a-snǽsan
to hit or strike against ⬩ to stake oneself upon anything ⬩ impingere ⬩ to wrest anything from another ⬩ extorquere
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to hit or strike against, to stake oneself upon anything; impingere Gif befóran eágum asnáse [MS. H. asnǽse] if he stake himself before his eyes, L. Alf. pol. 36 ; Th. i. 84, 14. to wrest anything from another? extorquere, L. Noel, Lye
a-styrfan
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 entry: a-sterfan
a-þwǽnan
To soften ⬩ diminish ⬩ lessen ⬩ abate ⬩ take away ⬩ diminuere ⬩ demere
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To soften, diminish, lessen, abate, take away; diminuere, demere Seó sealf wile ðone swile aþwǽnan the salve will diminish the swelling, L. M. 3, 39; Lchdm. ii. 332, 25
a-treddan
To investigate ⬩ search ⬩ examine or explore carefully ⬩ scrutari ⬩ investigare
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To investigate, search, examine or explore carefully; scrutari, investigare Ðæt ic ðín bebod beorht atredde scrutabor mandata tua, Ps. Th. 118, 69 : 138, 2
an-týnan
To unclose ⬩ open ⬩ recludere ⬩ aperire
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To unclose, open; recludere, aperire Ic antýne on bigspellum múþ mínne aperiam in parabolis os meum, Ps. Spl. 77, 2
an-ýwan
To shew ⬩ demonstrate ⬩ ostendere ⬩ demonstrare
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To shew, demonstrate; ostendere, demonstrare, R. Ben. 7, 11
a-nemnan
To declare ⬩ pronuntiare
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To declare; pronuntiare Godes spel-bodan eal anemdon God's messengers declared all, Exon. 33 a; Th. 104, 25; Gú. 13
be-féran
To go about ⬩ to go round ⬩ surround ⬩ circumire ⬩ circumdare
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To go about, to go round, surround; circumire, circumdare He lǽrende ða castel beférde circumibat castella in circuitu docens, Mk. Bos. 6, 6. He beférde ðæt Israhélisce folc he surrounded the people of Israel, Ex. 14, 9
Linked entries: bi-fǽrende be-faran
bǽdan
To constrain ⬩ compel ⬩ require ⬩ solicit ⬩ cogere ⬩ compellere ⬩ exigere ⬩ postulare ⬩ flagitare
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To constrain, compel, require, solicit; cogere, compellere, exigere, postulare, flagitare Ðæs his lufu bǽdeþ whom his love constrains, Exon. 90 b; Th. 339, 27; Gn. Ex. 100. Mǽru cwén bǽdde byras geonge the illustrious queen solicited her young sons,
be-birigan
To bury
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To bury, Gen. 49, 29
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be-cerran
To turn ⬩ turn round ⬩ vertere ⬩ convertere
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To turn, turn round; vertere, convertere, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 156; Met. 13, 78
be-clemman
To fetter ⬩ bind ⬩ tie ⬩ inclose ⬩ glue together ⬩ BECLAM ⬩ vincire ⬩ includere ⬩ glutinare
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To fetter, bind, tie, inclose, glue together, BECLAM; vincire, includere, glutinare Ðeáh he hie mid fíftigum clúsum beclemme though he inclose it. with fifty bonds, Salm. Kmbl. 143; Sal. 71. Beclæmed glutinatus, Lye
Linked entry: be-clæmed
be-clísan
To inclose ⬩ includere
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To inclose; includere,Leo 126
a-wǽgan
To deceive ⬩ delude ⬩ frustrate ⬩ disappoint ⬩ cause to fail ⬩ eludere ⬩ frustrari ⬩ irritum facere
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To deceive, delude, frustrate, disappoint, cause to fail ; eludere, frustrari, irritum facere Ðæt is sóþ ðæt ðú ǽr awǽgdest that is true which thou before didst frustrate, Homl. Th. ii. 418, 58. Ǽr awǽged síe worda ǽnig ere any word be made to fail,
Linked entry: wǽgan
a-werdan
To injure ⬩ corrupt ⬩ violate ⬩ destroy ⬩ lædere ⬩ corrumpere ⬩ vitiare ⬩ violare
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To injure, corrupt, violate, destroy; lædere, corrumpere, vitiare, violare
Linked entry: a-werd
a-wyrgan
To strangle ⬩ suffocate ⬩ corrupt ⬩ injure ⬩ violate ⬩ strangulare ⬩ suffocare ⬩ corrumpere ⬩ lædere ⬩ violare
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To strangle, suffocate, corrupt, injure, violate; strangulare, suffocare, corrumpere, lædere, violare He hine sylfne hæfde awirged he had strangled himself, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 38. Wommum awyrged corrupted with sins, Cd. 169 ; Th. 211, 26; Exod. 532
Linked entry: a-wirgan
be-dyrnan
To hide ⬩ conceal ⬩ occultare
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To hide, conceal; occultare Ne mihte him bedyrned wyrþan it might not be hidden from him, Cd. 14; Th. 17, 18; Gen. 261 : Elen. Kmbl. 1201; El. 602 : 1164; El. 584
Linked entry: bi-dyrnan
bǽran
To bear ⬩ bear oneself ⬩ ferre ⬩ transferre
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To bear, bear oneself; ferre, transferre He ne geþafode, ðæt ǽnig man ǽnig fæt þurh ðæt templ bǽre, Mk. Bos. 11, 16; he suffride not, that ony man schulde bere a vessel thurȝ the temple, Wyc
beorhtan
To shine ⬩ lucere
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To shine; lucere Ps. Th. 143, 7
bylgan
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To offend, anger, vex; offendere, irritare, vexare