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ge-cwician

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cwician, -cwycian; p. ode, ude; pp. od, ud [cwician to quicken]

To quickencreatevivĭfĭcerecreāre

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To quicken, create; vivĭfĭcere, creāre Dó me æfter ðínum wordum wel gecwician vivĭfĭca me secundum verbum tuum, Ps. Th. 118, 25. Heortan clǽne gecwica in me God cor mundum crea in me Deus, Ps. Surt. 50, 12.

clýfa

Grammar
clýfa, clífa, an; m, [cleófa, cleófan to cleave, divide, separate] .

A chambercubiculum, cubileA cave, denantrum, caverna, cubile

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a separate place for man, — A chamber; cubiculum, cubile Ne máge we hreppan ǽnne wyrm binnon ðlnum clýfan we may not touch a worm in thy chamber, Homl. Th. ii. 416, 23. On díglum oððe on incófan, oððe on clýfum in cubīlibus, Ps. Lamb. 4, 5.

Linked entries: cleófa clífa

dýgel

(adj.)
Grammar
dýgel, secret, unknown, Beo. Th. 2719; B. 1357: gen. pl.
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dýgelra, Exon. 92 b; Th. 347, 26; Sch. 18

þrowing

(n.)
Grammar
þrowing, þreowing, e; f.

suffering as opposed to doingsuffering which is painfula painful symptomsuffering that is undergone for the sake of religionsuffering of persecution, crosssuffering which ends in death, passion, martyrdomthe anniversary of a martyr's suffering

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, suffering of persecution, cross (in the phrase to take up one's cross) HimGod wolde æfter þrowinga þonc gegyldan, ðæt hé martyrhád móde gelufade, Exon.

ge-emnettan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-emnettan, -emnittan, -emnyttan; p. te; pp. ed

To make even or levelcompareæquāreexæquāre

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Heó hí sylfe to hwelpum geemnette she compared herself to the whelps, 114, 10. Geemnittan exæquāre, Scint. 9. Ðæt heó ðone dæg and ða niht geemnytte that it might make even the day and the night, Bd. de nat. rerum; Lchdm. iii. 238, 24.

Linked entries: ge-ymnyttan ge-efnettan

forþ-síðian

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-síðian, p. ode; pp. od [síðian to journey]

To go forthdepartdieprōdīrediscēdĕremŏri

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To go forth, depart, die; prōdīre, discēdĕre, mŏri, Som. Ben. Lye

ge-þreátian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þreátian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [þreátian to urge, press]

To urgeoppressthreatenrebukecompelrestrainafflicttormenturgērecōgĕreafflīgĕretrībŭlēre

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To urge, oppress, threaten, rebuke, compel, restrain, afflict, torment; urgēre, cōgĕre, afflīgĕre, trībŭlēre Ne meaht ðú mec geþreátian ðé to gesingan thou canst not compel me to be thy wife, Exon. 66 b; Th. 245, 33; Jul. 54.

ge-berian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-berian, p. ede; pp. ed [ge-, berian to happen]

To happenevĕnīreaccĭdēre

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To happen; evĕnīre, accĭdēre Geberian compĕtĕre, C. R. Ben. 37. Geberede hit dæt Ercules com to him it happened that Hercules came to him, Bt. 16, 2; Fox 52, 34, note 10, MS. Cot: Bt. Met. Fox 25, 61; Met. 25, 31

cymþ

(v.)
Grammar
cymþ, cymeþ comes ,
  • Cd. 17
  • ;
  • Th. 20,
  • 26;
  • Gen. 315: Beo. Th. 4123
  • ;
  • B. 2058
;
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3rd sing. pres. of cuman

cwiþ

Grammar
cwiþ, saith, speaks, Exon. 14a; Th. 28, 28; Cri. 453: 30a; Th. 92, 35; Cri. 1519, = cweðeþ;
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3rd pres. sing, of cweðan

ge-spówan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-spówan, p. -speów, pl. -speówon; pp. -spówen [spówan to succeed]

To succeedprospersuccēdĕreprospĕrāre

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To succeed, prosper; succēdĕre, prospĕrāre Hú hyre æt beaduwe gespeów how she prospered in battle, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 7; Jud. 175: Andr. Kmbl. 2688; An. 1346. Him æt ðære byrig ne gespeów he did not succeed at the city, Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 82, 8

be-hlídan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hlídan, p. -hlád, pl. -hlidon; pp. -hliden [hlídan to cover]

To cover overto coverclosetegereclaudere

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To cover over, to cover, close; tegere, claudere Híg awylton ðone stán, and ðone pytt eft behlidon thei schulden turne awei the stoon, and thei schulden put. it eft on the pit Wyc; Gen. 29, 3.

Linked entry: hlídan

bealcettan

(v.)
Grammar
bealcettan, belcettan, bealcan ; p. te ; pp. ted

To belchuttersend forthemiteructaredicereemittere

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To belch, utter, send forth, emit; eructare, dicere, emittere Swéte to bealcetenne pleasant to belch, Bt. 22, 1; Fox 76, 32. Bealcetteþ heorte mín word gód eructat cor meum verbum bonum, Ps. Spl. 44, 1.

dulfon

(v.)
Grammar
dulfon, dug, Ps. Th. 56, 8; p. pl.
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of delfan

earun

(v.)
Grammar
earun, are. Ps. Th. 104, 7; pl. pres.
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of eom

etest

Grammar
etest, shalt eat; cŏmĕdes, Ps. Th. 127, 2;
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2 nd fut. of etan

fealh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fealh, underwent, Beo. Th. 2405; B. 1200; p.
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of felgan

feól

(v.; part.)
Grammar
feól, fell,
  • Beo. Th. 1549
  • ;
  • B. 772
; p.
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of feallan

Linked entries: féla feól-heard fiil

feóll

(v.; part.)
Grammar
feóll, fell,
  • Beo. Th. 5830
  • ;
  • B. 2919
  • ;
p.
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of feallan

fisc-wylle

(adj.)
Grammar
fisc-wylle, -welle; adj. [cf. weallan to swarm]

Full of fishabounding in fishpiscíbus abundanspiscōsus

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Full of fish, abounding in fish; piscíbus abundans, piscōsus Ðæt eálond is fiscwylle the island is abounding in fish, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 41. Fiscwyllum wæterum flŭviis piscōsis, 1, 1; S. 473, 15. Fiscwelle bisarius? [= piscārius ], Wrt. Voc. 66, 8