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on-reáfian

(v.)
Grammar
on-reáfian, to despoil, deprive of (gen.
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Min Drihten, sié þe þonc þæs þe þú léte þínne líchoman onreáfian (be-, v. l. ) ðínes hrægles, Angl. xii. 505, 17. )

sceáwian

(v.)
Grammar
sceáwian, IV. add: to review troops,
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revise what is written Hé þá fyrde sceáwode, Hml. S. 30, 295. Marcus leornode of Petres bodunge hú hé ðá bóc gesette, and Petrus hí sceáwode, 15, 145. Spellunga sceáwende fabulas rimando, An. Ox. 193. v. fore-, ymb-sceáwian

a-cwencan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cwencan, p. de, te, pl. don, ton; pp. ed, d, t

To quenchextinguishput outextinguere

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To quench, extinguish, put out; extinguere Bæd ðæt hí ðæt leóht acwencton prayed that they would put out the light, Bd. 4,8; S. 575, 40, note, MS. B. Úre leóhtfatu synt acwencte lampades nostræ extinguuntur, Mt. Bos. 25, 8.

dreórgian

(v.)
Grammar
dreórgian, dreórig(i)an to be or
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Dele 'to fall, perish,' and add Hí dreórigende þóhton and mid heora módes un*-*rótnysse teáras áléton they grew dismal as they thought and in the sadness of their hearts shed tears, Hml. S. 23, 445

floga

(n.; part.)
Grammar
floga, an; m. [flogen, pp. of fleógan to fly; fleón to flee]

One who flies or fleesa fugitivefŭgĭtīvus

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One who flies or flees, a fugitive; fŭgĭtīvus

ge-þring

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þring, es; n. [ge-þringan to press]

A presstumultcrowdthrongtŭmultusturba

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A press, tumult, crowd, throng; tŭmultus, turba Ofer wætera geþring over the throng of waters, Chr. 975; Erl. 126, 21; Edg. 47: Andr. Kmbl. 736; An. 368: Beo. Th. 4271; B. 2132. Wæs giþring there was a throng, Lk. Skt. Rush. 8, 42

Linked entry: ge-þryng

ge-smecgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-smecgan, p. ede; pp. ed [smæccan to taste]

To taste;gustāre

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To taste; gustāre Ic gesmecge gusto, Ælfc. Gl. 5; Som. 56, 33; Wrt. Voc. 17, 37

Linked entry: ge-smæccan

ge-sweccan

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

To smell;odōrāri

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To smell; odōrāri Næsþyrlu hí habbaþ and ná gesweccaþ nāres hăbent et non odōrābunt, Ps. Spl. M. 113, 14

Linked entry: sweccan

torn-wyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
torn-wyrdan, p. de

To address abusive words toto vituperate

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To address abusive words to, to vituperate Hiera wíf him ongeán iernende wǽron, and hié swíþe tornwyrdon, and ácsedon, gif hié feohtan ne dorsten, hwider hié fleón woldon; ðæt hié óðer gener næfden búton hié on heora wíf hrif gewiton (the Latin, however

Linked entry: torn-word

-enne

(suffix)
Grammar
-enne, the termination of the declinable infinitive in the dat. governed by to, as, — To farenne

to go

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to go, Mt. Bos. 8, 21

a-leoðian

(v.)
Grammar
a-leoðian, p. ode; pp. od [lið a limb, to-liðian to dissolve, Grn.]

To dismemberavellereabstraheresejungere

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To dismember; avellere, abstrahere, sejungere He ðæt andweorc of Adames líce aleoðode he dismembered the substance from Adam's body, Cd. 9; Th. 11, 18; Gen. 177

aweg-alúcan

(v.)
Grammar
aweg-alúcan, [aweg away, alúcan to lock out, separate]

To shut or lock outto separatediscludere

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To shut or lock out, to separate; discludere, Cot. 67

ge-bécan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bécan, [ge, and bócian to book or charter]

to grant by book or charterto charter

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to grant by book or charter, to charter, Hem. p. 480

Linked entry: bécan

clymmian

(v.)
Grammar
clymmian, he clymmaþ, clymmiaþ; ode; od [climan to climb]

To climbscandere

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To climb; scandere Leóht clymmaþ light ascends [climbeth ], Salm. Kmbl. 829; Sal. 414

Linked entry: climmian

forþ-onloten

(v.; part.)
Grammar
forþ-onloten, part. [forþ forth, forwards; onloten, pp. of onlútan to incline to, bow]

Fallen forwardsprostrateprovŏlūtus

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Fallen forwards, prostrate; provŏlūtus, Gr. Dial. 1, 8

æt-gædere

(adv.)
Grammar
æt-gædere, adv. [æt, gædrian = gadrian to gather]

Togetherunasimul

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Bos. 17, 35; tweye [wym-men] schulen be gryndinge to gidere, Wyc. His mǽgþe biþ ætgædere his kindred is together. Bt. Met. Fox 20, 320; Met. 20, 160. Gáras stódon samod ætgædere the javelins stood altogether. Beo. Th. 664; Bi 329.

stefnan

(v.)
Grammar
stefnan, stefnian to provide with a hem or
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border, to fringe

ge-wilnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wilnian, -wilnigan, to -wilnienne; p. ode; pp. od [wilnian to desire]

To wishdesireexpectseekstrive forcŭpĕreconcŭpiscĕredesīdĕrāreexpĕtĕreambīre

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Gif hwá gewilnigeþ to gewitane if any one desires to know, Chr. 1086; Erl. 221, 10. Gewilnod ambĭtus, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 5; Som. 35, 10

Linked entry: wilnian

torn-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
torn-gemót, es; n.

A meeting intended to cause trouble or molestation,an attack upon an enemy

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A meeting intended to cause trouble or molestation, an attack upon an enemy Gif hé torngemót þurhteón mihte if he could bring about a meeting with his foe, Beo. Th. 2284; B. 1140

þegnest

(n.)
Grammar
þegnest, (? related to þegnian as O. Sax. thionost,
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Ger. dionóst, Icel. þjónusta are to verbs thionón, dionón, þjóna respectively; or(?) þénest, þeónest the English form corresponding to the nouns given above.