for-slítan
To tear with the teeth ⬩ to devour ⬩ mordĭcus lacĕrāre ⬩ comĕdĕre
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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
To pack up ⬩ convasare
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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
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
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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
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to work metal (?)
a-cwencan
To quench ⬩ extinguish ⬩ put out ⬩ extinguere
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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
To unknot ⬩ untie
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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
To proceed from a foundation ⬩ to found ⬩ build ⬩ erect ⬩ condere
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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
To disjoin ⬩ separate ⬩ disjungere
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To disjoin, separate; disjungere Aþeódde from Gode disjuncti a Deo, Gr. Dial. 2, 16
ge-básnian
To expect ⬩ exspectāre
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To expect; exspectāre Gebásnade ríc Godes expectābat regnum Dei, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 51
ge-cnyttan
To tie or fasten to ⬩ to annex ⬩ adnectĕre ⬩ allīgāre
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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
To rid ⬩ liberate ⬩ set free ⬩ deliver ⬩ rescue ⬩ liberare ⬩ eripere ⬩ eruere
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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.
be-hyhtan
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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
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 tó 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.
a-þýwan
To lead or drive from ⬩ to discard ⬩ ejicere
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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
To mock ⬩ scorn ⬩ taunt ⬩ revile ⬩ insult ⬩ reproach
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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.
lǽþettan
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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
To bit ⬩ bridle ⬩ curb ⬩ frēnum ĕquo vel ăsĭno injĭcĕre ⬩ frēnāre
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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
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
to fell ⬩ strike down ⬩ cædere, ⬩ prosternere ⬩ projicere ⬩ to deprive by felling ⬩ bereave ⬩ cædendo 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.