be-slítan
To slit, tear ⬩ findere, lacerare
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To slit, tear; findere, lacerare Ðec sculon moldwyrmas monige seonowum beslítan many mould-worms shall tear thee from thy sinews, Exon. 99 a; Th. 371, 9; Seel. 73.
ge-slítan
To tear ⬩ rend ⬩ break
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To tear, rend, break Midðý geslitten wéron ða bendo ruptis vinculis, Lk. Skt. Lind. 8, 29
on-slápan
To sleep, fall asleep
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To sleep, fall asleep Heó hwón onslép, forðon ðe heó wæs on ðære sǽ swíðe geswenced, Shrn. 60, 17. Andreas ásette his heáfod ofer ǽnne his discipula and hé onslép, Blickl. Homl. 235, 13
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tó-slífan
To split in two ⬩ cleave ⬩ cut to pieces
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To split in two, cleave, cut to pieces Tósláf, tócleáf findit. Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 32 : 93, 8
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a-slítan
To cleave ⬩ rive ⬩ destroy ⬩ cut off ⬩ discindere ⬩ diruere ⬩ abscindere
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To cleave, rive, destroy, cut off; discindere, diruere, abscindere Aslát ða túnas ealle destroyed all the villages, Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 20. Mildheortnysse his aslýteþ of cneórysse on cynrine misericordiam suam abscindet a generation in generationem, Ps
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ge-slyht
Battle ⬩ fight ⬩ conflict
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Battle, fight, conflict Swá he níþa gehwane genesen hæfde slíþra geslyhta so he had come safely out of every enmity, every fierce conflict, Beo. Th. 4787; B. 2398
slícian
To make sleek, smooth, or glossy
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Voc. i. 172, 13): la dame ge ta koyf luche (slike).] Til sleuth and slepe slyken his sides Piers. P. 2, 98. The word is also applied to making a fair show in speech: Alle ðine wordes beoð isliked, And so bisemed and biliked O. and N. 841.
æt-slídan
To slip or slide away ⬩ labi ⬩ elabi
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To slip or slide away; labi, elabi Ic ætslíde labor, Ælfc. Gr. 29; Som. 33, 43: 35; Som. 38, 10. Ðæt hira fót ætslíde ut labatur pes eorum, Deut. 32, 35
tó-slítan
To tear in two, ⬩ tear to pieces, ⬩ tear asunder ⬩ to tear in two, ⬩ in pieces, ⬩ rend material, ⬩ to give a torn appearance to anything ⬩ to serrate ⬩ to rend, ⬩ cleave, ⬩ break asunder that which is hard or bulky ⬩ to tear the flesh, ⬩ rend, ⬩ bite, ⬩ wound ⬩ lacerate ⬩ to tear asunder ⬩ part ⬩ separate what has been joined ⬩ sever ⬩ to pull to pieces ⬩ destroy the existence of an object, abstract or concrete ⬩ to destroy ⬩ dissipate ⬩ to distract the mind ⬩ To be different
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To tear in two, tear to pieces, tear asunder Ic tóbrece oððe tóslíte rumpo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Zup. 177, 4. Ic tóslíte scinrio, Zup. 178, 6: lacero, 36; Zup. 214, 10: lanio, Zup. 216, 15. to tear in two, in pieces, rend material, e. g. a garment, a bond
be-slǽpan
To sleep ⬩ dormire
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To sleep; dormire He oft beslép he often slept, L. Pen. 16; Th. ii. 284. 3
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be-sleán
To beat, strike or cut off, take away, bereave ⬩ decollare, cædendo orbare, privare
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To beat, strike or cut off, take away, bereave; decollare, cædendo orbare, privare Ðǽr wæs heáfde beslagen se strengesta martyr sanct Albanus decollatus itaque martyr fortissimus sanctus Albanus, there the bravest martyr, St. Alban, was beheaded Bd.
a-slýtan
To cut off
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To cut off Aslýteþ abscindet, Ps. Spl. 76, 8
bæc-slitol
A backbiter ⬩ detractor
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A backbiter; detractor, Off. reg. 15
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glǽdan
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Labefacare agleddęgo, Txts. 111, 9. Cf. O. Sax. biglédda labefactat, Gall. 23
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for-sláwian
To be slow ⬩ unwilling ⬩ pĭgēre
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To be slow, unwilling; pĭgēre Ic wát, ðæt ðú náht né forsláwodest I know that thou wouldest not be unwilling, Bt. 10; Fox 28, 15
a-sleán
To strike ⬩ beat ⬩ hammer ⬩ to fix ⬩ erect ⬩ ferire ⬩ icere ⬩ cædere ⬩ figere ⬩ ponere
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To strike, beat, hammer, to fix, erect; ferire, icere, cædere, figere, ponere On býman aslegenum [Lamb. onaslagenum], Ps. Spl. 97, 6; in tubis ductilibus, Vulg; in trumpis beten out, Wyc. Hí aslógan án geteld tetenderunt tentorium, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543,
eorþ-slihtes
In an earth-destroying manner ⬩ in mŏdo vastante terram
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In an earth-destroying manner; in mŏdo vastante terram Swá swá oxa gewunaþ to awéstenne gærs, óþ ða wirttruman, eorþslihtes mid tóðum as an ox is accustomed to consume grass with his teeth, even to the roots, in an earth-destroying manner, Num. 22, 4
for-slítan
To tear with the teeth ⬩ to devour ⬩ mordĭcus lacĕrāre ⬩ comĕdĕre
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To tear with the teeth, to devour; mordĭcus lacĕrāre, comĕdĕre Lét [wyrm] hiora wyrta wæstme forslítan he let [the worm] devour the fruit of their plants, Ps. Th. 77, 46
a-slápan
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
slingan
To wind, twist, worm, move as a serpent. ⬩ to move quickly ⬩ to wind ⬩ to wind
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Cf. sling to move quickly, Var. dial. It also has the same meaning as slinch (slink). Halliwell's Dict. Gif heó (the adder) ðæt heáfod innan ðone man bestingþ ðonne slingþ (= slincþ ?)