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be-cerran

(v.)
Grammar
be-cerran, -cyrran ; p. de ; pp. ed

To turn ⬩ turn round ⬩ vertere ⬩ convertere

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To turn, turn round; vertere, convertere, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 156; Met. 13, 78

Linked entries: be-cyrran bi-cerran

be-clemman

(v.)
Grammar
be-clemman, p. de ; pp. ed

To fetter ⬩ bind ⬩ tie ⬩ inclose ⬩ glue together ⬩ BECLAM ⬩ vincire ⬩ includere ⬩ glutinare

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To fetter, bind, tie, inclose, glue together, BECLAM; vincire, includere, glutinare Ðeáh he hie mid fíftigum clúsum beclemme though he inclose it. with fifty bonds, Salm. Kmbl. 143; Sal. 71. Beclæmed glutinatus, Lye

Linked entry: be-clæmed

be-clísan

(v.)
Grammar
be-clísan, p. de; pp. ed

To inclose ⬩ includere

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To inclose; includere,Leo 126

a-wǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wǽgan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To deceive ⬩ delude ⬩ frustrate ⬩ disappoint ⬩ cause to fail ⬩ eludere ⬩ frustrari ⬩ irritum facere

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To deceive, delude, frustrate, disappoint, cause to fail ; eludere, frustrari, irritum facere Ðæt is sóþ ðæt ðú ǽr awǽgdest that is true which thou before didst frustrate, Homl. Th. ii. 418, 58. Ǽr awǽged síe worda ǽnig ere any word be made to fail,

Linked entry: wǽgan

a-werdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-werdan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To injure ⬩ corrupt ⬩ violate ⬩ destroy ⬩ lædere ⬩ corrumpere ⬩ vitiare ⬩ violare

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To injure, corrupt, violate, destroy; lædere, corrumpere, vitiare, violare

Linked entry: a-werd

a-wyrgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wyrgan, -wirgan; p. de; pp. ed

To strangle ⬩ suffocate ⬩ corrupt ⬩ injure ⬩ violate ⬩ strangulare ⬩ suffocare ⬩ corrumpere ⬩ lædere ⬩ violare

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To strangle, suffocate, corrupt, injure, violate; strangulare, suffocare, corrumpere, lædere, violare He hine sylfne hæfde awirged he had strangled himself, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 38. Wommum awyrged corrupted with sins, Cd. 169 ; Th. 211, 26; Exod. 532

Linked entry: a-wirgan

be-dyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
be-dyrnan, bi-dyrnan; p. de; pp. ed

To hide ⬩ conceal ⬩ occultare

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To hide, conceal; occultare Ne mihte him bedyrned wyrþan it might not be hidden from him, Cd. 14; Th. 17, 18; Gen. 261 : Elen. Kmbl. 1201; El. 602 : 1164; El. 584

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bǽran

(v.)
Grammar
bǽran, p. de; pp. ed

To bear ⬩ bear oneself ⬩ ferre ⬩ transferre

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To bear, bear oneself; ferre, transferre He ne geþafode, ðæt ǽnig man ǽnig fæt þurh ðæt templ bǽre, Mk. Bos. 11, 16; he suffride not, that ony man schulde bere a vessel thurȝ the temple, Wyc

cemban

(v.)
Grammar
cemban, cæmban; de; ed [camb a comb,q. v.]

To COMB ⬩ pectere

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To COMB; pectere Ic cembe pecto, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 3; Som. 30, 61

Linked entry: cæmban

CENNAN

(v.)
Grammar
CENNAN, cænnan. cynnan; -nende; de; ed; v. trans.

to beget, conceive, create, bring forth ⬩ gignere, creare, facere, parere ⬩ to bring forth from the mind , to declare, choose, ascribe, clear, prove ⬩ advocare, confiteri, adscribere, purgare, manifestare

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to beget, conceive, create, bring forth; gignere, creare, facere, parere Ic to-dæg cende ðé ego hodie genui te, Ps. Spl. 2, 7. Sceal, ic nú eald wíf, cennan shall I, now an old woman, conceive? Gen. 18, 13. Iob sunu Waldendes freónoman cende Job gave

clemman

(v.)
Grammar
clemman, de;ed [clam a chain]

To fetter, bind, inclose ⬩ vincire, includere

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To fetter, bind, inclose; vincire, includere

Linked entry: clæmman

be-hlýðan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hlýðan, p. de; pp. ed

To deprive ⬩ privare ⬩ spoliare

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To deprive; privare, spoliare Ic sceal heáfodleás behlýðed licgan I must lie deprived of head Exon. 104 a; Th. 395, 20; Rä. 15, 10

be-hríman

(v.)
Grammar
be-hríman, p. de; pp. ed [hrím rime, hoar-frost]

To cover with rime or hoar-frost ⬩ pruinis circumfundere

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To cover with rime or hoar-frost; pruinis circumfundere Exon. 115 b; Th. 444, 17; Kl. 48

CÍGAN

(v.)
Grammar
CÍGAN, cígean, cýgan, cýgean, ciégan, cégan, cégean; cígende; de; ed.

To call, name, call upon, invoke, call together, summon ⬩ vocare, nominare, invocare, convocare ⬩ To cry, call ⬩ clamare, vocare

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v. trans. To call, name, call upon, invoke, call together, summon; vocare, nominare, invocare, convocare Drihten mæg steorran be naman cígean ealle the Lord can call all the stars by name, Ps. Th. 146, 4. Ealle gewunedon hí móder cýgean all were accustomed

Linked entries: cýgan cégan ciégan

cirman

(v.)
Grammar
cirman, cyrman;de; ed; v. intrans. [cirm a noise, shout]

CHIRM, cry out, shout ⬩ strepere, clamare, exclamare

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To make a noise, CHIRM, cry out, shout; strepere, clamare, exclamare Hí ongunnon cirman hlúde they began to cry out aloud, Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 20; Jud. 270. Ic hlúde cirme I cry out aloud, Exon. 103a; Th. 390, 18; Rä. 9, 3. Ða hlúde cirmaþ they loudly

Linked entry: cyrman

CLÆMAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLÆMAN, de; ed

To CLAM, smear, anoint ⬩ linere

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To CLAM, smear, anoint; linere Ic clæme lino, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 1. Som. 30, 35. Ðú wircst wununge binnan ðam arce and clæmst wiðinnan and wiðútan mid tyrwan mansiunculas in arca facies et bitumine linies intrinsecus et extrinsecus, Gen. 6, 14. Clæm on ðone

cwelman

(v.)
Grammar
cwelman, cwylman, cwilman; part. -ende; p. de; pp. ed [cwealm, cwelm death, destruction, torment]

To torture, torment, destroy, kill ⬩ trucidare, cruciare

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To torture, torment, destroy, kill; trucidare, cruciare Cwelmende fýr destroying fires, Exon. 22a ; Th. 59, 28; Cri. 959. He wæs ðæt folc cwilmende he tortured the people, Ors. 1, 12 ; Bos. 36, 25. He eorþ-cyningas yrmde and cwelmde he oppressed and

cwelþ

Grammar
cwelþ, dies, Bd. de nat. rerum; Wrt. popl. science 17, 10;
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3rd pres. sing. of cwelan

cwylþ

Grammar
cwylþ, dies, Bd. de nat. rerum; Lchdm. iii. 272, note 36;
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3rd pres. sing. of cwelan

CWYSAN

(v.)
Grammar
CWYSAN, p. de; pp. ed

To crush, QUASH, shake, bruise, dash against ⬩ quassare, terere, allidere

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To crush, QUASH, shake, bruise, dash against; quassare, terere, allidere Se ðe forgnídeþ oððe cwysþ lytlungas ðíne to stáne qui allidet parvulos tuos ad petram, Ps. Lamb. 136, 9. Ðú genyðeredest oððe ðú cwysdest me allisisti me, 101, 11