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tóan

(v.)
Grammar
tóan, (?), tóian (?). tógian (?)

to grow tough

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to grow tough Tóadan lentescunt, Wrt. Voc. ii. 52, 57: 92, 77

swimmend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
swimmend-líc, ; adj.

Able to swim

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Able to swim Swymmendlíc natatilis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 55, 3

swirman

(v.)
Grammar
swirman, p. de

To swarm (of bees)

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To swarm (of bees) Ðonne hí ( bees ) swirman, Lchdm. i. 384, 23

sígerian

(v.)

to act as a glutton

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(?) to act as a glutton Sígergendum lurconibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 34

Linked entry: sígere

sigor-beácn

(n.)
Grammar
sigor-beácn, [e]n, es; n.

A symbol of victory

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A symbol of victory, applied to the cross.Elen. Kmbl. 1967; El. 985

Linked entry: sige-beác

þignan

(v.)

to eat

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to eat Hý ðýnde depastus est eam, Ps. Spl. C. 79, 14

Linked entry: þýnde

bysmrigan

(v.)

to mock, revile

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to mock, revile, Mt. Bos. 20, 19; Andr. Kmbl. 2713; An. 1359

cærcian

(v.)

to chirk, chirp

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to chirk, chirp, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 5; Som. 29; 7, MS. C

cæmban

(v.)

to comb ⬩ pectere

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to comb; pectere, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 3; Som. 30, 61, MS. D

á-derian

(v.)
Grammar
á-derian, p. ede

To injure

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To injure Ðæt fýr hí áderian ne mihte, Gr. D. 219, 19

Linked entry: derian

strégan

(v.)

to strew

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to strew Græf golde strégan (stregdan?), Exon. Th. 311, 25; Seef. 97

á-swaþian

(v.)
Grammar
á-swaþian, p. ode

To follow out a track ⬩ investigate

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To follow out a track,investigate Áswaþode investigatam, An. Ox. 5, II

Linked entry: swaþian

á-tǽlan

(v.)

to blame

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to blame Þte nó átǽled sié ut non viluperetur, Rtl. 11, 31

be-bodian

(v.)

to commend ⬩ entrust

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to commend, entrust Bebodadon ł gefeastadon commendauerunt, Lk. L. R. 12, 48

Linked entry: bodian

Datia

(n.)
Grammar
Datia, Ors. 1, 1, § 12; Bos. 19, 3, = Datie; gen.Datia ; pl. m.

The DACIANS ⬩ Dāci

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The DACIANS; Dāci; gen. ōrum; m. = Δακoί A celebrated warlike people in Upper Hungary, in Transylvania, Moldavia, Wallachia, and in Bessarabia. They were originally of the same race as the Getæ. Trajan crossed the Danube and conquered the country in A

cyning

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Add: cynig (-eg) Cynig (kining, R.) rex, Mt. L. 2, 2. Cynig (king, R.), 3. Ðone cining regem . . . cinig rex, 1, 6. Salomones móder ðæs cyniges, 1, 6, margin. Cyningces regnatoris, An. Ox. 4472. Ðæs cyninges tácen is þæt þú wende þíne hande ádúne, and

ge-miltan

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Take here ge-mieltan, ge-myltan in Dict. and add ge-meltan. to melt, liquefy Gemaelteð (gemelteð, Ps. Rdr., gemyltet, Bl. Gl. ) liquefaciet, Ps. Srt. 147, 18. Hé ádrígþ þá wǽtan, and wirð se swile swá heard swá stán, and ne mæg hine mon gemeltan ne gehnescian

rǽcan

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Add Hí mihton mid heora handum rǽcean and niman þæs hálgan dústes dǽl, Shrn. 81, 16. Add Rǽc appresenta, An. Ox. 56, 18. to stretch out one's hand Ne ráhten gié hondo in mec non extendistis manus in me, Lk. L. R. 22, 53. Honda hráhton on ðene Hǽlend

wagian

(v.)
Grammar
wagian, p.ode

To move (intrans.). ⬩ to wag, wave, shake, move backwards and forwards ⬩ to shake, totter

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To move (intrans.). to wag, wave, shake, move backwards and forwards Hé mihte hearpian ðæt se wudu wagode, Bt. 35, 6;Fox 166, 32. Ða wudubeámas wagedon and swegdon, Dóm. L. 7. Wagedan búta, Exon. Th. 436, 25;Rä. 55, 6. Hreád ðæt wagende, Mt. Kmbl. Rush

Linked entry: wagung

under-fón

Grammar
under-fón, <b>. I.</b>
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add: where the object is material or non-material Nis nán man fæstende þe underféhð mid múðe ǽniges gesceaftes sǽ oððe eorðan, Hml. Th. ii. 330, 34. Cóm án gecrístnod man tó Martine . . . wolde his láre underfón, Hml. S. 31, 208. <b>I a.</b&