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á-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
á-brǽdan, p. de

To dilate, extend, spread out

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To dilate, extend, spread out Ábraed múð ðínne dilata os tuum, Ps. Srt. 80, 11. Ðeáh ðe seofon middangeardas sýn ealle onefn ábrǽdde, Salm. K. p. 150, 29. Mid ábrǽdedum handum, Hml. S. 23 b, 701

DRÍFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DRÍFAN, drýfan,ic drífe , ðú drífest , drífst , he drífeþ , drífþ , dríft , pl. drífaþ; p. ic, he dráf, ðú drife, pl. drifon, dreofon; pp. drifen .

DRIVE, force, pursue ⬩ pellĕre, mināre, impellĕre, persĕqui ⬩ To drive, rush with violence ⬩ ruĕre

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Abraham dráf dreorig-mód tú of earde Abraham drove the two sad of mind from his dwelling, Cd. 134; Th. 169, 23; Gen. 2804. Ne eart ðú se sylfa God, ðe us swá drife nonne tu, Deus, qui repŭlisti nos? Ps. Th. 59, 9.

scofl

(n.)
Grammar
scofl, e; f.

A shovel

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Scofle, spadu capella, tuba, 128, 36. Scoble palas, 116, 13. Hé sceal habban spade, scofle, Anglia ix. 263, 6

Linked entries: sceofl scobl

a-þylgian

(v.)
Grammar
a-þylgian, p. ode; pp. od

To sustain ⬩ bear ⬩ be patient ⬩ wait patiently ⬩ sustinere

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To sustain, bear, be patient, wait patiently; sustinere For ǽ ðínre ic aþylgode ðé propter legem tuam sustinui te, Ps. Spl. 129, 4. Aþylgode sáwle min on worde his sustinuit anima mea in verbum ejus, 129, 5

treddan

(v.)
Grammar
treddan, p. de.

to tread under foot ⬩ trample upon ⬩ to investigate ⬩ examine

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to tread under foot, trample upon Treddun proterunt, Txts. 84, 749. to investigate, examine, v. á-treddan Weorð mé heorte forht ðǽr ic ðín hálig word tredde ii verbis tuis formidavit cor meum, Ps. Th. 118, 161

Linked entry: a-treddan

lapian

(v.)
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Swá swá hundas lapodon Naboðes blód, swá hí sceolon lapian and liccian þín blód in loco hoc, in quo linxerunt canes sanguinem Naboth, lambent sanguinem tuum Hml. S. 18, 209. Lapa bibe, lambe Germ. 398, 152. Add

firenian

(v.)
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Gif firnige bróðer ðí n si peccaverit frater tuus, Mt. R. 18, 15. Fyr[n]gende flǽsc caro luxurians, Dóm. L. 214. Take Seel. 103 under II, and add to I

twislian

(v.)
Grammar
twislian, p. ode

To fork ⬩ branch

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Tunge fele-twiselende dispertite lingue; cloven tongues (Acts 2, 3), O.E. Homl. ii. 117, 29

Linked entry: twisled

ge-cígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cígan, -cígean, -cýgan, -cégan; p. -cígde, -cýgde, -cégde; pp. -cíged, -cýged, -cýgd, -céged [ge, cígan to call]; v. trans.

To call ⬩ name ⬩ call upon ⬩ invoke ⬩ call forth ⬩ provoke ⬩ incite ⬩ vocare ⬩ nominare ⬩ invocare ⬩ provocare ⬩ incitare

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Folc gecýgde naman ðíne populus incitavit nomen tuum, Ps. Spl. 73, 19

dǽd-bót

(n.)
Grammar
dǽd-bót, e; f.

An amends-deed, repentance, penitence ⬩ pœnitentia, maleficii compensatio

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Búton hý to rihtre dǽdbóte gecyrran unless they turn to right repentance, L. Edm. E. 6; Th. i. 246, 16: Chr. 963; Erl. 123, 15, 21. Dóþ dǽdbóte: sóþlíce geneálǽceþ heofona ríce pœnitentiam agite: oppropinquavit enim regnum cœlorum, Mt. Bos. 3, 2: L.

EÁM

(n.)
Grammar
EÁM, es; m.

EAM, uncle chiefly on the mother's side ⬩ avuncŭlus

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Nim ðé wif of Labanes dóhtrum ðínes eámes accĭpe tĭbi inde uxōrem de fīliābus Labāni avuncŭli tui. Gen. 28, 2: 29, 10: Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 35, 32: 2, 2; Bos. 41, 7: Bd. 5, 19; S. 637, 33.

rípan

(v.)
Grammar
rípan, p. ráp, pl. ripon
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Ðú rípst ðíne æceras tui agros metis, 15; Som. 19, 46. Hláford ðú rípst ðǽr ðú ne seówe.... Ðú wistest ðæt ic rípe (hrippo, Lind.) ðǽr ic ne sáwe, Mt. Kmbl. 25, 24-26. Hrippes, Lk. Skt. Lind. 19, 21.

Linked entry: rýpan

þunor-rád

(n.)
Grammar
þunor-rád, e; f.

Thunder ⬩ a peal of thunder

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Þunur-ráda ðínre tonitrris tui, Ps. Spl. 76, 17. Hió áhóf ðæt heáfod of ðære mýsan somod mid ðære þunoráde, Lchdm. iii. 374, col. 2. Biddaþ Drihten, ðæt his þunorráda ( tonitrua ) geswícon, Ex. 9, 28, 33, 34.

þreágung

(n.)
Grammar
þreágung, þreáwung (v. þreápung), þreáung, þreáng, e; f.

reproof ⬩ rebuke ⬩ a threat ⬩ chastisement ⬩ punishment

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.: ðreánge, Surt.) ðínre ab increpatione tua, Ps. Spl. 17, 18: 79, 17: 103, 8. Fram ðreáwunge (ðreánge, Surt.), 75, 6. Hú gesceádwís se reccere sceal bión on his ðreáunga quae esse debet rectoris discretio correptionis, Past. 21; Swt. 151, 5.

Linked entries: þreáung þreáwung

sǽ-flód

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-flód, es; m. n.

an incoming tide, flood ⬩ the sea,

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On ðissum geáre com ðæt mycele sǽflód, and ærn swá feor up swá nǽfre ǽr ne dyde, and ádrencte feala túna, Chr. 1014; Erl. 151, 14.

ge-wǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wǽcan, -wǽcean; part. -wǽcende; p. -wǽcte, -wǽhte; pp. -wǽct, -wǽht

To weaken ⬩ affect ⬩ trouble ⬩ vex ⬩ afflict ⬩ oppress ⬩ affĭcĕre ⬩ affīgĕre

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We on ðínum yrre synt swíðe gewǽhte in īra tua defēcĭmus, Ps. Th. 89, 9: Jud. 6, 2: Homl. Th. ii. 396, 28

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

þwástrian

(v.)
Grammar
þwástrian, ( = ? hwástrian, q. v.)

to murmur ⬩ speak low

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to murmur, speak low Þis ic spece nú gyt mid swá miccle ege ðæt mé þinceþ ðæt mé sió tunge stomrige nis hit gyt forðun ðæt ic þwástrian durre I dare not yet even speak low, Shrn. 42, 35

Linked entry: hwǽstrian

wiþerbrocian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþerbrocian, p. ode

To oppose ⬩ be adverse to ⬩ be against

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To oppose, be adverse to, be against Se feónd bismerad wiðerbrocaþ noman ðínne inimicus inritat adversarius nomen tuum, Ps. Surt. 73, 10. Ða ðe wiðerbrociaþ mé qui adversantur mihi, Ps. Spl. C. 34, 22. Similar entries v. preceding word

ambeht

(n.)
Grammar
ambeht, n.
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Dele: Lat. ambitus, and add Ic þín eom scealc ombehte ego servus tuus, Ps. Th. 115, 6. In cummenum foreonfoeng dearfscipes in gesendena embichta ðeódómes is in venientibus praesumtio temeritatis, in missis obsequium servitutis est, Mt. p. 8, 2