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swétan

(v.)
Grammar
swétan, p. te; pp. swéted, swét
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Th. 273, 32; Jul. 525

Linked entry: swétian

wǽpen-getæc

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen-getæc, -tak, es; n.

A wapentake,

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Eth. iii. 1; Th. i. 292, 8: iii. 3; Th. i. 294, 3, 8

ge-deccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-deccan, imp. -dec. [deccan to cover]

To covertĕgĕre

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To cover; tĕgĕre Gedec ánne cláþ ðǽr mid cover a cloth therewith, Herb. 78, 2; Lchdm. i. 182, 3. Gedeced mid wyrtum covered with spices, Homl. Th. ii. 260, 35. v. Leo 607. 39

frettan

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

To feed uponeat upconsumedepasci

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To feed upon, eat up, consume; depasci Hine [wíngeard] wilde deór wéstaþ and frettaþ singŭlāris fĕrus depastus est eam [vīneam ], Ps. Th. 79, 13.

ge-ádlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ádlian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [ádlian to be sick, to languish]

To be sickto languishbecome impotentlanguescĕre

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Th. i. 610, 17

Linked entry: ádlian

bi-hlemman

(v.)
Grammar
bi-hlemman, v. a. [be, hlemman to dash together]

To dash togethercollidere cum strepitu

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To dash together; collidere cum strepitu He ða grimman goman bihlemmeþ fæste togædre he dashes the grim jaws [gums] fast together, Exon. 97 b; Th. 364, 26; Wal. 76

Linked entry: be-hlemman

gende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
gende, = gengde,
  • Beo. Th. 2806
  • ;
  • B. 1401
. Grein however compares Icel. gana to rush.

myntan

(v.)
Grammar
myntan, p. te.

to meanintendpurposedetermineto thinksuppose

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to mean, intend, purpose, determine, Grammar myntan, with infin. Se ðe Gode mynteþ bringan beorhtne wlite, Exon. 23 b; Th. 65, 22; Cri. 1058. Mynte ic hié háton yflian I had a mind to order them to be punished, Nar. 25, 27.

sprýtan

(v.)
Grammar
sprýtan, sprítan (?); p. te

To sproutspring as a plant

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To sprout, spring as a plant Of ðam blado bealwa gehwilces sprýtan (spryttan?) ongunnon, Cd. Th. 61, 10; Gen. 995

Linked entry: a-sprýtan

ráfian

(v.)
Grammar
ráfian, to involve, wrap up (?) cf.
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Icel. reifa to swaddle; or to unloose, disclose, cf. Icel. reifa to rip up, disclose

Linked entry: rǽfan

a

(prep.)
Grammar
a, prep. Omit:Ps. Th. 18, 8 belongs to <b>á</b>.

feówertigeda

Grammar
feówertigeda, feówerteóþa.
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Add: alone Wé sceolon under þǽm feówerteóþan geríme (during Lent) syllan þone teóþan dǽl úre worldspéda, Bl. H. 35, 18. On þone feówerteg[ð]an dæg, Chr. 763; P. 50, 16. with units On þǽm twǽm and feówerteóþan (-tigþan, v. l.) wintra Agustuses ríces,

a-lénian

(v.)
Grammar
a-lénian, [a, lǽnian to be lean]

To make leanto soakmacerare

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To make lean, to soak; macerare, Ælf. pref. Hom. p. 4

bétende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bétende, part. [from bétan to make better, atone]

Amending, atoningreparans, expians

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Amending, atoning; reparans, expians Bétende [MS. betend] crungon hergas to hrusan the atoning bands sank to earth, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 24; Ruin. 29

pícan

(v.)
Grammar
pícan, to use a píc, to remove by means of a píc,
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to pick Lét him pýcan út his eágan, and ceorfan of his handa, Chr. 796; Erl. 58, 33

Linked entry: pýcan

a-wyrþian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wyrþian, [a intensive, wyrþian to glorify]

To give honour toto glorifyglorificare

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To give honour to, to glorify; glorificare,Cant. Moys. Lye

blácian

(v.)
Grammar
blácian, blácigan, to blácienne, blácigenne; p. ode; pp. od

To grow palepallere, pallescere

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Onsýn blácaþ his face grows pale, Exon. 82 b; Th. 311, 13; Seef. 91

wyrp

(n.)
Grammar
wyrp, recovery, wyrpan to recover, wyrpan
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to throw, -wyrpan, -wyrpe

eorþ-tyrewa

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-tyrewa, an; m. [tyrwa tar]

Earth-tar, asphalte bĭtūmen

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Earth-tar, asphalte; bĭtūmen Se weall is geworht of tigelan and eorþtyrewan the wall [of Babylon] is built with bricks and earth-tar, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 25

Linked entry: tirwa

CLIBBOR

(adj.)
Grammar
CLIBBOR, adj. [clifian to cleave, adhere]

Sticky, adhesivetenax

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Sticky, adhesive; tenax Weá biþ wundrum clibbor grief is wonderfully adhesive, Menol. Fox 485; Gn. C. 13