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ge-bréman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bréman, p. de; pp. ed [ge-, bréman to celebrate]

To celebratemake famoushonourcelebrārehonōrāre

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To celebrate, make famous, honour; celebrāre, honōrāre He wolde gebréman ða ludéiscan he would honour the Jews, Som. Lye

ge-brytan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brytan, p. te; pp. ed [ge-, brytan to break]

To break updestroyconfringĕreextermĭnāre

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To break up, destroy; confringĕre, extermĭnāre Gebrytte hine eofor of wuda extermĭnāvit eam ăper. de sylva, Ps. Spl. C. 79, 14. Gebryted wið ecede broken up with vinegar, Med. ex Quadr. 5, 1; Lchdm. i. 348, 3

ge-byrman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-byrman, p. de; pp. ed

To ferment with BARMto leavenfermentare

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To ferment with BARM, to leaven; fermentare Bryðen wæs ongunnen ðætte Adame Eue gebyrmde the drink was prepared which Eve fermented for Adam, Exon. 47 a; Th. 161, 6; Gú. 954. Þrymme gebyrmed fermented with greatness, 84 a; Th. 316, 2; Mód. 42. Ne beó

Linked entries: ge-bærmed ge-byrmed

ge-byrhtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-byrhtan, p. te; pp. ed

To make brightbrightenillūmĭnāreclārĭfĭcāre

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To make bright, brighten; illūmĭnāre, clārĭfĭcāre Ys his nama fór him neóde gebyrhted præclārum nōmen eōrum cōram ipso, Ps. Th. 71, 14

ge-cennan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cennan, p. de; pp. ed.

to begetbring forthproduceto cleardeclareprovepurgareadvocaremanifestare

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to beget, bring forth, produce Gicende edidit, Rtl. 108, 29. From forleigere ne aru we gecenned ex fornicatione non sumus nati, Jn. Skt. Lind. 8, 41. [Cf. O. H. Ger. kiichennan gignere.] to clear, declare, prove; purgare, advocare, manifestare Gif he

Linked entry: ge-cænnan

ge-célan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-célan, p. de; pp. ed.

To make coldto coolallayrefrigerareTo become coldto be refreshedrefrigerari

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v. trans. To make cold, to cool, allay; refrigerare Ðæt man ne mæge wæterseóces þurst gecélan that any one might not allay the thirst of a watersick [dropsical] man. v. intrans. To become cold, to be refreshed; refrigerari Forlǽt me ðæt ic gecéle ǽrðam

Linked entries: célan ge-ceolan

ge-cǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cǽlan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To coolrefrigerare

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To cool; refrigerare Send Lazarum, ðæt he dyppe his fingeres liþ on wætere, and míne tungan gecǽle mitte Lazarum, ut intingat extremum digiti sui in aquam, ut refrigeret linguam meam, Lk. Bos. 16, 24

ge-ceolan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ceolan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To make coldto coolrefrigerare

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To make cold, to cool; refrigerare, Lk. Skt. Lind. 16, 24

ge-déman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-déman, p. de; pp. ed

To deemjudgedetermineordaindecreedoomcondemnjūdĭcāredecernĕresancīrecondenmāre

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To deem, judge, determine, ordain, decree, doom, condemn; jūdĭcāre, decernĕre, sancīre, condenmāre He wile gedéman dǽda gehwylce he will judge each deed, Exon. 15 b; Th. 33, 13; Cri. 525. Ðæt he ǽghwelcne on riht gedémeþ that he judge every one righteously

ge-dréfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dréfan, p. de; pp. ed

To disturbtroublevexoffendturbareconturbareconfunderescandalizare

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To disturb, trouble, vex, offend; turbare, conturbare, confundere, scandalizare Hwí gedréfe gyt me quare [vos duo] conturbatis me, Ps. Th. 41, 5. Se Hǽlend gedréfde hyne sylfne Jesus turbavit seipsum, Jn. Bos. 11, 33 : Lk. Bos. 24. 37. Ðú gedréfest deópe

ge-dýran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dýran, p. de; pp. ed

To glorifyendearglorifĭcāre

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To glorify, endear; glorifĭcāre Dreámum gedýrde endeared by joys, Exon. 32 a; Th. 100, 21; Cri. 1645

ge-edbyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-edbyrdan, p. de; pp. ed

To cause to be born againto regeneratefacere ut aliquis renascaturregenerare

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To cause to be born again, to regenerate; facere ut aliquis renascatur, regenerare Ðonne he unc hafaþ geedbyrded óðre síðe when he hath caused us two to be born again a second time, Exon. 99 b; Th. 372, 30; Seel. 100

Linked entry: ed-byrdan

ge-efnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-efnan, ge-efnian; p. ade, [e]de; pp. ed

To make evenlikencompare

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To make even, liken, compare Byrgennum ða ilco geefnade monumentis eos comparans, Mt. Kmbl. p. 19, 12. Giefndes coequasti, Rtl. 57, 13. Geefnad æquatus, Bd. 4, 29; S. 608, 3, note. Geefned biþ assimilabitur, Mt. Kmbl. 7, 24

Linked entry: ge-emnian

ge-emnettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-emnettan, -emnittan, -emnyttan; p. te; pp. ed

To make even or levelcompareæquāreexæquāre

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To make even or level, compare; æquāre, exæquāre Deáþ geemnet ða rícan and ða heánan death levels the rich and the poor, Bt. 19; Fox 68, 34. Gif we úre unþeáwas geemnettaþ be his hǽsum if we level our vices by his commands, Homl. Th. ii. 316, 1. Heó

Linked entries: ge-ymnyttan ge-efnettan

ge-fælan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fælan, -fællan; p. de; pp. ed

To overturnoverthrowthrow downprosternere

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To overturn, overthrow, throw down; prosternere, Ps. Vos. 105, 25 : Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 18

Linked entry: a-fælan

ge-fégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fégan, -fégean; p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To joinunitecompactcomposejungĕreconjungĕrecompingĕrecompōnĕre

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To join, unite, compact, compose; jungĕre, conjungĕre, compingĕre, compōnĕre Con he sídne ræced fæste gefégan he can firmly compact the spacious dwelling, Exon. 79 a; Th. 296, 8; Crä. 48 : 79 a; Th. 297, 10; Crä. 66. Ic ða ged ne mæg gefégean I cannot

ge-félan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-félan, p. de; pp. ed

To feelperceivesentīre

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To feel, perceive; sentīre Ðæt hit man gefélan mihte that it might be felt, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 4 : Exon. 24 b; Th. 69, 33; Cri. 1130 : 25 a; Th. 72, 28; Cri. 1179. Geféleþ fácnes cræftig ðæt him ða férend on fæste wuniaþ the skilled in guile feels that

ge-fliéman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fliéman, p. de; pp. ed

To cause to fleeto drive awayfugare

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To cause to flee, to drive away; fugare, Past. 61, 2; Hat. MS

ge-flǽman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-flǽman, p. de; pp. ed

To cause to fleeput to flight

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To cause to flee, put to flight Ðú fiónd geflǽmdest thou didst put to flight the enemy, Hy. 8, 25; Hy. Grn. ii. 290, 25

ge-géman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-géman, p. de; pp. ed

To healcureamendtreat [as a patient]

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To heal, cure, amend, treat [as a patient] Ðæt hea gegéme all unhǽlo ut curarent omnem languorem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 1 : Mk. Skt. Lind. 3, 2. Gegémde ł gehǽlde curavit, 6, 5. Gegéma corrigere, Mt. Kmbl. p. 1, 9. Gegémed, L. Æðelb. 62; Th. i. 18, 8