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clengan

(v.)
Grammar
clengan, de; ed

To exhilarateexhilarare

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To exhilarate; exhilarare Dreám clengeþ joy exhilarates. Exon. 107b; Th. 411, 6; Rä, 29, 8

be-heopian

(v.)
Grammar
be-heopian, = be-heáwan? q. v. p. ode; pp. od

To hewcut offamputare

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To hew or cut off; amputare, Cd. 125; Th. 160, 2, note a; Gen. 2644

efen-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
efen-wyrcan, -weorcan; v. trans.

To co-operate co-opĕrāri

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To co-operate; co-opĕrāri Efen-wyrcend co-opĕrātor, Bd. 5, 20; S. 641, 27

forþ-swebban

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-swebban, -swefian; p. -swefede; pp. -swefed

To prevailprofitprofĭcĕre

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To prevail, profit; profĭcĕre Náht forþswefaþ fýnd nĭhil prōfĭciet inĭmīcus, Ps. Spl. T. 88, 22

Linked entries: forþ-swebbung swefian

from-féran

(v.)
Grammar
from-féran, p. de

To go out, from

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To go out, from Fromfoerde of ceastre egrediebatur de civitate, Mk. Skt. Lind. 11, 9

gabban

(v.)
Grammar
gabban, p. ede; pp. ed

To scoffmockdeludejestGABBLEGIBBERISHderīdĕrelūdĕreillūdĕre

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To scoff, mock, delude, jest; hence, perhaps, GABBLE, GIBBERISH; derīdĕre, lūdĕre, illūdĕre, Som. Ben. Lye

gadrian

(v.)
Grammar
gadrian, gadrigean

to gather

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to gather, Bd. de nat. rerum; Lchdm. iii. 232, 2 : Andr. Kmbl. 1562; An. 782

hréfan

(v.)
Grammar
hréfan, p. de

To roof

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To roof Hé lǽt it réfen he had it roofed, Chr. 1137; Erl. 263, 8

land-rest

(n.)
Grammar
land-rest, e; f.

A land-couchgrave

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A land-couch, grave Lǽtan landreste to leave the grave, Andr. Kmbl. 1561; An. 782

leásian

(v.)
Grammar
leásian, p. ode

To lie

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To lie Leásiaþ ðé fýnd ðíne mentientur tibi inimici tui, Ps. Spl. C. 65, 2

mearc-denu

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-denu, e; f.

A valley which serves as a boundary

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A valley which serves as a boundary Tó mearcdene, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 404, 23

mis-cirran

(v.)

to pervert

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to pervert Oft ic miscyrre cúðe sprǽce, Bt. Met. Fox 2, 15; Met. 2, 8

morgen-torht

(adj.)
Grammar
morgen-torht, adj.

Bright with the brightness of morning

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Bright with the brightness of morning (applied to the sun), Andr. Kmbl. 482; An. 241

nistlan

(v.)

to make a nest

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to make a nest On ðam spearwan nystlaþ, Ps. Th. 103, 16. Nistlaþ, 83, 3

Linked entry: nistan

óþ-windan

(v.)
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to get away, escape Án scip óþwand, Chr. 897; Erl. 95, 27. Cf. æt-windan

ge-týdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-týdan, p.de; pp. ed

To happencontingĕre

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To happen; contingĕre Getýdde hit, ðæt ... it happened that..., Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 34

latian

(v.)
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Add: with clause Ne lata þú ꝥ þú tó Gode gecyrre, Archiv cxxii. 258, 34

be-stingan

(v.)
Grammar
be-stingan, p. -stang, pl. -stungon; pp. -stungen

To besting, thrust, pushtrudere, immittere,

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To besting, thrust, push; trudere, immittere,Med. ex Quadr. 5, 1; Lchdm. i. 348, 4

Linked entries: an-bestingan be-stungen

birgels

(n.)
Grammar
birgels, es; m.

A burial-place, sepulchresepulcrum

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A burial-place, sepulchre; sepulcrum Him sylfum to birgelse in possessionem sepulcri, Gen. 23, 9

blícettung

(n.)
Grammar
blícettung, e; f.

A coruscation, shiningcoruscatiofulmen

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[blícettan to glitter] A coruscation, shining; coruscatio Blícettunga coruscationes, Ps. Vos. 76, 18: 143, 8