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a-styrfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-styrfan, p. de; pp. ed

To cause death ⬩ kill ⬩ slay ⬩ necare

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To cause death, kill, slay; necare Stánum astyrfed slain with stones, Exon. 10 b; Th. 12, 27; Cri. 192

Linked entries: a-sterfan stirfan

be-grétan

(v.)
Grammar
be-grétan, -grǽtan; p. -grét, pl. -gréton; pp. -gréten, -grǽten

To lament ⬩ bewail ⬩ lamentare ⬩ deplorare

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To lament, bewail; lamentare, deplorare Fæmnan ne wǽran geonge begrétte virgines eorum non sunt lamentatæ Ps. Th. 77, 63

axigean

(v.)

to ask ⬩ interrogare

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to ask; interrogare Ne nán ne dorste hyne axigean neque ausus fuit quisquam eum interrogare, Mt. Foxe 22, 46

aweg-gewítan

(v.)
Grammar
aweg-gewítan, p. -gewát, pl. -gewiton; pp. -gewiten

To go away ⬩ depart ⬩ discedere

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To go away, depart; discedere Ic eom aweg-gewiten I am gone away, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 36

be-heáfdian

(v.)
Grammar
be-heáfdian, p. ode ; pp. od,; v. trans. [be, heáfod, head]

To BEHEAD ⬩ decollare

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To BEHEAD; decollare He beheáfdode Iohannem decollavit Iohannem Mt. Bos. 14, 10 : Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 32; Jud. 290

Linked entries: heáfdian be-fótian

be-heldan

(v.)
Grammar
be-heldan, [= be-healdan?]

To attend ⬩ intend ⬩ attendere ⬩ intendere

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To attend, intend; attendere, intendere Wesan ðíne eáran gehýrende and beheldende fiant aures tuæ intendentes Ps. Th. 129, 2

be-hídan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hídan, p. -hídde

To hide ⬩ abscondere

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To hide; abscondere Forðamðe ic eom nacod, ic behídde me quod nudus essem, abscondi me Gen. 3, 10, 8

drysnan

(v.)
Grammar
drysnan, p. ede ; pp. ed

To put out, quench, extinguish ⬩ extinguĕre

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To put out, quench, extinguish; extinguĕre Ðæt fýr ne biþ drysned ignis non extinguĭtur, Mk. Skt. Rush. 9, 46

drohtian

(v.)

to converse, live

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to converse, live, Bd. 1, 27; S. 488, 37: 5, 6; S. 618, 28: Salm. Kmbl. 894; Sal. 446

endian

(v.)
Grammar
endian, ændian; p. ode ; pp. od

END, make an end ⬩ fīnīre, dēsĭnĕre

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To END, make an end; fīnīre, dēsĭnĕre Hí hit endian sceoldon they should end it. Ps. Th. 9, 6

Linked entry: ændian

féhan

(v.)
Grammar
féhan, ðú féhst, he féhþ

to take ⬩ seize ⬩ captāre

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to take, seize; captāre, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 164, 16: Exon. 107 b; Th. 410, 1; Rä. 28, 9

Linked entry: a-féhþ

for-settan

(v.)
Grammar
for-settan, p. -sette, pl. -setton; pp. -seted, -sett

To obstruct ⬩ obstruĕre

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To obstruct; obstruĕre Hí ðone heofonlícan weg forsetton they obstructed the heavenly way, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 4

for-þrǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
for-þrǽstan, p. te ; pp. ed

To entirely bruise ⬩ break ⬩ contĕrĕre

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To entirely bruise, break; contĕrĕre. Ps. Spl. C. 45, 9: 104, 15, 31: 123, 7. Hpt. Gl. 425; 441

fródian

(v.)
Grammar
fródian, p. ade; pp. ad

To be wise or prudent ⬩ săpĕre

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To be wise or prudent; săpĕre [Ic] fródade [I] was wise, Exon. 94 b; Th. 353, 53; Reim. 32

fromcerran

(v.)
Grammar
fromcerran, p. de, pp. ed

To turn from ⬩ avert

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To turn from, avert Fromcerr iorre ðin from us averte iram tuam a nobis, Rtl. 172, 35; 168, 17

gealchattan

(v.)
Grammar
gealchattan, p. te; pp. ed

To ordain ⬩ frame ⬩ devise ⬩ concinnāre

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To ordain, frame, devise; concinnāre Tunge ðín gealchatte oððe gereónode fácnu lingua tua concinnābat dŏlos, Ps. Lamb. 49, 19

ge-anlícian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anlícian, p. ode; pp. od [líc like]

To make like ⬩ liken ⬩ assĭmĭlāre

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To make like, liken; assĭmĭlāre For hwam geanlície we heofena ríce cui assĭmĭlābĭmus regnum Dei? Mk. Bos, 4, 30

ealdor-sacerd

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-sacerd, es; m.

A high priest ⬩ summus sacerdos

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A high priest; summus sacerdos Ongan ealdorsacerd hyspan the high priest began to revile, Andr. Kmbl. 1340; An. 670

hundtwentig-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
hundtwentig-wintre, adj.

A hundred and twenty years old

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A hundred and twenty years old Ic eom tó-dæg hundtwentigwintre centum viginti annorum sum hodie, Deut. 31, 2

hunig-gafol

(n.)
Grammar
hunig-gafol, es; n.
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Rent paid in honey Syllan huniggafol to pay rent in honey, L. R. S. 4; Th. i. 434, 31