béhþ
A token ⬩ sign ⬩ proof ⬩ signum ⬩ testimonium
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A token, sign, proof; signum, testimonium Heó hét hyre þínenne ðæs herewǽðan heáfod to béhþe blódig ætýwan ðám burhleódum she ordered, her servant to shew the bloody head of the leader of the army to the citizens as a token Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 6; Jud
fleótan
To FLOAT ⬩ swim ⬩ fluctuāre ⬩ nătāre ⬩ nāvĭgāre
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Nó he fram me flódýðum feor fleótan meahte he could not float far from me on the waves, Beo. Th. 1089; B. 542. Se feónde [MS. feond] gespearn fleótende hreáw the exulting [fowl] perched on the floating corpses, Cd. 72; Th. 87, 12; Gen. 1447.
Linked entry: a-fleótan
a-teón
to draw out or away ⬩ pull out ⬩ lead out ⬩ pluck ⬩ draw ⬩ abstrahere ⬩ extrahere ⬩ ejicere ⬩ educere ⬩ trahere ⬩ ducere ⬩ to treat ⬩ use ⬩ dispose of ⬩ employ ⬩ tractare ⬩ uti ⬩ adhibere ⬩ to draw to any place ⬩ betake oneself anywhere ⬩ go ⬩ come ⬩ make a journey or expedition ⬩ se recipere ⬩ meare ⬩ proficisci ⬩ ire ⬩ venire ⬩ iter facere
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He ateáh rib of sídan he extracted a rib from his side, Cd. 9 ; Th. 11, 19 ; Gen. 177. Lǽt, ðæt ic ateó ða egle of ðínum eágan sine ejiciam festucam de oculo tuo, Lk. Bos. 6, 42.
a-reccan
to put forth ⬩ stretch out ⬩ strain ⬩ raise up ⬩ extendere ⬩ expandere ⬩ erigere ⬩ to put forth ⬩ relate ⬩ recount ⬩ speak out ⬩ express ⬩ explain ⬩ interpret ⬩ translate ⬩ proponere ⬩ exponere ⬩ enarrare ⬩ eloqui ⬩ exprimere ⬩ disserere ⬩ interpretari ⬩ reddere ⬩ to set in order ⬩ adorn ⬩ deck ⬩ expedire ⬩ expolire ⬩ comere
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He mæg of woruf-torde ðone þearfendan areccan de stercore erigens pauperem, Ps.
be-seón
to look about or around ⬩ circumspicere ⬩ to see, look, behold ⬩ videre, aspicere ⬩ to go to see, visit ⬩ visere, visitare
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Ðá he beseah, ðá geseah he olfendas when he looked about, then he saw the camels, Gen. 24, 63. to see, look, behold; videre, aspicere Abraham beseah upp and geseah þrí weras Abraham looked up and saw three men, Gen. 18, 2.
tó-sprǽdan
To spread out ⬩ extend ⬩ expand ⬩ spread in different directions
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He tospret touward ou his ermes, A. R. 402, 9. þe Brutones þat were tosprad here and þere, R. Glouc. 134, 15. With open hede . . . her hair tosprad, Gow. ii. 260, 4
ge-reccan
to put forth, shew, relate, express, denote, explain, interpret, translate ⬩ exponere, demonstrare, narrare, referre, disserere, exprimere, interpretari, reddere ⬩ to set forth, extend, direct, order, rule, control, reprove, correct, subdue, reduce to subjection ⬩ exponere, extendere, dirigere, regere, corripere, corrigere, subigere, sub imperium redigere
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Sǽd heora on worulda biþ gereht semen eorum in seculum dirigetur, Ps. Spl. 101, 29. He hie gereceþ to eallum gódum he will direct them to all good, Blickl. Homl. 79, 33. Ne biþ se ofer eorþan gereaht non dirigetur super terram, Ps. Th. 139, 11.
Linked entry: ge-hræcan
brǽdan
broad ⬩ latus ⬩ To make broad, BROADEN, extend, spread, stretch out ⬩ dilatare, propalare, expandere ⬩ To be extended or developed, grow or rise up; ⬩ dilatari, adolescere
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He gesihþ brimfuglas brǽdan feðra he sees sea-fowls spread their wings, Exon. 77 a; Th. 289, 13; Wand. 47. Ge wilniaþ eówerne hlísan to brédanne ye wish to spread your fame, Bt. 18, 1; Rawl. 38, 33, MS. Cot.
BLÁWAN
To BLOW, breathe ⬩ flare, sufflare
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Bleów he on hí he breathed on them, Jn. Bos. 20, 22. Bleówon [MS. bleowun] windas flaverunt venti, Mt. Bos. 7, 25, 27.
Linked entry: bláwung
FLÓWAN
To FLOW ⬩ issue ⬩ fluĕre ⬩ fluctuāre ⬩ inundāre
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He slóh stán and fleówon wæteru, and burnan fleówon oððe ýþgodon percussit petram et fluxērunt ăquæ, et torrentes inundāvērunt, Ps. Lamb. 77, 20: 104, 41. Ðeáh ðe wealan flówen dīvĭtiæ si affluant, Ps. Th. 61, 11
Linked entry: geond-flówan
a-windan
To wind ⬩ bend ⬩ plectere ⬩ torquere ⬩ To strip off ⬩ detrahere ⬩ To whirl or slip off ⬩ labi
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To wind, bend; plectere, torquere Hí him onsetton þyrnenne helm awundenne imponunt ei plectentes spineam coronam, Mk. Bos. 15, 17. v. trans.
sǽt
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Sǽte haldan would mean to keep the game from avoiding the ambush into which it was being driven. Cf. ge-sǽte
ge-healdan
to keep ⬩ hold ⬩ observe ⬩ keep in ⬩ retain ⬩ reserve ⬩ preserve ⬩ save ⬩ defend ⬩ protect ⬩ custodīre ⬩ servāre ⬩ observāre ⬩ contĭnēre ⬩ reservāre ⬩ salvāre ⬩ defendĕre ⬩ to hold ⬩ occupy ⬩ possess ⬩ tĕnēre ⬩ possĭdēre
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He frætwe geheóld fela missera he held the armour many years, Beo. Th. 5253; B. 2620
déman
DEEM, judge, think, consider, estimate, reckon, determine, examine, prove, doom, condemn ⬩ judicāre, arbitrāri, æstimāre, censēre, recensēre, decernĕre, sancīre, examināre, condemnāre
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He démþ folcum mid rihte judicābit popŭlos cum justĭtia, Ps. Th. 9, 9: Ps. Lamb. 95, 13. Ðam ylcan dóme ðe ge démaþ, eów biþ gedémed in quo judĭcio judicātis, judicabimĭni, Mt. Bos. 7, 2. He monige démde to deáþe he doomed many to death, Elen.
lútan
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Heó leát tó siege, and hé slóh þá tó mid eallum mægene she bent to receive the blow, and he struck at her with all his might, Hml. S. 12, 211. Add
be-licgan
To lie or extend by or about ⬩ to surround ⬩ encompass ⬩ circumdare ⬩ cingere
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To lie or extend by or about, to surround, encompass; circumdare, cingere Hí belicgaþ us mid fyrde circumdabunt nos exercitu Jos. 7, 9. Sió eá Etheopia land beligeþ úton the river encompasseth the Ethiopian land Cd. 12; Th. 15, 7; Gen. 229. Me néd belæg
ge-etan
To eat together ⬩ to eat ⬩ to consume ⬩ comedere ⬩ edere
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To eat together, to eat, to consume; comedere, edere Elnung húses ðínes geet mec [me æt, Bos.] Jn. Skt. Lind. 2, 17. Ðæt híg ǽton : ðá híggeeten hæfdon, híg wunedon ðǽr ut ederunt : cum comedissent, manserunt ibi, Gen. 31, 54. Gif ðú ðæs treówes wæstm
brastlian
To BRUSTLE, rustle, crackle, make a noise, murmur; ⬩ crepare, crepitare, strepere, murmurare
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To BRUSTLE, rustle, crackle, make a noise, murmur; crepare, crepitare, strepere, murmurare Begann to brastligenne þunor thunder began to crackle, Homl. Th. ii. 196, 23. Ðæt treów brastliende sáh to ðam hálgan were the tree fell crackling towards the
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breátan
To break, demolish, destroy, kill; ⬩ frangere, conterere, necare
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To break, demolish, destroy, kill; frangere, conterere, necare Hí hálge cwelmdon, breóton [breotun MS.] bóccræftige [bóccræftge MS.] bærndon gecorene they slew the holy, destroyed the book-learned, burned the chosen, Exon. 66 a; Th. 243, 25; Jul. 16
breóðan
To ruin, destroy; ⬩ perdere.
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To ruin, destroy; perdere