on-sceortian
to grow short
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to grow short Swá ða dagas forþ onsceortiaþ as the days go on shortening, Shrn. 96, 3
orlæg-gífre
Eager to cause death
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Eager to cause death (?) Ismahel biþ unhýre orlæggífre wiðerbreca wera cneórissum, Cd. Th. 138, 6; Gen. 2287
sóðian
To prove true ⬩ to prove, make good
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To prove true Sóðeþ probat, Mt. Kmbl. p. 9, 9. Sóðadon probarunt, Jn. Skt. p. 7, 2
ge-þýan
To press; ⬩ premere
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To press; premere Geþýþ hý presses them, Salm. Kmbl. 607; Sal. 303: Salm. Kmbl. p. 150, 34
trendan
to turn ⬩ roll
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to turn, roll. v. sin-trendende teres, but perhaps sin-tredende should be read, see tredan = terere
swippan
To scourge, beat, strike ⬩ to smack, crack a whip ⬩ to whip
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To scourge, beat, strike Hafaþ hé gyrde lange and ðone feónd swipeþ, Salm. Kmbl. 185; Sal. 92
tycgan
To move quickly ⬩ quiver ⬩ palpitate
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To move quickly, quiver, palpitate Tolcetende, brottetende (v. brogdettan palpitare, vibrare), ticgende infruticans, Hpt. Gl. 435, 37
Linked entry: ticgende
á-scortian
to run short ⬩ run out ⬩ be exhausted
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to run short, run out, be exhausted Æt ðám giftum áscortode wín, Hml. Th. ii. 56, 10
Linked entry: á-sceortian
á-sencan
To sink
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To sink (trans.) On áse(i)ntum (i above the line) summerso, i. absorbto . An. Ox. 829
á-þryccan
To press ⬩ oppress
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To press, oppress Wé biðon áðryht premimur, Rtl. 15, 30. ꝥte ué sié áðryht opprimamur, 82, 27
á-werian
to wear out
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to wear out On sumera seó cúle sceal beón þynne oððe eald áwered, R. Ben. 88, 12
be-byrgan
to save
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to save Ꝥ hé mihte þá gedýglian and him bebyrgean (-beorgan, v. l.), Gr. D. 109, 33
be-cnedan
to knead up
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to knead up Merces sǽd on hláf be-cneden oþþe on wín gegniden, Lch. ii. 248, 4
Linked entry: cnedan
CEORFAN
To cut, cut down, hew, rend, tear, CARVE, engrave ⬩ secare, concidere, succidere, excidere, conscindere, incidere, infindere
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Híg curfon ðone ram eall to sticceon they cut the ram all to pieces, Lev. 8, 20. Corfen cut, Exon. 107b; Th. 410, 24; Rä. 29, 4. Treówa ceorfan to hew trees, Obs. Lun. § 11; Lchdm. iii. 188, 24: Cd. 200; Th. 248, 11; Dan. 511.
óþ-wítan
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to reproach with a fault, lay to a person's charge, to taunt Óþwíteþ improperabit, Ps. Spl. M. 73, 11. Hwý óðwíte gé wyrde eówre, ðæt híó geweald nafaþ? Met. 27, 4.
ge-scý
A pair of shoes ⬩ calceamentum, tegmentum pedis, caliga
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A pair of shoes; calceamentum, tegmentum pedis, caliga Gif he [man] ðonne cwiþ 'Nelle ic híg habban to wífe,' gá ðæt wíf to him and nyme his gescý of his fótum beforan ðám ealdrum and spǽte on his nebb and nemne hine ǽlc man on Israéla folce ' unsceóda
be-sprecan
mention ⬩ to claim ⬩ To complain of ⬩ blame ⬩ To complain
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Substitute: to speak about, mention. Cf. be-secgan, I: Hit is ús swíþor bismre gelíc þæt wé þæt besprecað erubescant de recordatione praeteritorum, Ors. 3, 11; S. 152, 30. Hé begeat sumne ðe hine bespræc tó ðám cásere, Hml.
dugan
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Seó wyrt deáh tó drincanne, ii. 238, 27
geond-stredan
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</b> to overspread :-- Eorendel geondstrét heofon aurora spargit polum, Hy. S. 30, 2
reordian
to speak, say, talk ⬩ to read
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Se Hǽlend his gingrum tó spræc ymbe Godes ríce, samod mid him reordigende, Homl. Th. i. 294, 18. ; to read; Ne reordaþ ;non legistis?; Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 12, 5. Gé ne reordade ;non legistis,; 19, 4. Reordadun, 21, 16.