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ge-tíman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tíman, to vouch to warranty.
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Take here <b>ge-téman</b> in Dict., and see tíman; II

ge-deccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-deccan, to cover.
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Substitute ge-décan to smear

ge-scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scirpan, to dress.
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Take here <b>ge-scerpan</b> in Dict., and add: to dress, clothe. of people Þá árás hé sylf and nine gescyrpte surrexit, vestimento se induit, Gr. D. 297, 12. Þeáh wé ús gescirpen mid þý reádestan godwebbe, Wlfst. 262, 21. In ðám godwebcynne

ge-werian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-werian, to defend.
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Substitute: to dam, prevent water from flowing from. v. werian; <b>I a</b> Swelce mon deópne pool gewerige, Past. 283, 14. Suíðe deóp pól wǽre gewered, 279, 15. to defend at law, disprove claims made in court upon property v. werian ; <

spittan

(v.)
Grammar
spittan, to dig.
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Add: [v. N. E. D. spit to dig]

giftan

(v.)
Grammar
giftan, (?) to marry.
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See Ll. Th. ii. 150, 24 under gift; 3. [Icel. giptask to marry.]

ge-þingan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þingan, to determine.
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Add: [a strong pp. seems to occur in Gr. D. 206, 15.] to appoint to an office Hraðe sóna wæs æfter mundgripe méce geþinged þæt hit sceáden mǽl scýran móste, cwealmbealu cýðan, B. 1938. to assign an office to a person Seó heordelice gýming tó þám beran

ge-þeówan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeówan, to press.
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Take here <b>ge-þéwan, ge-þíwan, ge-þýwan, ge-þeón, ge-þýan, ge-þýn</b> in Dict., and add: physical, to press. to put pressure on an object at rest Se scamull him wæs geworden eall swá geþýwed weax scamnum illud factum est tanquam cera, Angl

ge-wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrégan, to accuse.
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Add: ge-wréhte Gewrégan insimulare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 73. to accuse a person Þá þe hé wæs gewroeged from aldursácerdum cum accusaretur a principibus sacerdotum, Mt. R. L. 27, 12. to accuse to somebody Clemens wearð gewréht tó ðám cásere for ðám micclan

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
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Add: to touch, handle Ealle ðá hearpan strengas se hearpere grét mid ánre honda, ðeáh hé hié ungelíce styrige chordae uno quidem plectro, sed non uno impulsu, feriuntur, Past. 175, 9. Hé gomenwudu grétte he played the harp, B. 2108. Hé him con leóða

ge-werian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-werian, to clothe.
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Add: to stock land. Take here the passages from the charters given in the Dict. wider ge-werian; to defend

fullian

(v.)
Grammar
fullian, to fulfil.
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Add: to become full, fill up (intrans.) Tó wunde clǽnsunge . . . smire þá wunde mid, þonne fullad hió, Lch. ii. 92, 7. to make full, fill Þá ylcan ungesewenlican gefyllende onstyriað and gyt fullíað þá mænniscan líchaman ipsa invisibilia implendo movent

ge-lǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽfan, to leave.
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Add: to leave Somnias ðá ðe hiá gelǽfdon ðá screádunga colligite quae superauerunt fragmentorum, Jn. L. 6, 12. Ginómun ðæt gilǽfed (ofer gelǽfed, L.) wæs ł ꝥ tó láfe wæs of ðǽm screádungum sustulerunt quod superauerat de fragmentis, Mk. R. 8, 8. to be

on-stépan

(v.)
Grammar
on-stépan, to raise.
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Add: to initiate (?)

ge-sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sǽlan, to bind.
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Add: I. to bind a living creature. with a material bond Satan læg símon gesǽled (cf. rídeð racentan sal, 372), Gen. 765; to restrain, confine with non-material bonds Susie gesǽled, . . wttum gebunden, Jud. 114. II. to bind a thing, put a cord, chain

ge-scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scirpan, to sharpen.
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Take here <b>ge-scerpan</b> in Dict., and add: to make more active, strengthen. of sight (lit. or fig. ) Þín ꝥ líchamlice eáge ne gesyhð áht líchamlices, búton hit gescyrpe ( acueret ) þá þing tó geseónne seó unlíchamlice wíse, Gr. D. 269

scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
scirpan, to clothe.
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Add: to dress Nimað þis hrægl and scrýdað (scyrpað, v. l. vestite ) eów mid, Gr. D. 202, 27. Þá þá hé wæs eallinga eft scyrped vestitus, 343, 19. to equip for a journey Hé hine hám wel scyrpan wolde, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 659, 25

ge-sícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sícan, to wean.
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Substitute: <b>ge-sican;</b> p. -sícte, -síhte ; pp. -síced To cause to suck, suckle Eádige sind ðá breóst þe swylce gesíhton (cf. ubera quae lactauerunt, Lk. 23, 29) Hml. Th. i. 84, 16. Gesíced that has been suckled, weaned; ablactatus,

ge-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fæstan, to place.
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Substitute: ge-fæstan; p. te. to make fast, make steadfast, confirm Wé wurðiað þone gefæstan heáp Godes cýðera we honour the steadfast band of God's martyrs, Hml. Th. i. 542, 23. to commit, entrust Hé ágæf ł gefæste ðá ðǽm londbígencgum locavit vineam

stillan

(v.)
Grammar
stillan, to stall.
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Substitute: to make a stall Hrýðeran styllan, Angl. ix. 262, 1. Horsan styllan, 23