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ge-hyldan

(v.)

to bendincline

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to bend, incline To gehyldanne declinare, Ps. Lamb. 16, 11

ofer-willan

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add: to cause to boil over, Lch. ii. 24, 22

a-fón

(v.)
Grammar
a-fón, p. -féng, pl. -féngon; pp. -fangen, -fongen

To receivetaketake uphold upsupportseizelay hold ofsuscipereassumerecorripereoccuparetradere

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Hyre se aglǽca ageaf andsware, forht afongen to her the wretch gave answer, seized with fear, Exon. 70 a; Th. 261, 24; Jul. 320: 25 a; Th. 73, 3; Cri. 1184. Ðæt Johannes wæs afongen quod Johannes traditus esset. Mt. Rush. Stv. 4, 12

cyrce

(n.)
Grammar
cyrce, gen. cyrcan, cyrcean; f.

A church ecclesia

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Ne sceal cyrcean timber to ænigum óðrum weorce, húton to óðre cyrcean ligna ecclesiæ non debent ad aliud opus poni, nisi ad aliam ecclesiam, L. Ecg. P. A. 16; Th. ii. 234, 16, 17

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óþ-swerian

(v.)
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Alf. pol. 31; Th. i. 80, 16;. Gif mon ðam men feoh getéme ðe his ǽr óþswaren (ætsworen, MS. B. ) hæfde, and æft óþswerian wille, ðþswerige (æt-, MS. B. ) be ðam wíte . . . Gif hé óþswerian nylle . . . . L. In. 35; Th. i. 124, 10-12

ysope

(n.)
Grammar
ysope, hysope, an; f.: ysopo, indeclinable, or ysopon
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Hyssop Ðás wyrte sculon lungensealfe, bánwyrt, . . . isopo, saluie, Lchdm. iii. 16, 8. Ysopan sceaft fasciculum hyssopi, Ex. 12, 22. Fram ðam heágan cederbeáme ðære lytlan ysopan, Homl. Th. ii. 578, 5. Hysopan gelícne, Lchdm. i. 160, 12.

a-deádan

(v.)
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Th. i. 160, 15. Hire lima ealle wurdon ádeádode, Hml. S. 31, 489

ge-nesan

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Þú ðysne níð genesan móte, Lch. iii. 52, 17. to avoid an evil in which one might become involved Þ wé þurh þá ælmessan þá écan tintrega magon genesan, Ll. Th. ii. 394, 22. Cf. ge-nerian

oft-rǽde

(adj.)
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oft-rǽde, adj.

frequentready at many times

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) oftrǽde gehwilcon weorce the swain must be, as I said before of the beekeeper, generally ready for any work, L.

on-drysne

(adj.)
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on-drysne, adj.

terrible, dreadful, awfulawful, exciting awereverence, venerable

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applied to that which is evil, terrible, dreadful, awful Firen ondrysne terrible crime, Beo. Th. 3869; B. 1932. applied to that which is good, awful, exciting awe or reverence, venerable Him wæs freán engla word ondrysne, Cd.

smearcian

(v.)
Grammar
smearcian, smercian; p. ode

To smirk, smile

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Th. 19, 23. Ða ongan hé smearcian Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 14. Smercigende subridendo Scint. 172, 17. Gúþlác smerciende féng Guthlac received it smiling Guthl. ii; Gdwin. 56, 6. Mid smercigendum múþe Homl. Th. i. 430, 34

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turnian

(v.)
Grammar
turnian, p. ode.

to turnrevolve round an axis or centre to turn

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Gl. 422, 66. of giddiness, to turn Ad tornionem capitis. Þis ys se lácecræft be þan manne þat hym þing[þ] ꝥ hyt turnge ábótan hys heáfod, Lchdm. iii. 90, 8.]

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þorn

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Of hafucðorne ðan langan þorne at Ichenilde wege ; ðæt swá ðan þriddan þorne æt wírhangran ; of ðám þorne ðám feórðan þorne on wrangan hylle foreweardre stent; ðæt swá forð dám fíftan þorne; þám ele-beáme, C. D. v. 297, 16-20

há-sæta

(n.)
Grammar
há-sæta, an; m.

A rowera thole-sitter, an oarsman, opposed to the captain or helmsman

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to the ships, Chr. 1052; Erl. 183, 9

grafan

(v.)
Grammar
grafan, ic grafe, græfe, ðú græfest, græfst, he græfeþ, græfþ, pl. grafaþ; p. gróf, pl. grófon; pp. grafen.
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to dig, delve, dig up; fodere, effodere Ic be grunde græfe I dig along the ground, Exon. 106 a; Th. 403, 3: Rä. 22, 2.

ge-bringan

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</b> where the point reached is given by an abstract noun :-- Hú hé ꝥ Hú hí mihton hine deáþe gebringan, Hml. Th. i. 214, 32. to bring to or from a state, condition, action, &amp;c., cause to be in such and such a state, &amp;c.

Linked entry: ge-brengan

wægn

(n.)
Grammar
wægn, wægen, wǽn, es; m.

A waggonwaincarriagevehicleCharles' wain

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Ðæt hig nymon wǽnas (plaustra), Gen. 45, 19, 27. with special reference to what is carried, in the phrase wægnes, wægna gang, the going to fetch wood, v.

CWELLAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWELLAN, ic cwelle, ðú cwelest, cwelst, he cweleþ, cwelþ, pl. cwellaþ; p. cwealde , pl. cwealdon; pp. cwelled, cweled, cweald ; v. a.

To kill, slay = QUELL? necare, trucidare, occidere, mactare

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Hí stearcferþe cwellan þohtun the stern of mind resolved to slay her, Exon. 75a; Th. 280. 31; Jul. 637. Ðú Grendel cwealdest thou didst slay Grendel, Beo. Th. 2673; B. 1334 .

Linked entries: cwoellan cuellan

æt-wíndan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-wíndan, l. æt-windan; p. -wand, pl. -wundon; pp. -wunden,
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Þá þe middan-geard oferswíðdon and his yrmða ætwundon, Hml. Th. i. 84, 32. v. oþ-windan

æl-þeódig

(adj.)
Grammar
æl-þeódig, æl-þiódig; adj.

Strangeforeignexterusperegrinusbarbarus

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Th. 93, 6. Ne geunret ðú ælþeódige, ge wǽron ælþeódie on Egipta lande advenam non contristabis, advenæ enim et ipsi in terra Ægypti, Ex, 22, 21. Ðám ælþeódegan to the foreigners, Bt. 27, 3 ; Fox 100, 2