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hofoton

(v.)
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cwenn hofoton ; of cwenn hofofon, Cht. E. 248, 17

recan

(v.)
Grammar
recan, p. ræc, pl. rǽcon.
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to go, proceed hastily, run Recest saltas, Gern. 396, 320

Linked entry: ge-recan

sealh

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ðon hnottan seale, C. D. v. 193, 35. Add

tucian

(v.)
Grammar
tucian, l. túcian,
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and add wæfersýne túcian, Hml. S. 36, 134, 123

ymb-clyccan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-clyccan, p. clyhte, -clycte
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To enclose Hý belucon ymbclicton concluserunt , Ps. Rdr. 16, 10

á-strǽlian

(v.)
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to hurl a dart Ástrǽlod iaculatum, Ps. Rdr. 75, 9

Linked entry: strǽlian

brycg

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ðǽre stǽnenan brycge, C. D. iii. 449, 23. Add

ofer-helmian

(v.)

to overshadow

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to overshadow Wudu wæter oferhelmaþ, Beo. Th. 2733; B. 1364

CNÁWAN

(v.)
Grammar
CNÁWAN, ic cnáwe, ðú cnáwest, cnáwst, he cnáweþ, cnǽwþ, pl. cnáwaþ; p. cneów, pl. cneówon; pp. cnáwen

To KNOW; noscere

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To KNOW; noscere Ða byþ cnáwene noscuntur Mone B. 169

cnittan

(v.)

to knit

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to knit Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 22, MS. C

cracettan

(v.)

to CROAK crocitare

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to CROAK; crocitare Gr. Dial. 2, 8, Som. Ben. Lye

on-reádan

(v.)
Grammar
on-reádan, p. -reód

To redden, stain

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To redden, stain Onreód inbuit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 65

Linked entry: reádan

on-hátian

(v.)

to grow hot

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to grow hot Onhátode incanduisset, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 4

on-wícan

(v.)

to yield, retreat

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to yield, retreat Onwican cessere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 23

sóþfæstian

(v.)

to justify

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to justify Gié sóðfæstigeþ justificatis, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 15

ge-syflan

(v.)

to provide 'sufol' q. v

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to provide 'sufol, ' q. v. Salm. Kmbl. 807; Sal. 403

Linked entry: syflan

hleów-lora weorþan

(v.)

to become unprotected

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to become unprotected, Cd. 92; Th. 117, 14; Gen. 1953

á-tending

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átendincgam gálnysse ad incentiva libidinis, Scint. 221, 17. Add

Linked entry: -tending

mynegian

(v.)
Grammar
mynegian, myngian; p. ode ( with acc. of person and gen. of thing, or with a clause).

to bring to one's own mindrecallto bring to another's mindto remindto bring a duty to the mindto admonishexhortto remind of a debtto ask for paymentto have in the mindto purposeintenddetermine

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to bring to one's own mind, recall Dauid myngode ðæra gyfa ðe God his fædrum and his foregengum sealde, Ps.

CEORL

(n.)
Grammar
CEORL, es; m.

CHURL, countryman, husbandmanhomo liber, rusticus, colonus a man, husbandvir, maritusa free man

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wearþ to eorle, sangere to sacerde, and bócere to biscope we know that, by the grace of God, a slave has risen to a thane, and a ceorl [free man] has risen to an earl, a singer to a priest, and a scribe to be a bishop, L.

Linked entry: ciorl