on-swífan
to swing, turn ⬩ to turn aside, divert
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to swing, turn Bordrand onswáf wið ðam gryregieste Geáta dryhten Beowulf turned his shield against the approaching fire-drake, Beo.
slincan
to crawl ⬩ to slink away ⬩ repere, reptare
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to crawl Eodon ða wyrmas and scluncon wundorlíce; wǽron him ða breóst up gewende Nar. 14, 8. Slincendes reptantis Hymn. Surt. 28, 17.
ge-síþwíf
A woman of the class to which the 'gesith ⬩ ' 'comes' belongs
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A woman of the class to which the 'gesith, ' 'comes' belongs Sca anastasiam ðære hálegan gesíþwífes seó wæs swíþe æðele for worulde St. Anastasia's the holy lady; she was very noble with respect to this world, Shrn. 30, 20.
Linked entry: ge-síþman
-túningas
People of a tún
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Óþ ealdingctúninga mearce óþ níwantúninga mearce, and of níwantúninga mearce to the mark of the people of Aldington, then to the mark of the people of Newington, and from the mark of the people of Newington, Cod. Dip. B. ii. 526, 7-8.
ge-reccan
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Ox. 217. gereccan tó to reckon as, to make to stand for Uton geécan þone anweald and ꝥ geniht, dón þǽr weorþscipe tó, and gereccan þonne þá þreó tó ánum addemus sufficientiae potentiaeque reverentiam, ut haec tria unum esse judicemus, Bt. 33, 1; F. 120
trymman
to make firm or strong ⬩ to construct strongly, ⬩ of physical health or strength ⬩ to give strength to ⬩ strengthen ⬩ of mental or moral strength ⬩ to confirm ⬩ establish ⬩ give strength to mind or heart ⬩ to confirm, ⬩ to corroborate ⬩ confirm an agreement, a grant, testimony, statement ⬩ to give as surety ⬩ to trim ⬩ to set infirm order ⬩ array troops ⬩ to settle ⬩ arrange ⬩ to strengthen with words ⬩ exhort ⬩ encourage ⬩ comfort ⬩ to become strong ⬩ to be arrayed.
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Onlegen tó trymmaune ðone magan and to bindanne æfter útsihtan, Lchdm. ii. 180, 24. of mental or moral strength, to confirm, establish, give strength to mind or heart, Sóð Metod ð ín mód trymeþ, Cd. Th. 170, 9; Gen. 2809.
ǽ-festnes
Religion ⬩ devotion ⬩ religio
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Religion, devotion; religio Ða ðe to ǽfestnesse belumpon quæ ad religionem pertinebant, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 1
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a-hýrian
To hire ⬩ conducere
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To hire; conducere He úteóde ahyrian wyrhtan exiit conducere operarios, Mt. Bos. 20, 1: Jn. Bos. 10, 13
ǽtrian
To poison ⬩ envenom ⬩ venenare
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To poison, envenom; venenare For ǽtredum gescotum from poisoned arrows, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 38; MS. C
ǽwan
To despise ⬩ contemn ⬩ scorn ⬩ spernere ⬩ aversari
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To despise, contemn, scorn; spernere, aversari Ða ðú ǽfre ne ǽwest ea tu nunquam spernis, Ps. C. 129
a-parian
To apprehend ⬩ take ⬩ deprehendere
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To apprehend, take; deprehendere Seó wæs aparod on unriht-hǽmede deprehensa est in adulterio, Jn. Bos. 8, 3
a-terian
To fail ⬩ become weary ⬩ deficere ⬩ fatigare
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To fail, become weary; deficere, fatigare Atered fatigatus, Ælfc. Gl. 87; Wrt.Voc. 50, 20: R. Ben. interl. 53
be-baðian
To bathe ⬩ wash ⬩ luere ⬩ abluere ⬩ lavare
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To bathe, wash; luere, abluere, lavare Wætere aþwegen and bebaðod lotus aqua, Bd. 1, 27; S. 496, 17
Linked entry: bi-baðian
ceaster-búend
City-dweller ⬩ urbem habitans
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City-dweller; urbem habitans He áteáh ceasterbúendum he came to the city-dwellers, Beo. Th. 1540; B. 768
ele-beámen
belonging to the olive-tree ⬩ ŏleāgĭnus
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Of or belonging to the olive-tree; ŏleāgĭnus, Ælfc. Gl. 32; Som. 61, 110; Wrt. Voc. 27, 39
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eóred-geatwe
Military trappings ⬩ armāmenta
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Military trappings; armāmenta Se eów geaf eóred-geatwe who gave to you military trappings, Beo. 5724; B. 2866
fæstingan
to fasten, make firm ⬩ firmāre
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to fasten, make firm; firmāre Ic fæstinge mín wedd mid eów firmābo pactum meum vobiscum, Lev. 26, 9
fore-costian
To profane ⬩ pollute ⬩ profānāre
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To profane, pollute; profānāre Gyf rihtwísnys mín hí forecostigaþ si justĭtias meas profānāvĕrint, Ps. Spl. C. 88, 31
friá
A lord ⬩ master ⬩ dŏmĭnus
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A lord, master; dŏmĭnus Ðam ágenan frián to the possessor, L. Eth. iii. 4; Th. i. 294, 17
full-fleón
To flee fully or completely ⬩ flee away ⬩ perfŭgĕre
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To flee fully or completely, flee away; perfŭgĕre Ic fullfleó perfŭgio, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 49