feallettan
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To fall to the ground Falletande concidens, Mk. L. 5, 5
Linked entry: falletan
fnǽrettan
To snort ⬩ neigh
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To snort, neigh, make a loud sound with the breath Frendens hnǽgende, fnǽrettende (printed fnæs-, but see E. S. xi. 511), vel grymettende, frendit i. stridet dentibus, rugiet grymetteþ. Wrt. Voc. ii. 150. 52-55
for-brict
To use up ⬩ consume ⬩ destroy
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To use up, consume, destroy Mid þissum wǽpnum beóð ǽlce uncysta forbrícte (-brítte?) and mid þyssum andlyfenum bið ǽlc mægen geféd, Ll. Th. ii. 404, 5. Substitute:
for-hǽtan
overheat
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To make too hot, overheat Se mon wyrð tó swíþe forhǽt, Lch. ii. 244, 8
Linked entry: hǽtan
for-styltan
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To be overcome with astonishment Forstyltun (forestyldton, L.) obstupuerunt, Mk. R. 5, 42: (forstyldton, L.), 10, 24: (forestylton, L.), 16, 5
Linked entry: fore-styltan
ge-hálettan
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To salute, greet Hé gehálette þone cniht and him þus bebeád puero resalutato praecepit, Gr. D. 36, 27. Þá Langbearde hé grétte and gehálette Langobardos salutavit, 250, 18
Linked entry: hálettan
ge-lícettan
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to imitate Gelíccetton simulare (gestit simulare sui perpendicula patris, Ald. 158, 4), Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 66. to make a thing appear like something better than it is, to give an appearance of goodness to a thing Ðonne hwá on ðá leásunga beféhð, ðonne
Linked entry: ge-liccettan
ge-sceatwyrpan
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To betroth Gesceatwyrpe despondi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 72. [ The O.H.Ger. scaz-wurf (v. Grmn. R. A. 332) manumissio seems to shew that the word is connected with sceatt not sceát, though the phrase in sceát álecgan (v. sceát; ) desponsare might seem to
Linked entry: be-sceatwyrpan
ge-bryttan
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To break to pieces, crumble up Gebrytte frico, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 75. Gif þá finde fisc on óþrum fisce innan, genim þone and gebrǽd swíþe, and gebryte on drincan and sele þám seócan drincan, Lch. ii. 90, 10. Heorotes lungena ... þonne hié ful wel ádrúgode
Linked entries: bryttan ge-brittan
ge-cépan
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To be on the look-out for a person (gen. ) Hí nán óþer ðing nyston, buton ꝥ se cásere héte heora gecépan, Hml. S. 23, 444
ge-eárplættan
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To box the ears, buffet Se sceocca mé geár-plætt (angelus Satanae me colaphizet, 2 Cor. 12, 7), Hml. Th. i. 474, 13
ge-crympan
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To crimp, curl Gecrymptum calamistratis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 73
ge-wiltan
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To roll. Take here <b>ge-wæltan</b> in Dict
grítan
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To become great, flourish Grýtte floruit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 52. Cf. greátian
Linked entry: grýtan
gorettan
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intrans. To stare about. of persons, to let the eyes rove Ðæt hine lǽrð se deófol, þæt hé stande and gorette and lócige underbæc út; þæt bið gymeleás gebed, Wlfst. 234, 18. of the eyes or looking, to rove Þǽr ( in hell ) wépað ðá eágan þe nú ðurh unálýfedlice
Linked entry: gorian
grunnettan
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To grunt Grunnettan grunnire, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 13
hleápettan
To jump about ⬩ skip
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To jump about, skip: Cwið seó bóc þæt hé úp ástóde and ongunne hleápettan (hleáppettan, v. l.). . . and á wæs gangende and hleápende (hleappetende, v. l.) and Dryhten herigende, Bd. 5, 2; Sch. 560, 5-10
Linked entries: hleápan hleáppettan
huncettan
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To limp, halt Hý healtodon ł huncetton claudicauerunt, Ps. Rdr. 17, 46
hnescan
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To make soft Hnesce mulceat Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 19. Þá mettas ðe gód seáw wyrcen and wambe hnescen, Lch. ii. 226, 12
Linked entry: hnescian
hnǽcan
To destroy ⬩ crush
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To destroy, crush Ic hnǽce (nǽce, v. l.) oððe ácwelle neco Ælfc. Gr. Z. 138, 15. Substitute: