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under-andfónd

susceptor

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glosses susceptor in: Underondfóendo susceptores, Rtl. 193, 11

Linked entry: and-fónd

under-bæc

(adv.)
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under-bæc, adv.

backwardsbackbehindback

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where there is motion of a person in the direction towards which the back is kept turned, backwards, approaching an object Sem and Iafeth eodon underbec Shem and Japhet went backward; incedentes retrorsum, Gen. 9, 23. motion from Ðá eodon hig underbæc

Linked entry: BÆC

under-bígan

(v.)

to subject

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to subject Underbéged subjectus, Rtl. 125, 25: Mt. Kmbl. p. 3, 10

Linked entry: bígan

under-brǽdan

(v.)

substernere

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glosses substernere in: Underbrǽddon gegerelo substernebant uestimenta, Lk. Skt. Lind. 19, 36

under-bregdan

(v.)

to spread under

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to spread under Óþer eáre hí him on niht under-brédaþ and mid óðran hí wreóð unam aurem sibi noctem substernunt, de alia se cooperiunt, Nar. 37, 12

under-búgan

(v.)

to submit

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to submit Paulus underbeáh swurdes ecge, Homl. Th. i. 382, 6. Úre Hǽlend ródehengene underbeáh, ii. 600, 7

Linked entry: under-bígan

under-crammian

(v.)

to stuff full belowsuffercire

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to stuff full below; suffercire Hí mid byrnendum glédum ðæt bed undercrammodon, Homl. Th. i. 430, 4

under-bæcling

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Add: — Þú ácyrdestúsunderbecling(retrorsu n. '), Ps. Rdr. 43, ii. Underbæcling, 113, 5

under-creópan

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Swá hit þeáw is ꝥ þám móde þe biþ ábysgod in manigum þingum swíþe undercreópeð (-crýpð, v.l.) seó leáse ólehtung sicut moris est ut occupato in multis animo adulatio valde subrepat. Gr. D. 35, 14. Add

under-diácon

Similar entry: pistol-rǽdere

under-feng

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For þám underfénge þyses bisceoplican folgoðes, Gr. D. 3, 6. For þám underfencge þǽre menniscan týdernesse, 154, 5. Add

under-fón

Grammar
under-fón, <b>. I.</b>
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add: where the object is material or non-material Nis nán man fæstende þe underféhð mid múðe ǽniges gesceaftes sǽ oððe eorðan, Hml. Th. ii. 330, 34. Cóm án gecrístnod man tó Martine . . . wolde his láre underfón, Hml. S. 31, 208. <b>I a.</b&

under-hwítel

(n.)
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Before &#39;ragana&#39; insert persa. v. Angl. viii. 452

under-licgan

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Tiburtius wæs sægd ꝥ hé underlǽge á and hýrde symble þám líchamlicum lustum Tiburtius carnalibus desideriis subjacere ferebatur, Gr. D. 307, 12. Add

under-standan

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under-standan, <b>.
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III.</b> add Ic geanbidode swíþe wet oþ ic wiste hwæt þú woldest, and hú þú hit understandan woldest; and eác þý furþor ic tiolode geornfullíce ꝥ ðú hit forstandan mihtest I waited till I knew what you would, and in what way you would conceive

under-streowod

(adj.)
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under-streowod, adj.
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Under-strewn, having material to lie on Ic eom hnesce understreowod. Hml. S. 37, 201

ge-unnan

(v.)
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ge-unnan, ic, he -an; ðú -unne, pl. -unnon; p. -úðe, pl. -úðon; subj. -unne, pl. -unnen; p. -úðe, pl. -úðen; pp. -unnen

To givegrantallowconcedeconcedereindulgerepermitterelargiri

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To give, grant, allow, concede; concedere, indulgere, permittere, largiri Gif he us geunnan wile, ðæt we hine grétan móton if he will grant to us that we may greet him, Beo. Th. 698; B. 346: Chr. 1095; Erl. 231, 25. Se cyning nolde him his feores geunnan

under-ágenlíc

(adj.)
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under-ágenlíc, adj.

subnixus

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The word glosses subnixus in: Underágenlícum beadum subnixis precibus, Rtl. 182, 33

under-bæcling

(adv.)
Grammar
under-bæcling, adv.

Back

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Back Ðonne gecerraþ míne fýnd underbæcling tunc conuertentur inimici mei retrorsum, Ps. Lamb. 55, 10. Underbæclinc, Blickl. Gl

under-beginnan

(v.)

to attempt

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to attempt Nú þincþ mé ðæt ðæt weorc is swíþe pleólíc mé oþþe ǽnigum men tó underbeginnenne, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 1, 14

Linked entry: be-ginnan