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ge-limpfull

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-limpfull, adj.

Fitsuitable

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Fit, suitable Ðæt he gedó ðisne weig gelimpfulran that he make this way better, Shrn. 163, 25

Linked entry: -limpfull

stinan

(v.)
Grammar
stinan, (?); p. stan, pl. stánon; pp. stunen
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To make a loud noise [ Gránode vel ásten (ásténde ? v. sténan) rugiebam (Ps. 37, 9), Blickl. Gl.]

Linked entries: sténan stunian á-sten

þyrrian

(v.)
Grammar
þyrrian, (-an?)

to make or to become dry

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to make or to become dry Corfen, sworfen, cyrred, þyrred, Exon. Th. 410, 25; Rä. 29, 4

Linked entry: þyrran

faldian

(v.)
Grammar
faldian, p. ode
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To make a fold Me mæig on sumera . . . faldian, fiscwer and mylne macian, Angl. ix. 261, 12

ge-þicfyldan

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Substitute: <b>ge-þicfildan</b> to make thick Geþycfyldan densere, Germ. 401, 21

ge-unhǽlan

(v.)
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to weaken Faestene gemetegude scylon beón ꝥ hí ná þearle geunhǽlan ( debilitent ) maga[n], Scint. 51, 10

Linked entry: un-hǽlan

pól

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D. vi. 220, 15. v. mǽr-, teám-, wíþig-pól. Add

ge-ágnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ágnung, e ; f.

Acquisition

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Acquisition Ðet mæg tó sóðe seggan Ælfsige be ðére geágnunga ðísses landes, C. D. ii. 304, 5

Linked entry: ágnung

spell-stów

(n.)
Grammar
spell-stów, e; f.

A place where announcements are made

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A place where announcements are made (?) Andlang dene tó ðære spelstówe, Cd. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 429, 28

trum

(adj.)
Grammar
trum, adj.
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Gedafenaþ sacerde, ðonne hé mannum fasten scrífeb, ðæt hé wite hwylc se man sig, trum þe untrum [ validus an invalidus), L. Ecg. C. 1; Th. ii. 132, 25.

þeówan

(v.)
Grammar
þeówan, þéwan, þíwan, þýwan, þýgan, þeón, þían, þýn, and þeówian, þíwian, þýwian; pres. ic þý, hé þýþ; p. þeówde, þéwde, þíwde, þýwde, þýgde, þeóde, þýde; ppr. þýwende, þíende; pp. þéd, þýd.
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Sceal mon ðam men mid dríum handum ða handa and ða fét gnídan swíðe and þýn with dry hands must the hands and feet be rubbed hard and squeezed for the man. Lchdm. ii. 182, 9.

ge-hnesctun

(v.)
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Gehnescige mon mid þý ꝥ forsetene yfel . . . hé þone forheardodan swile gehnesce . . . wirð se swile swá heard swá stán, and ne mæg hine mon gehnescian, ii. 212, 15-22. Hú mon mæg gehnescan þá heardnesse, 168, 8.

weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
weorpan, (wurpan, wyrpan); p. wearp, pl. wurpon; pp. worpen.
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Nis ná gód ðæt man nime bearna hláf and hundum weorpe (worpe, v. l. ), Mk. Skt. 7, 37. Ðá hét he hine wurpan deórum, Homl. Skt. ii. 29, 245. by prepositions or adverbs Ic wyrpe max míne on eá, and angil ic wyrpe . . . Ic wyrpe ða unclǽnan út. Coll.

Linked entries: worpian wurpan

ge-openian

(v.)
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Þæt se man geþeó on þǽre fandunge, and his ingehýd beó geopenod, Scrd. 23, 2. <b>VII b.

on-swífan

(v.)

to swing, turnto turn aside, divert

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Th. 5112; B. 2559. to turn aside, divert Ne mæg mon ǽfre ðý éð ǽnne his cræftes beniman, ðe mon oncerran mæg sunnan onswífan and ðisne swiftne rodor of his rihtryne, Met. 10, 40

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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Th. ii 56, 21-5. to hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabit Hie leng ne mágon healdan heofonríce they may not longer occupy the heavenly kingdom, Cd. 35; Th. 45, 25; Gen. 732: 26; Th. 33, 34; Gen. 530.

ge-hýran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýran, -híran, -héran; to -hýranne, -hýrenne; part. -hýrende; ic -hýre, -ðú -hýrest, -hýrst, he -hýreþ, -hýrþ, pl. -hýraþ; p. ic, he -hýrde, ðú -hýrdest, pl. -hýrdon; impert. -hýr, pl. -hýre, -hýraþ; subj. pres. -hýre, pl. -hýron; p. -hýrde, pl. -hýrden; pp. -hýred.

To heargive ear toaudīreexaudīreTo hearaudīreto obeyobĕdire

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To hear, give ear to; audīre, exaudīre Forðamðe gé ne mágon gehýran mínespæce quia non pŏtestis audīre sermonem meum, Jn. Bos. 8, 43 : Bd. 3, 5; S. 527, 22, 35.

wiþ-standan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-standan, p. -stód, pl. stódon; p. -standen.

to withstandresistto stand againstsucceed in opposingbe a match forrefuteto stand in the waybe a hindranceobstructpreventbe a preventiveto stand offkeep away,be absentto be hostile

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Wísdóm, ðam ne magon ealle eówer wiðerwinnan wiðstandan and wiðcweðan, Lk. Skt. 21, 15: Blickl.

cneóres

(n.)
Grammar
cneóres, cneórys, cneóris, cneórnis, -ress, e; f.

A generationposterityracetribefamily; generatioposteritasgenstribusfamilia

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Of Cames cneórisse wóc wermǽgþa fela from Ham's family arose many tribes of men 79; Th. 98, 29; Gen. 1637

BÆST

(n.)
Grammar
BÆST, es; m? n?

The inner bark of a tree, of which ropes were madetilia

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The inner bark of a tree, of which ropes were made; tilia Bæst vel lind tilia, Lye