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æfter-gán

(v.)
Grammar
æfter-gán, [gán to go]

To follow aftersubsequi

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To follow after; subsequi, Past. 15, 2 ?

a-gán

(v.)
Grammar
a-gán, p. -eóde; pp. -gán [a from, away, gán to go] .

to come to passhappenpræteriretransireto come forthprovenireto approach to any one to solicit himprocedere ad aliquem sollicitandi causa

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to come to pass, happen; præterire, transire Ǽr his tíd agá [tíde ge MS.] before his time come to pass, Exon. 82 a; Th. 310, 3; Seef. 69; [Grn. Gloss.] Ðá sæternes dæg wæs agán cum transivisset sabbatum, Mk. Bos. 16, 1. Æfen-fela nihta agáne wǽron totidem

Linked entries: a-eóde a-gǽn a-gǽþ

be-gán

(v.)
Grammar
be-gán, bi-gán, ic -gá, ðú -gǽst, he -gþ, pl.-gáþ; p. -eóde, pl. -eódon; pp. -gán [be, gán to go].

to go overto surroundoccupydwellcultivatetillperambularecircumdareincolerehabitarecolere to go tovisitattendto cherishhonourworshipobirecolereexcolereto commitexercisepractiseobservecommittereperficereobservare

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to go over, to surround, occupy, dwell, cultivate, till; perambulare, circumdare, incolere, habitare, colere Ic férde geónd ðas eorþan and hí be-eóde I walked through [over] the earth, and perambulated it, Job 1, 7; Thw. 164, 16. Se ðe æcer begǽþ he

aweg-gán

(v.)

to go awayabire

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to go away; abire Ongan aweg-gán began to go away, Bd. 4, 22; S. 591, 1

embe-gán

(v.)

to go round

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to go round, Lye

fóre-gán

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-gán, p. -eóde; pp. -gán

To go beforeprecedepræcēdĕre

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To go before, precede; præcēdĕre Mildheortnys and sóþfæstnys fóregáþ ansýne ðíne miserĭcordia et vērĭtas præcēdent făciem tuam, Ps. Spl. C. 88, 15. Óðer fóre-eóde ða sunnan ūna sōlem præcēdēbat. Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 24

Linked entry: fóre-gangan

for-gán

(v.)
Grammar
for-gán, to -gánne; he -gǽþ; p. -eóde, pl. -eódon; pp. -gán

To FOR-GOabstain frompass overneglectabstĭnēretranscendĕreprætĕrire

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To FOR-GO, abstain from, pass over, neglect; abstĭnēre, transcendĕre, prætĕrire Ðæt he smeáge hwæt him sý to dónne and to forgánne that he meditate what is for him to do and what to forgo, L. C. S. 85; Th. i. 424, 6. We lǽraþ, ðæt man freólsdagum and

fór-gán

(v.)
Grammar
fór-gán, fóre-gán; he -gǽþ; p. -eóde, pl. -eódon; pp. -gán

To go beforeprecedestand outprojectpræcēdĕreprōdīre

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To go before, precede, stand out, project; præcēdĕre, prōdīre Fórgǽþ swá swá of fætnysse unrihtwísnys heora prōdit quasi ex adĭpe inīquĭtas eōrum, Ps. Spl. 72, 7

Linked entry: fór-gangan

ful-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ful-gán, full-gán; he -gǽþ; p. -eóde, pl. -eódon; pp. -gán; with the dat.

To fulfilperformcarry outfollowaccomplishadimplēreperfĭcĕreperăgĕreobsĕquipatrāre

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To fulfil, perform, carry out, follow, accomplish; adimplēre, perfĭcĕre, perăgĕre, obsĕqui, patrāre Ðæt hi mǽgen hiora wísdóme fulgán that they can fulfil their wisdom, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 212, 19. Ðe hiora willan fulgǽþ which fulfils their will, 39, 8; Fox

Linked entries: ful-gegán full-gán

full-gán

(v.)
Grammar
full-gán, he -gǽþ; p. -eóde, pl. -eódon; pp. -gán; with the dat.

To fulfilperformgo afterfollowaidperfĭcĕreperăgĕresĕquiadjŭvāre

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To fulfil, perform, go after, follow, aid; perfĭcĕre, perăgĕre, sĕqui, adjŭvāre We ne móton fullgán úres Scippendes willan we cannot perform our Maker's will, Bt. 7, 5; Fox 24, 8. Se lyðra man fullgǽþ deófles willan the wicked man fulfils the

ge-gán

Grammar
ge-gán, <b>; A.
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III 2.</b> add Hwæðer se geþóht geeóde þe mid scylde þe mid lustfullnesse utrum cogitatio suggestione an delectatione acciderit, Bd. 1, 27; Sch. 95, 17. <b>B. II 4.</b> add :-- Eall ꝥ manncynne tó ðám mǽstan góde geeóde, Hml. A. 154

ge-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gán, p. -eóde, -ióde; pp. -gán.

to gogo or pass overcome to passhappenirepræterireevenireto occupyovercomeoverrunsubdueoccuparevinceresubigereto observepractiseexerciseeffectaccomplishobservareexercereperficereefficere

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to go, go or pass over, come to pass, happen; ire, præterire, evenire Heó mihte gegán ofer eall ðis eálond vellet totam perambulare insulam, Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 2. Se ðe gryre-síþas gegán dorste who durst go ways of terror, Beo. Th. 2929; B. 1462. Swá

Linked entry: ge-yde

ymb-gán

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-gán, p. -eode; pp. -gan.
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to go round a circular course Ǽr sunne twelf mónða hringc útan ymbgán hæbbe. Guthl. 21; Gdwin. 96, 6. an object Hí útan ymbgáð ceaster circuibunt civitatem, Ps. Spl. C. 58, 16. to go about, in the neighbourhood of. v. ymb, 1 b Ic ymbgaa weófod ðínre

Linked entries: embe-gán ymb-gangan

á-gán

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Dele and add: to go off, away Ágá, yrming, út of ðysum mæn, Gr. D. 223, 10. Þá hé út ágán wæs cum ille abiisset , Gen. 27, 5. Þá hí út ágáne wǽron cum essent in agro, 4, 8: cum fuissent egressi , Num. 12, 4: Mt. 9, 32. Wǽron þá men uppe on londe of

Linked entry: á-gangan

for-gán

(v.)

to forgoto abstain fromgo withoutto abstain from

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to forgo. Add: to abstain from, not to use, go without, not to take Hé cuæð ðæt hit wǽre good ðæt mon foreóde flǽsc and wín bonum est non manducare carnem neque bibere uinum, Past. 319, 4. Hé eft ett þæt hé ǽr mid forhefednysse foreóde, Hml. Th. i. 180

Linked entry: for-gangan

fore-gán

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Foreeáde praeteriit, Mt. L. 14, 15. Foreeádon ł foreád wérun praecedebant, 21, 9. Foreeódon praeibant, Mk. L. 11, 9. Add

ge-gán

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Add: <b>A.</b> of movement. movement irrespective of the point of departure or destination. to go on foot, walk Gif hwelc gigæs (gegaas, L.) on dæg si quis ambulauerit in die, Jn. R. 11, 9. Árás ꝥ mægden and geeóde ( ambulabat ), Mk. L. 5

full-gán

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Add: to follow a profession, carry on an office, apply oneself to, practise a habit Sé ðe his woruldlustum eallum fulgǽþ, Bt. 31, 1; F. 112, 6. Gif hwá forlǽt ǽlc gód and fulgǽþ þám yfele, 36, 6; F. 182, 7. Ꝥ mon fulgá eallum his lustum, 24, 2; F. 82

in-gán

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Hé hine swá swýþe deóplíce mid his láre ineóde þæt hé nǽfre ǽr ne syþþan swylc ne gehýrde numquam ante neque post tam magnam profunditatem scientiae se ab ullius ore audisse testatur, Guth. Gr. 163, 46. Wé ðá cynelican burh Porres mid úrum wǽpnum ineódon

ofer-gán

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add: to overspread a surface, occupy Se teter bútan sáre ofergǽð ðone líchoman impetigo sine dolore corpus occupat, Past. 71, 17 : 437, 18. Gif ðone æpl ðæs eágan ðæt fleáh mid ealle ofergséð, ne mæg mon nóht geseón pupilla oculi. . . albuginem tolerans