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micelian

(v.)
Grammar
micelian, miclian, micclian; p. ode.

to become greatto increase in size or in quantityto make greatto increase the size or quantity of a thingto extolmagnify

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to become great, to increase in size or in quantity Micelaþ grandescit, crescit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 42. Rím miclade, Cd. 63; Th. 75, 21; Gen. 1243: Andr. Kmbl. 3050; An. 1528. Wæter micladon the waters waxed, 3105; An. 1555.

blótan

(v.)
Grammar
blótan, ic blóte, ðú blótest, blétst, he blóteþ, blét, pl. blótaþ; p. ic, he bleót, ðú bleóte, pl. bleóton; pp. blóten; v. a.

To sacrifice, to kill for a sacrificeimmolare, sacrificaresacrificare

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[blót a sacrifice] To sacrifice, to kill for a sacrifice; immolare, sacrificare Ðæt hí hiora godum ðe ýð blótan meahton that they might the more easily sacrifice to their gods, Ors. 2, 2; Bos. 40, 37: 4, 4; Bos. 80, 39: 5, 2; Bos. 102, 16.

Linked entry: a-blótan

ge-déman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-déman, p. de; pp. ed

To deemjudgedetermineordaindecreedoomcondemnjūdĭcāredecernĕresancīrecondenmāre

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Fýnd syndon eówere gedémed to deáþe your enemies are condemned to death, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 19; Jud. 196

styrman

(v.)
Grammar
styrman, p. de.
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Ic mid stefne ongann styrman Drihtne voce mea ad Dominum clamavi, Ps. Th. 76, 1

Linked entry: storm

ǽt

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móse, ǽte ad edulium, i. ad uescendum, An. Ox. 3762. Be ǽte de cibo, Ll. Th. ii. 128, 20. Seó leó bringð his hwelpum hwæt etanne; hié gecýðað on ðǽm ǽte . . . , Ors. 3, 11; S. 142, 25. Wurmum ǽte, Wlfst. 145, 19.

eornost

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
eornost, es; n. (not f.)

in earnestseriouslyindeed

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Ús eallum woruldscame, gyf wé on eornost ǽnige cúðan to the shame of'us all, if we really could feel any, Wlfst. 163, 8. with weakened force, indeed.

Linked entries: eornoste ornest

ge-teórian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-teórian, l. ge-teórian,
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Bt. 40, 5; F. 240, 23. (2 a) to grow weary of doing, cease from weariness to do :-- Ic þ é bidde ꝥ þú ne geteórige for mé gebiddan, Hml.

heáh

(adv.)
Grammar
heáh, adv.
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Add: physical. so as to extend to a great height Be ðám heán muntum and dúnum þá ðe heáh standað ofer ealne middaneard, Wlfst. 262, 13.

hǽman

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R. 19, 10. (2 a) of concubinage, to cohabit :-- Gif hé . . . þe hié bohte . . . áléfe his suna mid hǽmanne, Ll. Th. i. 46, 16. in a criminal sense, to have illicit intercourse, commit adultery, fornicate Ðý lǽs hí on unryht hǽmen . . .

láþ

(adj.)
Grammar
láþ, adj.
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</b> antithetical to leóf :-- Leóf carus, láð odiosus Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 63, 64. Sume men wyllað betǽcan heora láðostan ( least loved ) cild Godes láreówdóme. Ac hí ne geefenlǽcað ná Abrahame þe his leófran sunn láce geoffrode, Hml.

a-cofrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-cofrian, p. ode; pp. od

To recovere morbo consurgerecon-valescere

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To recover; e morbo consurgere, con-valescere Acofraþ will recover, Lchdm. iii. 184, 15

ændlefen

(n.; num.)

elevenundecim

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eleven; undecim He ætýwde ændlefene he appeared to the eleven, Mk. Bos. 16, 14

a-mundian

(v.)
Grammar
a-mundian, p. ode; pp. od

To protectdefendtueritutari

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To protect, defend; tueri, tutari, Æthelfl. Test; Th. Diplm. A. D. 972; 522, 28

æt-eówedniss

(n.)
Grammar
æt-eówedniss, e; f.

A revelationrevelatio

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A revelation; revelatio To æteówednisse cynna ad revelationem gentium, Lk. Rush. War. 2, 32

a-hnescian

(v.)
Grammar
a-hnescian, p. ode; pp. od

To become weakemollire

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To become weak; emollire Ahnesco-don became weak. Ors. 5, 3; Bos. 103, 42

a-liéfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-liéfan, a-lífan

to permitpermittere

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to permit; permittere Alífe me permitte mihi, Deut. 3, 25. Aliéfþ, Past. 50, 4

a-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-líhtan, p. -líhte

To ALIGHTdesilire

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To ALIGHT ; desilire Ic of alíhte desilio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 3; Som. 34, 44

Linked entry: a-lýhtan

a-tæfran

(v.)
Grammar
a-tæfran, -tiefran, -tifran ; p. ede ; pp. ed

To depictpaintdepingere

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To depict, paint; depingere Ic hæbbe atæfred I have depicted, Past. 65 ; Hat. MS

a-sellan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sellan, p. -sealde; pp. -scald

To expelbanishdeliverexpellererelegaretradere

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To expel, banish, deliver; expellere, relegare, tradere, Cd. 215; Th. 270, 14; Sat. 90

be-cerran

(v.)
Grammar
be-cerran, -cyrran ; p. de ; pp. ed

To turnturn roundvertereconvertere

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To turn, turn round; vertere, convertere, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 156; Met. 13, 78

Linked entries: be-cyrran bi-cerran