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ofer-wrecan

(v.)

to overwhelm

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to overwhelm Oberurecan obruere, Wülck. Gl. 35, 14

ge-sie

(v.)

to be;esse,

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to be; esse, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 31

ge-stelan

(v.)

to steal;furari,

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to steal; furari, Jn. Skt. Lind. 10, 10

a-screpan

(v.)

to bear out

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to bear out. Dele, and see preceding word

be-bítan

(v.)

to bite

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to bite Bibitnae (-e) mordicos, Txts. 76, 616

be-fillan

(v.)

to fell.

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to fell.See examples under be-fyllan in Dict

LUFU

(n.)
Grammar
LUFU, e and an [v. Anglia vi. 176]; f.

LOVE

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Ðeós woruld nǽre wyrðe ðæt man hire lufe hæfde ealles swíðe this world does not deserve to be loved too much, Wulfst. 273, 14. For Godes ege and for his lufu, 302, 27. Ðǽr wé sib and lufu samod gemétaþ, Hy. 7, 30; Hy. Grn. ii. 287, 30.

Linked entry: lufe

in-tinga

(n.)
Grammar
in-tinga, an; m.

A causesakepleacaseoccasionmatteraffairbusiness

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Hé nolde syllan intingan ðám Iudéiscum ðæt hé hí forsáwe ðe Godes ǽ heóldon and ðæt hǽðene folc him getuge he would not give the Jews cause to complain, that he despised those who kept God's law, and drew to him the heathen people, Homl.

Linked entry: tinga

a-rédian

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

To make readyprovidefurnishexecutefindto find the way to any placereachpararepræparareexsequiinvenirepervenire aliquo

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Oferdruncen man ne mæg to his húse arédian a drunken man is not able to find the way to his house, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 84, 31. Ic ne mæg út arédian I cannot find the way out, 35, 5 ; Fox 164,14.

Linked entries: a-rédad a-rédod

CENNAN

(v.)
Grammar
CENNAN, cænnan. cynnan; -nende; de; ed; v. trans.

to beget, conceive, create, bring forth gignere, creare, facere, parere to bring forth from the mind , to declare, choose, ascribe, clear, proveadvocare, confiteri, adscribere, purgare, manifestare

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Ic me to cyninge cenne Iudas I chose Judah to me for a king, Ps. Th. 107, 8. We deórwyrþne dǽl Dryhtne cennaþ we ascribe the precious lot to the Lord, Exon. 35a; Th. 113, 8; Gú. 154.

ge-innian

(v.)
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Add: to put into a place. to restore property to rightful ownership Gyf hwá genyrwe ðæt ic . . . on éce yrfe geseald hæbbe, Drihten his andweald genyðrige . . . nymðe hé . . . geinnige ðæt hé on úrum Drihtne gereáfod, C. D. v. 331, 8.

be-feallan

to fall,to get intoto fall into sininto the hands of a person, to fall to actionto fall upontake effect on a personto fall tobe assigned todeprived (of)

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Th. ii. 246, 1. to fall to action Wearð hé manslehte befeallen, Hml. Th. i. 484, 13. to fall upon, take effect on a person Þonne óðres mannes dǽd befylð on mé oððe on ðé, þonne byþ þæt passivum verbum, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 120, 11.

breóst-bedern

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-bedern, es; n.

The breast-chamber, the inmost thoughts, the mind, the breast, chest pectoris conclave vel cubile, i. e. pectus intimum, thoraxθώραξ

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The breast-chamber, the inmost thoughts, the mind, the breast, chest; pectoris conclave vel cubile, i. e. pectus intimum, thorax = θώραξ Fóran-bodig vel breóstbedern [MS. beden] thorax [MS. tora], Ælfc. Gl. 73; Som. 71, 26; Wrt. Voc. 44, 12

hnifol

(n.)
Grammar
hnifol, es; m.

The forehead

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Smire mid ða þunwangan and ðone hnifol and ufan ðæt heáfod smear therewith the temples and the forehead and the top of the head, L. M. 3, 1; Lchdm. ii. 306, 6

Linked entry: hioful

a-brytan

(v.)
Grammar
a-brytan, p. -brytte; pp. -brytt

To destroyexterminare

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To destroy; exterminare, Ps. Spl. C. 36, 9

æ-bilgan

Grammar
æ-bilgan, æ-bilian

to make angryexasperare

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to make angry; exasperare, Ps. Spl. 67, 7

æftyr

afteraccording tosecundum

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after, according to; secundum,Mt. Bos. 9, 29

æt-habban

(v.)
Grammar
æt-habban, p. -hæfde; pp. -hæfed

To retaindetainwithholdretineredetinere

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To retain, detain, withhold; retinere, detinere, Scint. 10

a-geofan

(v.)
Grammar
a-geofan, = a-gifan,

to restoregive backrepay

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to restore, give back, repay,Heming, p. 104

a-swefecian

(v.)
Grammar
a-swefecian, p. ade; pp. ad

To eradicateeradicare

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To eradicate; eradicare Aswefecad eradicatus, Cot. 75: 199