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óþ-þringan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-þringan, to force away from one (oftenest in phrases líf, feorh, etc., óþþringan
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Th. 496, 9; Rä. 85, 11. Cf. æt-þringan

á-stencan

(v.)
Grammar
á-stencan, p. te

To scatter

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To scatter Tó þám ꝥ hí hí mid tintregum ástencton (tódrifonv. l.), ut eos per tormenta discuterent, Gr. D. 42, 33

Linked entry: stencan

a-gyltan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gyltan, -giltan; p. -gylte, -gilte; pp. -gylt, -gilt [a, gyltan to be guilty]

To fail in duty ⬩ to commit ⬩ become guilty ⬩ offend ⬩ sin against ⬩ delinquere ⬩ committere ⬩ admittere ⬩ peccare

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To fail in duty, to commit, become guilty, offend, sin against; delinquere, committere, admittere, peccare Ic agyite ego deliqui, Ps. Th. 118, 67. Agyltan, 74, 4: Ex. 10, 16: Hy. 7, 114: Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 39, 41.

Linked entry: a-giltan

a-slápan

(v.)
Grammar
a-slápan, p. -slép, pl. -slépon; pp. -slápen [a, slápan = slǽpan to sleep]

To be sleepy ⬩ begin to sleep ⬩ fall asleep ⬩ dormitare

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To be sleepy, begin to sleep, fall asleep; dormitare Min sáwl aslép dormitavit anima mea, Ps. Th. 118, 28

Linked entry: slápan

ge-blinnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-blinnan, p. -blann, pl. -blunnon; pp. blunnen [ge-, blinnan to cease]

To cease ⬩ desist ⬩ cessāre ⬩ desistĕre

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To cease, desist; cessāre, desistĕre Geblann ðæt wind the wind ceased, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 51

Linked entry: ge-blann

a-scúnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scúnian, p. ode; pp. od; v. a. [a away, scúnian to shun] .

to avoid ⬩ shun ⬩ fly from ⬩ evitare ⬩ reprobare ⬩ to hate ⬩ detest ⬩ odisse ⬩ detestari ⬩ to accuse ⬩ reprove ⬩ convict ⬩ arguere

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to avoid, shun, fly from; evitare, reprobare He mót þyllíc ascúnian he must shun the like, L. C. S. 7; Th. i. 380, 9: L. Ed. 4; Th. i. 162, 6. to hate, detest; odisse, detestari Esau ascúnode Iacob oderat Esau Jacob, Gen. 27, 41.

Linked entry: scunian

líf-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
líf-fæstan, p. te

quicken ⬩ vivify

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Hé is se líffæstenda God, Homl, Th. i, 280, 23. ii. 598, 7

Linked entry: líf-fæst

for-wyrcan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wyrcan, -wyrcean; p. -worhte, -wyrhte; pp. -worht, -wyrht [for-, wyrcan to work, do] .

to miswork ⬩ do wrong ⬩ sin ⬩ măle ăgĕre ⬩ delinquĕre ⬩ peccāre ⬩ to do for ⬩ destroy ⬩ ruin ⬩ convict ⬩ condemn ⬩ perdĕre ⬩ destruĕre ⬩ labefactāre ⬩ condemnāre ⬩ to forfeit ⬩ amittĕre

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to miswork, do wrong, sin; măle ăgĕre, delinquĕre, peccāre Ðæt ðam forworhtum mannum beo ðe mára ege for úre gesomnunge that to the wrong doing men there may be the more fear for our assemblage, L. Ath. v. § 8, 3; Th. i. 236, 16.

ge-búan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-búan, p. -búde, pl. -búdon; pp. -búen, -bún [ge-, búan to dwell] .

To dwell ⬩ abide ⬩ habĭtāre ⬩ versāri alĭquo lŏco ⬩ To inhabit ⬩ occupy ⬩ inhabĭtāre ⬩ incŏlĕre

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To inhabit, occupy; inhabĭtāre, incŏlĕre Hú hit [ðæt hús] Hring-Dene gebún hæfdon how the Ring-Danes had occupied it [the house], Beo. Th. 235; B. 117.

á-cumba

(n.)
Grammar
á-cumba, an; m: ǽ-cumbe, an; n ? [cemban to comb] .

oakum ⬩ that which is combed ⬩ the coarse part of hemp,—Hards, flax, tow ⬩ stuppa ⬩ the thing pruned or trimmed, properly of trees ⬩ Prunings ⬩ clippings ⬩ trimmings ⬩ putamen ⬩ reduced to ashes ⬩ Wood ashes

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oakum, that which is combed, the coarse part of hemp,—Hards, flax, tow; stuppa = στύππη,στύπη [v. heordas stuppæ, R. 68] Afyl ða wúnde, and mid ácum-ban besweð fill the wound, and swathe up with tow. L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm, ii. 22, 21.

Linked entries: á-cuma ǽcumbe

ge-sæhtlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sæhtlian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [sæhtlian to reconcile]

To reconcile ⬩ reconcĭlĭare

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To reconcile; reconcĭlĭare Wearþ Eádgár wið ðone cyng gesæhtlad Edgar was reconciled with the king, Chr. 1091; Erl. 228

Linked entries: ge-sehtlian sehtlian

ge-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brǽdan, p. -brǽdde; pp. -brǽded, -brǽdd, -brǽd [ge-, brǽdan to roast]

To roast ⬩ broil ⬩ torrēre ⬩ assāre

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To roast, broil; torrēre, assāre Eton ealle ðæt flǽsc on fýre gebrǽdd ĕdent carnes assas igni, Ex. 12, 8.

a-leódan

(v.)
Grammar
a-leódan, p. -leád, pl. -ludon; pp. -loden [a, leódan to spring]

To grow ⬩ germinare ⬩ crescere

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To grow; germinare, crescere Ðe under lyfte a-loden wurde what was grown up under heaven, Exon. 128a; Th. 493, 5; Rä. 81, 25: Ps. Th. 106, 36

an-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
an-týnan, p. de; pp. ed [an = un un-, týnan to inclose]

To unclose ⬩ open ⬩ recludere ⬩ aperire

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To unclose, open; recludere, aperire Ic antýne on bigspellum múþ mínne aperiam in parabolis os meum, Ps. Spl. 77, 2

be-hrópan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hrópan, p. -hreóp, pl. -hreópon; pp. -hrópen [hrópan to call or cry out]

To scoff at ⬩ rail ⬩ trouble ⬩ sugillare

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To scoff at, rail, trouble; sugillare Ðe-læs heó cume me behrópende ne veniens sugillet me Lk. Bos. 18, 5

for-miltan

(v.)
Grammar
for-miltan, p. te
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To cause to melt Formylte liquefactas, An. Ox. 3976: 2, 278

leód-geard

(n.)
Grammar
leód-geard, es; m.

country

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The dwelling of a people, country Sunu æfter heóld leódgeard, Cd. 62; Th. 74, 20; Gen. 1225. Ethiopia land and leódgeard, 12; Th. 15, 6; Gen. 229: 85; Th. 106, 18; Gen. 1773

ge-bylded

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bylded, -bælded, -byld; part. [ge-, byldan to make bold]

Emboldened ⬩ encouraged ⬩ animated ⬩ corrōbĕrātus ⬩ anĭmātus

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He wið mongum stód ealdfeónda elne gebylded he stood against many of the old fiends, emboldened with courage, Exon. 39 b; Th. 130, 31; Gú. 446.

a-wreðian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wreðian, p. ede; pp. ed; v. a. [a, wreðian to support]

To support ⬩ underprop ⬩ sustain ⬩ sustentare

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MS. 25 a, 20: Exon. 37 a; Th. 121, 27; Gú. 295

Linked entry: wreþian

clencan

(v.)
Grammar
clencan, te; pp. ed

To CLINCH, hold fast ⬩ prehendere, prensare

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To CLINCH, hold fast; prehendere, prensare., Supl