ge-grindan
To grind together ⬩ sharpen ⬩ grind to powder ⬩ commolere ⬩ pertricare
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To grind together, sharpen, grind to powder; commolere, pertricare Gegrindæs comminuet, Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 18. Gegrunden [MS. gegrunde] commolitus, Ælfc. Gl. 36; Wrt. Voc. 28, 78. Gegrundene gáras the sharpened arrows, Byrht. Th. 134, 64; By. l09
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a-grafan
To engrave ⬩ inscribe ⬩ sculpere ⬩ cælare ⬩ sculptare ⬩ inscribere
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To engrave, inscribe; sculpere, cælare, sculptare, inscribere He sealde Moise twá stǽ nene wexbreda mid Godes handa agrafene dedit Moisi duas tabulas scriptas digito Dei, Ex. 31, 18. Beó se mann awirged, ðe wirce agrafene godas oððe gegotene maledictus
a-grýndan
To ground ⬩ to descend to the earth ⬩ ad solum descendere
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To ground, to descend to the earth; ad solum descendere Gim astíhþ on heofonas up hýhst on geáre and of tille agrýnt the gem [i. e. the sun] rises in trie heavens highest in the year and descends from its station. Menol. Fox 220; Men. 111
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fóþorn
A fothorn ⬩ surgeon's instrument ⬩ tĕnācŭlum
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A fothorn, surgeon's instrument; tĕnācŭlum Wið ðam niðeran tóþece, slít mid ðé fóþorne óþ-ðæt hie bléden for the nether tooth-ache, slit [the gums] with the fothorn till they bleed, L. M. 1, 6; Lchdm. ii. 52, 8
gringan
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To sink down, perish; occumbere, prosterni On herefelda hǽðene grungon the heathen sank down upon the battlefield, Elen. Kmbl. 252; El. 126
ge-grípan
To gripe ⬩ grasp ⬩ seize ⬩ capere ⬩ rapere ⬩ prehendere ⬩ apprehendere ⬩ comprehendere ⬩ arripere ⬩ corripere ⬩ eripere
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To gripe, grasp, seize; capere, rapere, prehendere, apprehendere, comprehendere, arripere, corripere, eripere Máran ðonne ðú in hreðre mǽge móde gegrípan too great for thee to comprehend in thy breast with thy mind, Exon. 92 b; Th. 348, 10; Sch. 26 :
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for-grindan
To grind thoroughly ⬩ grind to pieces ⬩ grind down ⬩ crush ⬩ pulverize ⬩ mangle ⬩ consume ⬩ destroy ⬩ commŏlĕre ⬩ contĕrĕre ⬩ contundĕre ⬩ confringĕre ⬩ pulvĕrāre ⬩ lăcĕrāre ⬩ demōlīri
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To grind thoroughly, grind to pieces, grind down, crush, pulverize, mangle, consume, destroy; commŏlĕre, contĕrĕre, contundĕre, confringĕre, pulvĕrāre, lăcĕrāre, demōlīri Forgrindan commŏlĕre, Cot. 35. Ic forgrand gramum I fiercely (?) crushed [them
be-grafan
To bury ⬩ defodere ⬩ sepelire
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To bury; defodere, sepelire Róda greóte begrafene [MS. be-grauene] crosses buried in the sand Elen. Kmbd. 1666; El. 835
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be-grípan
To BEGRIPE ⬩ chasten ⬩ chide ⬩ increpare
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To BEGRIPE, chasten, chide; increparePs. Spl. T. 15, 7
GÓS
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Grǽg gós a grey goose, Cot. 99, Lye. Hwílum ic grǽde swá gós sometimes I cry as a goose, Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 18; Rä. 25, 3. Gees [gés, MS. H.] geese, L. In. 70; Th. i. 146, 18
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wulf
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Læg se grǽga wulf þe bewiste ꝥ heáfod, and mid his twám fótum hæfde ꝥ heáfod beclypped, grǽdig and hungrig, and for Gode ne dorste þæs heáfdes ábyrian, Hml. S. 32, 145-155. Add
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fór-grípan
To take before ⬩ carry off prematurely ⬩ pre-occupy ⬩ prærĭpĕre ⬩ præ-occŭpāre
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To take before, carry off prematurely, pre-occupy; prærĭpĕre, præ-occŭpāre Wæs heó mid deáþe fórgripen illa morte prærepta est, Bd. 3, 8; S. 532, 27: 3, 29; S. 561, 17. Ðý-læs hit sí mid deáþe fórgripen ne morte præ-occŭpētur, 1, 27; S. 492, 30, note
grimman
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to rage, roar, make a loud noise; fremere Ðú hie grimman meaht gehýran thou mayest hear it [hell] rage, Cd. 37; Th. 49, 17; Gen. 793. Hwæl-mere hlúde grimmeþ the whale-mere [the sea] rages loudly, Exon. 101 a; Th. 382, 3; Rä. 3, 5. [Cf. O. Sax. grimmid
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help
help ⬩ assistance ⬩ succour ⬩ an aid ⬩ a thing ⬩ a place ⬩ a refuge ⬩ a cure ⬩ remedy of disease
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Add: help, assistance, succour Nú is hire helpe heáhsǽl cumen venit tempus miserendi ejus, Ps. Th. 101, Is micel þearf ealre þisse þeóde helpes and rǽdes. Wlfst. 243, 4. Sende se túnrǽd his helges biddende. Hml. S. 31, 1220. Hé hyne bæd hylpes, Shrn.
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grǽdan
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To cry, call out; clamare Ic grǽde swá gós I cry like a goose, Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 18; Rä. 25, 3. Ðonne grǽt se láreów swá swá kok on niht prædicator clamat quasi gallus cantat in nocte, Past. 63; Swt. 459, 32; Hat. MS.
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strégan
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to strew Græf golde strégan (stregdan?), Exon. Th. 311, 25 ; Seef. 97
wylfen
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Oþ þá griégan, wylfenan hárnesse usque cigneam canitiem (cf. grǽg as an epithet of the wolf; and the modern phrase ' grey as a badger '), An. Ox. 1876
un-gréne
Not green
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Not green Folde wæs ðágyt græs ungréne, Cd. Th. 7, 36; Gen. 117