hǽr
Hair, a hair
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Wið wiðerweard hǽr onweg tó ádónne for contrarious hairs, to remove them, Lchdm. i. 362, 8. Héras heáfdes capilli capitis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 30.
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on-ǽlan
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(b α) to cause to shine :-- Ianuarius se móna biþ onǽled et middre neht, Hpt. 33; 66, 17 : 18 : 19. of strong feeling, of mental or spiritual light, to excite strong feeling Hí onǽlað ðearlran dóm wið him districtius contra se judicium accendunt, Past
á-lǽdan
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Oþ þæt hine mon on gewitte álǽde until he be brought to exercise his reason (cf. to bring a person to reason: on gewitte gebringan, Hml. Th. i. 458, 11), Gn. Ex. 48. Tó ware álǽd (is) ad tutelam dirigitur, An.
á-lísan
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</b> to make free in respect to a person or thing (wiþ, for) :-- Nú álýse ic mé sylfne wið God I will free myself in relation to God, Hml. S. 17, 75. For leahtrum álés þíne gesceft, Hy. 8, 33. [Goth. us-lausjan: O. Sax. á-lósian: O. H.
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geótan
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S. 29, 181. intrans. to pour with a liquid Hí teárum geótað, Cri. 1567. to pour, flow, gush, of the (violent) motion of a liquid (lit. or fig. ) Léton geótan háte streámas, Ruin. 43.
á-drýgan
to dry up ⬩ to extract the moisture from material ⬩ to dry up a fluid ⬩ to dry up moisture on material, wipe off ⬩ to dry material on which there is moisture, wipe dry
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Heortes horn hafað mægen ǽlcne wǽtan tó ádrígenne, Lch. i. 334, 3. to dry up moisture on material, wipe off Ádréið abstergit, Kent. Gl. 764. Seó hand ðínre sprǽce ádrígde tersit fram mé ðone tweón, Gr. D. 150, 25.
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tówendan
To overthrow ⬩ upset ⬩ subvert ⬩ overturn ⬩ to overthrow ⬩ demolish ⬩ to overthrow ⬩ destroy ⬩ to destroy by changing ⬩ to repeal a law ⬩ abrogate ⬩ abolish ⬩ overthrow ⬩ destroy
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Gen. 19, 21. with reference to non-material objects, to destroy by changing, to repeal a law, abrogate, abolish, overthrow, destroy Crist tówyrpþ ðás stówe and tówent ða gesetnysse ðe ús Moyses tǽhte, Homl. Th. i. 46, 3.
ge-faran
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To get by going, go and get. to get to, reach a place Gefærð adit, Wülck. Gl. 254, 18. On Indeas, þá nán man mid gefeohte gefór búton Alexander Indis bellum intulit: quo praeter illam et Alexandrum nullus intravit, Ors. 1, 2; S. 30, 20.
bén-ríp
The reaping of corn by request ⬩ ad preces messio
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Originally the tenant came to reap corn etc. at his lord's request : in time, it grew into a custom or duty, but its old designation bén-ríp was still used Eác he sceal hwíltídum geára beón on manegum weorcum to hláfordes willan, to-eácan bényrþe and
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carc-ern
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Ðonne þincþ him ðæt he síe on carcerne gebroht then it seems to him that he is brought into prison, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 15. Ic wæs on cearcerne [MS. Cot. carcærne] eram in carcere, Past. 44, 7: Hat. MS. 62b, 22. To ðam carcerne to the prison, Andr.
be-hweorfan
to turn ⬩ spread about ⬩ vertere ⬩ convertere ⬩ to turn or put in order ⬩ arrange ⬩ disponere ⬩ parare
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to turn, spread about; vertere, convertere Hleahtre behworfen turned to laughter Andr. Recd. 3402; An. 1705.
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cwician
To come to life, QUICKEN ⬩ vīvĕre et spīrāre ⬩ To make alive, OUICKEN ⬩ vivificare
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To come to life, QUICKEN ; vīvĕre et spīrāre Wǽron ða leoma cwiciende the limbs were quickening, Greg. Dial. 4, 36. Smire mid ða sáran limu, hie cwiciaþ sóna smear the sore limbs therewith, they will soon quicken, L. M. 3, 47; Lchdm. ii. 338, 25.
geatwe
Arms ⬩ trappings ⬩ garments ⬩ ornaments ⬩ armāmenta ⬩ vestīmenta ornāmenta
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meant to go to battle, Blickl.
hredding
Saving ⬩ salvation ⬩ liberation
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His ágen líf syllan for ðæs folces hreddinge to give his own life for the redemption of the people, 240, 14. Ongunnon for his hreddinge biddan began to pray for his liberation, 534, 27.
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ge-recednys
A narration, history, report, an interpretation, a direction, correction ⬩ narratio, relatio, historia, interpretatio, directio, correctio
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To mǽgwlite andgytes and gástlícra gerecenessa ic to ætýcte ad formam sensus et interpretationis eorum superadjeci, Bd. 5, 23; S. 647, 35.
ge-ríp
A reaping, harvest ⬩ messis
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Biddaþ ðæs gerípes hláford, ðæt he asende wyrhtan to his gerípe pray to the lord of the reaping, that he send workmen to his reaping, Homl. Th. ii. 530, 20. On Godes gerípe in God's reaping, 530, 19.
ge-nihtsumian
To abound, suffice ⬩ abundāre, suffĭcĕre
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Se ungesǽliga gýtsere wile máre habban ðonne him genihtsumaþ the unhappy miser wishes to have more than suffices him, Homl. Th. i. 64, 34.
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ge-nípan
to darken, become dark ⬩ cālīgāre, obnūbĭlāri ⬩ to rise as a cloud, to creep up or come suddenly upon one ⬩ obrēpĕre, sŭpervĕnīre alĭcui
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to darken, become dark; cālīgāre, obnūbĭlāri Hú seó þrag gewát, genáp under niht-heltn, swá heó nó wǽre how the time has passed, has darkened under the veil of night, as if it had not been, Exon. 77 b; Th. 292, 8; Wand. 96. to rise as a cloud, to creep
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scrift-bóc
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Homl. 43, 8. a discourse referring to penance Lárspel and scriftbóc ( the title of the homily). Wulfst. 242, 22
á-ceápian
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On ðá gerád ðæt hine náge nán man of tó áceápienne on the condition that no man is to buy him out of the land he holds, i. e. get it by paying a higher rent Cht. Th. 151, 14. [Cf. O. H. Ger. er-kaufen redimere.] Cf. á-bycgan