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ge-deón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-deón, p. de
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To suck Ðá breósto ðá ðú gediides ubera quae suxisti, Lk. L. ii. 27

Linked entry: deón

ge-elþeódian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-elþeódian, p. ode
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To alienate, derange the mind Druncennyss mód geelþeódað ebrietas mentem alienat, Scint. 106, 18

Linked entry: el-þeódgian

ge-wiltan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wiltan, p. te
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To roll. Take here <b>ge-wæltan</b> in Dict

gristbátian

(v.)
Entry preview:

Add: to rage Fremit, i. perstrepit, furit, indignabatur gristbátaþ, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 58

helpend-lic

To be released

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To be released. Helpendlicum soluendis, i. liberandis hominibus, Germ. 402, 68. For 'auxiliary' substitute:

leóht-leás

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Hé hét hí lǽdan tó leóhtleásum cwearterne, Hml. S. 29, 240: 35, 36. Add

múþ-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
múþ-sealf, e ; f.
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A mouth-salve Gif mannes múð sár sié . . . Tó múðsealfe, Lch. ii. 48, 28

ofer-níd

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Ne beó man þæs fulluhtes tó hræd bútan oferneód geweorðe, Wlfst. 123, 25. Add

of-wítan

(v.)
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to reproach Ofwitun (téldon, L. ) verebuntur, Mt. R. 21, 37. Cf. æt-, oþ-wítan. (?)

Linked entry: wítan

reónian

(v.)
Entry preview:

Add: to conspire Reónedan concinnabant, Hpt. Gl. 474, 28. Hreónedan concinnant, An. Ox. 2788

singal-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
singal-lic, adj.
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Constant, assiduous Hé sceal geleornian ðæt hé gewunige tó singallecum gebedum, Past. 61, 21

steórleás-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
steórleás-lic, adj.
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Undisciplined In gýmeleáslicum wordum be steórleáslicu cildru gewuniað tó sprecanne, Gr. D. 289, 10

þurh-smirwan

(v.)
Grammar
þurh-smirwan, þurh-smirian
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to anoint thoroughly Hé mid ele and mid crísman mé þurhsmyrede, Wlfst. 229, 3

Linked entry: smirwan

wæter-weg

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Of ðám éwylme andlang weterweges úp tó stréte, C. D. v. 207, 29. Add

and-wreþian

(v.)
Entry preview:

to support Stæf ꝥ hí mægen manna untrumnyssa and-wreðian (sustentent), Chrd. 62, 29

Linked entry: wreþian

be-wélan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wélan, (v. wól)
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to infect, pollute Bewoeledu ( infecta ) wæs eorðe on blódum hira. Ps. Vos. 105, 38

Linked entry: be-willan

út-fús

(adj.)
Grammar
út-fús, adj.

Ready to sail

Entry preview:

Ready to sail Þǽr hýðe st-od hringedstefna útfús, Beo. Th. 65; B. 33

weá-cwánian

(v.)
Grammar
weá-cwánian, p. ode

To lament, wail

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To lament, wail Deófla weácwánedon mán and moiður. Cd. Th. 284, 12; Sat. 320

Linked entry: cwánian

wealdian

(v.)
Grammar
wealdian, p. ode

To rule, command

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To rule, command Ic wealdige vel ofer bebeóde imperito, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 52

ǽfen-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-geweorc, es; n.

Evening-work

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Evening-work Sele bollan fulne tó gedrin-canne æfter ǽfengeweorce, Lch. ii. 190, 3

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