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ageán-hwyrfan

(v.)

To turn againto returnredire

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To turn again, to return; redire, Mk. Jun. 6, 31

from-gebúga

(v.)
Grammar
from-gebúga, p. -beáh, -bég

To turn from

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To turn from: — Fromgebég declinavit, Jn. Skt. Lind. 5, 15

tyrn-geat

(n.)
Grammar
tyrn-geat, es; n.
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A turn-stile Tó tyrngeate, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 405, 4

aweg-onwendan

(v.)

to turn or move awayamovere

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to turn or move away; amovere, Ps. Spl. C. 65, 19

a-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurforn; pp. -hworfen.

To turn awayconvertavertereconvertereTo turn awayturnmoveaverticonvert!

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To turn away, convert; avertere, convertere Ne lǽt ðé ahweorfan hǽðenra þrym let not the power of the heathen turn thee away, Andr. Kmbl. 1913; An. 959. Ðæt he of Sione ahweorfe hæft-néd that he would turn away captivity from Sion, Ps. Th. 125, 1.

Linked entry: a-hworfen

cyrr

(n.)
Grammar
cyrr, cerr, cirr, cierr,es ; m.

A turn, space of time, an occasion, affair versio, vices, temporis spatium, negotium

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A turn, space of time, an occasion, affair; versio, vices, temporis spatium, negotium Æt ðam feórþan cyrre [sǽle, q. v.] at the fourth turn or time, Herb. 100, 3; Lchdm. i. 214, 5, 6, 7, 8: Gen. 38, 18.

Linked entries: cerr cier

stefning

(n.)
Grammar
stefning, stemning, e; f.
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a turn, used of service where one set of persons replaces another. (In E.

a-hwyrfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hwyrfan, -hwerfan; p. de; pp. ed

To turn awayavertere

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To turn away; avertere Ðæt ic ðé meahte ahwyrfan from hálor that I might turn thee from salvation, Exon. 71a; Th. 264, 6; Jul. 360. Ne ahwyrf ne avertas, Ps. Th. 89, 3. Ahwyrfde, subj. perf. would cast, Exon. 39a; Th. 129, 33; Gú. 430

Linked entry: a-hwerfan

be-wendan

(v.)
Grammar
be-wendan, p. -wende; pp. -wended, -wend

To turn, turn round or about, convertvertere, convertere

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To turn, turn round or about, convert; vertere, convertere Bewend to ðære menigu conversus ad turbam, Mk. Bos. 5, 30. Se Hǽlend bewende hyne the Saviour turned himself about, Mt. Bos. 9, 22: Mk. Bos. 8, 33.

ymb-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-cirran, p. de
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Rush. 20, 14. to turn away, avert Onsión mín ne ymbcerdig ( averti ) from gispittendum on mec, Rtl. 19, 15. to turn over, move, stir, overturn Hé ða discas ymbcerde mensas subvertit, Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 2, 15.

ge-cerran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cerran, p. de; pp. ed

To turnreturn

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To turn, return Ic gecyrre on mín hús revertar to domum meam, Mt. Bos. 12, 44. Gecerreþ ðæt folc commovet populum, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 5. Gecerre hine let him turn, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 156, 10. From wind gecerred a vento motus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 7, 24

geán-hweorfan

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

To turn againreturnrĕdīre

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To turn again, return; rĕdīre, Hpt. Gl. 409; Leo A. Sax. Gl. 229, 21

sweard

(n.)
Grammar
sweard, es; m. (?)
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Sward ( = rind of bacon; cf. too green-sward the turf-covering of the earth), skin, hide Sweard cutis, fel pellis, Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 32-3. Sweard cutis, rib costa, heorte cor, ii. 16, 54-6. Swearth cater, 103, 22. Suge sweard vistula, 124, 1.

wærlan

(v.)
Grammar
wærlan, p.de

To wend, turn

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To wend, turn Ðona foerde ł mið ðý wærlde praeteriens, Jn. Skt. Lind. 9, 1

Linked entry: ge-wærlan

be-wendan

(v.)

round

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S. 37, 180. to turn the face to or from an object, reflexive þ á bewende Nero hine tó Paulum, Hml. Th. i. 378, 8. intrans.

earfoþ-cirre

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ-cirre, adj.
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Hard to turn, difficult to convert Hé wæs swíðe earfaðcierre tó Godes geleáfan, Shrn. 100, 17

Linked entry: tór-cirre

hnot

(adj.)
Grammar
hnot, adj.

Bald, shaven, close-cut

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On ða hnottan díc of ðære hnottan díc the dike without turf(?), iii. 211, 24

býgan

(v.)
Grammar
býgan, bígan, bígean, bégan; he býgeþ; p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.
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To bow, bend, turn, turn back, bow down, humble, abase; flectere, inflectere, incurvare, retorquere, deflectere, humiliare Býgdest ðú ðé fór hæleðum thou bowedst thyself before men, Exon. 100a; Th. 376, 11; Seel. 153.

bígan

(v.)
Grammar
bígan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To bow, bend, bend down, turn, turn backflectere, deflectere, incurvare, retorquere

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To bow, bend, bend down, turn, turn back; flectere, deflectere, incurvare, retorquere His cneów bígde on eorþan genua flexit in terram, Bd. 5, 21; S. 643,15: 3, 2; S. 524, 14: Mt.

on-swífan

(v.)

to swing, turnto turn aside, divert

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to swing, turn Bordrand onswáf wið ðam gryregieste Geáta dryhten Beowulf turned his shield against the approaching fire-drake, Beo.