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for-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
for-slítan, p. -slát, pl. -sliton; pp. -sliten [slítan to tear]

To tear with the teethto devourmordĭcus lacĕrārecomĕdĕre

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To tear with the teeth, to devour; mordĭcus lacĕrāre, comĕdĕre Lét [wyrm] hiora wyrta wæstme forslítan he let [the worm] devour the fruit of their plants, Ps. Th. 77, 46

ge-fǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fǽtan, p. -te

To pack upconvasare

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To pack up; convasare Ðæt gold hí gefætaþ on ða myran the gold they pack on the mares, Nar. 35, 12

Linked entry: fǽtan

hoppetan

(v.)
Grammar
hoppetan, p. te

To jump about [for joy], leap, rejoice, to throb [of a wound]

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To jump about [for joy], leap, rejoice, to throb [of a wound] Swá benne ne burnon ne burston ne hoppetan so that the wounds should neither burn nor burst nor throb, L. M. 3, 63; Lchdm. ii. 352, 1.

rǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
rǽfan, (?); p. te
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To involve, wrap Hí weorþaþ gerǽfte (gerǽpte (?) cf. gereæpeð (-rǽped ?) Met. 25, 48) mid ðære unrótnesse, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 21

ge-tucian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tucian, to torment, ge-tucian to adorn. Substitute: ge-túcian; p. ode.
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to work metal (?)

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.

un-cnyttan

(v.)
Grammar
un-cnyttan, p. te

To unknotuntie

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To unknot, untie Ðæs ne eom ic wyrðe ðæt ic his sceóna þwanga búgende uncnytte cujus non sum dignus procumbens soluere corrigiam calciamentorum eius, Mk. Skt. 1, 7: Lk. 3, 16. (Wǽron) uncnytte (vinculorum ligamina) enodarentur, solverentur, Hpt.

a-stemnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-stemnian, p. nede; pp. ned [a from, stemnian to build]

To proceed from a foundationto foundbuilderectcondere

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To proceed from a foundation, to found, build, erect; condere Ðe hí sylf astemnedon which they themselves built, Bd. Pref; S. 472, 17

a-þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þeódan, p. -þeódde; pp. -þeóded [a from, þeódan to join]

To disjoinseparatedisjungere

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To disjoin, separate; disjungere Aþeódde from Gode disjuncti a Deo, Gr. Dial. 2, 16

ge-básnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-básnian, p. ade; pp. ad [ge, and básnian to expect]

To expectexspectāre

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To expect; exspectāre Gebásnade ríc Godes expectābat regnum Dei, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 51

ge-cnyttan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cnyttan, -cnyhtan; p. -cnytte; pp. -cnytted, -cnytt, -cnyt [cnyttan to tie]

To tie or fasten toto annexadnectĕreallīgāre

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To tie or fasten to, to annex; adnectĕre, allīgāre Gecnyttan adnectĕre, Cot. 4. Bende gicnyhtest vinculo nexius ti, Rtl. 108, 21. Betere him ys ðæt án cwyrnstán sí to hys swyran gecnytt expĕdit ei ut suspendātur mŏla asĭnāria in collo ejus, Mt.

Linked entry: ge-cnycc

a-hreddan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hreddan, p. -hredde; pp. -hreded, -hred [a from, hreddan to rid]

To ridliberateset freedeliverrescueliberareeripereeruere

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Ðe ðú ahreddest whom thou hast rescued, Cd. 97; Th. 128, 15; Gen. 2127. He hí æt hungre ahredde he rid them of the famine, Ors. 1, 5; Bos. 28, 40. Loth wæs ahreded Lot was rescued, Cd. 96; Th. 125, 27; Gen. 2085. Ahred. 94; Th. 122, 26: Gen. 2032.

Linked entries: a-reddan a-riddan

be-hyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hyhtan, p. te
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To set hopes on, trust in Wá þám þe on God ne behyht vae qui non sunt confisi super sanctum Israel, Wlfst. 48, 8

Linked entry: hyhtan

mǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
mǽtan, p. te

To dream

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To dream (with dat. or acc. of person; On ánre nihte ealdne mónan, swá hwæt swá ðé mǽteþ ðæt cymþ gefeán. Lchdm. iii. 154, 15. Gyf mon (acc. cf. l. 27) méteþ ðæt hé geseó . . . 168, 8. Gyf man mǽte ðæt hé hæbbe . . 176, 2.

Linked entries: metod ge-mǽtan

a-þýwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þýwan, p. de; pp. ed [a from, þýwan to drive]

To lead or drive fromto discardejicere

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To lead or drive from, to discard; ejicere He hý raðe aweg aþýwde he soon drove them away, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 28

hyspan

(v.)
Grammar
hyspan, p. te

To mockscorntauntrevileinsultreproach

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Th. 41, 12. Tógeánes mé hyspton ealle fýnd míne adversum me susurrabant omnes inimici mei, Ps. Spl. C. 40, 8. Hyne hyspdun improperabant ei, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 44. Ðone hyspton quod exprobraverunt, Blickl. Gl.

Linked entries: hypsan hyspend hispan

lǽþettan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽþettan, p. te
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To make hateful Se oferlyfa on ǽte and on wǽte déð þone man unhálne, and his sáwle Gode lǽðetteð, O. E. Hml. i. 296, 6

Linked entry: láþettan

ge-bǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bǽtan, p. -bǽtte; pp. -bǽted, -bǽt [ge, and bǽtan to bridle]

To bitbridlecurbfrēnum ĕquo vel ăsĭno injĭcĕrefrēnāre

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To bit, bridle, curb; frēnum ĕquo vel ăsĭno injĭcĕre, frēnāre Ðá wæs Hróþgáre hors gebǽted then a horse was bitted for Hrothgar, Beo. Th. 2803; B. 1399. He gebǽtte his ágen weorc he curbed his own work, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 152; Met. 11, 76.

spigettan

(v.)
Grammar
spigettan, p. te

To spit

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To spit Gif hire fæder spigette (spuisset) on hire nebb, Num. 12, 14. Ðá ongan se Catulus him spigettan on, Bt. 27, 1; Fox 96, 5

be-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fyllan, p. -fylde, -fealde; pp. -fylled; v. trans. [be, fyllan, fellan to fell]

to fellstrike downcædere, prosternereprojicereto deprive by fellingbereavecædendo orbare

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to fell, strike down; cædere, prosternere, projicere Hwæt befealdest ðú wærfæstne rinc why didst thou fell the upright man? Cd. 48; Th. 62, 6; Gen. 1010.