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deáwian

(v.)
Grammar
deáwian, to

DEW, bedew ⬩ rorāre

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DEW, bedew; rorāre, Som. Ben. Lye

giftan

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

ge-werian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-werian, to defend.
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Sé þe land gewerod hæbbe be scíre gewitnesse hæbbe hé unbesacen on daege and æfter dæge tó syllenne and tó gifenne þám þe him leófast sý, Ll. Th. i. 420, 18-22

ge-scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scirpan, to dress.
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K. p. 152, 22. of things, to cover as with a garment Þ treów biþ úton gescyrped (-scerped, v.l. ) mid þǽre rinde, Bt. 34, 10 ; F. 150, 7. to equip, provide with necessaries for a journey: — Þá sende hé hine tó Róme and hine þider well gescyrpte (cunctis

ge-wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrégan, to accuse.
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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 crístendóme þe hé árǽrde, Hml.

ge-þeówan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeówan, to press.
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Th. i. 506, 12. to cause to move by pressure, to thrust Geþýdum adacto, i. coacto (ense capulo tenus per utraque latera adacto, Ald. 70, 24), An. Ox. 4946.

grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to greet.
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Grétte, 60, 48. of the effect produced on the mind Þonne mága gemynd mód geondhweorfed, gréteð glíwstafum when the memory of friends brings joy to the mind, Wand. 52. to set about a task Láðsíð grétan, Exod. 44. to touch, lay hands on, attack. with

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-sícan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sícan, to wean.
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-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, Ps. Spl. 130, 4

spittan

(v.)
Grammar
spittan, to dig.
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D. spit to dig]

ge-þingan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þingan, to determine.
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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 wæs geþungen (for a similar incorrect

ge-lícian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lícian, to please.
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Hit beforan þé swá gelícode sic placuit ante te, Lk. 10, 21. Gif man wíf weddian wille, and hit swá hire and freóndan gelícige, Ll. Th. i. 254, 3. to seem good Ús eallum gelícode þá, ꝥ wé sendon Paulus and Barnaban, Ll. Th. i. 56, 19

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

ge-lǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽfan, to leave.
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R. 8, 8. to be left, remain Genumen wæs ꝥte gehlaefde sublatum est quod superfuit, Lk. L. 9, 17. Ðá ðe gelǽfdon [ł] uéron tó láfe quae superfuerunt, Jn. L. 6, 13

on-stépan

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

ge-lengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lengan, to lengthen.
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Add: to extend, increase the amount of Ne durre wé ðás bóc ná miccle swíðor gelengan, Hml. Th. ii. 520, 4. Wé willað þysne cwyde gelencgan, Hml. S. 24, 81.

ge-scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scirpan, to sharpen.
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Búton hí sýn gescyrpte þurh þá ungesewenlican, 270, 2. the object a person Ic þurh þá mynegunge and lufe gescyrped (getrymmed, v.l. ) on mínum móde, Gr.

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.

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

stillan

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