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brehtnian

(v.)

To make a noise or crackling crepare,

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To make a noise or crackling; crepare, Cot. 202

brícsian

(v.)
Grammar
brícsian, p. ade

To profitprodesse

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To profit; prodesse, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 6

on-bidian

(v.)

to wait

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to wait Onbidedon, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140 note 8

oferian

(v.)
Grammar
oferian, p. ode

To exalt

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To exalt Geoferode sublimati, exaltati, Hpt. Gl. 428, 47

Linked entry: uferian

cneówlian

(v.)
Grammar
cneówlian, p. ode;; pp. od

To KNEELgenuflectere

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To KNEEL; genuflectere MS. Tib. A. iii. fol. 94

costigan

(v.)

to tempt

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to tempt Cd. 137; Th. 172, 18; Gen. 2846

hnátan

(v.)
Grammar
hnátan, p. hneót

To strike together, clash

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To strike together, clash. Andr. Kmbl. 8; An. 4

spreáwlian

(v.)
Grammar
spreáwlian, ode

To sprawl, move convulsivelypalpitopalpitacio

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To sprawl, move convulsively Spreáwlige palpitet Germ. 392, 10

á-swégan

(v.)
Grammar
á-swégan, p.de

To resound

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To resound On aswégde intonuit, Ps. L. 28, 3

Linked entry: swégan

á-swingan

(v.)

to scourge

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to scourge Ué sé ásnngeno flagellamur, Rtl. 42, II

á-þýtan

(v.)

to expel

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to expel Áðýtið eliminat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 15

be-feolan

(v.)
Grammar
be-feolan, bi-feolan ; p. -fæl, pl. -fǽlon ; pp. -folen, -feolen

To commitcommenddelivergrantcommitterecommendaretradere

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To commit, commend, deliver, grant; committere, commendare, tradere Morðor under eorþan befeolan to commit murder under the earth, Exon. 90 b; Th. 340, 23; Gn. Ex. 115 : Cd. 202; Th. 251, 7 ; Dan. 560.

Linked entries: be-felan bi-feolan

Cartaina

(n.)
Grammar
Cartaina, indecl: Cartaine, an; f.
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He þohte Cartainan toweorpan he wished to overthrow Carthage, 4, 13; Bos. 100, 3

eád-wéla

(n.)
Grammar
eád-wéla, an; m.

Happy weal, riches, happiness, blessedness divĭtiae, opŭlentia, felīcĭtas, beatĭtūdo

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Sáwul fundaþ to ðam longan gefeán in eád-wélan the soul tendeth to that lasting joy into happiness, 48 b; Th. 167, 22; Gú. 1064: 64 a; Th. 237, 6; Ph. 586

eówode

(n.)
Grammar
eówode, es; n: eówod, e ; f.

A flock, herd grex

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Feminine, He nýtenum lǽcedðm forgeaf, ahredde fram wódnysse, and hét faran aweg to ðære eówode ðe hí ofadwelodon he gave medicine to animals, saved them from madness, and bade them go away to the herd from which they had strayed, Homl.

ge-andwyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-andwyrdan, -andwerdan; p. -andwyrde ; pp. -andwyrded, -andwyrd

To answerrespondēre

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G.] he ðam óðrum swá hundréde riht þence let him answer to the other as shall seem right to the hundred, L. C. S. 27; Th. i. 392, 6. Him wæs geandwyrd ðus he was answered thus, Gen. 19, 21

Linked entry: and-wyrdan

Ine

(n.)
Grammar
Ine, es ; m.
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D. 688 to 726 Hér Ine féng Wesseaxna ríce and heóld xxxvii wint., Chr. 688; Erl. 42, 4. Hér Ine férde Róme and ðǽr his feorh gesealde, 728 [726, MS E] ; Erl. 44, 33. Ine wæs Cénréding. pref; Ert. 4, 10.

Linked entry: Cénréd

nebbian

(v.)
Grammar
nebbian, p. ode

To turn the face towards anyoneto retort upon anyone

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To turn the face towards anyone (?), to retort upon anyone (?) Se ríca besihþ on his pællenum gyrlum, and cwyþ : 'Nis se loddere mid his tættecon mín gelica.'

ge-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líhtan, p. -líhte

To alightapproachcome

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To alight, approach, come Gelíht of his horse desiliit ab equo suo, Gr. Dial. 1, 2. Ðá gelíhte se cuma then the stranger alighted, Homl. Th. ii. 134, 34. He gelíhte to ðæm hearge propiabat ad fanum, Bd. 2, 13; S. 517, 11.

sláwian

(v.)
Grammar
sláwian, p. ode
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To be or become slow, sluggish, inactive Hwæs wilnast ðú ðæt dú ne sláwedest swá micel geswinc gefremmanne what dost thou desire, that thou hast not been slow to perform so great a labour, Homl. Skt. ii. 23 b, 224.

Linked entry: slágian