Cynewulf
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ingenuity has now enabled us with some probability to assign to him the authorship of the Vercelli and Exeter Codices
æt-licgan
To lie still or idle ⬩ inutilem jacere
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To lie still or idle; inutilem jacere Ðæt Godes feoh ne ætlicge ne Dei pecunia jaceat, Ælfc. Gr. pref ; Som. 1, 27
æt-stillan
To still ⬩ componere
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To still; componere Sió cwacung sóna biþ ætstilled the quaking will soon be stilled, L. M. 1, 26; Lchdm, ii. 68, 11
a-fýran
To castrate ⬩ castrare
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To castrate; castrare Afýred olfend a dromedary, a kind of swift camel; dromeda MS. Twegen afýryde men duo eunuchi, Gen. 40, 1
Linked entries: afýrida be-lisnian
á-hwá
Any ⬩ one ⬩ aliquis
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Any, one; aliquis Gif he áhwám geweólde if he have done violence to any one, L. Pen. 16; Th; ii. 284, 6
Linked entry: hwá
alisian
To ask ⬩ interrogate
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To ask; interrogate Driht ahsiaþ [Spl. alisiaþ] rihtwísne Deus interrogat justum, Ps. Spl. 10, 6, 5; ahsaþ, Ps. Th. 10, 5, 6
a-rídan
To ride ⬩ equitare
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To ride; equitare He út of ðam mann-werode arád he rode out from the crowd, Ors. 3, 7 ; Bos. 62, 22
Linked entry: a-rád
a-steorfan
To die ⬩ mori
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To die; mori Fǽrunge astorfen sideratus vel ictuatus, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 29; Wrt. Voc. 61, 9 : Wanl. Catal. 43, 17
Linked entry: a-storfen
a-wenian
To wean ⬩ ablactare
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To wean; ablactare Ǽr ðone, ðæt acennede bearn, awened sí quoadusque, qui gignitur, ablactatur, Bd. 1, 27, resp. 8 ; S. 493, 33
be-hýring
A hiring ⬩ letting out to hire ⬩ locatio
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A hiring, letting out to hire; locatio Behíring vel gehýred feoh locatio Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 123; Wrt. Voc. 20, 60
byrig-berge
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A mulberry; morum Byrigbergena seáw selle drincan give him to drink juice of mulberries, L. M. 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 230, 12
dafenian
To be seemly or becoming ⬩ decere
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To be seemly or becoming ; decere Swá swá dafnaþ munuce as becomes a monk; sicut decet monacho, Coll. Monast. Th. 35, 5
cyld-faru
A carrying of children ⬩ parvulōrum subvectio
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A carrying of children; parvulōrum subvectio Ðæt híg nymon wǽnas to hira cyldfare ut tollant plaustra ad subvectiōnem parvulōrum, Gen. 45, 19
Linked entry: cild-faru
drehnigean
To strain out, DRAIN ⬩ excolāre, percolāre
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To strain out, DRAIN; excolāre, percolāre Lá blindan látteówas, ge drehnigeaþ ðone gnæt aweg duces cæci, excolantes culĭcem, Mt. Bos. 23, 24
Linked entry: dreahnian
embehtian
To minister, serve ⬩ ministrāre
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To minister, serve; ministrāre Heóembehtade oððe gehérde him ministrābat eis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 8, 15. Embehtaþ ministrābit, Lk. Skt. Lind. 12, 37
filstan
to help ⬩ aid ⬩ assist
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to help, aid, assist Gif he nelle filstan if he will not help, L. N. P. L. 54; Th. ii. 298, 19
for-glendrad
Conglūtĭnātus ⬩ allectu
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Conglūtĭnātus, allectus Gebíged oððe forglendrad oððe gelímod is to eorþan wambe úre conglūtĭnātus est in terra venter noster, Ps. Lamb. 43, 25
fróferian
To comfort ⬩ consōlāri
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To comfort; consōlāri, Grm. Gr.ii. 137, 11: Som. Ben. Lye. Ðæt wíf nalde froefra Rachel noluit consolari, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 2, 18
húslung
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The administration of the sacrament Æfter ðære húslunge gewát tó ðam lífigendan gode, Homl. Swt. 3, 622: Homl. Th. ii. 548, 9
in-drífan
To impel ⬩ send forth ⬩ utter
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To impel, send forth, utter Hé in wítum word indráf in torments he spoke impetuously, Cd. 214; Th. 269, 29 ; Sat. 80