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hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
hweorfan, hworfan, hwurfan

To turnchangegoreturndepartgo aboutwanderroam

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In the following passage the verb is transitive Fulwiaþ folc hweorfaþ tó heofonum baptize people and turn them to heaven, Exon. 14 b; Th. 30, 25; Cri. 485

tyrnan

(v.)
Grammar
tyrnan, p. de.
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to turn (intrans.), revolve on an axis, round a centre Seó heofon tyrnþ onbútan ús swiftre ðonne ǽnig mylenhweól, Lchdm. iii. 232, 18: 254, 11: Boutr. Scrd. 18, 28: Homl. Th. ii. 214, 29.

Linked entry: turnian

ge-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brecan, he -breceþ, -bryceþ; p. -bræc, ðú -brǽce , pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen; v. trans, [ge-, brecan to break]

To breakbruisecrushdestroyshatterwastefrangĕreconfringĕrecontrībulārecontĕrĕreconquassāreattĕrĕre

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Ðú gebrǽce ðæt dracan heáfod deópe wætere tu contrībŭlasti căpĭta drăcōnum super ăquas, Ps. Th. 73, 13.

ár-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
ár-ful, ár-full; adj.

Venerablerespectfulfavourablemercifulmildhonorabilisvenerabilispropitiusreverens

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Se ðe árfull biþ eallum unrihtwísum ðínum qui propitiatur omnibus iniquitatibus tuis, Ps. Spl. M. 102, 3. Cristenra manna gehwilc beó árful fæder and méder Christianorum quivis reverenter habeat patrem et matrem, Wulfst. paræn. 7

meós

(n.)
Grammar
meós, es; m. n.

Moss

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Ragu and meós fornymþ eówres landes wæstmas omnes fruges terræ tuæ rubigo consumet, Deut. 28, 42. Sumne dǽl ealdes meóses ðe on ðam hálgan treówe geweaxen wæs ( aliquid de veteri musco ), Bd. 3, 2; S. 525, 10: Swt. A. S. Rdr. 96, 30.

scip-gebroc

(n.)
Grammar
scip-gebroc, es; n.
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Ic ðé bidde ðæt ðú mé on ðæm scipgebroce ðisses andweardan lífes sum bred gerǽce ðínra gebeda in hujus quaeso vitae naufragio orationis tuae me tabula sustine, 65, 7; Swt. 467, 24.

sigel-beorht

(adj.)
Grammar
sigel-beorht, adj.
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Bringþ sigelbeorhte dagas sumor tó túne, 175 ; Men. 89. bright as the sun Sitt sigelbeorht swegles brytta on heáhsetle ille sedens solio fulget sublimis in alto, Dóm. L. 117. [Icel. sól-bjartr.] Cf. sigel-torht

un-gerád

(n.)
Grammar
un-gerád, es; n.

stupidityfollyunreasondiscorddisagreementvariance

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Skt. i. 13, 92. discord, disagreement, variance Ðætte án sibb Godes lufe bútan ǽlcum ungeráde ús suíðe fæste gebinde tunc solo nos in aedificio concordia caritatis liget, Past. 36; Swt. 253, 22

líf-leás

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II a. not having animal life: — Þá treówa þe on æppel-túne wexað, þá þe sind llfleáse, sáwulleáse, and andgitleáse, Hml. Th. ii. 406, 11

hǽðen-gilda

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðen-gilda, -gylda, an; m.

A heathen worshipper, heathen, an idolater

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Se ealdorman wolde ða hǽðengildan forbærnan the general then wanted to turn the idolaters, 484, 8

from-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
from-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurfon; pp. -hworfen

To turn fromgo or depart fromexīrediscēdĕre

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To turn from, go or depart from; exīre, discēdĕre Freá hét hie fromhweorfan neorxna wange the Lord bade them depart from paradise, Cd. 45; Th. 58, 9; Gen. 943: 50; Th. 64, 9; Gen. 1047.

mis-limpan

(v.)

to turn out unfortunately

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to turn out unfortunately Æfer ðæm ðe him swá oftrǽdlíce mislamp hié angunnan hit wítan heora látteówum iterum infelicius victi sunt; propter quod ducem suum exsulare jusserunt, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 24.

Linked entry: limpan

nebbian

(v.)
Grammar
nebbian, p. ode

To turn the face towards anyoneto retort upon anyone

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To turn the face towards anyone (?), to retort upon anyone (?) Se ríca besihþ on his pællenum gyrlum, and cwyþ : 'Nis se loddere mid his tættecon mín gelica.'

costnian

(v.)
Grammar
costnian, part. costnigende; p. ode; pp. od; v. trans. gen. acc.

To tempt tentare

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Ne costna ðú Drihten dínne God non tentabis Dominum Deum tuum Mt. Bos. 4, 7; Lk. Bos. 4, 12

Linked entry: a-costnod

ge-reccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-reccan, -recan, -reccean; ic -recce, ðú -reccest, -recest, he -receþ, -recþ; imp. -rece; p. -reahte, -rehte; pp. -reaht, -reht; v. trans.

to put forth, shew, relate, express, denote, explain, interpret, translateexponere, demonstrare, narrare, referre, disserere, exprimere, interpretari, reddereto set forth, extend, direct, order, rule, control, reprove, correct, subdue, reduce to subjectionexponere, extendere, dirigere, regere, corripere, corrigere, subigere, sub imperium redigere

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Gerece on gesihþe ðíne weg mínne dirige in conspectu tuo viam meam, Ps. Spl. 5, 9: 24, 5: 39, 3: Ps. Th. 118, 133. Hú Gúþlác his in Godes willan mód gerehte how Guthlac directed his mind to God's will, Exon. 34 a; Th. 108, 3; Gú. 67.

Linked entry: ge-hræcan

CÍGAN

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

To call, name, call upon, invoke, call together, summonvocare, nominare, invocare, convocareTo cry, callclamare, vocare

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Dú eart líðe eallum cígendum ðé tu es mitis omnibus invocantibus te, Ps. Lamb. 85, 5: PS. Spl. 146, 10. Swá hwylce daga ic ðé cíge, gehýr me in quacumque die invocavero te, exaudi me, Ps. Th. 137, 4. Ðínne naman we cígaþ nomen tuum invocabimus, Ps.

Linked entries: cýgan cégan ciégan

CYFES

(n.)
Grammar
CYFES, cyfys, cifes, ciefes,e; f: cyfese, an; f.

A concubine, handmaidconcubina, pellex, ancilla

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Be ðínre cyfese super ancilla tua, Gen. 21, 12

gnornan

(v.)
Grammar
gnornan, gnornian; p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od

To grievemournbe sadbewaillamentmœrere

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Geonge for ðé gnornendra care ðara ðe on feterum fæste wǽran intret in conspectu tuo gemitus compeditorum, 78, 11

á-rǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
á-rǽdan, p. -réd and -rǽdde; pp. -rǽden and -rǽd(ed).
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wyrd) hit swá be þínum heáfde and fóre hafað árǽded vivus in patriam non reverteres, quum fata ita de tuo capite statuerunt, Nar. 29, 14. to read a riddle Ic árǽdde Antiochus rǽdels, Ap. Th. 24, 12 : 5, 2. Hé ꝥ sóð árǽdde, 4, 20.

wefan

(v.)
Grammar
wefan, p. , pl. ; pp.

to weave a webto weave, construct, put together, arrange, plan, contrive

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Ðín wyln wefð tui ancilla texit, Ælfc. Gr. 15 ; Zup. 104, 13. Webbu swá hwylc swá wyfð, Lchdm. iii. 210, 28. Hí smalo hrægel wefaþ and wyrceaþ texendis subtilioribus indumentis operam dant, Bd. 4, 25 ; S. 601, 16.