á-sprengan
To cause to spring away ⬩ send flying
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To cause to spring away,send flying Þá spearn hors tó and ásprencde hine ofer bord, Hml. S. 8, 213
Linked entry: sprengan
æfter-hýrigean
To follow another's example ⬩ to imitate ⬩ resemble ⬩ imitari
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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
forþ-gecýgan
To call forth ⬩ provŏcāre
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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
un-áwemmedness
Incorruption
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Incorruption Crist gewát of deáðe tó lífe, and of brosnunga tó unáwemmednysse, and of wíte tó wuldre, Anglia viii. 330, 10
ræscan
To move quickly (cf. rash), to quiver (of light), to glitter
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To move quickly (cf. rash), to quiver (of light), to glitter Fér ræscendum leóhte ignis vibrante lumine, Hymn. Sort. 94, 1
Linked entry: ræscettan
treppan
to tread ⬩ to trap
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to tread Hé trepeþ terit, Kent. Gl. 144. [Cf.Halliwell's Dict. trap to tramp : Du. trappen to tread, trample : O. Frs. Ger. treppe a step.] to trap Hió [tr]e[p]te inretivit, Kent. Gl. 211
Linked entry: træppan
in-hírness
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A belonging to any one Ðe Æðelréd cyning geúðe God elmihtigum and his hálgan apostolan Petre and Paule on éce inhýrnesse which king Ethelred granted to Almighty God and to his holy apostles Peter and. Paul to belong to them for ever, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl.
ge-folgian
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To reach, attain Ðonne hé him ǽr tíde tó tióððæt hí ne magon ne ne cunnon, ðonne is him tó ondrædanne ðæt him weorðe tó lore ðæt hié tó ryhtre tíde gefolgian meahton ne cum arripiunt intempestive quod non valent, perdant quod implere quandoque tempestive
spannan
to join one thing to another ⬩ to attach ⬩ fasten ⬩ clasp ⬩ to span ⬩ clasp ⬩ nectere; intendere, contendere ⬩ to clasp ⬩ to span
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to join one thing to another, to attach, fasten, clasp, literal Hé helm spénn mid spangum (cf. Dan. spænde ved spænder, Swed. spänna med spänne to buckle) he buckled on his helmet, Cd. Th. 29, 4; Gen. 445. figurative Wá eów ðe gadriaþ hús tó húse and
Linked entries: spennels ge-spannan
gilp-georn
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Add: in a favourable sense, v. Dict. in an un-favourable sense, vainglorious, arrogant, proud, boastful. Cf. lof-georn Men beóð ofergrǽdige woruldgestreóna and tó manege weorðaþ tó wlance and ealles tó rance and tó gylpgeorne erunt homines cupidi, elati
þilian
to plank ⬩ lay planks as in making a bridge
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to plank, lay planks as in making a bridge Ðá hét Maxentius oferbricgian ða eá eal mid scipum, and syððan ðylian swá swá óðre bricge, Homl. Th. ii. 304, 22. Tó þilianne plancas ponere, Cod. Dip. B. iii. 659, 33. Tó þillianne, 5, 8, 10, 14. Tó þelliene
Linked entry: þylian
a-berstan
To burst ⬩ break ⬩ to be broken ⬩ perfringi
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To burst, break, to be broken; perfringi
ge-deccan
to cover. ⬩ to smear
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to cover. Substitute ge-décan to smear
æt-fyligan
To adhere to ⬩ stick to ⬩ adhærere
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To adhere to, stick to; adhærere Ne ætfyligeþ de áhwǽr fácn ne unriht numquid adnaret tibi sedes iniyuitalis, Ps. Th. 93,19
bældan
to animate ⬩ encourage ⬩ animare ⬩ instigare
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to animate, encourage; animare, instigare Ðú þeóde bældest to beadowe thou encouragest the people to strife, Andr. Kmbl. 2373; An. 1188
ge-sibsumian
To make peaceable ⬩ reconcile
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To make peaceable, reconcile Ðé to him gesibsuma reconcile thyself to him, Homl. Th. i. 54, 20 : Mt. Bos. 5, 24
Linked entry: sibsumian
be-hyldan
to put off to flay ⬩ skin ⬩ excoriare
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to put off to flay, skin; excoriare He hét hý behyldan he ordered to flay it Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 84, 45
corte
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Andlanges ðǽr eá tó ðáre wíc; fram ðǽre wíc tó ðǽre cortan; and swá andlanges tó Súðsexan, C. D. vi. 217, 7. ?
treów-lic
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Add: safe, to be trusted Treówlicre hit is be staðe tó [swim]manne ðonne út on sǽ tó seglanne, Prov. K. 64
ge-hweorfan
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Add: trans. to turn, direct Gif hié ðátrumnesse ðǽre Godes giefe him tó unnyte gehweorfað si acceptae incolumitatis gratiam ad usum nequitiae inclinent Past. 247, 8. to overturn Hé gehwerf[d] subvertit (insidias impiorum), Kent. Gl. 315. Áhwerfdon vel