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hǽr

(n.)
Grammar
hǽr, hér, es; n.

Hair, a hair

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Wið wiðerweard hǽr onweg ádónne for contrarious hairs, to remove them, Lchdm. i. 362, 8. Héras heáfdes capilli capitis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 30.

Linked entry: hér

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. ware álǽd (is) ad tutelam dirigitur, An.

á-lísan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lísan, (-lýsan, q. v.
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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.

Linked entry: á-lýsan

geótan

(v.)
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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 upto extract the moisture from materialto dry up a fluidto dry up moisture on material, wipe offto dry material on which there is moisture, wipe dry

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Heortes horn hafað mægen ǽlcne wǽtan 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.

Linked entry: á-drígan

tówendan

(v.)
Grammar
tówendan, p. de

To overthrowupsetsubvertoverturnto overthrowdemolishto overthrowdestroyto destroy by changingto repeal a lawabrogateabolishoverthrowdestroy

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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

(v.)
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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

(n.)
Grammar
bén-ríp, e; f.

The reaping of corn by requestad 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

Linked entry: béd-ríp

carc-ern

(n.)
Grammar
carc-ern, carc-ærn, es; n. [care care, or Lat. carcer a prison; ærn, ern a place]
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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.

Linked entries: carc cearc-ern

be-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurfon; pp. -hworfen, -hweorfen.

to turnspread aboutvertereconvertereto turn or put in orderarrangedisponereparare

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to turn, spread about; vertere, convertere Hleahtre behworfen turned to laughter Andr. Recd. 3402; An. 1705.

Linked entries: be-hófen be-hwyrfan

cwician

(v.)
Grammar
cwician, cwycian, cucian; p.ode, ade; pp. od , ad [cwic alive, quick] .

To come to life, QUICKEN vīvĕre et spīrāre To make alive, OUICKENvivificare

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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.

Linked entries: cwycian cucian

geatwe

(n.)
Grammar
geatwe, gen. a; dat. um; acc. a; pl. f.

Armstrappingsgarmentsornamentsarmāmentavestīmenta ornāmenta

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meant to go to battle, Blickl.

hredding

(n.)
Grammar
hredding, e; f.

Savingsalvationliberation

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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.

Linked entry: hrædding

ge-recednys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-recednys, -recednes, -recenes, -nyss, e; f.

A narration, history, report, an interpretation, a direction, correctionnarratio, 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

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ríp, es; n. [ríp harvest]

A reaping, harvestmessis

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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

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nihtsumian, -nyhtsumian; part. -nihtsumigende; p. ode; pp. od

To abound, sufficeabundāre, 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.

Linked entry: ge-nyhtsumian

ge-nípan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nípan, p. -náp, pl. -nipon; pp. -nipen.

to darken, become darkcālīgāre, obnūbĭlārito 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

Linked entry: nípan

scrift-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
scrift-bóc, f.
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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

(v.)
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On ðá gerád ðæt hine náge nán man of 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