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be-drífan

to drive gameto follow up a track

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Bedrífe man hine swingum, 132, 10. Wíteþeówne monnan mon sceal bedrífan swingum (swinglum, v. l.), 138, 3. to follow up a track Gif mon trode bedrífð forstolenes yrfes of stæðe on óðer, Ll. Th. i. 352, 4.

tawian

(v.)
Grammar
tawian, p. ode.

to taw, dress or prepare materialto intreat shamefully or evilly, treat badly, abuse, insult.

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Ger. zauwari tinctorius ]. v. tewestre. but the word seems to occur in the older time in reference to the ill-treatment of persons or things, to intreat shamefully or evilly, treat badly, abuse, insult. Cf. to tew = to trouble, vex, E. D. S. Pub.

Linked entry: ge-tawian

a-cealdian

(v.)
Grammar
a-cealdian, p. ode; v. intrans.

To be or become coldalgerefrigescere

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To be or become cold; algere, frigescere, Past. 58, 9

acordan

(v.)
Grammar
acordan, p. ede; pp. ed

To ACCORDagreereconcilereconciliare

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To ACCORD, agree, reconcile; reconciliare, Chr. 1119; Ing. 339, 30

æ-hwyrfan

(v.)

To turn fromavertavertere

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To turn from, avert; avertere, Ps. Spl. T. 53, 5

æmtigean

(v.)

to be at leisure

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to be at leisure, Ælfc. Gf. 33; Som. 37, 14

æt-swymman

(v.)
Grammar
æt-swymman, p. -swamm, pl. -swummon; pp. -swummen

To swim outswimenatare

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To swim out, swim; enatare.Chr. 918; Ing. 132,17, note m

Linked entry: swimman

an-cnáwan

(v.)

To recogniseagnoscere

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To recognise; agnoscere, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 1; Som. 30, 31

a-fleótan

(v.)

To float offscumclarifypurify liquor by scummingdespumare

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To float off, scum, clarify, purify liquor by scumming; despumare

a-réfnan

(v.)

to endure

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to endure Ic aréfnde sustinui, Ps. Spl. C. 68, 25

a-stýfecigan

(v.)

to exterminate

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to exterminate, Bt. 27, 1 ; Fox 94, 23, note 9

Linked entry: á-swefecian

be-clæmed

(v.)
Grammar
be-clæmed, part. p.

BECLAMMEDglued to or togetheremplasteredplastered overglutinatus

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BECLAMMED, glued to or together, emplastered, plastered over; glutinatus,Som

a-tydran

(v.)
Grammar
a-tydran, p. ede; pp. ed

To procreatecreateprocrearegignere

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To procreate, create; procreare, gignere, Elen. Kmbl. 2555; El. 1279

a-wildian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wildian, p. ode; pp. od; v. intrans.

To become wild or fiercesilvescereefferari

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To become wild or fierce; silvescere, efferari, Off. Episcop. 7

be-rówan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rówan, p. -reów, pl. -reówon; pp. -rówen

To row roundremigando circumnavigare

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To row round; remigando circumnavigare, Chr. 897; Th. 176, 41

Linked entry: rówan

dwalian

(v.)
Grammar
dwalian, p. ede ; pp. ed

To err errāre

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To err; errāre Híg dwaledon errāvērunt, Ps. Lamb. 57, 4

Linked entry: dwolian

ed-gifan

(v.)
Grammar
ed-gifan, p. -geaf, pl. -geáfon; pp. -gifen

To give again, restorereddĕre

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To give again, restore; reddĕre, Leo, A. Sax. Gl. 108

fealuwian

(v.)

to wither

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to wither, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 216; Met. 11, 58

flániht

(adj.)
Grammar
flániht, adj.

Belonging to dartsad tēla pertĭnensjăcŭlātōriusjăcŭlātus

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Belonging to darts; ad tēla pertĭnens, jăcŭlātōrius, jăcŭlātus, Cot. 112

for-sión

(v.)

to despise

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to despise. Past. 32, 1; Hat. MS. 39 b, 27