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deáþ-cwylmende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
deáþ-cwylmende, deáþ-cwylmmende; part. part.[cwelman, cwylman to destroy, kill]

Put to death, destroyed, killed mortificātus

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Put to death, destroyed, killed; mortificātus Geáhna bearn adýdra oððe deáþcwylmmendra possĭde fīlios mortificatōrum, Ps. Lamb. 78, 11

sworettan

(v.)
Grammar
sworettan, p. te
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To draw a deep breath, to sigh, pant Sworette oscitavit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 63, 64. Hé of inneweardre heortan swíþe sworete ille intimo ex corde longa trahens suspiria, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 14.

Linked entry: a-sworetan

blǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
blǽstan, p. te.

to blowrush

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Þá deófla þá blǽstan hié ofer þone hálgan Andreas (cf. the same scene in the poem : Hié wǽron reówe, rǽsdon on sóna gífrum grápum. An. 1336), Bl. H. 243, 11

Linked entry: on-blǽstan

métan

(v.)
Grammar
métan, p. te

To meet withcome uponcome acrossfind

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Cott. métte) ða Parcas then he went on until he came upon the Fates, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 24. Ðá métte hé ðane man forþféredne he found the man departed, Blickl. Homl. 217, 17. Hé ne métte mundgripe máran, Beo. Th. 1506; B. 751: Andr.

stefnettan

(v.)
Grammar
stefnettan, stemnettan; p. te
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To stand firm(?) Swá stemnetton stíðhugende hysas æt hilde, Byrht. Th. 135, 22; By. 122

Linked entry: stemnettan

ge-cleofian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cleofian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed [clifan, cleofian to cleave, adhere]

To cleaveadherestickadhærēre

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To cleave, adhere, stick; adhærēre Geþeódde oððe gecleofede on fíóre sáwle mín adhæsit pāvīmento anĭma mea, Ps. Lamb. 118, 25

alet

(n.; part.)
Grammar
alet, es; m. [alet=æled, pp. of ælan to kindle]

Fireignis

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Fire; ignis, Cd. 186; Th. 232, 3; Dan. 254

múþettan

(v.)
Grammar
múþettan, p. te
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To chatter, let out a secret Hí ( the guards at Christ's sepulchre ) námon þone sceatt and swá þeáh múþetton and on synderlicum rúnungum ꝥ riht eall rǽddon, Hml. A. 79, 160

forþ-brengan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-brengan, p. -brohte; pp. -broht [forþ, brengan to bring]

To bring forthproducefulfilaccomplishproferreprodūcĕrededūcĕreeffĭcĕre

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To bring forth, produce, fulfil, accomplish; proferre, prodūcĕre, dedūcĕre, effĭcĕre Wel forþbrengeþ hit it brings forth well, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 142; Met. 29, 71.

wrǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
wrǽstan, (?); p. te

To bemake elegant,

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To be or make elegant, Similar entries v. wrǽst Wrǽstende indruticans (but the passage is : Ista (mulier nupta) stolidis ornamentorum pompis infruticans, Aid. 17), Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 44: 44, 8: 110, 58

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.

be-murnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-murnan, bi-murnan; p. -murnde; pp. -murned [be, murnan to mourn]

To bemoanbewailmournto care forlugerecuraresollicitum esse de re

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To bemoan, bewail, mourn, to care for; lugere, curare, sollicitum esse de re Hwæt bemurnest ðú why bemoanest thou? Exon. 10 b; Th. 11, 26; Cri. 176. Síþ ne bemurneþ he bewails not his lot 117 a; Th. 449, 31; Dóm. 79.

Linked entries: murnan bi-murnan

a-wunian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wunian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [a, wunian to dwell]

To abideremaincontinueinsistmanerepermanereinsistere

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To abide, remain, continue, insist; manere, permanere, insistere Ðeós sibb awunade on Cristes cyrican hæc pax mansit in ecclesia Christi, Bd. 1, 8 ; S. 479, 26. He lét hit on his bósme awunian he let it remain in his bosom, 3, 2 ; S. 525, 14.

hálettan

(v.)
Grammar
hálettan, p. te

To salute, greet, hail

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To salute, greet, hail Sum man hine hálette and grétte and hine be his naman nemde quidam eum salutans ac suo appellans nomine, Bd. 4, 24; S. 597, 12 : 2, 12; S. 514, 31 : Blickl. Homl. 155, 20.

Linked entries: álette hǽlettan

a-mæstan

(v.)
Grammar
a-mæstan, p. -mæstede; pp. -mæsted, -mæstd, -mæst [a, mæstan to fatten]

To fattensaginareimpinguare

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To fatten; saginare, impinguare Mára ic eom and fættra ðonne amæsted swín, bearg bellende on bóc-wuda I am larger and fatter than a fattened swine, a barrow-pig grunting in the beech-woods, Exon. 111b; Th. 428, 9; Rä. 41, 105.

Linked entry: ge-mæstan

ærne-weg

(n.)
Grammar
ærne-weg, es; m. [ærnan to run, weg a way]

A running-waya way fit for running ona broad roadvia cursui aptaplatea

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A running-way, a way fit for running on, a broad road; via cursui apta, platea Æt sumes ærneweges ende at the end of some course, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 9. Gescroepe ærneweg via apta cursui equorum, Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 41

æt-bredendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
æt-bredendlíc, adj. [æt-bredende, part. of ætbredan to take away]

Taking awayablativus

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I came from the king, Ælfc. Gr. 7; Som. 6, 27-32

a-scære

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
a-scære, adj. [a, scær; p. of sceran to cut, shear]

Without tonsureuntrimmedintonsusincultus

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Without tonsure, untrimmed; intonsus, incultus,Peccatorum Medicina 8

Linked entry: æ-scære

be-hýdignys

(n.)
Grammar
be-hýdignys, -nyss, e; f. [be, hýdan to hide]

A deserta wildernessdesertum

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A desert, a wilderness; desertum Stefn Drihtnes tosceacende behýdignys vox Domini concutientis desertum Ps. Spl. C. 28, 7

blód-yrnende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
blód-yrnende, part. [blód, yrnende, part. of yrnan to run, flow]

Blood-flowingsanguinans, sanguine fluens

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Blood-flowing; sanguinans, sanguine fluens Ðæt wíf blódyrnende þrówaþ the blood-flowing woman suffereth [was suffering], Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, note 8, B

Linked entry: blódes flównyss