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swígan

Grammar
swígan, <b>. I.</b>
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R. 18, 39. v. æt-swígan. to pass over in silence, v. swigian; III Ne ic eác swíge (forsuwie, v.l. ) ꝥ, ꝥ his gingra ge-wunode reccenne, Gr. D. 157, 18

sceáde-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
sceáde-sealf, e; f.

A salve that may be shed on a place , a medicinal powder

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A salve that may be shed on a place a medicinal powder Sceádesealf eágum, Lchdm. ii. 300, 6. Wyrc góde dríge scádesealfe: nim gebærned sealt and piper and hwíte*-*wudu, gegníd duste ásift þurh cláð, dó lytlum on, 308, 22

wǽpen-þrǽge

(n.)

arms

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wǽpen-geþræc), wíge nytte, módcræftig smið, monige gefremman, ðonne hé gewyrceþ wera hilde helm oððe hupseax, oððe heaþubyrnan, scírne méce, oððe scyldes rond fæste gefégan wið flyge gáres, Exon. Th 296, 34; Crä. 61

Linked entry: -þrǽge

on-sceacan

(v.)

to shaketo shake off, remove

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to shake Heó feðera onsceóc. Cd. Th. 88, 26 ; Gen. 1471. Onscacene concusa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 80. to shake off, remove Onscacan (-seacan. Wrt.) detestare Wrt. Voc. ii. 106, 28. Onsceæcannæ onsceacnessum (ob-, MS.) excusandas excusationes, Ps. Spl.

Linked entry: on-sceacness

swǽsend-dagas

(n.)
Grammar
swǽsend-dagas, (swǽsing-); pl.

The ides

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The ides; the Latin term seems to be so rendered from supposing it to be connected with the verb edere; v. next word Swǽsingdagas idus, ab edendo dicuntur Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 37. Swǽsenddagas idus, ab edendo ii. 62, 27: 48, 55

á-wemman

(v.)
Grammar
á-wemman, p. de.

to disfigureto defile

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to disfigure Decennovennalis ... ys gecíged of þrým áwemmedum dǽlum (component parts altered from the forms of the original words), ꝥ ys of decem and novem and annalis, Angl. viii. 325, 17. to defile ꝥ mín sáwle ne seó áwæmmod Hml. A. 172, 63

ge-miltsian

(v.)
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Th. i. 18, 35. the object a thing, to pardon, be lenient to sin Ðú gemildsast synne mínre pro-pitiaberis peccato meo, Ps. Rdr. 24, ii. to make mild Gemiltsa þín mód mé góde, sile þíne áre þínum earminge, Hy. 2, 2

hordere

(n.)
Grammar
hordere, es; m.

A treasurer, steward, chamberlaintreasurer

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Se hordere cwæþ him andsware gif hé ðam biddendum sealde ðæt hé nán þing næfde his gebróðrum syllenne then he bade his steward give the glass vessel to the requesting subdeacon.

á-sittan

to sit upto remain sittingto be agroundto reduce by siegeto be apprehensive afraid

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D. 281, 18. to remain sitting; of a ship, to be aground Ðára óþerra scipu ásǽton; þá wurdon eác swíðe unéðelíce áseten, þreó ásǽton on ðá healfe þæs deópes ðe ðá Deniscan scipu áseten wǽron, and þá óðru eall on óþre healfe, Chr. 897; P. 90, 20-91, 4.

lǽran

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C. 105. to show a person the way to or from, guide, direct Hé mec lǽreð from þé on stearcne weg, Jul. 282.

ge-þafian

(v.)
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Hé þóhte idese besmítan: ne wolde þæt wuldres déma geþafigan, Jud. 60. to permit something (troublesome) to be done to oneself, to submit to, suffer. Cf. ge-þafung; with acc. Ic mid eáðmédum eall geþafige humiliter sentiebam, Ps. Th. 130, 3.

ge-wunian

(v.)
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Geára gewunan oððe gewunede obtani, 65, 4. with and noun (pronoun) of accustomed action, to be in the habit of, get into the habit of, get used to Hé bið on oferméttu áwended and gewunað ðǽm gielpe cor in elationem usu gloriae permutatur, P. 35

æf-dæl

(n.)
Grammar
æf-dæl, g. -dæles; pl. nom. -dalu; n. [æf, dæl a vale]

A descentdescensus

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A descent; descensus To æfdæle ad descensum, Lk. Lind. War. 19, 37

ǽfen-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ǽfen-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To grow towards eveningadvesperascere

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To grow towards evening; advesperascere Hit ǽfenlǽcþ advesperascit, Lk. Bos. 24, 29

æmtegian

(v.)

to be at leisure

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to be at leisure, Past. 18, 4; Hat. MS. 26 b, 16

æplian

(v.)
Grammar
æplian, p. ede; pp. ed

To make into the form of apples

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To make into the form of apples, Elen. Kmbl. 2517; El. 1260

a-lǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lǽnan, p. ede; pp. ed

To lendaccommodare

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To lend; accommodare Alǽned feoh pignus, Ælfc. Gl. 14; Som. 58, 10

a-merran

(v.)

to hindertroubledisturb

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to hinder, trouble, disturb, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 87; Met. 8, 44

and-wirdan

(v.)
Grammar
and-wirdan, p. de; pp. od

to answerrespondere

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to answer; respondere Ðæt wíf andwirde the woman answered. Gen. 3, 2

a-sterfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sterfan, p. de; pp. ed

To cause deathkilldestroynecareeradicare

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To cause death, kill, destroy; necare, eradicare, Mt. Rush. Stv. 15, 13

Linked entry: a-styrfan