cursian
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To CURSE; maledicere Cursiende [MS. cursiynde] maledicentes, Ps. Spl. C. 36, 23. Ðe biscopes and léred men heó cursede the bishops and clergy cursed them, Chr. 1137; Erl. 262, 37
Linked entry: corsian
dyderian
To deceive, delude ⬩ illūdĕre
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To deceive, delude; illūdĕre Me þincþ ðæt ðú me dwelige and dyderie [dwelle and dydre, Cot.], swá mon cild déþ methinks that thou misleadest and deludest me, as any one does a child, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 164, 12
facian
To acquire ⬩ acquīrĕre
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To acquire; acquīrĕre Ðe he him sylfum facade Mæcedonia onweald because he wished to get the government of the Macedonians for himself, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 75, 28
Linked entry: fǽcan
fæstnian
FASTEN, secure, confirm, bind ⬩ firmāre, vincīre
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ToFASTEN, secure, confirm, bind; firmāre, vincīre Hie handa fæstnodon they fastened his hands, Andr. Kmbl. 97; An. 49: Ps. Th. 47, 11. We willaþ griþ fæstnian we will confirm the peace, Byrht. Th. 132, 53; By. 35
feax-gerǽdian
To dress or trim the hair ⬩ crīnes compōnĕre
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To dress or trim the hair; crīnes compōnĕre, Som. Ben. Lye
fore-costian
To profane ⬩ pollute ⬩ profānāre
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To profane, pollute; profānāre Gyf rihtwísnys mín hí forecostigaþ si justĭtias meas profānāvĕrint, Ps. Spl. C. 88, 31
for-síðian
To perish ⬩ ĭter fātāle inīre
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To perish; ĭter fātāle inīre Hæfde ðá forsíðod sunu Ecgþeówes Ecgtheow's son had then perished, Beo. Th. 3104, note; B. 1550
for-þrysmian
To suffocate ⬩ choke ⬩ strangle ⬩ suffōcāre
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To suffocate, choke, strangle; suffōcāre Eornfullness ðisse worulde, and leásung ðissa woruldwélena forþrysmiaþ ðæt wurd solĭcĭtūdo sæcŭli istīus, et fallācia dīvĭtiărum suffōcat verbum, Mt. Bos. 13, 22. Ða þornas bytforþrysmodon spinæ suffōcāvērunt
ge-werian
to defend ⬩ protect ⬩ take care of ⬩ make [land] free from claims ⬩ defendĕre ⬩ procurare ⬩ to associate with for the cause of defence ⬩ to make a treaty with ⬩ assŏciāre defensiōnis causa ⬩ jungere fœdĕre
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to defend, protect, take care of, make [land] free from claims; defendĕre, procurare Ic gewerige defendo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 29. Se ðe land gewerod hæbbe he who has defended land, L. C. S. 80; Th. i. 420, 19. Þér of is gewerod án and tuenti híde
ge-trúwian
to trust ⬩ hope ⬩ confidere ⬩ sperare ⬩ to make a treaty ⬩ sancire
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to trust, hope; confidere, sperare Ða ðe on heora feó getrúwigeaþ confidentes in pecuniis, Mk. Bos. 10, 24. He getrúwade ðæt he hine beswícan mihte he trusted that he could circumvent him, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 10: 4, 1; Bos. 78, 44. Ðǽm he getrúwode ðæt
ge-un-rótsian
to make sorrowful ⬩ to offend ⬩ contristare ⬩ contribulare ⬩ scandalizare ⬩ to become troubled, discontented
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to make sorrowful, to offend; contristare, contribulare, scandalizare Ðæt we hí ne geunrótsigeon ut non scandalizemus eos, Mt. Bos. 17, 27. Ne sý úre nán geunrótsod let none of us be sad, Blickl. Homl. 149, 19: Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 14, 9. Geunrótsade swíðe
gifian
To bestow gifts
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To bestow gifts Se cyng him cynelíce gifode the king bestowed gifts upon him royally, Chr. 994; Erl. 133, 32. Hió ðá gifede mycele þinc ðam biscope she gave great gifts to the bishop, H. R. 17, 12
be-smiðian
To forge ⬩ excudere, fabricare, fabrefacere
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To forge, to make or work as a smith does; excudere, fabricare, fabrefacere Innan and útan íren-bendum searoþoncum besmiðod within and without, cunningly forged with iron bands, Beo. Th. 1554; B. 775
ge-bledsian
To bless ⬩ benedīcĕre
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To bless; benedīcĕre Gebledsod wearþ engla éðel the dwelling of the angels was blessed. Andr. Kmbl. 1048; An. 524: 1079; An. 540: 1873; An. 939: 3434; An. 1721
ge-cristnian
To christianize ⬩ catechize ⬩ catechīzāre
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To christianize, catechize; catechīzāre He ðone cyning gecristnade, and hine eft æfter fæce mid fulluhtbæþe aþwógh mid his þeóde cum rex ipse catechīzāus, fonte baptism, cum sua gente abluĕrētur, Bd. 3, 7; S. 329, 13. Syððan he gecristnad wæs cum catechīzārētur
ge-punian
To pound, beat, bray ⬩ contĕrĕre, contundĕre
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To pound, beat, bray; contĕrĕre, contundĕre Gepuna eall tosomne pound all together, Herb. 101, 3; Lchdm. i. 216, 13. Genim ðas ylcan wyrte gepunude [gepunode, MS. B.] take this same herb pounded, 129, 3; Lchdm. i. 240, 15: 75, 1; Lchdm. i. 176, 20
Linked entry: punian
ge-seglian
to sail ⬩ vēlĭfĭcāri ⬩ to furnish with sails ⬩ vēlis instruĕre
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to sail; vēlĭfĭcāri Ðyder he cwæþ, ðæt nán man ne mihte geseglian on ánum mónþe thither he said that a man could not sail in a month, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 21, 19. to furnish with sails; vēlis instruĕre Se ðe nafaþ gesegled scip who hath not a ship furnished
ge-mearcian
To mark, point out, describe, assign, appoint, determine ⬩ nŏtāre, signāre, designāre, assignāre, constĭtuĕre, decernĕre
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To mark, point out, describe, assign, appoint, determine; nŏtāre, signāre, designāre, assignāre, constĭtuĕre, decernĕre He gemet ne con gemearcian his múðe móde síne he cannot set bounds to his mouth with his mind, Exon. 87 b; Th. 330, 18; Vy. 53. Ic
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ge-milcian
To give milk, suckle ⬩ lactare
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To give milk, suckle; lactare, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 29
ge-molsnian
To corrupt, decay, wither ⬩ putrefacere, tabefacere, macerare, marcescere
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To corrupt, decay, wither; putrefacere, tabefacere, macerare, marcescere He ðǽr on moldan gemolsnaþ he shall there rot in the earth, Blickl. Homl. 109, 32. Míne herewíc syndon gebrosnode and gemolsnode my dwellings are decayed and perished, 113, 26.