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þacian

(v.)
Grammar
þacian, p.ode

To thatch

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To thatch Me mæcg in Agusto and Septembri and Octobri ðacian, Anglia ix. 261, 17. Thakkyn howsys sartatego, Prompt. Parv. 490

for-styltan

(v.)
Grammar
for-styltan, p. te

To be overcome with astonishment

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To be overcome with astonishment Forstyltun (forestyldton, L. ) obstupuerunt, Mk. R. 5, 42:(forstyldton, L.) 10, 24: (forestylton, L.), 16, 5

Linked entry: fore-styltan

forþ-rihtes

(adv.)
Grammar
forþ-rihtes, adv.

Straight on

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Straight on Þá sealmas forðrihtes bútan antemne sint tó singanne psalmi directanei sine antiphona dicendi sunt, R. Ben. I. 48, 6

Linked entry: forþ-riht

fremsume

(adv.)
Grammar
fremsume, adv.

Benignlykindly

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Benignly, kindly Gedó nú fræmsume frófre þíne tó þínum gódan gástes willan benigne fac in bona voluntate tua, Ps. C. 130

Linked entry: fræmsum

ast

(n.)
Grammar
ast, l. ást, e; f.
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On odene cylne macian ofn and áste and fela ðinga sceal tó túne, Angl. ix. 262, 3. See in D. D

rinde-clifer

(n.)

(?) a wood-pecker (?), a bird that sticks to, or scratches the bark of trees (?)

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(?) a wood-pecker (?), a bird that sticks to, or scratches the bark of trees (?) Rindeclifre ibin, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 34

Linked entry: clifer

grówan

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Add: of a plant, to shew vigorous life, flourish, be green Florescit bléwþ, crescit gréwþ, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 48. Þeós wyrt byð seldon funden, ne hý man gecnáwan ne mæg búton ðonne heó gréwð and bléwð, Lch. i. 98, 4. Swá nú lencten and hærfest, on lencten

a-dreópan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dreópan, ic -dreópe, ðú -drýpst, he -drýpþ; p. -dreáp, pl. -drupon; pp. -dropen

To shed drop by dropguttatim effundere

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To shed drop by drop; guttatim effundere Nú is mín swát adropen now is my blood sprinkled, An. 1427, note

Linked entries: á-þráwan á-þrowen

a-gelwan

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

To stupefyastonishstupefacereconster-nare

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To stupefy, astonish; stupefacere, conster-nare Ðá wearþ ic agelwed then I was astonished, Bt. 34, 5; Fox 140, 9

Linked entry: a-gælwed

a-giémeleásian

(v.)
Grammar
a-giémeleásian, p. ode; pp. od

To neglectdespise

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To neglect, despise Ne agiémeleása ðfl Godes swingan noli negligere disciplinam Domini, Past. 36, 4; Hat. MS. 47 b, 3

a-screopan

(v.)
Grammar
a-screopan, p. -scræp, pl. -scrǽpon; pp. -screpen

To scrape offscraperadere

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To scrape off, scrape; radere Ascræp ðone wyrms of his líce testa saniem radebat, Job 2, 8; Thw. 166, 33

Linked entries: a-scræp a-screpan

a-slacian

(v.)
Grammar
a-slacian, -slæcian ; p. ode,ade, ude ; pp. od, ad, ud

To slackenloosenuntieremitdissolveenervatelaxareremitteresolveredissolveredimitterehebetareenervare

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To slacken, loosen, untie, remit, dissolve, enervate; laxare, remittere, solvere, dissolvere, dimittere, hebetare, enervare, Cot. 103 : 169 : Prov. 19 : 10

Linked entry: a-slæcian

a-riddan

(v.)
Grammar
a-riddan, ðú -riddest [a-, riddan]

To riddeliverliberarerepellere

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To rid, deliver; liberare, repellere For hwý me ðú ædrífe oððe ariddest quare me reppulisti? Ps. Spl. T. 42, 2

cyric-wǽd

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-wǽd, e; f.

A church-garment ecclesiæ vestimentum

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A church-garment; ecclesiæ vestimentum To cyricwǽdum [MS. -wædan] for church-garments, L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 8

for-clingan

(v.)
Grammar
for-clingan, p. -clang, pl. -clungon; pp. -clungen

To shrink upmarcescĕre

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To shrink up; marcescĕre Wǽron sume on forclungenum treówe ahangene some were hung up on a shrunken tree, Nath. 8

Linked entry: CLINGAN

for-gémeleásian

(v.)
Grammar
for-gémeleásian, p. ode; pp. od

To neglectneglĭgĕre

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To neglect; neglĭgĕre Swylc geréfa swylc ðis forgémeleásige quīlĭbet præfectus qui hoc neglĭgit, L. Ath. iv. 1; Wilk. 62, 38

fram-fleón

(v.)
Grammar
fram-fleón, p. -fleáh, pl. -flugon; subj. p. -fluge, pl. -flugen; pp. -flogen

To flee fromaufŭgĕre

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To flee from; aufŭgĕre Ðæt hí him framflugen that they should flee from them, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 10

freá-bodian

(v.)
Grammar
freá-bodian, p. ode; pp. od

To proclaimdeclarepronuntiāre

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To proclaim, declare; pronuntiāre Freábodaþ oððe mǽrsaþ tunge mín spæce dine pronuntiābit lingua mea elŏquium tuum. Ps. Lamb. 118, 172

Linked entry: frǽ-bodian

fyrnian

(v.)
Grammar
fyrnian, he fyrnaþ; p. ede; pp. ed

To revilecalumniāri

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To revile; calumniāri Fyrnaþ ðus ðæt flǽschord thus, it [the soul] shall revile the flesh, Soul Kmbl. 203; Seel. 103

geatwan

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

To make readyequipadornpărāreornāre

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To make ready, equip, adorn; părāre, ornāre Frætwed, geatwed adorned, equipped, Exon. 107 b; Th. 411, 1; Rä. 29, 6