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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.

níd-bádere

(n.)
Grammar
níd-bádere, es; m.

One who exacts toll

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One who exacts toll Ic him álýfde alle nédbáde tuegra sceopa, ða ðe ðǽr ábǽdde beóþ from ðǽm nédbáderum in Lundentúnes hýðe, and nǽfre ic ne míne lástweardas ne ða nédbáderas geþrístlǽcen ðæt heó hit onwenden, Chart. Th. 29, 7-14

Linked entry: bádere

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

ár-wurþigean

(v.)

to honourreverencehonorificare

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to honour, reverence; honorificare, Jn. Jun. 5, 23

ángum

(pronoun.)

to any

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to any, Bt. 29, 1; Fox 102, 9

a-spryngan

(v.)

to spring uparise

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to spring up, arise, Ps. Spl. 71, 7

a-scafan

(v.)
Grammar
a-scafan, p. -scóf, pl. -scófon; pp. -scafen, -scæfen

To shaveabradereobradere

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To shave; abradere, obradere Ascæfen obrasus, Cot. 148

an-settan

(v.)

to impose

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to impose, Bt. 39, 10; Fox 228, 4

be-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-bregdan, p. -brægd, pl. -brugdon; pp. -brogden

To pretendsimulare

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To pretend; simulare, Lk. Lind. War. 20, 20

Linked entry: be-brugdon

aweg-animan

(v.)

to take awaysufferre

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to take away; sufferre, Jn. Bos. 20, 1

aweg-awyltan

(v.)

to roll awayrevolvere

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to roll away; revolvere, Mk. Bos. 16, 4