ýstan
To be stormy
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To be stormy Ýstendre ferventis (oceani), Hpt. Gl. 464, 57
á-brítan
To destroy
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To destroy Beóþ ábrýtte exterminabuntur, Ps. Spl. C. 36, 9
Linked entry: a-brytan
for-hǽtan
overheat
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To make too hot, overheat Se mon wyrð tó swíþe forhǽt, Lch. ii. 244, 8
Linked entry: hǽtan
in-stæppan
To step in ⬩ enter
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Th. ii. 546, 23
flicerian
To move the wings ⬩ flutter ⬩ FLICKER ⬩ mōtāre ālas ⬩ vŏlĭtāre
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Th. ii. 156, 22
dípan
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to dip, immerse Sé ðe dépið (ðépeð, L.) honde in þás parabside qui intingit manum in parapside, Mt. R. 26, 23. Hafa þú þíne þrí fingras swílce þú dýpan wille . . .
Linked entry: dépan
efnettan
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to make even, square, adjust Emnettan quadrare, An. Ox. 2, 311. to be equal, imitate Ic mésan mægmeahtelícor and efnetan ealdum þyrse (-re, MS.) (cf. mando dapes mordax lurcorum more cyclopum, Prehn 217), Rä. 41, 63.
Linked entry: emnettan
-an
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The termination of verbs in -ón, appears to be a contraction from ahan, ohan, as, — fón to take, from fahan: gefeón to rejoice, from gefeohan: teón to draw, from teohan, etc. Mrch. § 247*
in-settan
To appoint ⬩ institute
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To appoint, institute Insette instituit, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 38
pyrtan
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To strike, beat Wæs sceacen vibratur, pyrte ferit, Germ. 401, 47
Linked entry: portian
hrǽctan
To eructate ⬩ retch
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To eructate, retch Biþ sió wamb áþened and hrǽctaþ gelóme the stomach is extended and they eructate frequently, L. M. 2, 28; Lchdm. ii. 224, 12
ge-cépan
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To be on the look-out for a person (gen. ) Hí nán óþer ðing nyston, buton ꝥ se cásere héte heora gecépan, Hml. S. 23, 444
þoddettan
To push ⬩ strike ⬩ batter
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To push, strike, batter Ða deóflu þoddetton ða earme sáwle and héton hý út faran of ðam líchaman, Wulfst. 235, 15. Þoddetton pulsent, Germ. 399, 264
líhtan
To shine ⬩ lighten
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Surt. ii. 202, 11: Exon. 64 a; Th. 237, 9; Ph. 587. Wedercondel (the sun) wearm weorodum lýhteþ, 58 b; Th. 210, 18; Ph. 187. Ne hér dæg lýhteþ day shines not here, Cd. 215; Th. 271, 14; Sat. 105. Líhte auroresceret, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 54.
swolgettan
To swallow, take into the throat
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To swallow, take into the throat Ðonne sceal mon ðone geagl swillan gelóme on ðære ádle ( quinsy ), and swolgettan eced wiþ sealt gemenged, Lchdm. ii. 48, 16
tolcettan
To be wanton
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To be wanton Tolcetende ł fleardiende infruticans, luxurians, Hpt. Gl. 435, 36
Linked entry: tolcendlíce
ge-hálettan
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To salute, greet Hé gehálette þone cniht and him þus bebeád puero resalutato praecepit, Gr. D. 36, 27. Þá Langbearde hé grétte and gehálette Langobardos salutavit, 250, 18
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scyhtan
To instigate ⬩ prompt ⬩ urge
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To instigate, prompt, urge Mé nædre beswác and mé neódlíce tó forsceape scyhte and tó scyldfrece, Cd. Th. 55, 22; Gen. 808. Óðer him ðás eorþan ealle sægde lǽne . . . Óðer hine scyhte ðæt hé sceaðena gemót nihtes sóhte, Exon. Th. 109, 30; Gú. 98
Linked entry: á-scyhtan
ræpsan
To seize (?), to reprove (?)
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To seize (?), to reprove (?) Raebsid uuaes, repset uaes, ræpsit wæs interceptum est(cf. á-raepsid, -repsit interceptum, 511), Txts, 68, 523. Raefsed, refset, raefsit interpellari, 70, 526. Refsede intercepit, 69, 1082. Cf.
ge-cræftan
To contrive ⬩ build ⬩ molīri ⬩ machināri
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To contrive, build; molīri, machināri Ic gecræfte, ðæt se cempa ongon Waldend wundian I contrived that the soldier did wound the Lord, Exon. 70 a; Th. 259, 30; Jul. 290.