swearcian
to make or to become dark ⬩ to make or to become troubled, to dismay,
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to make or to become dark Seó swearcigende sunne and ða gesceafta samod ealne middaneard áðeóstrodon mid sweartre nihte for heora Scyppendes ðrowunge, Homl. Th. ii. 258, 15. to make or to become troubled, to dismay, Similar entries v. á-swarcian, and
Linked entry: swarcian
for-drǽfan
To drive ⬩ compel
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To drive, compel to do or undergo Be ðon ðe mon tó ceápe fordrǽfe. Ðonne mon bið tyhtlan betygen and hine mon bedrífeð tó ceápe, Ll. Th. i. 140, 15
Linked entries: drǽfan for-drífan
fylstan
to help ⬩ (tó) ⬩ to help
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Add: absolute Fylstende adstipulans, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 39. with dat. of person helped Drihten fylst him ǽfre, Hml. S. 11, 311. Se heáhengel him fylstende stód, Hml. Th. i. 506, 16. to help a person (dat.) to (tó) something, to help to the attainment
án-gilde
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To be compensated for, for which ángilde (q.v.) is to be paid Búton hiora hwæðer ǽr þingode ꝥ hé hit ángylde healdan ne þorfte unless either of them previously made the condition that he was not to be liable to make compensation for damage done to the
gétan
To grant ⬩ to confirm ⬩ assent to
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To grant, to confirm, assent to Geáfon and gétton gave and granted, Chr. 675; Th. 59, 20. Gétton hit ælle ða óþre all the others assented to it, 656; Th. 53, 27
an-standan
to stand against ⬩ resist ⬩ withstand ⬩ to be firm or steadfast ⬩ adversari ⬩ to stand upon ⬩ inhabit ⬩ dwell ⬩ insistere ⬩ habitare
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to stand against, resist, withstand, to be firm or steadfast; adversari. to stand upon, inhabit, dwell; insistere, habitare
ge-þæslǽcan
to fit ⬩ to be fit ⬩ to become ⬩ aptare ⬩ quadrare ⬩ congruere
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to fit, to be fit, to become; aptare, quadrare, congruere, R. Ben. interl. 2: Hpt. Gl. 506; 523
Linked entry: þæslǽcan
langian
To summon ⬩ call
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To summon, call Godes æncgel cwæþ ðæt hé sceolde ðé him tó langian [MS. U. gelangian] God's angel said that he was to summon thee to him, Homl. Skt. 10, 122
ge-wísian
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Add: to shew, point out something (acc.) to a person (dat. ) Ðus him gewísede se Ǽðelwaldes mon ðá gemǽru, C. D. v. 141, 29. Ꝥ hió swá myceles his onfón sceolde swá seó hind hire gewísede, Lch. iii. 426, 29. to direct a person. with acc. Þæt wé ús sylfe
mynian
To have as the object of desire or purpose ⬩ to intend ⬩ direct one's course to an object
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To have as the object of desire or purpose, to intend, direct one's course to an object Ðǽr mín hyht myneþ tó gesécenne my heart's desire is to visit there, Exon. 48 b; Th. 167, 17; Gú. 1601 : Andr. Kmbl. 583; An. 294. Ic lǽre ǽlcne ðara ðe maga sí and
Linked entry: menian
a-hiscean
to hiss at ⬩ to mock ⬩ irridere
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to hiss at, to mock; irridere
Linked entry: a-hnyscan
forþ-scencan
to drink to ⬩ propīnāre
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to drink to; propīnāre, Cot. 149
bi-seón
to see
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to see. l. to strain upon
grísan
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To shudder, to be frightened; horrere
Linked entry: grislíc
Bosan-hám
BOSEHAM or BOSHAM in Sussex ⬩ in agro Sussexiensi
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BOSEHAM or BOSHAM in Sussex; in agro Sussexiensi Ðá gewende Swegen to his scypum [MS. scypon] to Bosanhám Swegen then went with his ships to Bosham, Chr. 1049; Erl. 172, 34. Gewende ðá Swegen eorl to Bosenhám earl Swegen then went to Bosham, 1048; Erl
hæftan
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Add: to give in charge to, handover to Ne ǽnig man óðerne tó nearwe ne hæfte, ne on unriht ne geþeówige let not any man imprison other too straitly, nor wrongfully enslave, Wlfst. 70, 6. Fúlum wítehúsa adelseáþe tó hæftenne putido ergastulorum latibulo
forþ-heald
bent forwards ⬩ inclined from the perpendicular ⬩ prone to ⬩ sloping ⬩ inclined to the horizontal
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Add: bent forwards, inclined from the perpendicular; fig. prone to Andgit and geþóht menniscre heortan syndon forðhealde tó yfele ( in malum prona ), Gen. 8, 21. sloping, inclined to the horizontal Se weg is rúm and forðheald þe tó deáðe and tó hellewíte
hǽðung
Heating, warming
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Heating, warming Belimpþ seó hǽðung tó ðære hǽtan and seó onlíhting belimpþ tó ðære beorhtnysse the heating belongs to the heat and the illumination to the brightness, Homl. Th. i. 286, 3
Linked entry: hǽtung
sadian
to satisfy, satiate ⬩ to become satisfied,
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to satisfy, satiate. [ O. H. Ger. satón saturare. Cf. Icel. seðja to satisfy.] Similar entries v. ge-sadian. to become satisfied, to get satiated or tired Mé þincþ ðæt ðú sadige hwæt hwegnunges and ðé þincen tó ǽlenge ðás langan spell methinks thou art
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ge-langian
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Add: to call, summon. absolute Cieo and cio ic gelangige oððe gelaðige, Ælfc. Gr. 220, 11. to send for a person, call a meeting Ic áxie þone intingan hwí þú mé gelangodest interrogo quam ob causam aceessistis me, Hml. S. 10, 135. Gelangige ( convocet