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Anglo-Saxon

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of-sceacan

(v.)

to shudder, shake with fear

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to shudder, shake with fear Ofscóc exhorruit Hpt. Gl. 504, 10

on-druncnian

(v.)

to get drunk

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to get drunk Beóþ ondruncniende inebriabuntur, Ps. Spl. T. 35, 9

smacian

(v.)
Grammar
smacian, p. ode

To smack, pat, caress a loud noise to smack, slap

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To smack, pat, caress Ic smacige demulceo Hpt. Gl. 476, 72

hlyttrian

(v.)

to purify

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to purify Ic hlyttrige liquo, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 41

swǽslǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
swǽslǽcan, p. -lǽhte

To flatter, cajole, speak fair

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To flatter, cajole, speak fair Hió swéslécþ blanditur Kent. Gl. 194

tyrn-geat

(n.)
Grammar
tyrn-geat, es; n.

A turn-stile

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A turn-stile tyrngeate, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 405, 4

á-scylfan

(v.)

to throw downdestroy

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to throw down,destroy Wíbed áscylfan aram pessumdare, Germ. 393, 49

á-slǽwan

(v.)

to make slow or dull

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to make slow or dull Áslǽwe obtundo, An. Ox. 18b, 65

á-þyddan

(v.)

to thrustpush

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to thrust, push Þuth áþidde transfigit, transfodit, An. Ox. 50, 3

Linked entry: þyddan

atolian

(v.)

to deformdisfigure

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to deform, disfigure Atoliende deturpans, maculans, Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 49

Linked entry: ge-atelod

díc

(n.)
Grammar
díc, e; f.

scrŏbis unde terram fodĕrant

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B. iv] onwest-healfe ðære brycge within a little space they went to London; and they then dug a great ditch, on the south side, and dragged their ships to the west side of the bridge, Chr. 1016; Th. 281, 4-7, col. 1. sometimes díc, es; m. is found to

Linked entry: walu

on-sendan

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Ic on suna þínne gelýfe, hǽlendne cyning hider onsendne, Hy. 10, 10. the object a thing, material, to cause to be conveyed to a goal Onsend Higelâce beaduscrûda betst, B. 452 : 1483. of a missile (lit. or fig. ) or destructive agency Drihten onsent

fleón

(v.)
Grammar
fleón, [/a the following passages given under I. in Dict. fleón is intransitive
    By.
  • 247
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  • Ps. L. 54, 8
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  • Gen. 2080
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  • Bt. F. 116, 17
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  • Ælfc. Gr. 36
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  • 28, 6
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  • Ps. Th. 103, 17
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  • Ps. L. 113, 3
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  • Met. l, 20
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  • Mt. 8, 33
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  • Ps. L. 30, 12
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  • El. 134
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  • Gú. 228
  • .]

to fleeto fleeto run awayto pass awayto flyto run away fromto avoidto declineto avoideschew

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Th. 30, 14. to decline, refuse to allow, with acc.

FREÓLS

(n.)
Grammar
FREÓLS, es; m. sometimes, but rarely, n.

freedomimmunityprivilegelībertasimmūnĭtasprivĭlēgiuma time of freedoma holy dayfeastfestivalthe celebration of a festivalfestumfesti celebratio

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him to institute a new privilege; then he said that he had privileges enough; then I took the privileges, Cod.

Linked entries: friólsend heals

ge-híran

(v.)
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H. 41, 36. to hear judicially, to try Georne gehýreð heofon-cyninga hýhst hæleða dǽde, Dóm. 107.

libban

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Ic wilnode weorþfullíce libbanne, Bt. 17; F. 60, 15. libbenne (-anne, v. l. ), Past. 61, 19. with regard to personal conditions. with adv. or adv. phrase Þá þe sóftor libbaþ, Bt. 39, 10; F. 288, 17.

HWÍL

(n.)
Grammar
HWÍL, e; f.

A WHILE

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Bétan hwíle to make better for a time, L. M. 3, 62; Lchdm. ii. 348, 21. langre hwíle for a long while, Cd. 24; Th. 31, 22; Gen. 489. litelre hwíle. Homl. Th. i. 64, 14. suíðe scortre hwíle. Past. 36, 6; Swt. 255, 11.

sulh-gang

(n.)
Grammar
sulh-gang, es; m.
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See too pleuch-gate, ib. Cf. for a similar use of gang in measurements Icel. sólar-gangr = a day) Æt heáfde peninc, æt sulhgange peninc, Wulfst. 170. 37

up-ende

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
up-ende, es; m.

The upper endtop end

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The upper end, top end Se steorra Ursa is swíþe neáh ðam upende ðære eaxe summo vertice mundi flectit rapidos Ursa meatus, Bt. 39, 13; Fox 232, 13: Met. 29, 18. At ðas akeres upende, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 434, 2. Óð ðære foryrðe upende, 419, 33

on-findan

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L. 24, 46. to meet with and keep, to get, obtain Gé onfyndes rest sáulum iúrum, Mt. L. 11, 29. Andfindende nanciscuntur, Wrt.