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ofer-drettan

(v.)

to take with violence

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(?)to take with violence Wé oferdryttan praeoccupemus, Ps. Spl. 94, 2

Linked entries: drettan ge-drettan

on-birhtan

(v.)

to illumine

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to illumine God hié onbyrhte mid andgite, Blickl. Homl. 105, 31

copian

(v.)
Grammar
copian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To plunder ⬩ pillage ⬩ steal ⬩ compilare

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To plunder, pillage, steal; compilare Copade and stæl compilabat Cot. 53

spátlian

(v.)
Grammar
spátlian, p. ode

To spit out

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To spit out Ic spátlige pitisso, Wrt. Voc. i. 46, 16

Linked entry: spǽtlan

ge-siftan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-siftan, p. -sifte; pp. -sifted, -sift

To sift

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To sift Gesyft [or gesyfl?] melu fine meal, Ex. 12, 34

Linked entry: ge-syft

ge-swǽþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-swǽþian, p. ode; pp. od

To track out ⬩ investigate

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To track out, investigate Geswæþodes investigasti, Ps. Spl. T. 138, 2

Linked entry: swæþian

tonwinto

adlido

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The word occurs as a gloss to adlido, Txts. 39, 79

twi-sprecan

(v.)

to murmur

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to murmur Hwisprendo ł tuispreccendo murmurantes, Jn. Skt. p. 4, 20

fremed-lǽcan

(v.)

to alienate ⬩ estrange

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to alienate, estrange Fremedlǽcede (-lǽtede, MS. ) alienati, Ps. Rdr. 57, 4

scínefrian

(v.)

to glitter

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to glitter And scínefrian ac micare Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 33

sibban

(v.)
Grammar
sibban, (?); p. sifde (?)

To rejoice

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To rejoice Sifeþ gaudet, Bd. 5, 23; S. 646, 35 note

Linked entry: sifeþ

þeódisc

(adj.)
Grammar
þeódisc, adj.

Belonging to a people, ⬩ gentile

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Belonging to a people, gentile Þeódisce gentiles, Anglia xiii. 37, 268

búwian

(v.)
Grammar
búwian, p. ode; pp. od

To inhabit ⬩ inhabitare

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To inhabit; inhabitare Búwa eorþan inhabita terram, Ps. Th. 36, 3

býsigan

(v.)

to occupy, trouble

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to occupy, trouble, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 60; Met. 22, 30

ge-cólian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cólian, p. ode

To cool

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To cool (intrans.) Hrér tósomne, lǽt gecólian, Lch. ii. 354, 13

ymb-lócian

(v.)

to look round

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to look round Ymblócade circumspiciens, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 3, 34

á-blindan

Grammar
á-blindan, Substitute: p. de

To make blind

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To make blind Hié wurdon sóna áblinde, Bl. H. 151, 4

Linked entries: blindan á-blendar

sporettan

(v.)
Grammar
sporettan, (?); p. te

To kick

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To kick Sporetteþ (spornetteþ ?) recalcitravit Ps. Surt. ii. p. 193, 7

strǽlian

(v.)
Grammar
strǽlian, p. ode

To shoot

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To shoot Hí strǽliaþ hine sagittabunt eum, Ps. Spl. 63, 4

á-speoftan

(v.)
Grammar
á-speoftan, (-speóftan?, -speáftan?); p. -speaft

To spit out

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To spit out Áspeaft (-speoft, R.) expuit, Jn. L. 9, 6

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