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be-rídan

to surroundinvestto seizearrest

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[Bruttes þa burȝen gunnen biriden, Laym. 10739.] to seize, arrest þá berád mon þæt wíf the woman was arrested, Chr. 901 ; P. 92, 12. Ic beóde þat þú on mínre stede beríde þás lond þám hǽlge hande, Cht. Th. 369, 21.

for-bærnan

Grammar
for-bærnan, -bernan.

burnscald

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Add: to consume by heat Forbærnde extorruil, An. Ox. 1434. Hié woldon þone cásere cwicenne forbærnan, Bl. H. 191, 12. Forbernende crematuros, Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 41. Eorþe biþ forbærned axan, 91, 26.

ge-háthirtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-háthirtan, ge-heortan; pp. ge-háthirt (ge-hyrt, ge-heort).
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to make angry, anger Se hláford geháthyrt ( iratus ) cwæð his ðeówan, Hml. Th. ii. 374, 25. Se hálga wer wearð geháthyrt ðurh his unstæð*-*ðignysse, 176, 18: Hml. S. 8, 112: 22, 220. Philippus swíðe gehátheort hét hí gefæccan, 2, 191.

ge-lútan

(v.)
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To bend the body Þá lócode hé þǽr geloten and gebíged in þone ofn in clibanum incurvatus aspexit, Gr. D. 251, 26. trans. To bend the head, place on a couch, recline Sunu mannes ne hæfis huér heáfud gehlútes ł gebéges (reclinet), Mt.

ge-feormian

(v.)
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Take separate from and and to these add: to entertain as a guest, v. feormian ; Se Godes wer þe Quadragesimus þǽr gefeormode (-ferm-, v.l.) vir Dei qui receptus hospitio fuerat, Gr.

heald

inclinedinclined to

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healdan hlince, 431, 11. healdan gráfe, v. 212, 4. On ðone heáldan weg, ii. 29, 5. On ðá healdan stíge, iii. 462, 11. figurative. inclined to Ꝥ ǽlc gesceaft bið heald onlocen (-loten?)

on-lútan

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Wé noldon ðǽm spore mid úre móde onlútan, 5, 18

on-þeón

(v.)

to prosperto be successful in ones efforts, to prove serviceable

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Th. 1805; B. 900. to be successful in ones efforts, to prove serviceable Gamele ne móston hilde onþeón the aged might not be of service in battle (in the preceding lines it is mentioned that the very young were excluded from the army), Cd.

á-wédan

to go madto rageto be mad

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Drihten mihte hire áwéddan dohtor gehǽlan, 114, 7. of pestilence, to rage:-- ðám swíðe áwédde se cwealm, Hml. Th. ii. 126, 18. to be mad Áuoeded insanit, Jn. L. R. 10, 20

á-tyhtan

to stretchtendereattendereextenderein-tendereto persuadeincite

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L. 69. to persuade, incite Wé átihtaþ suademus, R. Ben. I. 84, 10

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ge-lífan

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H. 111, 11. to trust to, look with confidence or hope to (cf. hopian ) Wé ealle þé án gelýfað, Hö. 69. Þá cyrcan þe gé gelýfað, Wlfst. 232, 16. ¶ where the subject of trust or hope is given, by a noun or pronoun.

un-gecoren

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gecoren, adj.

unchosenunselectedreprobateevil

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could not, then six men were to be nominated and from them he was to get one for every ox (or its equivalent) that was in dispute, L.

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andeta

Grammar
andeta, andetta.
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Ic þe eom andetta bóte I admit to thee my liability to make amends, 501, 17, 23.

neáh-lǽcan

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Add: with dat. or . of movement in space Hé ána beláf and neálǽhte þǽre stówe, Hml. S. 30, 105. Þá apostolas ealle neálǽhton Drihtne, Bl. H. 155, 14. Hé wearð áweht his neálǽcendan stefne, Gr.

þencan

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Ercol wæs gefaren, ðon þæt hé hié ábrecan þóhte, 3, 9; S. 132, 12: 4, 13; S. 212, 2. (b i) add :-- Hé þóhte his sunu beswícanne, Ors. 6, 30; S. 282, 9

á-stellan

To set up,to set an exampleto do something firstto found a placeinstitute an officeto establish a practice doctrine,to establishconfirm

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Add: To set up, to set an example Æfter þǽre bysne þe God on Adame ástealde, Wlfst. 154, 15. Mid his eádmódnysse ástellan ðá bysne, Hml.

under-fón

(v.)
Grammar
under-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen.

to receiveto have givento getto receivesubmit toa riteto receive a personto receive for the purpose of entertaining, sheltering, harbouringto receive for safe conduct, custodyto receive as a servant or dependentto receive, admit into a societyto receive as a masterto submit toto receiveadmit the claims ofto receive, admit the force of a person's wordsaccept testimonyto receive what is offeredto acceptto receiveserve as a receptacle forto receive or accept an office, a duty, etc.to take upon one's selfto undertake a labour, task, etc.to receive what is burdensomeundergobearto take surreptitiouslyto steal

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Interl. 97, 4. to receive as a master, to submit to Gif se anweald of his ágenre gecynde gód wǽre,ne underfénge hé nǽfre ða yfelan ac ða gódan, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 23. to receive, admit the claims of Se ðe eów underféhð, hé underféhð mé, and se ðe mé

Linked entry: under-niman

ildest

(adj.)
Grammar
ildest, superl.

eldestoldestprincipalchiefgreatest

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Ic hit rehte ðam yldostan Egiptan witun I told it to the chief wise men of Egypt, Gen. 41, 24

a-bæligan

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

To offendto make angryirritareoffendere

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To offend, to make angry; irritare, offendere Sceal gehycgan hæleða ǽghwylc ðæt he ne abælige bearn waldendes every man must be mindful that he offend not the son of the powerful, Cd. 217; Th. 276, 27; Sat. 195

be-landian

(v.)
Grammar
be-landian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed; v. a.

To deprive of landto confiscatedisinheritterris privare

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To deprive of land, to confiscate, disinherit; terris privare Wearþ Eádgár belandod Edgar was deprived of land Chr. 1091; Th. 359, 5. Hí hí ǽr belandedon they had deprived them previously of their lands 1094; Th. 361, 12