be-murcnian
To murmur ⬩ murmur greatly ⬩ obmurmurare
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To murmur, murmur greatly; obmurmurare Hú ungemetlíce, ge Rómware, bemurcniaþ how immoderately, O Romans, do ye murmur, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 34, 9
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be-nacian
To make naked ⬩ denudare
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To make naked; denudare Ðú benacodest grundweall óþ hneccan denudasti fundamentum usque ad collum Cant. Abac. Lamb. fol. 190 a; 13
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býsgian
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To occupy, busy, fatigue, trouble, afflict; occupare, fatigare, affligere, tribulare Se man biþ hérigendlíc, ðe mid gódum weorcum hine sylfne býsgaþ the man is praiseworthy, who busies himself with good works, Homl. Th. ii. 406, 16. For ðǽm manigfealdum
cleofian
To cleave, adhere, stick ⬩ adhærere
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To cleave, adhere, stick; adhærere Ða ðe him on cleófiaþ those who cleave to him, Exon. 97b; Th. 364, 20; Wal. 73
for-dilgian
To blot out ⬩ destroy ⬩ dēlēre ⬩ obnūbĭlāre ⬩ oblītĕrāre
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To blot out, destroy; dēlēre, obnūbĭlāre, oblītĕrāre He wolde ealle his þeóde fram ðam gingrum óþ ða yldran fordón and fordilgian he would do for and blot out all his nation from the younger to the elder, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 13: 5, 21; S. 643, 26. He
for-drugian
To dry up ⬩ parch ⬩ wither ⬩ arescĕre ⬩ siccāri
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To dry up, parch, wither; arescĕre, siccāri He forheardaþ and fordrugaþ indūret et arescat, Ps. Lamb. 89, 6. Hió wǽre fordrugod to duste it would be dried to dust, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 207; Met. 20, 104
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fór-hradian
To hasten before ⬩ anticipate ⬩ prevent ⬩ prævĕnīre ⬩ præoccŭpāre
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To hasten before, anticipate, prevent; prævĕnīre, præoccŭpāre Utan fórhradian his ansýne on andetnesse præoccŭpēmus făciem ejus in confessiōne. Ps. Lamb. 94, 2. Se sylfa deáþ ðære ádle yldinge fórhradaþ death itself prevents the tarrying of the disease
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for-þylman
To encompass ⬩ overwhelm ⬩ cover over ⬩ obscure ⬩ involvĕre ⬩ obvolvĕre ⬩ obscūrāre
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To encompass, overwhelm, cover over, obscure; involvĕre, obvolvĕre, obscūrāre He his sylfes ðǽr bán gebringeþ, ða ǽr brondes wylm on beorhstede forþylmde it [the phœnix] brings its own bones there, which the fire's rage had before encompassed on the
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for-trúwian
To be over-confident, rash ⬩ to presume ⬩ præsúmĕre ⬩ præcĭpĭtāre
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To be over-confident, rash, to presume; præsúmĕre, præcĭpĭtāre Ðú ðé fortrúwodest [MS. fortrúwudest] for ðínre rihtwísnesse thou wast over-confident on account of thy virtue, Bt. 7, 3; Fox 22, 13. Ðý-læs he hine for ðære wynsuman wyrde fortrúwige lest
gamnian
To play ⬩ lūdĕre
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To play; lūdĕre Wæs him geþúht, swilce he gamnigende spræce vīsus est eis quăsi lūdens lŏqui, Gen. 19, 14
ge-ǽðelian
To render celebrated ⬩ renowned ⬩ excellent ⬩ to ennoble ⬩ improve ⬩ nobĭlĭtāre
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To render celebrated, renowned, excellent, to ennoble, improve; nobĭlĭtāre Ðú geæðelodest ealle gesceafta thou ennobledst all creatures, Hy. 7, 64; Hy. Grn. ii. 288, 64. Ðú eart geæðelod geond ealle world thou art renowned throughout all the world, 7
ge-andwerdian
To present ⬩ bring before one ⬩ præsentāre
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To present, bring before one; præsentāre Ða hét he ðone biscop mid his preóstum samod geandwerdian then commanded he to bring the bishop together with his priests before [him], Homl. Th. i. 416, 4. Geandweardod beón præsentātus esse, præsentāri, R. Ben
geápan
To GAPE ⬩ open ⬩ pandĕre
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To GAPE, open; pandĕre, Cot. 158
ge-árian
To give honour ⬩ to honour ⬩ honōrāre ⬩ honorĭfĭcāre ⬩ To have mercy or compassion upon any one ⬩ be merciful to ⬩ pity ⬩ pardon ⬩ propĭtium esse ⬩ misĕrēri ⬩ parcĕre ⬩ To endow
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with the dat. [ár I. honour] To give honour, to honour; honōrāre, honorĭfĭcāre Onsegdnis lofes geáraþ mec sacrĭfĭcium laudis honorĭfĭcābit me, Ps. Surt. 49, 23. Hý beóþ geárode and uppahefene honōrāti et exaltāti fuĕrint, Ps. Th. 36, 19. [ár II. kindness
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ge-árweorþian
To honour ⬩ honorĭfĭcāre
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To honour; honorĭfĭcāre Me swíðe geárweorþede syndon freónd ðíne mihi nĭmis honorĭfĭcāti sunt amīci tui, Ps. Lamb. 138, 17
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ge-wǽpnian
To arm ⬩ furnish with weapons ⬩ armāre
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To arm, furnish with weapons; armāre Ic gewǽpnige armo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 41: 36; Som. 38, 36, 37. He mid ródetácne his múþ and ealne his líchaman gewǽpnode he armed his mouth and all his body with the sign of the cross, Homl. Th. i. 72, 23. Se
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ge-wæterian
To water ⬩ irrigate ⬩ adăquāre ⬩ irrĭgāre
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To water, irrigate; adăquāre, irrĭgāre Ðæt mǽge and cunne óðerra monna inngeþonc giendgeótan and gewæterian [gewætrian, MS. Cot.] that he may be able and know how to irrigate and water the minds of others, Past. 18, 5; Swt. 137, 10; Hat. MS. 27 a, 14
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ge-wanian
to lessen ⬩ diminish ⬩ to be wanting
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to lessen, diminish Se láreow ne sceál ða inneran giémenne gewanian for ðære úterran abisgunge the teacher is not to diminish his care of inner things for outer occupations, Past. 18, 1; Swt. 127, 8; Hat. MS. His cynelícan gefe gewonian to diminish his
ge-wlitegian
To form ⬩ adorn ⬩ make beautiful ⬩ formare ⬩ decorare ⬩ exornare ⬩ speciosum vel pulchriorem reddere
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To form, adorn, make beautiful; formare, decorare, exornare, speciosum vel pulchriorem reddere Giwlitga decorare, Rtl. 105, 28. He gewlitegap æalle gesceafta he adorns all creatures, Shrn. 198, 12: Salm. Kmbl. 793; Sal. 396. Hand his gewlitegodon manus
ge-unþwǽrian
To disagree ⬩ differ ⬩ dissentīre ⬩ discordāre
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To disagree, differ; dissentīre, discordāre Ic geunþwǽrige dissentio, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Som. 39, 9. Ðætte hie selfe ne geunþwǽrigen [geunþwǽrien, MS. Cot.] ðǽm wordum ðe hie lǽraþ, mid ðý ðæt hie óðer dón, óðer hie lǽraþ that they themselves differ not from
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