be-ceorian
To complain ⬩ obmurmurare
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To complain; obmurmurare, R. Ben. 5
barenian
To make bare ⬩ denudare
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To make bare; denudare Sand barenodon made bare the sand, Cd. 166; Th. 207, 22; Exod. 470, note
Linked entry: berian
basuian
To be clad in purple ⬩ purpura vestiri
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To be clad in purple; purpura vestiri
be-cunnian
To assay ⬩ prove ⬩ try ⬩ experiri
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To assay, prove, try; experiri
bærstlian
To break ⬩ burst ⬩ crepare
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To break, burst; crepare Bærstlaþ crepuerit, Cot. 39
bæðian
To bathe
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To bathe,Som. Lye
beorhtian
to shine ⬩ brighten ⬩ clarere ⬩ to sound clearly or loudly ⬩ clare sonare
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to shine, brighten; clarere Ðǽr his geearnunge oft miclum mægenum scínaþ and beorhtigaþ there his earnings often shine and brighten, with great virtues Bd. 3, 19; S. 550, 17. to sound clearly or loudly; clare sonare Beorhtode bencswég the bench-noise
Linked entry: brihtan
capian
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To turn, incline oneself; vertere, se inclinare Capaþ he up he turns upwards, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 15, 3; Lchdm. iii. 266, 23
cearcian
To chatter, creak, crash, gnash ⬩ strīdēre, strīdĕre, crepitare
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To chatter, creak, crash, gnash; strīdēre, strīdĕre, crepitare Cearciende téþ gnashing the teeth; strīdentes dentes, Som. Ic cearcige oððe gristbítige strīdeo vel strīdo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 5; Som. 29, 7
Linked entry: cærcian
dafenian
To be seemly or becoming ⬩ decere
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To be seemly or becoming ; decere Swá swá dafnaþ munuce as becomes a monk; sicut decet monacho, Coll. Monast. Th. 35, 5
DILEGIAN
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To destroy, abolish, blot out, erase; delēre, abŏlēre Gif se wrítere ne dilegaþ ðæt he ǽr wrát if the scribe does not erase what he wrote before, Past. 54, 5; Hat. MS. Swá swá fenn strǽta is dilgie híg ut lutum plateārum delēbo eos, Ps. Spl. 17, 44.
Linked entry: dilgian
fealwian
To grow yellow, ripen, to wither as leaves ⬩ flāvescĕre
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To grow yellow, ripen, to wither as leaves; flāvescĕre On hærfest hit fealwaþ in harvest it ripens, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 23. His leáf ne fealwiaþ its leaves shall not wither, Ps. Th. 1, 4. Lytle hwíle leáf beóþ gréne, ðonne hý eft fealewiaþ, feallaþ on eorþan
féstrian
To foster ⬩ nourish ⬩ nutrīre
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To foster, nourish; nutrīre Féstrud beón nutrīri, Scint. 81
Linked entry: fóstrian
for-blindian
To blind ⬩ obcœcāre
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To blind; obcœcāre. — Wæs forblindad ĕrat obcœcātum, Mk. Skt. Rush. 6, 52
for-sýgian
To pass over in silence ⬩ conceal ⬩ sĭlentio prætĕrire
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To pass over in silence, conceal; sĭlentio prætĕrire Hú wéne we hú monegra máran bismra hý forsýgedon can we think how many greater reproaches they concealed? Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 80, 27
for-þeóstrian
To darken ⬩ be dark ⬩ obscūrāre
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To darken, be dark; obscūrāre He asende þeóstru and forþeóstrade oððe swearc mīsit tenebras et obscūrāvit, Ps. Lamb. 104, 28
Linked entries: fore-þýstrian for-þýstrian
forþ-lócian
To look forth ⬩ prospĭcĕre
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To look forth; prospĭcĕre Dryhten of heofene forþlócade ofer bearn monna Dŏmĭnus de cælo prospexit sŭper fīlios hŏmĭnum, Ps. Surt. 52, 3: Blickl. Homl. 217, 31; 219, 18
for-wúndian
To wound badly ⬩ ulcerate ⬩ grăvĭter vulnĕrāre
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To wound badly, ulcerate; grăvĭter vulnĕrāre Gif mon óðrum ða geweald uppe on ðam sweoran forwúndie [-wúndige MS. H.] if a man wound the tendons on another's neck, L. Alf. pol. 77; Th. i. 100, 11. Eall ic wæs mid strǽlum forwúndod I was all wounded with
freoðian
To care for ⬩ maintain ⬩ cherish ⬩ protect ⬩ keep ⬩ observe ⬩ consŭlĕre ⬩ sustentāre ⬩ fŏvēre ⬩ tuēri ⬩ observāre
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To care for, maintain, cherish, protect, keep, observe; consŭlĕre, sustentāre, fŏvēre, tuēri, observāre In eallum þingum ðære cirican eahtum and gódum he freoðode and fultemede ecclēsiæ rebus in omnĭbus consŭlĕre ac făvēre cūrāvit, Bd. 2, 6; S. 508,
frician
To dance ⬩ saltāre
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To dance; saltāre Gé ne fricudun non saltastis, Mt. Bos. 11, 17