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rówan

(v.)
Grammar
rówan, reów

to row or sail

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Ðonne mót hé swá rídan, swá rówan, swá swilce færelde faran swylce his wege gebyrige, L. E. I. 24; Th. ii. 420, 24. Seó sǽ is hwíltídum smylte and myrige on rówenne Homl. Th. i. 182, 32

Linked entry: ge-rówen

wildan

(v.)
Grammar
wildan, p. de.

to tamesubdueto make submissivehave dominion overrulecontrolto take into one's powerto seize

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to tame, subdue Wylde domuit, i. vicit, mitigavit Wrt.

openian

(v.)
Grammar
openian, p. ode.

to open, to become opento become manifestto open, uncloseto disclose, manifest

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intrans. to open, to become open Openaþ patebit, Kent. Gl. 401. Byrgenu openodon, Homl. Th. ii. 258, 5. Openige nú ðín fæðm. Blickl. Homl. 7, 24. Byrgen opnigende (patens) is race heora. Ps. Spl. 5, 10.

sóm

(n.)
Grammar
sóm, e; f.

agreement, concordthe bringing about of concord, reconciliation, adjustment of differencesan agreement, arrangement of a matter in dispute

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Ðám dómbócum ðe se heofonlíca Wealdend his folce gesette sóme and sehtnesse Homl. Th. ii. 198, 19. sibbe and sóme Chart. Th. 231, 35. Hé sceal beón symle ymbe sóme and ymbe sibbe he shall ever be engaged in promoting concord and peace L.

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

healdan

(v.)
Grammar
healdan, haldan; p. heóld; pp. healden.

to HOLD, keep, grasp, retain, restrain, confine, containto hold, have, possess, occupy, inhabitto rule, governto behave, conductto guard, defend, keep, preserve, protect, maintain, sustain, regard, observe, take heedto hold out, last, hold on, continue, hold withto hold, keep, keep sheepservare, custodire

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Hí heóldon ofer sǽ Flandran they took their way across the sea to Flanders, 1075; Erl. 214, 9

a-beornan

(v.)
Grammar
a-beornan, p. -bearn, -barn, pl. -burnon; pp. -bornen, v. intrans.

To burnexardere

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To burn; exardere Fyr abarn exarsit ignis, Ps. Th. 105, 16

a-bradwian

(v.)

To overthrowslaykillprosternareoccidere

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To overthrow, slay, kill; prosternare, occidere, Beo. Th. 5232 ; B. 2619

a-hicgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hicgan, p. -hogde, -hogode; pp. -hugod

To devisesearchinvent

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To devise, search, invent, Cd. 94; Th. 122, 24; Gen. 2031

a-gálan

(v.)

To loosedissolveremittere

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To loose, dissolve; remittere, Past. 11, 1; Hat. MS. 14b, 24

a-fellan

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

To fellcædereprosternere

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To fell; cædere, prosternere, L. In. 43; Th. i. 128, 23

a-súrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-súrian, p. ode; pp. od

To be or become sourtartbitteracescere

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To be or become sour, tart, bitter; acescere, Cot. 10: 177

a-stirian

(v.)

to moveremoveagitatestir upraise

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to move, remove, agitate, stir up, raise, Lk. Bos. 6, 48

an-swarian

(v.)
Grammar
an-swarian, p. ode; pp. od

To answerrespondere

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To answer; respondere Ic answarige ego respondebo, Ps. Spl. 118, 42

án-wunian

(v.)
Grammar
án-wunian, part. -wuniende; p. ode; pp. od

To dwell or be aloneesse solitarius

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To dwell or be alone; esse solitarius, Ps. Lamb. 101, 8

be-feastnian

(v.)
Grammar
be-feastnian, p. ade ; pp. ad

To betrothedesponsare

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To betrothe; desponsare Befeastnad betrothed; desponsatus, Mt. Lind. Stv. 1, 18

Linked entry: be-fæstnian

be-geten

(v.)
Grammar
be-geten, for be-gitan

to seizeobtain

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to seize, obtain. L. H. E. 2 ; Th. i. 28, 2

be-sæncan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sæncan, p. -sæncte; pp. -sænct

to sinkmergere

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to sink; mergere, L. Ælf. P. 13; Th. ii. 368, 27

dún

(adj.)
Grammar
dún, adj.

Mountainous, hilly montānus

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Mountainous, hilly; montānus Todún-landum to hilly lands, Deut. 1, 7