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ymb-líþan

(v.)
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to circumnavigate Ymblíþendre Breotone útan circumnavigata Brittania Bd. 5, 9; S. 622, 17

æt-hebban

(v.)
Grammar
æt-hebban, p. -hóf
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To remove, withdraw Hé hine æthóf from óðerra monna geférrǽdenne, Past. 113, 13

ǽt-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽt-lic, adj.
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Eatable, to be eaten Ǽtlicum éstum edendis dapibus , Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 33

Linked entry: et-lic

á-metsian

(v.)
Grammar
á-metsian, p. ode
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To provide food for Man him ámetsode, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 27 note

á-haccian

(v.)
Grammar
á-haccian, p. ode
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To peck out Fugelas þára martyra eágan út áhaccedon, Hml. S. 23, 78

Linked entry: haccian

á-helian

(v.)
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to cover, conceal Áscyledum ł áhe(ledum), forheledum tectis , Hpt. Gl. 528, 15

Linked entry: helian

á-rendan

(v.)
Grammar
á-rendan, p. de
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To tear off Árend þá rinde of þám wyrttruman, Lch. ii. 270, 4

be-súpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-súpan, p. -seáp

To sup up ⬩ swallow

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To sup up, swallow Besúp scenc fulne þæs drences. Lch. ii. 312, 25

be-sceafan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sceafan, p. -scóf
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To scrape thoroughly Bescæf útan swíðe clǽne ðá moran, Lch. iii. 18, 28

be-scílan

(v.)
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to give a side loot at. v. passage under be-scylian in Dict

for-irman

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Wǽron tó mænige foryrmde, Wlfst. 158, 11. Take here for-yrman, and add

Linked entry: for-yrman

for-wemman

(v.)
Grammar
for-wemman, p. de
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To defile Hé manega his mágan mánlice forwernde, Sal. K. p. 121, 38

geár-fæc

(n.)
Grammar
geár-fæc, es; n. m.
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A year's space Gelóme on geárfæce gearwiað eów tó húsle, Wlfst. 72, 1

Linked entry: fæc

ge-líffæstnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-líffæstnian, p. ode
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To make alive, quicken Þú gelíffæstnast mé viuificabis me, Ps. Rdr. 142, II

Linked entry: líf-fæstan

ge-rípan

(v.)
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to rob, spoil Hús ðæs gehrýpes domum illius dirifiat, Mt. L. 12, 29

ge-scræf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scræf, es; n.
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A den Gé dydon hit tó gescræfe (speluncam) scaþena, Mt. R. 21, 13

ge-cýþlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cýþlǽcan, p. lǽhte
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To become known Heó gecýþlǽchte innotescat, An. Ox. 2, 312. Gecýþlǽce, 8, 234

Linked entry: cýþ-lǽcan

ge-féþrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-féþrian, p. ode
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To load Geféðrige hé hys wǽnas mid fegrum gerdum, Solil. H. I. II

Linked entry: féþrian

ge-dreópan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dreópan, p. ge-dreáp
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To drop Lǽt gedreópan on þá eágan ǽnne dropan. Lch. ii. 34, 25

ge-drítan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-drítan, p. ge-drát; pp. ge-driten
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To drop excrement Nim þæt græs þǽr hund gedríteþ, Lch. i. 364, 9

Linked entry: dríting

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