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an-ælan

(v.)
Grammar
an-ælan, p. -ælde; pp. -æled, -æld [an, ælan to light]

To kindle ⬩ inflame ⬩ enlighten ⬩ accendere ⬩ incendere ⬩ inflammare ⬩ illuminare

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To kindle, inflame, enlighten; accendere, incendere, inflammare, illuminare Mid andan ðære rihtwísnesse anæld kindled with a zeal of righteousness, Chr. 694; Th. 66, note 2: R. Concord. 5

-an

(suffix)
Grammar
-an, -anne, v. -anne, in alphabetical order, and TO; prep.
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The termination of most Anglo-Saxon verbs is in -an; but -án is found, which seems to be contracted from aa, agan, ahan, as, — gán to go, from gaan: smeán to consider, from smeagan: sleán to slay, from sleahan, etc. The termination of verbs in -ón, appears

a-teorigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-teorigendlíc, adj. [a-teorigende part. of a-teorigan to fail, líc]

Failing ⬩ fleeting ⬩ perishable ⬩ caducus ⬩ fugax

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Failing, fleeting, perishable; caducus, fugax Seó yld is geteald to ǽfnunge ðises ateorigendlican middaneardes that age is considered as the evening of this fleeting world, Homl. Th. ii. 266, 6

ágen

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
ágen, adj. [originally the pp. of ágan to own, possess] .

OWN ⬩ proper ⬩ peculiar ⬩ proprius ⬩ The property owned ⬩ one's own property ⬩ proprium

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OWN, proper, peculiar; proprius Sécþ his ágen wuldor gloriam propriam quærit. Jn. Bos. 7, 18. Godes ágen bearn God's own child. Cd. 213; Th. 265, 20; Sat. 10: 109; Th. 144, 27; Gen. 2396: Bd. 3, 14; S. 539, 19. Hire ágenes húses of her own house, Bt.

Linked entries: ágen-nama ágen-spræc ǽgen ǽgnes ponces ge-ágen

for-wandian

(v.)
Grammar
for-wandian, -wandigan; p. ode; pp. od [wandian to fear] .

To reverence ⬩ have in honour ⬩ vĕrĕri ⬩ revĕrĕri ⬩ To be afraid ⬩ be confounded ⬩ hesitate ⬩ confundi ⬩ cuntāri

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v. trans. To reverence, have in honour; vĕrĕri, revĕrĕri Mínne sunu hig forwandiaþ revĕrēbuntur fīlium meum, Mk. Bos. 12, 6: Lk. Bos. 20, 13. v. intrans. To be afraid, be confounded, hesitate; confundi, cuntāri Nellaþ forwandian ðæt hí ne syllon sóþfæstnysse

be-meornan

(v.)
Grammar
be-meornan, p. -mearn, pl. -murnon; pp. -mornen [be, meornan to mourn]

To mourn ⬩ BEMOURN ⬩ bewail ⬩ deplore ⬩ lugere

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To mourn, BEMOURN, bewail, deplore; lugere Ðín ferhþ bemearn thy soul mourned Cd. 106; Th. 139, 14; Gen. 2309. Nó ic ða stunde bemearn I bemourned not the time Exon. 130 a ; Th. 499, 12; Rä. 88, 14

Linked entries: meornan be-mearn

be-hón

(v.)
Grammar
be-hón, p. -héng, pl. -héngon; pp. -hangen, -hongen [be, hón to hang]

To BEHANG ⬩ to hang round ⬩ circumpendere ⬩ circumdare ⬩ ambire

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To BEHANG, to hang round; circumpendere, circumdare, ambire Behongen beón mid bellum to be behung or hung round with bells Past. 15, 4; Hat. MS. 19 b, 7

Linked entry: bi-hongen

for-scúnian

(v.)
Grammar
for-scúnian, -scúnigean; p. ode; pp. od [scúnian to shun]

To blush ⬩ feel shame ⬩ erŭbescĕre

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To blush, feel shame; erŭbescĕre, Scint. 4

þiustra

(n.)
Grammar
þiustra, Wrt. Voc. ii. l00, 18; according to form the word might belong to þeóstru, but it glosses ambulas, the meaning of which, according to the dictionary, is endive
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or chicory

dyrn-licgan

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
dyrn-licgan, part. -licgende, -licgynde [dyrne secret, licgan to lie]

To lie secretly, to fornicate ⬩ fornicāri

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To lie secretly, to fornicate; fornicāri Dyrnlicgynde fornicāti sunt, Ps. Spl. C. 105, 36

Linked entry: dirn-licgan

a-mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
a-mearcian, p. ode; pp. od [a, mearcian to mark]

To mark out ⬩ delineate ⬩ describe ⬩ determine ⬩ annotare ⬩ denotare ⬩ designare ⬩ describere ⬩ definire

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To mark out, delineate, describe, determine; annotare, denotare, designare, describere, definire Hér amearcod is háligra hiw, þurh handmægen awriten on wealle here is described the form of the holy ones, through might of hand carved on the wall, Andr

ge-wéman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wéman, p. de; pp. ed [ge-, wéman to persuade, entice]

To turn ⬩ incline ⬩ seduce ⬩ inclīnāre ⬩ sedūcĕre

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To turn, incline, seduce; inclīnāre, sedūcĕre Hí næfdon ðone láreów ðe cúþe hí to sóþfæstnysse wege gewéman they had not the teacher who could incline them to the way of truth, Homl. Th. ii. 400, 30: i. 498, 18. Hine wolde se deófol fram Gode gewéman

Linked entry: wéman

ge-ríman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ríman, to -rímenne; p. de; pp. ed [ríman to number]

To number, reckon ⬩ numĕrāre

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To number, reckon; numĕrāre He ána mǽge ealle geríman he alone can number all, Cd. 163; Th. 205, 22; Exod. 439: Exon. 121 b; Th. 466, 4; Hö. 116. Ðonne mæg he eác swilce geríman ðínne ofspring sēmen quŏque tuum numĕrāre pŏtest, Gen. 13, 16: Ps. Th. 104

a-hréran

(v.)
Grammar
a-hréran, p. de; pp. ed [a, hréran to move, agitate]

To shake ⬩ make to tremble ⬩ commovere

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To shake, make to tremble; commovere Heó ahréred [MS. ahreded] is commota est, Ps. Th. 59, 2

Linked entry: a-hreded

ge-wrégan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wrégan, p. -wrégde; pp. -wréged, -wréht [wrégan to accuse] .

to accuse ⬩ accūsāre ⬩ to stir ⬩ rip ⬩ excite ⬩ impel ⬩ concĭtāre

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to accuse; accūsāre Ða þwyran hǽðengyldan ðone apostol to ðam cyninge gewrégdon the perverse idolaters accused the apostle to the king, Homl. Th. i. 470, 6: Gen. 37, 2. Ðæt hí hine gewrégdon ut accūsārent illum, Mk. Bos. 3, 2. Secgaþ wyrdwríteras ðæt

Linked entry: wrégan

fór-syngian

(v.)
Grammar
fór-syngian, -singian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [syngian to sin]

To sin greatly ⬩ multum peccāre

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To sin greatly; multum peccāre Ne wurþ ǽnig man on worlde swá swíðe fórsyngad, ðe he wið Gode gebétan ne mǽge no man in the world is so very sinful, that he may not make atonement to God, L. Pen. 12; Th. ii. 282, 1

cyrran

(v.)
Grammar
cyrran, ic cyrre, ðú cyrrest, he cyrreþ, pl.cyrraþ ; p. cyrde, pl.cyrdon ; pp. cyrred .

to turn ⬩ vertere

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to turn;vertere He clifu cyrreþ on wæteres wellan he turneth rocks into wells of water, Ps. Th. 113, 8. Gif ic míne gewǽda on wíte-hrægl cyme cyrde et posui vestimentum meum cilicium, Ps. Th. 68, 11. Cyrred, pp. turned, Exon. 107b; Th. 410, 25; Rä. 29

Linked entries: cerran cirran

a-stemnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-stemnian, p. nede; pp. ned [a from, stemnian to build]

To proceed from a foundation ⬩ to found ⬩ build ⬩ erect ⬩ condere

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To proceed from a foundation, to found, build, erect; condere Ðe hí sylf astemnedon which they themselves built, Bd. Pref; S. 472, 17

a-þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þeódan, p. -þeódde; pp. -þeóded [a from, þeódan to join]

To disjoin ⬩ separate ⬩ disjungere

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To disjoin, separate; disjungere Aþeódde from Gode disjuncti a Deo, Gr. Dial. 2, 16

ge-básnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-básnian, p. ade; pp. ad [ge, and básnian to expect]

To expect ⬩ exspectāre

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To expect; exspectāre Gebásnade ríc Godes expectābat regnum Dei, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 51

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