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an-wlitegian

(v.)
Grammar
an-wlitegian, p. ode; pp. od [an = un un-, wlitigian to form]

To unform ⬩ change the form of anything ⬩ deformare

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To unform, change the form of anything; deformare Ða he þwaraþ and gewlitegaþ; hwílum eft unwlitegaþ [MS. Cot. anwlitegaþ] these it tempers and forms; sometimes again it unforms, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 9

FREMMAN

(v.)
Grammar
FREMMAN, to fremmanne; ic fremme, ðú fremest, he fremeþ, pl. fremmaþ; p. fremede, fremde, pl. fremedon; impert. freme, pl. fremmaþ; subj. pres. fremme, pl. fremmen; pp. fremed.

to advance ⬩ promŏvēre ⬩ to FRAME ⬩ make ⬩ do ⬩ effect ⬩ perform ⬩ commit ⬩ iăcĕre ⬩ patrāre ⬩ effĭcĕre ⬩ perfĭcĕre ⬩ perpetrāre

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Th. 4991; B. 2499: Exon. 67 b; Th. 250, 27; Jul. 133. Sæcce to fremmanne to make strife, Exon. 129 b; Th. 496, 28; Rä. 85, 21. Ic gúþe fremme I make war, Exon. 105 b; Th. 402, 5; Rä. 21, 25.

Linked entry: ge-fremman

ge-smyltan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-smyltan, p. te; pp. ed [smylt serene]

To appease ⬩ quiet ⬩ plācāre

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To appease, quiet; plācāre He ðone aþundenan sǽ gesmylte tŭmĭda æquŏra plācāvit, Bd. 5, 1; S. 614, 8

Linked entry: smyltan

a-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gitan, p. -geat, pl. -geáton, -géton; pp. -giten [a away, gitan to get]

To destroy ⬩ abolish ⬩ subvert ⬩ destruere ⬩ exstinguere ⬩ subvertere

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To destroy, abolish, subvert; destruere, exstinguere, subvertere He ageat gylp wera he destroyed the vaunt of men, Cd. 169; Th. 210, 12; Exod. 514. HI heafodgirnrne agéton they destroyed the gem of the head, Andr.

Linked entry: a-géton

cuma

(n.)
Grammar
cuma, an ; m. [cum, imp. of cuman to come ; -a, termination, q. v.]

A comer, guest, stranger ⬩ advena, hospes

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Cuman árfæste righteous strangers, Cd. 114 ; Th. 150, 3 ; Gen. 2486 . Cómon Sodomware cuman acsian the inhabitants of Sodom came to demand the strangers, 112; Th. 148, 8 ; Gen. 2453: Ors. l, 8 ; Bos. 31, 4 .

áwisc-ferinend

(n.)
Grammar
áwisc-ferinend, es; m. [áwisc = ǽwisc disgrace, ferinian = firenian to sin]

One who sins disgracefully ⬩ a publican ⬩ qui turpiter peccat ⬩ publicanus

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One who sins disgracefully, a publican; qui turpiter peccat, publicanus, Cot. 204

deóg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
deóg, pl. deógon dyed, coloured , Beo. Th. 1704; B. 850; p.
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of deágan

eáum

(n.; v.)
Grammar
eáum, to rivers, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 102, 34; dat. pl.
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of eá

ergende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ergende, ploughing, Chr. 876; Th. 144, 32, col. 1, = erigende; part.
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of erian, erigan

feára

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
feára, of a few, Beo. Th. 2828; B. 1412. v. feá
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few, feáwa

fer-scrifen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fer-scrifen, part. [ = for-scrifen; pp. of for-scrífan to disregard, abandon]

Disregarded ⬩ abandoned ⬩ addictus

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Disregarded, abandoned; addictus Ferscrifen [MS. fær-scribæn] addictus, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 153, 53. Ferscrifen addictus [Lye has ferscrifer = ferscrifen? abdictus ], Cot. 14

for-hǽlde

(n.; part.)
Grammar
for-hǽlde, es; m? [for, hǽlde, p. of hǽlan to heal]

An offence ⬩ offensa

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An offence; offensa, Cot. 148, Lye

fóþorn

(n.)
Grammar
fóþorn, es; m. [fón to grasp, catch; þorn a thorn]

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

ge-aworpen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-aworpen, part, [ge, and pp. of a-weorpan to throw away]

Cast or thrown away ⬩ abjectus

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Cast or thrown away; abjectus, Som. Ben. Lye

helle-clam

(n.)
Grammar
helle-clam, -clom,
  • Cd. 19; Th. 24, 6; Gen. 373.

Similar entry: clam

ge-broc

(n.; part.)
Grammar
ge-broc, es; n. [ge-brocen, pp. of ge-brecan to break]

A breaking ⬩ broken piece ⬩ fragment ⬩ fractio ⬩ fragmentum

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A breaking, broken piece, fragment; fractio, fragmentum Sum biþ mid ðæs innoþes gebrocum gemenged some is mingled with fragments of the inwards, L. M. 2, 56; Lchdm. ii. 276, 26. Ðara gebroca fragmentorum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 14, 20: 15, 37

Linked entries: broc broc

swegl-síðe

Grammar
swegl-síðe, Cd. Th. 184, 10; Exod. 105. v. ségl, I a.

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-word

(adj.; suffix)
Grammar
-word, adj. in róf-word (?),
  • Exon. Th. 353, 21
    • ;
  • Reim. 16.

ge-mǽrsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mǽrsian, to fix the bounds of. v. ge-mǽrian.

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ge-rignan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rignan, ge-rínan to rain on, wet with rain: — Bið geríned
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conpluitur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 30

Linked entry: ge-rínan

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