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ge-weccan

(v.)
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Geweht ꝥ mǽden suscitans puellam, Mt. p. 16, 3. to excite, stir up Ðá biscopas gewehtun (-wæhton, L.) ðone ðreót pontifices concitauerunt turbam, Mk. R. 15, 11

Linked entry: weccan

wiþ-habban

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Add: to restrain Heora án his exe úp ábrǽd, wolde hine sleán; ac him forwyrnde sum óþer, swá ꝥ hé ꝥ hylfe gelæhte and wiðhæfde ꝥ slege, Hml. S. 31, 154.

of-lǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
of-lǽtan, . I.

to give up, relinquish ⬩ to give up the ghost ⬩ to let off, cause (blood) to flow ⬩ to let off, forgive, dismiss

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to give up, relinquish Gif ðú ǽr ðonne hé worold oflǽtest If you die before him Beo. Th. 2371; B. 1183. Ðá se ellorgást oflét lífdagas and ðás lǽnan gesceaft, 3248; B. 1622. Líf oflǽtan, Cd.

port-geat

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Hé beseah tó þǽre hálgan Crístes róde tácne hwǽr heó uppan þám portgeate stód mid árwurðnysse áfæstnod, Hml. S. 23, 500. Add

gringan

(v.)
Grammar
gringan, ic gringe, ðú gringest, gringst, he gringeþ, gringþ, pl. gringaþ; p. grang, pl. grungon; pp. grungen
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To sink down, perish; occumbere, prosterni On herefelda hǽðene grungon the heathen sank down upon the battlefield, Elen. Kmbl. 252; El. 126

Linked entries: cringan gring

á-settan

(v.)

to set ⬩ put ⬩ move an object to a place ⬩ To move one's self ⬩ transport one's self:-- ⬩ to set ⬩ place ⬩ build ⬩ to put in ⬩ out ⬩ of an office ⬩ to lay, impose punishment, ⬩ to set ⬩ propose a riddle, ⬩ to oppress

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To move one's self, transport one's self:-- Hý upp ásetton on ǽnne síþ ꝥ hý cóman tó Æþelingadene, Chr. 1001; P. 132, 3. Hié ásettan him (hí,v. l.) on ánne síþ ofer mid horsum mid ealle, 893; P. 84, 3.

gyrd-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
gyrd-wíte, es; n.

Punishment with a rod ⬩ the punishment that came upon the Egyptians through Moses' ro

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Punishment with a rod, the punishment that came upon the Egyptians through Moses' ro, Cd. 143; Th. 178, 22; Exod. 15

ge-þearfian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þearfian, p. ode; pp. od

To impose necessity; ⬩ necessitatem imponere

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To impose necessity; necessitatem imponere Ðá him swá geþearfod wæs as necessity thus was imposed upon them, Beo.Th. 2211; B. 1103

á-þenian

(v.)

to stretch out ⬩ extend ⬩ to stretch by pulling: ⬩ to extend notice ⬩ direct attention ⬩ effort ⬩ to extend ⬩ prolong ⬩ to spread out ⬩ extend superficially ⬩ to stretch out ⬩ prostrate:--

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Hí áþenedon up heora handa tó Gode, Hml. S. 30, 425. Án fýren swer stód up áþenod oð heofonan, 3, 500. Mid áðenedum earmum, Hml.

Linked entry: on-þenian

ge-cýgan

(v.)

to call ⬩ call upon ⬩ invoke ⬩ provoke ⬩ incite

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to call, call upon, invoke, provoke incite, Exon. 62 b; Th. 229, 13; Ph. 454 : Ps. Spl. 73, 19 : 77, 64 : 85, 4

breneþ

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Eolxsecg wundað grimme, blóde breneð (brings hot blood upon ?) beorna gehwylcne þe him ǽnigne onfeng gedéð. Substitute = (?) berneþ, bærneþ. v. bærnan, and add

ymb-bǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-bǽtan, p. te

To put restraint upon, curb

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To put restraint upon, curb Se mid his brídle ymbebǽted hæfð ymbhwyrft ealne eorþan and heofenes Dominus orbis habenas temperat, Met. 24, 37

be-bláwan

(v.)

to blow upon

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to blow upon On bebléw hine inflammavit eum, Ps. L. 104, 20. Ne lǽte hine wind bebláwan þý dæge, Lch. ii. 288, 28

Dofere

(n.)
Grammar
Dofere, Dofre, an; f. [Hunt. Douere, Doure: Sim. Dun. Kni. Dovere: Houd. Dowere: Brom. Dover: Thorn. Dovore: Wel. dwfr water]
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On ðam ylcan geáre com Eustatius up æt Doferan in the same year Eustace landed at Dover, 1052; Th. 312, 26, col. 2: 1095; Th. 361, 21.

ge-mǽn-nes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mǽn-nes, -ness, e; f. [ge-mǽne communis]

A communion, fellowship, connection ⬩ communio, consortium, admixtio

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A communion, fellowship, connection; communio, consortium, admixtio Hí sealdon hí ðǽr on ðara fǽmnena gemǽnnesse they gave her up there to the society of the women, Shrn. 127, 11.

cýgan

(v.)
Grammar
cýgan, cýgean

to call, call upon, invoke

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to call, call upon, invoke, Bd. 4, 23; S. 594, 39: Cd. 141; Th. 176, 9; Gen. 2909: Ps. Spl. 78, 6

Linked entry: cýging

solor

(n.)
Grammar
solor, soler[e?], es; m.

An upper chamber, a soler ⬩ flat roof of a house ⬩ an upper room ⬩ solarium, coenaculum

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An upper chamber, a soler Ic wilnige ðætte ðeós sprǽc stigge on ðæt ingeþonc ðæs leorneres suǽ suǽ on sume hlǽdre óððæt hió fæstlíce gestonde on ðæm solore ðæs módes until it stand firmly in the upper chamber of the mind Past. proem.; Swt. 23, 18.

Linked entry: solere

nebbian

(v.)
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nebbian, p. ode

To turn the face towards anyone ⬩ to retort upon anyone

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, to retort upon anyone (?) Se ríca besihþ on his pællenum gyrlum, and cwyþ : 'Nis se loddere mid his tættecon mín gelica.'

cyn-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
cyn-líce, adv.

Becomingly, fitly ⬩ congruenter

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Becomingly, fitly; congruenter Hí cynlíce to ðé cleopiaþ they fitly call upon thee, Ps. Th. 64, 14: 118, 57, 82, 145, 147: 126, 2

full-gewépned

(v.; part.)
Grammar
full-gewépned, part.

Fully weaponed ⬩ fully armed ⬩ perfecte armātus

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Fully weaponed, fully armed; perfecte armātus Hi cómon onuppon ða munecas fullgewépnede they came upon the monks fully armed, Chr. 1083; Erl. 217, 11

Linked entry: ful-gewépned