hyrian
To imitate
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To imitate Hió hyrigaþ monnum they imitate men, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 252, 26
lígnian
To deny
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To deny Ðú lígnest nú ðæt síe lifgende se ofer deóflum dugeþum wealdeþ, Cd. 212; Th. 263, 18; Dan. 764. Hú hine [Christ] lýgnedon leáse on geþoncum, Exon. 24 a: Th. 69, 13; Cri. 1120
mistran
To grow dim
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To grow dim His eágan ne mistredon non caligavit oculus ejus, Deut. 34, 7
nestlian
To make a nest
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To make a nest Ðár spearwan nestliaþ illic passeres nidificabunt, Ps. Lamb. 103, 16. [Þar nestleþ (1st MS. næstieþ) hearnes, Laym. 21753. Nestlyn nidifico; nestlyd nidificatus; nestelynge nidificatio, Prompt. Parv. 354.]
Linked entry: nistlan
ge-wráðian
To make angry
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To make angry Ðá gewráðede hine Landfranc then Lanfranc was angry, Chr. 1070; Erl. 208, 5
Linked entry: wráþian
ge-eggian
To egg on ⬩ urge ⬩ excite
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To egg on, urge, excite Ða biscobas geeggedon ðone ðreát Pontifices concitaverunt turbam, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 11
Linked entry: eggian
á-derian
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To injure Ðæt fýr hí áderian ne mihte, Gr. D. 219, 19
Linked entry: derian
be-hylian
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To cover, veil Heó hire heáfod behylede mid hire cúlan, Hml. S. 33, 237
ge-werian
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To come to an agreement, make a treaty Nalæs æfter micelre tíde ꝥ hí geweredon (waredon, v. l. ) wið him and heora wǽpen hwyrfdon wið heora gefaran non multo post, iuncto cum his foedere, in socios arma uerterit, Bd. 1, 15; Sch. 40, 6. Hí ðá geweredon
wenian
To accustom ⬩ to accustom ⬩ train ⬩ prepare ⬩ fit ⬩ to draw ⬩ attract ⬩ to draw to ⬩ to draw ⬩ to wean ⬩ ablactare
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To accustom to accustom, train, prepare, fit with prep. tó marking the end of the training Lǽrde hé ða leóde on geleáfan weg, wenede tó wuldre weorod unmæte, tó ðam hálgan hám Andr. Kmbl. 3360; An. 1684. Hine his goldwine wenede tó wiste Exon. Th. 288
á-drysnan
To extinguish, repress
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To extinguish, repress Unsmyltnise ádrysnede tempestatem compescens, Mk. p. 3, 6. Ðæt fýr ne bið ádrysned non extinguitur Mk. L. 9, 46: Rtl. 38, 23
Linked entry: drysnan
gyldan
To gild
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To gild, Chr. 1052; Th. 321, 25
Linked entry: gildan
hindrian
To hinder, ⬩ obstruct, ⬩ keep back, ⬩ repress
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To hinder, obstruct, keep back, repress Á hé sceal hǽðendðm hindrian he must always repress heathenism, L. I. P. 2; Th. ii. 306, 7
hlóþian
To take booty, ⬩ rob, ⬩ spoil
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To take booty, rob, spoil Ða ðe ǽlce geáre ofer ðone sǽ hlóþedon and hergedon qui anniversarias prædas trans maria cogere solebant, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 2. Ða ðe monige geár ǽr hí onhergedon and hlóþedon qui per multos annos prædas in terra agebant, 1,
Linked entry: hleóþian
hwisprian
To mutter ⬩ murmur ⬩ WHISPER
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To mutter, murmur, WHISPER Alle hwispredon omnes murmurabant, Lk. Skt. Rush. 19, 7. Hwispradun, Jn. Skt. Rush. 6, 41: murmurarent, 61. Nallaþ gé hwispriga nolite murmurari, 43
hýrsumian
To be obedient ⬩ obey ⬩ serve
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To be obedient, obey, serve Windas and sǽ him hýrsumiaþ venti et mare obediunt ei, Mt. Kmbl. 8, 27: Homl. Th. ii. 368, 28. Hýrsumiaþ ancillantur, Ælfc. Gl. 100; Som. 77, 6; Wrt. Voc. 55, 9. Wé ðé on ðissum ne hérsumiaþ we shall not obey thee in this,
in-timbrian
To instruct
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To instruct Hé hí intimbrade and gelǽrde he instructed and taught them, Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 34. Intimbrede, 4, 27; S. 603, 45. In cyriclícum þeódscipum and in mynsterlícum heálíce intimbred ecclesiasticis ac monasterialibus disciplinis summe instructus
meldian
to declare ⬩ announce ⬩ tell ⬩ to inform against ⬩ accuse
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to declare, announce, tell Múþ habbaþ and ne meldiaþ wiht os habent, et non loquentur, Ps. Th. 134, 16. Hí sprecaþ unnyt sæcgeaþ and wóh meldiaþ pronuntiabunt et loquentur iniquitatem, 93, 4. Ælfréd cræft meldode Alfred displayed his art, Bt. Met. Fox
Linked entry: a-meldian
temian
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To tame Ic temige domo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Zup. 138, 2. Ic gewylde oððe temige, 36; Zup. 213, 14. Ic genyme mé briddas on hærfæste and temige hig, Coll. Monast. Th. 26, 5. Mon temeþ his unáliéfde lustas mid ðǽm wordum ðære hálgan láre, Past. 56; Swt. 433,
teón-cwidian
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To reproach, abuse, revile, calumniate Teóncwidedon conviciebant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 58. Teóncwid[ed]on, 74, 33. Fore teáncuidendum ús pro calumpniantibus nobis, Rtl. 176, 33. Cf. hearm-cwidian