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socian

(v.)
Grammar
socian, p. ode

to soak ⬩ to steep in a liquid ⬩ to soak ⬩ to lie in a liquid

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.), to lie in a liquid Glædenan rinde lytelra gedó þreó pund on glæsfæt, gedó ðonne ðæs scearpestan wínes tó .v. sestras, ásete ðonne on háte sunnan . . . ðæt hit socige .iiii. dagas oþþe má Lchdm. ii. 252, 11.

wépan

(v.)
Grammar
wépan, p. weóp, wép (wǽpde, Lind.), pl. weópon, wépon ; pp. wópen
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Hit wæs þeáw, ðæt man sceolde wépan ǽlcne deádne mann; and ðæt folc hyne weóp (flevit eum Aegyptus) hundseofontig daga, 50, 3. (Hí) weópan wyrde (prolis) luxerunt fata (parentes, Ald. 176), Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 5: 51, 34. Ne wép ðone wræcsíð Andr.

Linked entries: wópen wǽpan

wíd

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd, adj.
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Th. i. 542, 29. fig. not confined within narrow limits, of far-reaching power Ne behwylfan mæg heofon and eorðe his wuldres word wíddra and síddra ðonne befæð-man mæge eorðan ymbhwyrft and uprodor, Cd.

ge-restan

(v.)
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II. 4 Gyf man méte ꝥ hé weorðlíce gerestod sló, gód ꝥ byð. Lch. iii. 174, 32

on-gitan

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Ðæt mód ne mæg ongietan ðá tóweardan yfelo imminentia mala non prospicit, 431, 20. add: to be sensible of Ic ne ongyte náne trimðe ne on móde ne on líchaman, Solil. H. 49, 3.

ÁGAN

(v.)
Grammar
ÁGAN, to áganne; pres. part, ágende; pres. indic. ic, he áh, ðú áhst, pl. ágon, ágan, águn; p. ic, he áhte, ðú ahtest, pl. áhton; subj. ic, ðú, he áge, pl. ágen; p. ic áhte, pl. áhten; pp. ágen.

OWN ⬩ possess ⬩ have ⬩ obtain ⬩ possidere ⬩ habere ⬩ percipere ⬩ to make another to own or possess ⬩ to give ⬩ deliver ⬩ restore ⬩ dare in possessionem ⬩ reddere ⬩ rependere

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Lett ágan út, hú fela permit to find out, how many, Chr. 1085; Th. 353, 5.

Linked entries: ǽgan ǽhte áge ágen ágon áh áhst áhte áhton

ge-hefigian

(v.)
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Behealdað eów ðæt gé ne gehefegien eówre heortan mid oferǽte and oferdrynce, 129, 19. to make oppressive Gehefegad is ofer mé hond ðín gravata est super me manus tua Ps.

beorne

(n.)
Grammar
beorne, an; f.

A coat of mail ⬩ lorica

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A coat of mail; lorica Cod. Dipl. 716; A. D. 996-1006; Kmbl. iii. 351, 26

full-bétan

(v.)
Grammar
full-bétan, p. te; pp. ed

To make full satisfaction ⬩ sătisfăcĕre

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To make full satisfaction; sătisfăcĕre Ic fullbéte oððe behreówsige sătisfăcio, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 40

leáf-scead

(n.)
Grammar
leáf-scead, es; n.
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A place made shady by leaves or foliage, Exon. 58 b; Th. 212, 4 ; Ph. 205

Linked entry: scead

mód-leóf

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-leóf, adj.

Dear to the heart ⬩ beloved

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Dear to the heart, beloved Fæder lǽrde módleófne mágan, Exon. 80a; Th. 301, 32: Fä. 28

ge-wráðian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wráðian, p. ede

To make angry

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To make angry Ðá gewráðede hine Landfranc then Lanfranc was angry, Chr. 1070; Erl. 208, 5

Linked entry: wráþian

stílan

(v.)
Grammar
stílan, p. de ; pp. ed
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To steel, temper, harden Sum mæg stýled sweord, wǽpen gewyrcan, Exon. Th. 42, 28 ; Cri. 679

Linked entry: stýled

styntan

(v.)
Grammar
styntan, p. te
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To make or to become dull; hence to stint:?-Styntid hebetat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 36

Linked entries: stintan stunt

swǽran

(v.)
Grammar
swǽran, p. de
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To make heavy, to oppress [ Eall se líchama geswǽred byþ and gehefegud, Lchdm. iii. 120, 22.]

á-heardung

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Áheardung ðæs magan, Lch. ii. 198, 12: 204, 5. Be ðǽre lifre áheardunge, 200, 19. Add

Linked entry: heardung

á-ildan

(v.)
Grammar
á-ildan, p. de
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To put off, delay Ic hit áyldan ne mæg eam declinare nequeo, Gr. D. 21, 22

Linked entry: ildan

be-mancian

(v.)
Grammar
be-mancian, p. ode
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To maim, mutilate Gif þú gesihst [h]earmas þíne bemancude gód getácnað, Lch. iii. 214, 20

Linked entry: -mancian

dæg-sang

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-sang, es; m.
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Daily service Þé ðe his dægsang cunne, singe þone swá hé oftest mage, Wlfst. 290, 22

ilf

Grammar
ilf, [The gender of ælf, ilf seems nowhere decisively fixed, but the forms dún-ylfa, -ælfa seem to show that at any rate sometimes it is feminine.]
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Sý ꝥ ylfa þe him sié, þis him mæg tó bóte, Lch. ii. 290, 29. Add

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