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scearflian

(v.)
Grammar
scearflian, ode

To scrape

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To scrape Scearfla on wæter, Lchdm. i. 184, 18

ge-ǽcnóslian

(v.)

to degenerate

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to degenerate Geǽcnósliendum degenerante Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 38

Linked entry: ǽ-cnósle

on-hwelan

(v.)

to resound

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to resound Onhwileþ reboat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 74

Linked entry: hwelan

ge-sparian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sparian, p. ede

To spare

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To spare Ne gisperede non pepercit, Rtl. 22, 17

Linked entry: sparian

ge-teran

(v.)

to tear

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to tear Getearende discerpens, Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 26

ge-tigþian

(v.)

to grant

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to grant, Cd. 131; Th. 166, 23; Gen. 2752

trandan

(v.)

to rollmove hastily

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to roll, move hastily Trondendi praeceps, Txts. 89, 1668. (?)

Linked entries: trondendi trendan

á-wærlan

(v.)

to avoid

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to avoid Giduolo áwærle errores declinet, Rtl. 39, 25

Linked entry: wærlan

á-wénan

(v.)
Grammar
á-wénan, p. de

To consider

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To consider Áhwénende existimantes, R. Ben. I. 4, 12

Linked entry: wénan

fóre-stihtod

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-stihtod, fore-stihtan; p. te; pp. -stiht, -stihted; -stihtian; p. ode; pp. od

predestine

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Hé ne forestihte nǽnne yfelnysse . . . Hé forestihte ðá gecorenan dám écan lífe . . . Hé nolde forestihtan þá árleásan his ríce, i. 112, 28-33. Þá þe God forestihte on frymðe þyssere worulde, Hml. A. 45, 514.

for-hogian

(v.)

to disdainto disdain

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Ná sí forhugud non aspernatur, Angl. xiii. 441, 1085. to disdain to do. with clause Swá hé lǽs forhogað ðæt hé ús ðonne giet him spane, siððan wé hiene oferhycggeað quanto contemtus adhuc vocare non dedignatur, Past. 407, 18: Bl. H. 83, 15.

ge-árian

(v.)
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Add: to honour, shew respect to (acc. or dat. (?

ge-hreówan

(v.)
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L. 17, 4. to cause sorrow, repentance, or regret to a person (dat. ).

sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
sceótan, p. sceát, pl. scuton, sceoton ; pp. scoten.
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On ðam wege ðe scýtt ðam pytte per viam, quae ducit ad puteum, Gen. 24, 62. ðere fyrh ðe scýt súþrihte ðære miclan strǽt ... Óþ ðone weg ðe scýt fealuwes leá ... ðam wege ðe scýt ðam hricgge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 422, 4-19, 20, 25.

Linked entries: fore fore-scét

LECGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LECGAN, p. legde, lægde, léde

to layplaceputlayto slay

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To cause to lie. to lay, place, put, lay [a dead body in the grave.] Syððan hé ðanne grundweall legþ postea quam posuerit fundamentum, Lk. Skt. 14, 29.

a-deorcian

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

To obscuredimdarkenhideobscurare

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To obscure, dim, darken, hide; obscurare Adeorcad obscuratus, Som

ǽgan

(v.)

to own

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to own, Ps. Spl. T. 78, 12: 138, 12

a-féran

(v.)
Grammar
a-féran, p. de; pp. ed

To affrightterrifyperterrere

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To affright, terrify; perterrere, Chr. 1083; Th. 352, 9

a-nídan

(v.)
Grammar
a-nídan, p. -nídde; pp. -níded , pl. -nídde = nídede

To force

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To force, Chr. 823; Th. 110, 33 col. 1

a-tihtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-tihtan, p. -tihte; pp. -tihted, -tiht

To attractincite

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To attract, incite, Bt. 32, 1; Fox 114, 3