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á-lǽtan

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</b> fig. :-- Hé wolde hine lífe álǽtan (cf. deliver to death ), ii. 252, 8. of release Álǽten cempa emeritus, Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 15

ge-hogian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hogian, p. ode; pp. od.
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to resolve, determine, with infin.

Linked entry: ge-hycgan

CNAPA

(n.)
Grammar
CNAPA, cnafa, an; m.

a boyyoung manKNAVEpuerjuvenisadolescensa servant servus

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Ðæt wíf wearþ wráþ ðam cnapan mulier molesta erat adolescenti Gen. 39, 10. a servant; servus He hét his cnapan behealdan to ðære sǽ he ordered his servant to look towards the sea Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 18, 23; Lchdm. iii. 276, 24

fultumend

a helper of a personan assistant to a persona helperpromoteran assistant to a conditionone who helps to bring about a condition

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D. 243, 13. an assistant to a condition, one who helps to bring about a condition Hié beóð fultemend hiera wǽdle ( adjutores calamitatis extitissent ), Past. 377, 3. Similar entries v. ge-fultum(i)end

Cynewulf

(n.)
Grammar
Cynewulf, es; m.
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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

(v.)
Grammar
æt-licgan, p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen

To lie still or idleinutilem 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

(v.)
Grammar
æt-stillan, p. ede; pp. ed

To stillcomponere

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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

(v.)
Grammar
a-fýran, p. de; pp. ed, yd [a, fýran castrare]

To castratecastrare

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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

(pronoun.)
Grammar
á-hwá, g. -hwæs; d. -hwám; acc. -hwone; pron. [á, hwá who]

Anyonealiquis

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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

(v.)
Grammar
alisian, = ahsian; p. ode; pp. od

To askinterrogate

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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

(v.)
Grammar
a-rídan, p. -rád, pl. -ridon; pp. -riden

To rideequitare

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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

(v.)
Grammar
a-steorfan, p. -stearf, pl. -sturfon; pp. -storfen

To diemori

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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

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

To weanablactare

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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

(n.)
Grammar
be-hýring, -híring, e; f.

A hiringletting out to hirelocatio

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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

Linked entries: hýring be-híring

byrig-berge

(n.)
Grammar
byrig-berge, an; f.
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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

(v.)
Grammar
dafenian, dafnian; p.ode ; pp. od

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

(n.)
Grammar
cyld-faru, e; f.

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

(v.)
Grammar
drehnigean, drehnian, dreahnian; p. ode ; pp.drehnigod

To strain out, DRAINexcolāre, 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

(v.)
Grammar
embehtian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To minister, serveministrāre

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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

(v.)

to helpaidassist

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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