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súpan

(v.)
Grammar
súpan, p. seáp, pl. supon; pp. sopen.
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Soop up absorbuit, Wick. Apoc. 12, 16; sopen, pp., Ps. 123, 4. Me þoȝte Kaym tok Abelles blod and sop it op, Anglia i. 314, 473. Sowpone or sowpe sorbeo, absorbeo; sowpynge sorbicio, Prompt. Parv. 466, col. 2

Linked entries: sype sypian sopa

on-sendan

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Hê oft his word Gode ûp onsende, Gû. 748. Þîne bêne onsend in þâ beorhtan gesceaft, El. 1089. to put in possession of a non-material object Ic him in onsende bitre geþoncas, Jul. 404. Sige hŷ onsendað sôðfæstra gehwâm, Sal. 244.

ríman

(v.)
Grammar
ríman, p. de.

to count, number to enumerate, recount, describe in succession to calculate, compute, count up to account, esteem as

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Háligra manna naman rímende and gebedo singende laetanias canentes, Bd. 1. 25; S. 487, 4. to calculate, compute, count up Ða reáferas geþenceaþ swíðe oft hú micel hié sellaþ swelce hié ða métsceattas ríman ( quasi mercedem numerant ), Past. 45, 4; Swt

tellan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
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Hí ealne ðone bryce uppon ðone cyng tealdon (cf. O. Sax. tellian an to charge; Icel. telja á: see also on-talu) they put all the breach of faith upon the king, Chr. 1094; Erl. 230, 4.

swingan

(v.)
Grammar
swingan, p. swang, pl. swungon; pp. swungen.
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Voc. ii. 107, 75. without the idea of hurting, to whip a top, cream, etc. beat up Mid gelǽredre handa hé swang ðone top, Ap. Th. 13, 13. Genim mærcsápan and hinde meolc, mæng tósomme and swinge, Lchdm. iii. 4, 2. Swyng, 14, 32.

néðan

(v.)
Grammar
néðan, p. de

To have courage to doto dare to doto venture

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Néðan on nacan tealtum to venture upon the unsteady vessel, Runic pm. Kmbl. 343, 21; Rún. 21. In nearowe néðan, Exon. Th. 436, 13; Rä. 54, 23

Linked entry: ge-néðan

ge-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weorpan, -worpan; p. -wearp, pl. -wurpon; pp. -worpen.

to throwcastjacereprojicereto turn one's self awaygo awaydepartpass byavertiabiretransire

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Drihten hí gewyrpþ mid grine the Lord will cast a snare upon them; pluet super peccatores laqueos, Ps. Th. 10, 7. Miððý gewearp woedo his projecto vestimento suo, Mk. Skt. Lind. 10, 50. Gewurpon búta ejecerunt extra, 12, 8, 41.

Linked entry: ge-worpan

un-maga

(n.)
Grammar
un-maga, an; m.: un-magu; f.

a person without meansa needy persona person who cannot maintain himselfone who is dependent upon others

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Spl. 36, 15. a person who cannot maintain himself, one who is dependent upon others Mardocheus hæfde Hester for dohtor, for ðan hire deád wæs ge fæder ge módor, ðá ðá heó unmagu (-maga, v.l. ) wæs, Homl. Ass. 94, 86.

Linked entry: un-mægness

ge-lecgan

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., upon a person 'Ábeódað míne ǽrende tó ðám gemóte . . . and cýðað hwǽm ic mínes landes geunnen hæbbe' . . . Heó ridon tó ðám gemóte and cýðdon . . . hwæt heó on heom geléd hæfde, C. D. iv. 55, 9

ge-findan

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Add: to come upon, meet with. v. findan; : Hée gefand (invenit) énne of efneðegnum, Mt. L. 18, 28.

plihtan

(v.)
Grammar
plihtan, p. te
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To bring danger upon an object (dat.), to compromise [To plight has later the meaning of to promise under peril of forfeiture, to make a solemn engagement for which one has to answer] Gif hwá bútan leáfe of fyrde gewende ðe se cyng sylf on sý plihte

be-geótan

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Hé hét hine begeótan mid weallende leáde he ordered boiling lead to be poured upon him, Shrn. 83, 16: 154, 3. Hé wearð begoten mid fantwætere, Hml. Th. ii. 346, 24.

tó-cwísan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-cwísan, p. de

To shatter,break to pieces,crush,bruise

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Feól se wáh uppan ðæs stuntan rǽdboran, þæt hé æll tócwýsde and sum óþer cniht samod, Homl. Skt. i. 8, 173. The word seems used with a passive force in the following passage

a-lecgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lecgan, -lecgean; he -legeþ, -legþ, -lehþ, pl. -lecgaþ; p. -legde, -léde , pl. -legdon, -lédon; pp. -legd, -léd; v. trans. [a from, lecgan to lay] .

to placelay downthrow downsuppresslay asidecease fromponerecollocareprosterneredeponereabjicererelinquereomittereto imposeinflict uponimponereimmittereto diminishtake awayrefuseimminueredeprimerereprimere

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Gr. 19; Som. 22, 54-57. to impose, inflict upon; imponere, immittere Ðú woldest on me wrohte alecgean thou wouldest inflict calamity upon me, Cd. 127; Th. 162, 21; Gen. 2684. to diminish, take away, refuse; imminuere, deprimere, reprimere Godes lof

CÍÞ

(n.)
Grammar
CÍÞ, cýþ, es; m.

a CHIT, sprout, germ, sprig, motegermen, festucaseedcrementum

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Forst sceal lúcan eorþan cíþas frost shall lock up the germs of the earth, Exon. 90a; Th. 338, 7; Gn. Ex. 75. Genim wegbrǽdan þrý cýþas take three sprouts of plantain, Herb. 2, 14; Lchdm. i. 84, 14.

Linked entries: cýþ corcíþ

fundian

(v.)
Grammar
fundian, ic fundige; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed

To endeavour to findtend toaspire tostrivego forwardhastenintenddesirenītitendĕreintendĕrepropĕrāre

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Hwæðer ðú nú ongite forhwý ðæt fýr fundige up dost thou understand why fire tends upwards? Bt. 34, 11; Fox 150, 19. Frióra ǽghwilc fundie to ðæm écum góde let every one of the free aspire to the eternal good, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 4; Met. 21, 2.

mere

(n.)
Grammar
mere, mære, es; m. f(?).

the seaa merelakean artificial poolcistern

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Be norþan hodes mære ... ðonon up on ðone mære, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 10, 19-26.

Linked entries: mǽr-bróc mære mire

GIM

(n.)
Grammar
GIM, gimm, gym, gymm; gen. gimmes; m.

GEMjewelgemmaused metaphorically of the eye, the sun, stars, etc.

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Iunius on ðam gim astíhþ on heofenas up hýhst on geáre June in which the gem [sun] rises in the heavens highest in the year, Menol. Fox 216; Men. 109.

Linked entries: giem gym

GRÓWAN

(v.)
Grammar
GRÓWAN, part. grówende; ic grówe, ðú grówest, gréwst, he gróweþ, gréwþ, pl. grówaþ; p. greów, pl. greówon; pp. grówen
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To GROW, increase, spring, sprout, spring up; crescere, frondere, virere, germinare, florere Lǽteþ hió ða blówan and grówan it lets these blow and grow, Exon. 109 a; Th. 417, 6; Rä. 35, 9: 90 a; Th. 338, 3; Gn. Ex. 73: Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 5: Bt.

Linked entry: ge-grówan

el-þeódig

foreignstrangerforeign

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Þás ealle úp cóman for þissum ælþeódigum (St. Andrew in Mermedonia), Bl. H. 245, 35. Swá wé dydon on þisne ælþeódigan, 247, 13. In bibyrignisa ellðiódigra (elðeódigra, R.) in sepulturam peregrinorum, Mt. L. 27, 7.