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croft

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Ondlong ðæs croftes heáfodlandes . . . ðæt bercrofte, C. D. iii. 259, 34. On hwǽtecroft; of ðém crofte on grénan hylle, C. D. B. iii. 135, 25. bærlice crofte, C. D. vi. 79, 10. Onbúton ðone croft ðé Wynstán bylde, iii. 367, 6.

ge-grápian

(v.)
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Add: to lay hold of with the hand; to reach Seó clǽne beó oft wíde and síde blósman gegrét . . . and hig grimme windas gemétað, and þá wreccan geswencað, ꝥ heó earfoðlíce cýððe gegrápað ( that hardly can she reach home ), Angl. viii. 324, 15.

ge-cídan

(v.)
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to dispute, v. Dict. to chide, reprove (with dat.) Ðurh ðone wítgan wæs gecíd (-cídd, v.l.) hierdum pastores increpat per prophetam, Past. 123, 9.

on-íwan

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Add: to show Ðá seó sunne begann onýwan eallum mannum hire ðone beorhtan leóman, Hml.

raxan

(v.)
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to stretch oneself after sleep Hé þá se ylca man, swá hé of hefegum slǽpe raxende áwóce, and hé eft his hǽlo féng ipse velut qui de aestuantis gurgitis fluctibus ad portum deducitur, longa suspiria imo de pectore trahens ad pristinam salutis valetudinem

Linked entry: racsan

samod-wist

(n.)
Grammar
samod-wist, e; f.
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A being together, common existence þon ꝥ wé sýn swá myccle strangran wið úrum feóndum, swá myccle má wé gefremede beóð under eádmódnesse þǽre samodwiste þæs ordfruman eallra gesceafta ut tanto nostris hostibus potentiores simus, quanto cum auctore

wæter-scipe

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Hwæt þá se bisceop . . . ábaed æt Gode ꝥ hé worhte þone wæterscipe wynsumum ytþlande . . . and wæs se mere áwend wídgyllum felda, Nap. 22, 21-28. Add

á-dwelian

(v.)

To wander, stray

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To wander, stray Nýtenu hé hét faran áweg ðǽre eówode ðe hí of ádwelodon, Hml. Th. ii. 514, 23. Ðá hrægel from hǽlo gife ne ádweledon indumenta a gratia curandi non vacarunt, Bd. 4, 31; S. 611, 6. trans. Similar entries (in Dict.) v. next word

bryttian

(v.)
Grammar
bryttian, brittian, bryttigan, brytian; pl. bryttigaþ; p. bryttade; v. a.

To divide into fragments, dispense, rule, usedispensare frustatim, gubernare

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To divide into fragments, dispense, rule, use; dispensare frustatim, gubernare Hí hit him bryttian sceoldon they should dispense it to them, Past. 44, 1; Hat. MS. 61a. 13. Land bryttade ruled the land, Cd. 62; Th. 75, 6; Gen. 1236.

of-sceamian

(v.)

to put to shame

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to put to shame Gif ðú ðé ofsceamian (onsceamian, MS. Cott.) wilt ðínes gedwolan, Bt. 3, 4; Fox 6, 16. Hé wearþ of-sceamod Homl. Skt. i. 12, 214. Se drý stód eádmód and ofsceamod the sorcerer stood humble and ashamed Homl. ii. 416, 30.

Linked entry: on-sceamian

ge-spyrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-spyrian, p. ede; pp. ed

To tracksearchseek

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To track, search, seek Gif man spor gespirige if one trace a track, L. Æðelst. 5, 8; Th. i. 236, 20.

toweht

(n.)

a basket for putting wool in(?)

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Calatum is explained in Du Cange by lignum piscatorum seu piscama e lignis con-fecta, a meaning which seems not to belong to the word here). Wrt. Voc. i. 282, 17: ii. 16, 35

á-wacnian

(v.)
Grammar
á-wacnian, -wæcnian.

to awakento arisespring

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Add: to awaken Hé geseah án lytel fæt þá þá hé áwacnode. Hml. S. 18, 165. Áwæcnode se wer of slǽpe, 21, 251. Clypiað . . . ꝥ hé áwacnige, 18, 120. to arise, spring Þæt þeós weoruld mihte of hym áwæcnian, Wlfst. 206, 28.

Linked entry: -wacnian

a-driógan

Grammar
a-driógan, -drióhan

to bear

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to bear, Bt. 40, 3; Fox 238, 22; MS. Cott. The Bodl. MS. has a-drióhan

ǽrer

(adv.)
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ǽrer, adv.

Before

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Before Ǽrer hit gewyrþe before it comes to pass. Bt. 41, 2; Fox 244, note 8

a-lǽran

(v.)
Grammar
a-lǽran, p. ede; pp. ed

To teachdocereedocere

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To teach; docere, edocere Me ðíne dómas alǽr judicia tua doce me, Ps. Th. 118, 108

a-freoðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-freoðan, p. ede; pp. ed

To frothspumare

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To froth; spumare Lǽt afreoðan let it froth, L. M. 1, 47; Lchdm, ii. 118, 27

Africanisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Africanisc, Afrisc; adj.

Belonging to AfricaAfricanAfricanus

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Belonging to Africa, African; Africanus Africanisc æppel [MS. -isca, -ple] a pomegranate; malum Punicum, Cot. 133

a-spédan

(v.)
Grammar
a-spédan, p. -spédde; pp. -spéded, -spédd

To speedprosperprosperare

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To speed, prosper; prosperare Wítum aspédde made prosperous by their sufferings, Andr. Kmbl. 3261; An. 1633

Linked entry: spédan

a-spreádan

(v.)
Grammar
a-spreádan, p. de ; pp. ed [ = a-sprǽdan]

To spread forthextendprætendere

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To spread forth, extend ; prætendere Aspreád mildheortnysse ðíne prætende misericordiam tuam, Ps. Spl. T. 35, 11