scyhtan
To instigate ⬩ prompt ⬩ urge
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To instigate, prompt, urge Mé nædre beswác and mé neódlíce tó forsceape scyhte and tó scyldfrece, Cd. Th. 55, 22; Gen. 808. Óðer him ðás eorþan ealle sægde lǽne . . . Óðer hine scyhte ðæt hé sceaðena gemót nihtes sóhte, Exon. Th. 109, 30; Gú. 98
Linked entry: á-scyhtan
wincettan
To wink
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To wink Ða ðe mé hatiaþ bútan scylde and wincettaþ mid heora eágum þetwuh him qui oderunt me gratis, et annuunt oculis, Ps. Th. 34, 19
á-sencan
To sink
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To sink (trans.) On áse(i)ntum (i above the line) summerso, i. absorbto . An. Ox. 829
Linked entry: sencan
á-stencan
To scatter
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To scatter Tó þám ꝥ hí hí mid tintregum ástencton (tódrifonv. l.), ut eos per tormenta discuterent, Gr. D. 42, 33
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á-swǽtan
To break out into a sweat
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To break out into a sweat On ðǽm miclan wintreg cele þonne hé ymb þæt spræc ðonne áswǽtte he call, Shrn. 51, 34
Linked entry: swǽtan
á-swencan
To afflict ⬩ vex ⬩ trouble
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To afflict, vex, trouble Hé míne arfenuman nǽfre ne áswence, C. D. iv. 107, 18. Ásuoenctes folces afflicti populi, Rtl. 42, 31. Ué biðon ásuoencde affligimur, 7, I. Asuoencte, 43, 27. Ðǽm ásupenctum afflictis, 9
Linked entry: swencan
á-wiltan
to roll ⬩ to harass ⬩ molest
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to roll (trans.) Huá eft ł áwæltes (á-wælte, -wælte,ús ðone stán quis reuoluit nobis lapidem?, Mk. L. 16, 3. Se engel áwylte þæt hlid of ðǽre þrýh, Hml. Th. i. 222, 8. Engel eft áwælte (revolvit) ðone stán, Mt. L. 28, 2. Hé áwælte (aduoluit) ðone stán
be-cépan
To be heedful ⬩ observant of (gen. )
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To be heedful, observant of (gen. ) Þæs becépð se feónd quem attendit hostis, Ps. L. fol. 142, 4
á ðe
Ever the ⬩ unquam eo
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Ever the; unquam eo Á ðe, á ðý deórwyrþran ever the more precious, Bt. 14, 2 ; Fox 44, 2. Á ðý má ever the more, Bt. 40, 2 ; Fox 236, 30. Á ðý betera ever the better, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 9
belcettan
To utter ⬩ give forth ⬩ eructare
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To utter, give forth; eructare Nú míne weleras ðé wordum belcettaþ ymnas elne eructabunt labia mea hymnum Ps. Th. 118, 171
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ceahhetan
cachinnare
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cachinnare To laugh loud or in a cackling manner Ceahhetton they laughed in a cackling manner, Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 34
Linked entry: cancettan
ge-ondettan
To confess ⬩ confĭtēri
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To confess; confĭtēri Ðe geondettaþ that confess, Blickl. Homl. 57, 27. Gif he hit geondette if he confess it, L. In. 71; Th. i. 148, 3
stempan
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To stamp, bray Nim ysopo and stemp, Lchdm. i. 378, 20
ge-cyrtan
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To shorten, cut off Gecyrte truncas, Germ. 400, 139
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smícan
to smoke, emit smoke ⬩ to smoke, fumigate
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to smoke, emit smoke Muntas smícaþ montes fumigabunt Ps. Surt. 103, 32 : 143, 5. to smoke, fumigate Sume mid pice smícaþ Lchdm. ii. 236, 9. Nim gáte hǽr, sméc under ða bréc wið ðæs rægereósan 146, 3. Smíce mid fearne swíðe ða þeóh 64, 26. [Wicklif has
spilcan
To bind with splints
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To bind with splints Ðæt sceáp ðæt sceoncforad wæs ne spilcte gé ðæt quod fractum est, non alligastis, Past. 17, 9; Swt. 123, 10. Gif scancan forade synd . . . hú mon spelcean scyle, Lchdm. ii. 6, 12
togettan
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Togetteþ betweox sculdrum there are spasms between the shoulders, Lchdm. ii. 216, 22
doppettan
To dip often, dip in, immerse ⬩ mersāre
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To dip often, dip in, immerse; mersāre Geseah he swymman scealfran on flóde, and gelóme doppettan adúne to grunde, éhtende þearle ðære eá fixa he saw gulls swimming on the water, and frequently dipping down to the bottom, eagerly pursuing the fishes
hyrtan
To HEARTEN ⬩ encourage ⬩ animate
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To HEARTEN, encourage, animate Tó heora ágenre þearfe hyrteþ ad propriam eorum necessitatem animat, L. M. I. P. 13; Th. ii. 266, 8. Hyrt cohortat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 136, 5. Mid óðrum worde hé hierte mid óðrum hé brégde favet ergo ex desiderio, et terret
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líxan
To shine ⬩ glitter ⬩ gleam
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To shine, glitter, gleam Seó reádnes ðære rósan líxeþ on ðé, and seó hwítnes ðære lilian scíneþ on ðé, Blickl. Homl. 7, 30. Móna líxeþ, Exon. 18 a; Th. 44, 6; Cri. 698. Ðæt nebb líxeþ swá glæs oððe gim the beak glitters like glass or gem, 60 a; Th. 218
Linked entry: lícsan