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cwoellan

(v.)

to kill ⬩ necare, interficere

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to kill; necare, interficere Sóhton hine Iudéas to cwoellanne quærebant eum Judæi interficere, Jn. Lind. War. 5, 18

fiscian

(v.)
Grammar
fiscian, fixian; p. ode; pp. od

To fish ⬩ piscāri

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To fish; piscāri Ðonne gé fiscian willaþ when ye wish to fish, Bt. 32, 3; Fox 118, 12

Linked entry: fixian

fóre-stígan

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-stígan, p. -stág, -stáh, pl. -stigon; pp. -stigen

To go before ⬩ to excel ⬩ excellēre

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To go before, to excel; excellēre Ic fórestíge excelleo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Som. 28, 45, MS. C

ge-bændan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bændan, p. de; pp. ed [ge, and bænd a band]

To bind ⬩ vincīre

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To bind; vincīre Ic hine gebændan hét I commanded [them] to bind him, Salm. Kmbl. 551; Sal. 275

réceleásian

(v.)
Grammar
réceleásian, p. ode
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To be negligent or careless Tó hwon réceleásedest ðú ðære gife ðe ic ðe geaf? Wulfst. 258, 15

ge-fræpian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fræpian, ge-fræpigan; p. ede.

to accuse ⬩ to reverence

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to accuse Gefræpgedon accusarent, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 10. to reverence Gefræppegedon reverebuntur, Mk. Skt. Lind. 12, 6

Linked entry: fræppigan

ge-lícan

(v.)

to liken ⬩ imitate

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to liken, imitate To gelícanne ad imitandum, Rtl. 22, 36. Gelíced biþ assimilabitur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 7, 24

wordian

(v.)
Grammar
wordian, p. ode

To speak

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To speak Wurdiaþ (but changed to wurdliaþ) rhetoricamttr, loquimur, Hpt. Gl. 527, 58. Wordiende concionandi, loquentes, 461, 36

Linked entry: wurdian

á-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
á-fæstan, p. te
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To entrust, let out land to a person Hé áfæste wín-geard ðǽm londbígengum, Mk. R. 12, l

deorcian

(v.)
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Substitute: To become dark, to grow dim (of sight) Deorcaþ gesihð hebet visus, Ps. L. fol. 142, 2

ge-sinscippan

(v.)
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to marry Tó gerihtanne þone gemánan gesinscep-pendra (-sienscyp-, v.l.) ad disponendum cubile conjugatorum, Gr. D. 218, 4

Linked entry: -sinscippan

weorold-wísdóm

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Þá befæste hé his sunu tó láre tó woruldwísdóme ꝥ hé úðwita wurde, Hml. S. 35, 9. Add

slǽpor

(adj.)
Grammar
slǽpor, adj.

Addicted to sleep

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Addicted to sleep Ne beó ðú tó slǽpor, forðan ðe slép fét unhǽlo ðæs líchoman. Prov. Kmbl. i

FYLGEAN

(v.)
Grammar
FYLGEAN, fylgan, fylgian, fyligean, fylian, filian, feligean; p. de; pp. ed; v. trans. dat. acc.

To follow ⬩ attend ⬩ follow or carry out ⬩ sĕqui ⬩ insĕqui ⬩ exsĕqui

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To follow, attend, follow or carry out; sĕqui, insĕqui, exsĕqui Ðæt hearma swá fela fylgean sceolde monna cynne that so many ills must follow to mankind, Cd. 33; Th. 44, 15; Gen. 709: L. Eth. ii. 9; Th. i. 288, 29.

neowol

(adj.)
Grammar
neowol, nifol, nihol, nihold, neól, niwol; adj.

prone ⬩ prostrate ⬩ deep down ⬩ low ⬩ profound

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Drihten for ðé of ðæm heán heofone on ðás neowlan gesceaft niðer ástáh for thee the Lord descended from the high heaven to this lower world, L. E. I. prm.; Th. ii. 396, 2.

EARD

(n.)
Grammar
EARD, es; m.

land, country, province, region, place of residence, dwelling, home ⬩ sŏlum nātīvum, patria, rĕgio, dŏmĭcĭlium ⬩ on land ⬩ terra, terra firma ⬩ state, station, condition ⬩ sĭtus, condĭtio

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Eard git ne const frécne stówe, ðǽr ðú findan miht secg thou dost not yet know the land, perilous place, where thou mayest find the man, Beo. Th. 2759; B. 1377: Exon. 38 b; Th. 128, 4; Gú. 399: 129 a; Th. 495, 20; Rä. 85, 6.

styrung

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Gód is tó forhæbbenne fram unálýfedum styrungum, 564, 7

smicer

(adj.)
Grammar
smicer, adj.

Fair, fine, beautiful, elegant ⬩ elegans, delicatus

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Windan manigne smicerne wǽn and manig ǽnlic hús settan and fegerne tún timbrian Shrn. 163, 16. Hió bit ðæt hí findon twá smicere scencingcuppan intó beódern she asks them to provide two fair goblets for the refectory Ch. Th. 536, 7.

ge-cnáwan

to recognize, identify an object ⬩ to acknowledge, ⬩ a claim, to pay by way of acknowledgement, ⬩ to know, be acquainted with ⬩ to know, be conversant with a subject ⬩ to have a clear apprehension of ⬩ to be cognizant of a fact, understand ⬩ to make known, declare

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Th. 429, 8. a claim, to pay by way of acknowledgement, Similar entries v. ge-cnáwness Man sceal for Godes ege mǽðe on háde gecnáwan ( pay respect to the clergy ), Ll. Th. i. 362, 5.

ge-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-lang, -long; adj.

Along ⬩ belonging ⬩ depending ⬩ consequent

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Th. i. 252, 4 : Ps. Th. 61, 1 : Beo. Th. 2757; B. 1376. Nis me wiht æt eów leófes gelong I am not dependent upon you for anything dear, Exon. 37 a; Th. 121, 5; Gú. 284 : 115 b; Th. 444, 11; Kl. 45.

Linked entries: -lang ge-lenge ge-long