frettan
To feed upon ⬩ eat up ⬩ consume ⬩ depasci
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To feed upon, eat up, consume; depasci Hine [wíngeard] wilde deór wéstaþ and frettaþ singŭlāris fĕrus depastus est eam [vīneam ], Ps. Th. 79, 13. Hie ðæt corn forbærndon, and mid hira horsum fretton on ǽlcere efenéhþe they burned the corn, and with their
fromawælta
To roll away
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To roll away Stan fromawælted lapidem revolutum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 24, 2
fromcerran
To turn from ⬩ avert
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To turn from, avert Fromcerr iorre ðin from us averte iram tuam a nobis, Rtl. 172, 35; 168, 17
full-bétan
To make full satisfaction ⬩ sătisfăcĕre
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To make full satisfaction; sătisfăcĕre Ic fullbéte oððe behreówsige sătisfăcio, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 40
fýlan
To foul ⬩ defile ⬩ inquĭnāre ⬩ fœdāre ⬩ contāmĭnāre
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To foul, defile; inquĭnāre, fœdāre, contāmĭnāre
FÝSAN
To hasten ⬩ festīnāre ⬩ To speed oneself ⬩ make haste ⬩ take oneself away ⬩ hasten away ⬩ se festīnāre ⬩ propĕrāre ⬩ se abrĭpĕre ⬩ To incite ⬩ stimulate ⬩ to send forth ⬩ drive away ⬩ stĭmŭlāre ⬩ incĭtāre ⬩ accĕlĕrāre ⬩ emittĕre
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v. intrans. To hasten; festīnāre He ongan fýsan to fóre he began to hasten for the way, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 12; Gen. 2860 : Elen. Kmbl. 451; El. 226. v. reflex. To speed oneself, make haste, take oneself away, hasten away; se festīnāre, propĕrāre, se abrĭpĕre
gǽstan
To gast ⬩ frighten ⬩ afflict ⬩ torment ⬩ terrēre ⬩ crŭciāre ⬩ affligĕre
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To gast, frighten, afflict, torment; terrēre, crŭciāre, affligĕre Hí gǽston Godes cempan gáre and líge they afflicted God's champions with spear and flame, Exon. 66 a; Th. 243, 27; Jul. 17
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gǽtan
To grant ⬩ to confirm
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To grant, to confirm Ic gǽte I confirm, Chr. 675; Th. 59. 30
ge-æfnan
to perform ⬩ execute ⬩ perpetrate ⬩ accomplish ⬩ complete ⬩ make ⬩ perfĭcĕre ⬩ patrāre ⬩ præstāre ⬩ făcĕre ⬩ to stir up ⬩ excite ⬩ excĭtāre ⬩ to bear ⬩ suffer ⬩ endure ⬩ sufferre ⬩ sustĭnēre
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to perform, execute, perpetrate, accomplish, complete, make; perfĭcĕre, patrāre, præstāre, făcĕre He nele láþes wiht ǽngum geæfnan he will not perpetrate aught of harm to any, Exon. 96 a; Th. 357, 23; Pa. 33 : 95 b; Th. 356, 28; Pa. 18. Se eádga wer
ge-ærnan
To run ⬩ currĕre ⬩ To run for ⬩ to gain by running ⬩ cursu certāre ⬩ propalma cursu contendĕre
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v. intrans. To run; currĕre Ðá geærndon hí sume þrage and efthwurfon then they ran for some time and returned, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 9. v. trans. To run for, to gain by running; cursu certāre, propalma cursu contendĕre He nimþ ðone læstan dǽl, se nýhst
gealchattan
To ordain ⬩ frame ⬩ devise ⬩ concinnāre
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To ordain, frame, devise; concinnāre Tunge ðín gealchatte oððe gereónode fácnu lingua tua concinnābat dŏlos, Ps. Lamb. 49, 19
GEÁTAN
To grant ⬩ confirm ⬩ assent to ⬩ concēdĕre ⬩ confirmāre ⬩ assentīri
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To grant, confirm, assent to; concēdĕre, confirmāre, assentīri Ic geáte ðé I grant to thee, Chr. 656; Th. 53, 38 : 675; Th. 59, 33. Ic Ædgár geáte and gife to dæi I Edgar grant and give to-day, 963; Th. 220, 33. Se æðeling hit him geátte the ætheling
ge-bændan
To bind ⬩ vincīre
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To bind; vincīre Ic hine gebændan hét I commanded [them] to bind him, Salm. Kmbl. 551; Sal. 275
hwerfan
to turn ⬩ revolve ⬩ move about ⬩ go ⬩ return ⬩ depart ⬩ to turn ⬩ change ⬩ to exchange ⬩ barter
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to turn, revolve, move about, go, return, depart Óþ ðæt ðú eft hwyrfest tó him until thou shalt return to him, Blickl. Homl. 233, 29. Mannes sáwl hweóle gelícost hwærfeþ ymbe hý selfe man's soul, just like a wheel, revolves about itself, Bt. Met. Fox
hýrian
To hire
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To hire Ús nán man ne hýrode nemo nos conduxit, Mt. Kmbl. 20, 7. Nán man ús ne hýrde, Homl. Th. ii. 76, 5. Seðe wolde hýrian wyrhtan, 72, 19
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hyrstan
To ornament ⬩ decorate ⬩ deck
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To ornament, decorate, deck Beón hyrst comi, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 43. Hyrsted sweord, Beo. Th. 1349; B. 672. Helm hyrsted golde, 4503; B. 2255. Hyrsted gold gold fairly wrought, Cd. 98; Th. 130, 5; Gen. 2155. Hyrstedne hróf hálgum tunglum the [heavenly]
hyrstan
To fry ⬩ roast
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To fry, roast Ic herste frigo, Ælfc. Gr. 28; Som. 31, 64. Hwæt is þinga ðe bietere síe on ðæs láreówes móde oððe hit suíður hierste quid vero acrius doctoris mentem frigit? Past. 21, 6; Swt. 165, 2. Nim áne clǽne panne and hyrste hý mid ele take a clean
ge-wlencan
To make proud, rich ⬩ to exalt
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To make proud, rich, to exalt Ic Æþelrǽd eldorman gewelegod and gewlenced mid sume dǽle Mercna ríces I Ethelred alderman enriched and exalted with a part of the Mercians' realm, Th. Chart. 129, 26. Wírum gewlenced adorned with wires, Elen. Kmbl. 2525
ge-treówan
to trust ⬩ believe ⬩ have confidence ⬩ hope ⬩ confidere ⬩ credere ⬩ sperare ⬩ to make true or credible ⬩ to persuade ⬩ suggest ⬩ to make one's self out to be true ⬩ to clear one's self
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to trust, believe, have confidence, hope; confidere, credere, sperare Ic gemǽnscipe getreówe ðínra háligra I believe the communion of thy saints, Hy. Grn. ii. 294, 52, 55: Ps. Th. 118, 15. Ic on ðín word getreówe in verbum tuum speravi, 114: 62, 1, 7
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ge-wélan
To bind together
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To bind together Þurh ðas þeóde gewélede togædere through this people banded together, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 108, 131