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á-dídan

Grammar
á-dídan, Add: to a-dýdan:

to destroy, &c.to deaden, make torpid; to mortifymorti tradere, mortificare

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to destroy, &c. Ádýt mortificat, Ps. L. fol. 186, 6. Ǽlc man bið fordémed ðe hine sylfne ádýt, Hml. S. 19, 229. Ealle gesceafta ðæt wæter ádýdde, Hml. ii. 60, 11: 122, 17. Hig manega ádýddon ad mortes plurimorum Num. 21, 6. Se unlybba ne mihte hine

Linked entry: a-dýdan

æfter-gild

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-gild, -gyld, es; n.

An after-paymenta paying again or in additionsecunda vel iterata compensatio

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An after-payment, a paying again or in addition; secunda vel iterata compensatio, L. C. S. 24; Th. i. 390, 7

æfter-hýrigean

(v.)
Grammar
æfter-hýrigean, p. de; pp. ed

To follow another's exampleto imitateresembleimitari

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To follow another's example, to imitate, resemble; imitari He wilnode æfterhýrigean he wished to imitate, Bd. 3, 18; S. 545, 44

ǽ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-líc, adj.

Belonging to lawlawfullegalislegitimus

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Belonging to law, lawful; legalis, legitimus,Bd. 1, 27, resp. 8; S. 495, 29. Tyn ǽlícan word the ten commandments Som

Linked entry: ǽw-líc

ǽl-net

(n.)
Grammar
ǽl-net, es; n.

An eel netrete anguillare

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An eel net; rete anguillare Gesomnedon ða ǽlnet ǽghwonon ðe hí mihton retibus anguillaribus undique collectis, Bd. 4,13; S. 582, 44

a-nescian

(v.)
Grammar
a-nescian, -hnescian; p. ode; pp. od

To make neshto weakenemollire

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To make nesh, to weaken; emollire He sceolde ða ánrédnesse anescian poterat constantiam ejus emollire, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 44

andettere

(n.)
Grammar
andettere, es; m.

A confessorconfessor

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A confessor; confessor Ðæt Albanus hæfde ðoneCristes andettere mid him confessorem Christi penes Albanum latere, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 7

diór-boren

(adj.)
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noble-born, noble Apollines dóhtor diórboren Apollo's noble-born daughter, Bt. Met. Fox 26, 103; Met. 26, 52

elcor

(adv.)
Grammar
elcor, elcur, ælcor; adv.

Elsewhere, otherwise, besides, except alias, alĭter, præter, nisi

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Elsewhere, otherwise, besides, except; alias, alĭter, præter, nisi Gif hit hwæt elcor biþ sin alias, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 17

forþ-gecýgan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gecýgan, p. de; pp. ed

To call forthprovŏcāre

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To call forth; provŏcāre He hi to gefeohte forþgecýgde he called them forth to battle, Bd. 1, 16; S. 484, 20

freónd-leást

(n.)
Grammar
freónd-leást, e; f.

Want of friendsindigenceamīcōrum inŏpiaindĭgentia

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Want of friends, indigence; amīcōrum inŏpia, indĭgentia þurh freóndleáste through want of friends, L. C. S. 35; Th. i. 396, 23

norþ-þeód

(n.)

a northern people

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a northern people Hergung ðara norþþeóda ( the peoples who harried Britain after the Romans went ), Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 38

glófung

(n.)
Grammar
glófung, e; f.

A providing with gloves

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A providing with gloves Glófung him gebyreþ he is to be provided with gloves, L. R. S; Th. i. 438, 6

glæs-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
glæs-fæt, es; n.

A glass vessela glass

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A glass vessel, a glass He sende him glæsfæt full wínes misit ei calicem vini, Bd. 5, 5; S. 618, 12

Linked entry: fæt

blunne

(v.)
Grammar
blunne, pl. blunnon; pp. blunnen

hast been deprived, ceased, rested

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hast been deprived, ceased, rested, Andr. Kmbl. 2760; An. 1382: Bd. 1, 11; S. 480, 13; p. and pp. of blinnan

gerian

(v.)
Grammar
gerian, p. ede; pp. ed

To clothevestīre

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To clothe; vestīre Ðám ðe ðone líchoman Cúþberhtes geredon quĭbus corpus Cudbercti vestierant, Bd. 4, 31; S. 611, 5, MS. B

un-gecýd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gecýd, un-gecýdd, -gecýðed; adj.

Undeclared

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Undeclared Gif ceáp ofer . Similar entries v. niht ungecýd on gemǽnre lǽse wunaþ, L. Edg. S. 9; Th. i. 276, 1

Linked entry: ge-cýþan

be-hæpsian

(v.)
Grammar
be-hæpsian, p. ode
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To fasten with a bolt, bolt a door Hé hét hí gán út and behæpsode þá duru, Hml. S. 31, 214

Linked entry: hæpsian

be-sprengan

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Besprengan men mid fantwætére, Ll. Th. ii. 390, 16. Hé hét mid pice þæt mǽden besprencgan, Hml. S. 9, 118. Add

be-swælan

Grammar
be-swælan, l. -swǽlan,
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Beswǽled ambustum, circumustum, Germ. 391, 23. Ic wæs grimlíce beswǽled for þám micclan byrne, Hml. S. 23 b, 574. and add