid myngode ðæra gyfa ðe God his fædrum and his foregengum sealde, Ps. Th. 43, arg. to bring to another's mind, to remind Drihten ús ðonne myngaþ ðæs Sunnandæges weorces the Lord . will remind us then of the work

CEORL

(n.)
Grammar
CEORL, es; m.

CHURL, countryman, husbandmanhomo liber, rusticus, colonus a man, husbandvir, maritusa free man

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a freeman of the lowest class,CHURL, countryman, husbandman; homo liber, rusticus, colonus Ceorles weorþig sceal beón betýned a churl's close must be fenced, L. In. 40; Th. i. 126, 13. Se ceorl, 60; Th. i. 140, 8. Swá we eác settaþ be eallum hádum, ge

Linked entry: ciorl