a-galan
To sing ⬩ chant ⬩ canere ⬩ cantare
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To sing, chant; canere, cantare He fúsleóþ agól he sang the death-song, Exon. 52b; Th. 183, 1; Gú, 1320. Fyrdleóþ agól wulf on walde a war-song sung the wolf in the wood, Elen. Kmbl. 54; El. 27: Beo. Th. 3047; B. 1521
for-dón
to do for ⬩ destroy ⬩ kill ⬩ perdĕre ⬩ destruĕre ⬩ dēlēre ⬩ contĕrĕre ⬩ interfĭcĕre ⬩ occīdĕre ⬩ to seduce ⬩ defile ⬩ corrupt ⬩ sedūcĕre ⬩ scĕlĕrāre
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Se here fordydon eall ðæt he oferferde the army destroyed all that it passed over, Chr. 1016; Erl. 157, 12. Hí fordydon me consummāvērunt me, Ps. Lamb. 118, 87. Ðæt ic hig fordó ut contĕram eum, Deut. 9, 14. Ðæt he fordó ut perdat, Jn.
Linked entry: for-gedón
a-cwelan
To die ⬩ perish ⬩ mori
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Ofercumen biþ he ǽr he acwele he will be overcome ere he dies, Exon, 90b; Th. 340, 10; Gn. Ex. 114. Monige men hungre acwǽlon many men died of hunger, Chr. 918; Erl. 104, 13
be-cuman
to BECOME ⬩ happen ⬩ befall ⬩ meet with ⬩ fall in with ⬩ contingere ⬩ evenire ⬩ supervenire ⬩ incidere ⬩ to come ⬩ enter ⬩ come or attain to ⬩ come together ⬩ venire ⬩ ingredi ⬩ pervenire ⬩ attingere ⬩ concurrere
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He becom on ða sceaðan he fell among thieves, Lk. Bos- 10, 30 : R. Ben. 65. to come, enter, come or attain to, come together; venire, ingredi, pervenire, attingere, concurrere In ða ceastre becuman meahte thou mightest come into the city, Andr.
ge-tellan
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Ðonne biþ he geteald to ðære fýrenan eá then shall he be assigned to the fiery river, Blickl. Homl. 43, 24. Ðæt hí hiora ágnum godum getealde wǽron that they might be ascribed to their own gods, Ors. 1, 5; Bos. 28, 27.
Linked entry: ge-talian
æt-wesan
To be present ⬩ adesse
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To be present; adesse Wilferþ ætwæs, eác swylce ætwǽron úre brúðru Wilfrid adfuit, adfuerunt et fratres nostri, Bd. 4, 5; S. 572, 12
for-clýsan
To close ⬩ shut up ⬩ occlūdĕre
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To close or shut up; occlūdĕre Ðis sceal to ðám eárum [MS. ðan earen] ðe wind oððe wæter forclýst this shall [do] for the ears which wind or water closes up, Lchdm. iii. 92, 24
Linked entry: clýsan
ful-fremman
To fulfil ⬩ perfect ⬩ practise ⬩ perfĭcĕre
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He his mód went to ðám yflum and hí fulfremeþ he turns his mind to the vices and practises them, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 20. Of múþe cildra and súcendra ðú fulfremedest lof ex ōre infantium et lactentium perfēcisti laudem, Ps. Lamb. 8, 3: Ps.
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ge-dígan
To endure ⬩ carry through ⬩ tolerate ⬩ overcome ⬩ escape ⬩ ĕti ⬩ perpĕti ⬩ perferre ⬩ tolerāre ⬩ superāre ⬩ evadere
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He gedígeþ he escapes, 606; B. 300. He feore gedígde he escaped with life, 1161; B. 578, Feore gedýged escaped with life, Exon. 39 a; Th. 128, 21; Gú. 407. Ðæt wíf ne gedígþ hyre feore the woman will not escape with her life, Nar. 50, 10.
CALAN
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To be or become cool or cold; algere, frigescere Ðonne him cælþ, he cépþ him hlywþe when he is cold, he betakes himself to shelter, Hexam. 20; Norm. 28, 22. Hwæðer ða wélgan ne ne cale do the rich never become cold? Bt. 26, 2; Fox 92, 34
Heorot-ford
Hertford
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Hertford Æt Heorotforda [Heortforda MS. D.] at Hertford, Chr. 913; Erl. 102, 1: 673; Erl. 36, 2; 37, 2
hearm-heortnen
Ill-will ⬩ malice
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Ill-will, malice Bútan hearmheortnesse sine murmure, Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 45. Substitute:
for-brecan
To break ⬩ break in two ⬩ bruise ⬩ crush ⬩ violate ⬩ frangĕre ⬩ confringĕre ⬩ conterere ⬩ commĭnuĕre ⬩ viŏlāre
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He helle dúru forbræc he brake hell's door, Cd. 223; Th. 294, 8; Sat. 468: Ps. Spl. 106, 16. Forbrǽcon Rómáne heora áþas the Romans broke their oaths, Ors. 3, 8; Bos. 63, 31: Cd. 37; Th. 49, 27; Gen. 798.
DWELLAN
To lead into error, deceive, mislead ⬩ in errōrem dūcĕre, decĭpĕre ⬩ To prevent, hinder, delay ⬩ impĕdīre, tardāre ⬩ To continue, remain, DWELL ⬩ mănēre, habĭtāre
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v. a. To lead into error, deceive, mislead; in errōrem dūcĕre, decĭpĕre Ic ðé ne dwelle I do not deceive thee, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 166, 1, MS. Cot. Ðú sǽdest ðæt ic ðé dwealde thou saidst that I deceived thee, 35, 5; Fox 164, 32. Me þincþ ðæt ðú me dwelle
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deágan
To dye, colour ⬩ tingĕre
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To dye, colour; tingĕre Heoro-dreóre deáþfǽge deóg the death-doomed dyed it with fatal gore, Beo. Th. 1704; B. 850
bredan
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Se bræd of ðæm beorne blódigne gár he plucked the bloody dart from the chief, Byrht.
ÁGAN
OWN ⬩ possess ⬩ have ⬩ obtain ⬩ possidere ⬩ habere ⬩ percipere ⬩ to make another to own or possess ⬩ to give ⬩ deliver ⬩ restore ⬩ dare in possessionem ⬩ reddere ⬩ rependere
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He sealde eall ðæt he áhte vendidit omnia quæ habuit, Mt. Bos. 13, 46: Ps. Th. 147, 3: Beo. Th. 5210; B. 2608. Hí gewyrhto áhton They possessed merits, Cd. 196; Th. 244, 7; Dan. 444. Áhton, Ps. Th. 118, 79.
a-bredan
To move quickly ⬩ remove ⬩ draw ⬩ withdraw ⬩ vibrare ⬩ destringere ⬩ eximere ⬩ retrahere
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Of móde abrit ðæt micle dysig he removes from his mind that great ignorance. Bt. Met. Fox 28, 155; Met. 28, 78. Hond up abræd he raised his hand, Beo. Th. 5144; B. 2575.
hláford-hyldo
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Fidelity to a lord, loyalty Ac hí gecýðdon raðe ðæs hwylce hláford-hyldo hí þohton to gecýðanne on heora ealdhláfordes bearnum but soon after they shewed what kind of loyalty they intended to shew to the children of their late lord, Ors. 6, 37; Bos.
Linked entry: riht-hláfordhyldu
BREÓWAN
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Ne dranc he nánes gemencgedes wǽtan, ne gebrowenes he drank not of any mixed or brewed fluid, Homl. Th. i. 352, 7