ge-dýgan
To escape
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To escape Hwæðer mǽge wunde gedýgan which may escape from wound, Beo. Th. 5056; B. 2531 : 5091, note; B. 2549. Gedýgdon escaped, Exon. 55 b; Th. 197, 17; Az. 191. Gedýged, 39 a; Th. 128, 21; Gú. 407
scinna
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Ðæt hié leóda landgeweorc láþum beweredon scuccum and scinnum, Beo. Th. 1882; B. 939
Linked entry: scín
ge-belg
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Ben. 69, 20. Lá leófan men . . . bútan gebelge hlystað (listen without taking offence), Wlfst. 178, 30
ge-edhiwod
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Substitute: ge-edhíwian; p. ode To give another shape to Nelle gé beón geedhíwode þissere worulde ac beóð geedhí-wode on níwnysse andgytes eówres nolite conformari huic saeculo, sed reformamini in nouitate sensus uestri, Scint. 58, 3, 4
medumian
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Ben. 24, 9
sceandlíce
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Add Ic mé þá sceandlíce (unsceandlíce, v. l. ) swá swá ic gewuna wæs, tómiddes heora gemengde, and him tó cwæð: 'Nimað mé on eówer færeld mid eów, ne beó ic ná eów unlícwyrðe,' Hml. S. 23 b, 372
snirian
To go quickly, hasten ⬩ swift ⬩ to make a quick turn, step out quickly
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Snyredon ætsomne Beo. Th. 809; B. 402. Gesión brecan ofer bæðweg brimwudu snyrgan, sǽmearh plegan, wadan wǽgflotan Elen. Kmbl. 488; El. 244
swegle
Bright as the sun, splendid, brilliant,
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Bright as the sun, splendid, brilliant, in a physical sense Ðæt ic sceáwige swegle searogimmas, Beo. Th. 5491; B. 2749. metaphorical, celestial Hé lífes weg gesóhte swegle dreámas (cf swegel-dreám), beorhtne boldwelan, Apostls. Kmbl. 64; Ap. 32
syndrian
To sunder, separate
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Ben. Interl. 117, 3. Ðæt God gegeadrade, monn ne suindria (separet), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 19, 6
trahtnian
To expound ⬩ explain ⬩ to give as explanation of (be) something ⬩ to treat of
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Nú wille wé be ðyssere freólstíde trahtnian, Homl. Th. i. 104, 9. Wé woldon gefyrn trahtnian be ðam lambe, ii. 278, 11
a-déman
To judge ⬩ adjudge ⬩ doom ⬩ deem ⬩ try ⬩ abjudicate ⬩ deprive ⬩ examinare ⬩ abjudicare ⬩ judicio facto relegare
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be tried and seethed with long sickness of her body, Bd. 4, 23;S. 595, 15.
gémen
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Be ðære hæfegan gémenne bearna concerning the heavy care of children, 31, 1; Fox 112, 19. Mid micle gémænne and gewinne cum magna cura ac labore, Bd. 2, 7 : S. 509, 11
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swíðian
to be or become strong, to prevail ⬩ to make firm, to fix
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to be or become strong, to prevail Strangadan, swíðodon invalescebant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 74, 6. Strangedon, swíþedon, 46, 49.
DǼD
DEED, action ⬩ actio, actus, factum
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Ðæt his góde dǽda swýðran wearþan ðonne misdǽda that his good deeds be more prevailing than his misdeeds, Chr. 959; Erl. 121, 5. Opene weorþaþ monna dǽde men's deeds shall be open, Exon. 23 a; Th. 64, 34; Cri. 1047.
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a-rásian
To lay open ⬩ discover ⬩ explore ⬩ detect ⬩ reprove ⬩ correct ⬩ seize ⬩ detegere ⬩ invenire ⬩ explorare ⬩ corripere ⬩ reprehendere ⬩ intercipere
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Beón arásod reprehendi, Fulg. 5. Arásad wæs interceptus est, Cot. 109. Arásod beón on hefygtímum gyltum gravioris culpa noxæ teneri, R. Ben. 25: 34
tó-bláwan
to blow in different directions, ⬩ scatter by blowing, ⬩ blow away ⬩ to inflate, ⬩ puff up, ⬩ distend with wind, ⬩ swell, ⬩ to cause the breast to swell
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Ben. 124, 6. Mid a lutel wind of a word toblowen and tobollen, A. R. 122, 16
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wealdan
To have power over ⬩ to control the movements of that which is moved ⬩ to regulate ⬩ wield a weapon ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ to control that which moves itself ⬩ to have control of a person, an emotion ⬩ to govern, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ of the control exercised by one in authority, to rule ⬩ govern ⬩ have dominion over ⬩ bear sway ⬩ wield power, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ with a preposition ⬩ absolute ⬩ fig. where the subject is an abstract noun, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ with a preposition ⬩ to have power over things ⬩ to possess ⬩ be in possession of ⬩ have at command ⬩ be master of, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with acc. ⬩ to have power to decide or choose what shall take place ⬩ to determine ⬩ ordain ⬩ have the deciding ⬩ control of matters, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or inst. ⬩ with a clause ⬩ absolute ⬩ to have power that brings something to pass, ⬩ to cause ⬩ be the cause, author, source of something, ⬩ with gen. ⬩ with dat. or acc. ⬩ of things, with gen. ⬩ of motives ⬩ to have power to do ⬩ be able
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Hé wille, gif hé wealdan mót, leóde etan, Beo. Th. 889; B. 442. Ne beóð wé leng somed, gif ic wealdan mót, Cd.
ofesc
A border
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Ǽrest of Seferne be hígna gemǽre ... and swá be ðære alra ofesce along the border of elders? on ða neówan díc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 393, 11
lísian
to release ⬩ redeem
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to release, redeem Gif hé on hand gán wille dó hine man on carcern swá hit æt Greátanleá gecweden wæs and hine be ðam ylcan lýsige if he is ready to submit, let him be put in prison, as it was determined at Greatanlea [v.