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Anglo-Saxon

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and-wirdan

(v.)
Grammar
and-wirdan, p. de; pp. od

to answerrespondere

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to answer; respondere Ðæt wíf andwirde the woman answered. Gen. 3, 2

a-sterfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sterfan, p. de; pp. ed

To cause deathkilldestroynecareeradicare

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To cause death, kill, destroy; necare, eradicare, Mt. Rush. Stv. 15, 13

Linked entry: a-styrfan

a-wǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wǽcan, p. -wǽcte, -wǽhte; pp. -wǽced, -wǽct, -wǽht

To weakenfatiguedebilitarefatigare

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To weaken, fatigue; debilitare, fatigare Awǽht defessus, Hymn. Awǽht porrectus, Cot. 157

Linked entries: a-wǽht wǽcan

a-wierdan

(v.)

to corruptcorrumpere

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to corrupt; corrumpere He awiert ðæt mód corrumpit animum, Past. 53, 5

a-trendlian

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

To trundlerollvolutareprovolvere

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To trundle, roll; volutare, provolvere, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 33; Met. 5,17

Linked entry: trendlian

be-clyppan

(v.)
Grammar
be-clyppan, bi-clyppan; p. -clypte; pp. -clypt

To clipembraceamplecti

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To clip, embrace; amplecti, Ps. Th. 118, 61 : Mk. Bos. 9, 36

Linked entry: bi-clyppan

be-freón

(v.)
Grammar
be-freón, , -freóde; -freód

To freeliberare

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To free; liberare Ps. C. 50, 110; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 110

cwincan

(v.)
Grammar
cwincan, ic cwince, ðú cwincst, he cwincþ, pl. cwincaþ; p. cwanc, pl. cwuncon; pp. cwuncen

To disappear, vanish, decrease evanescere, diminuere, deficere, Leo A. Sax. Gl. 209

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To disappear, vanish, decrease; evanescere, diminuere, deficere, Leo A. Sax. Gl. 209

délan

(v.)

to divide

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to divide, Cant. Moys. Ex. 15, 10; Thw. notes, p. 29, 10

eorsian

(v.)

to be angry

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to be angry, Ps. Spl. 4, 5 : Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 22

for-dimmian

(v.)
Grammar
for-dimmian, p. ode; pp. od

To make very dimdarkenobscureobnūbĭlāreobfuscāreobscūrāre

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To make very dim, darken, obscure; obnūbĭlāre, obfuscāre, obscūrāre, R. Conc. 1

fóre-sændan

(v.)

to send before

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to send before, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 41, MS. D

for-hýdan

(v.)

To hideabscondĕre

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To hide; abscondĕre Forhýddan meinwitgyrene abscondērunt mĭhi lăqueōs, Ps. Th. 139, 5

framian

(v.)

to availprofitvălēreprōdesse

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to avail, profit; vălēre, prōdesse, R. Ben. 64, 72: R. Conc. 7

ful-fealdan

(v.)
Grammar
ful-fealdan, p. -feóld, pl. -feóldon; pp. -fealden

To explainexplĭcāre

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To explain; explĭcāre Ic fulfealde explĭco, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 52

geafol-monung

(n.)
Grammar
geafol-monung, e; f
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Sittende to geafol-monunge sedens ad teloneum, Mk. Skt. Rush. 2, 14

eádgian

(v.)
Grammar
eádgian, p. ode; pp. od [eád bliss]

To bless, enrich beatĭfĭcāre

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To bless, enrich; beatĭfĭcāre, Exon. 8 a; Th. 2, 16; Cri. 20

Linked entry: eádigan

iucian

(v.)
Grammar
iucian, p. ode

To joinyoke

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To join, yoke Ic iucige jungo, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 31, 53

Linked entry: iugian

mid-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
mid-fæsten, es; n.

Mid-Lent

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Mid-Lent Wæs mycel gemót tó midfestene, Chr. 1047; Erl. 175, 11

mór-mǽd

(n.)
Grammar
mór-mǽd, e; f.

A marshy meadow

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A marshy meadow Tó mórmǽde norþhyrnan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 449, 19

Linked entry: mórig