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ge-nǽman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nǽman, p. de
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Þone mǽstan dǽl ðínra ǽhta þú onféhst þá ðe on þé genémde (genumene, v.l.) wǽron maximam possessionum tuarum, quae tibi ablatae sunt, portionem recipies, Bd. 5, 19; Sch. 671, 6. Cf. ge-niman

ge-trýwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trýwan, p. de

To trusthope

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Mín sáwel on ðé swíðe getrýweþ in te confidit anima mea, Ps. Th. 56. 1. Mægene getrýweþ trusts in its strength, Frag. Kmbl. 65; Leás. 34: Cd. 27; Th. 36, 10; Gen. 569.

wrǽþan

(v.)
Grammar
wrǽþan, p. de

To be angryget angry

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To be angry, get angry Se ðe uraeðes brótfere his qui irascetur fratri suo, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 22. Wraeðde hláford iratus dominus, 18, 34. Se cynig wrǽðde rex iratus est, Rtl. 107, 29. Urǽðde fremuit, 197, 31

lǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽnan, p. de

To lendgrantlease

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Hig lǽnaþ eów and gé ne lǽnaþ him ipse fænerabit tibi et tu non fænerabis ei, Deut. 28, 44. Ðæt hé hæbbe ðæt land æt Ludintúne iii. geár for ðám þreóm pundum ðe hé lǽnde, Chart. Th. 434, 33. Lǽne mé þrý hláfas commoda mihi tres panes, Lk.

Linked entry: ge-léned

cyfes-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cyfes-boren, def. se cyfes-borena; part.

Born in concubinage, base-born e concubina genĭtus

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Born in concubinage, base-born; e concubina genĭtus His cyfesborena bróðor siððan ríxode, se ðe wende to Scottum his base-born brother afterwards reigned, who had gone to the Scots, Homl. Th. ii. 148, 17

Linked entry: cifes-boren

íwan

(v.)
Grammar
íwan, p. de

To show bring before the eyesdisplayreveal

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Ðæt land ðe ic ðé ýwan wille the land that I will show thee, Cd. 83; Th. 105, 11 ; Gen. 1751. Ord and ende ðæs ðe him ýwed wæs the beginning and end of what was revealed to him, 180; Th. 225, 31; Dan. 162

Linked entry: éwan

HÝDAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝDAN, p. de

To HIDEconceal

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Se lǽce hýd his ísern wið ðone monn ðe hé sníðan wile the surgeon hides his knife from the man that he means to cut, Past. 26, 3; Swt. 185, 25. Hýt abscondit, Swt. 187, 9. Se ðe his hwǽte hýtt qui abscondit frumenta, 49, 1; Swt. 377, 13.

Linked entries: a-hýdan hídan

al-wealda

(adj.)
Grammar
al-wealda, -walda; def. adj.

All-powerfulalmightyomnipotens

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All-powerful, almighty; omnipotens Alwalda God all-powerful God, Exon. 25a; Th. 73, 17; Cri. 1191: 27b; Th. 83, 33; Cri. 1365

deáþbǽr-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
deáþbǽr-lic, (deád-). v. deádbǽr-lic
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in Dict

styrman

(v.)
Grammar
styrman, p. de.
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Gehýr mín gebed nú ic stefne tó ðé styrme hlúde exaudi vocem orationis meae, Ps. Th. 139, 6. Mín stefn tó ðé styrmeþ Drihten voce mea ad Dominum clamavi, 141, 1. Stearcheort styrmde, stefn in becom heaðotorht hlynnan under hárne stán, Beo.

Linked entry: storm

tyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
tyrnan, p. de.
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Se cwyrnstán ðe tyrnþ singallíce and nǽnne færeld ne ðurhtíhþ, Homl. Th. i. 514, 20. Ða steorran ðe on ðam rodere standaþ tyrnaþ ǽfre ábútan mid ðam brádan rodere, Hexam. 7; Norm. 12, 32.

Linked entry: turnian

snǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
snǽdan, p. de.

to slice, cut into slicesto snathe to lop, prune, cut branches off trees to hew trim stones. putare to cut into slices

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Sume snéddun telgran of treówum alii caedebant ramos de arboribus Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 8.

Linked entries: tó-snǽdan ge-snǽdan

ildan

(v.)
Grammar
ildan, p. de

To delaytarrydeferput offpostponeprocrastinateconnive atdissimulate

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Ðeáh ðe ic hit læng ylde though I should longer delay to notice the matter, Chr. 1100 ; Erl. 236, 11. Ne ðæt se aglǽca yldan þohte nor did the wretch mean to delay that, Beo. Th. 1483; B. 739 : 4471; 2239. Yldan dissimulare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 37.

Linked entries: ældan ildian ilding

mǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽnan, p. de

To lamentmourncomplain

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Ic wundrige hwæt ðé seó oððe hwæt ðú mǽne admiror cur aegrotes. Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 11. Hú miht ðú mǽnan ðæt wyrse nú ðú ðæt leófre hæfst gehealden poterisne, meliora quæque retinens, de infortunio jure caussari? 10; Fox 28, 10.

in-lǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
in-lǽdan, p. de

To leadbring inintroduce

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Se ðe má manna inlǽde ðonne hé sceole he who introduces more men than he ought, Chart. Th. 606, 32. Mið ðý inlǽddon ðone cnæht aldro his cum inducerent puerum parentes ejus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 2, 27

twengan

(v.)
Grammar
twengan, p. de
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To pinch, squeeze, twinge Gyf ðé gedrýptes wínes lyste, ðonne dó ðú mid ðínum swýþran scytefingre on ðíne wynstran hand, swylce ðú tæppian wille, and wænd ðínne scytefinger ádúne and twængc hine mid ðínum twám fingrum, swylce ðú of sumne dropan strícan

Linked entry: twingan

tǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tǽlan, p. de.

to blame, rebuke, reprove, reproach, censure, accuse.to blame a person for what is wrongto blame what is wrong in a personto speak evil of, blaspheme, revile, slander, calumniate, backbiteto treat with contempt, to scorn, despise, insult, mock, deride, jeer at

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Ðis weorc heora ðe tǽlaþ (télaþ, Ps. Surt.) mé þe werke of pa þat bacbite me (Ps. 108, 20), Ps. Spl. 108, 19. For ðara stemne ðe mé hyspaþ and tǽlaþ a voce exprobrantis et obloquentis, Ps. Th. 43, 18.

Linked entries: télan be-tilldon

on-bryrdan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bryrdan, p. de.

to instigate, stimulate, incite, inspire, animateto excite to a feeling of compunction

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Æfter heora láre ða ðe wǽron godcundlíce onbryrde juxta divinitus inspiratam doctrinam, Bd. 4, 17; S. 585, 34. Sceolan wé beón áwehte and onbryrde tó godcundre láre, Blickl.

tówendan

(v.)
Grammar
tówendan, p. de

To overthrowupsetsubvertoverturnto overthrowdemolishto overthrowdestroyto destroy by changingto repeal a lawabrogateabolishoverthrowdestroy

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Hí woldon tówendon ealle ða gesetuessa ðe Domicianus hæfde ǽr geset, Ors. 6, 10; Bos. 120, 32 note. in a figurative sense Háwa ðæt se inra wind ðe ne tówende, Homl. Th. ii. 392, 32.

wendan

(v.)
Grammar
wendan, p. -de

To turnTo cause to moveto change alterconvertto translateinterpretto move one's self take one's waygoproceedwendTo wendgoproceed

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Th. 379, 13; Deór. 379. Geseah ic ðæt beácen wendan wǽdum and bleóm; hwílum hit wæs mid wǽtan bestémed, hwílum mid since gegyrwed Rood Kmbl. 43; Kr. 22