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byrman

(v.)
Grammar
byrman, p. de; pp. ed

barm ⬩ To ferment with barm, to leaven ⬩ fermentare

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[ Similar entries beorma barm] To ferment with barm, to leaven; fermentare

býwan

(v.)
Grammar
býwan, p. de; pp. ed

To prepare, adorn ⬩ parare, ornare

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To prepare, adorn; parare, ornare Ða ðe beadogrímman býwan sceoldon those who should prepare the war-helmet, Beo. Th. 4507, note; B. 2257

Linked entry: a-býwan

cǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
cǽlan, p. de; pp. ed

To make cold or cool, to cool ⬩ infrigidare

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To make cold or cool, to cool; infrigidare, Cot. 113

Linked entry: ge-cœ́lan

ge-cwísan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cwísan, p. de

To crush

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To crush Sumes þegnes cniht feóll fǽrlíce of his horse ... and swíðe wearð gecwýsed, ꝥ hí wéndon ꝥ hé þǽrrihte sceolde sweltan, Hml. S. 21, 325

Linked entry: cwísan

ge-engan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-engan, p. de

To constrain, distress, vex, trouble

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To constrain, distress, vex, trouble [Ic eom] genirwed and geenged afficior, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 49. Geencgdu anxia, 9, 35

wyrmsan

(v.)
Grammar
wyrmsan, wyrsman; p. de

To produce corrupt matter

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To produce corrupt matter Ðonne se lǽce on untíman lácnaþ wunde, hió wyrmseþ and rotaþ, Past. 21; Swt. 153, 3. Sió wund wolde hálian, æfter ðæm ðe heó wyrmsde (wyrsmde, Cott. MSS.), 36; Swt. 259, 1. Gif hit wille wyrsman, Lchdm. ii. 102, 4

Linked entry: ge-wyrsmed

ymb-hringan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-hringan, p. de.

to ring round, surround, encompass ⬩ to turn round in a ring, wind round

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to ring round, surround, encompass Embhrincþ cingit, Wrt. Voc. .ii. 135, 53. Mé ymbhringde manig yfel circumdederunt me mala, Ps. Th. 39, 13. Mé ymbhringdon sár and sorga and gránung, 17, 4, 5. Mé ymbhringdon swíðe mænige calfru, 21, 10, 14. Míne fýnd

Linked entries: hringan hringian

ymb-scrýdan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-scrýdan, p. de

To clothe

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To clothe Ymbscrýdaþ eów mid Godes wǽpnunge induite vos armaturam Dei (Eph. 6, 11), Homl. Th. ii. 218, 2. Mid hwam gé sýn ymbscrýdde quid induamini, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 25

á-blycgan

(v.)
Grammar
á-blycgan, p. de; pp. -blyged, -blycged.

to get affected by fear, get dismayed ⬩ to get affected by wonder, get amazed, astonished

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to get affected by fear, get dismayed Diriguit, i. obstipuit, horruit, induruit áblycde, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 46. Ðá áblicgde Aman unblíþum andwlitan, and ne mihte ná ácuman ðæs cyninges graman, Hml. A. 100, 265. Hé wearð swíðe þearle áblycged vehementer

á-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
á-brǽdan, p. de

To dilate, extend, spread out

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To dilate, extend, spread out Ábraed múð ðínne dilata os tuum, Ps. Srt. 80, 11. Ðeáh ðe seofon middangeardas sýn ealle onefn ábrǽdde, Salm. K. p. 150, 29. Mid ábrǽdedum handum, Hml. S. 23 b, 701

á-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
á-brǽdan, p. de

To fry

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To fry :— Ábrǽd cicel, Lch. ii. 114, 25

Linked entry: brǽdan

á-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
á-cirran, p. de

To turn away, turn over, change

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To turn away, turn over, change Hú lange ácyrrest ðú avertis ansýne ðín fram mé?, Ps. Spl. T. 12, 1. Hé ácyrde convertit, hí ácyrdon averterunt, ácyrrendum avertente, Bl. Gl. Ácer anséne ðíne fram synnum mínum, Ps. L. 50, 11: Ps. Srt. 53, 7: 101, 3.

Linked entries: a-cerran á-cyrran

á-cwilman

(v.)
Grammar
á-cwilman, p. de

To kill

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To kill Hí hine bysmorlíce ácwylmdon, oftorfedon mid bánum, Chr. 1012; P. 142, 22 note. Sélre ús ys ðæt wé ús sylfe ofsleán, ðonne hig ús yfelum deáðe ácwylmon, Hml. A. 185, 138. Hé hét Pilatum ðám fúlestan deáðe ácwylman, 190, 257. Titus and Vespasianus

Linked entry: cwilman

á-sprengan

(v.)
Grammar
á-sprengan, p. de

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

á-spillan

(v.)
Grammar
á-spillan, p. de

To destroy

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To destroy Áspildon interficerent, Jn. L. 12, 10

á-stellan

(v.)
Grammar
á-stellan, (i, y); p. de

To leap ⬩ rush ⬩ fly off

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To leap, rush, fly off Se þorn, efne swá swá strǽl of bogan ástelleþ, swá hé of þám man áfleáh, Guth. 68, 22. Hé hraþe ástylde (forð árǽsde, v. l.) of his ræste ex lecto prosiliit, Gr. D. 21, 28

á-steóran

(v.)
Grammar
á-steóran, -stýran; p. de

To steer ⬩ guide ⬩ govern

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To steer, guide, govern Þú ástýrst and wildest æallum þís middangearde, Shrn. 168, 9

Linked entry: á-stýran

á-wemman

(v.)
Grammar
á-wemman, p. de.

to disfigure ⬩ to defile

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to disfigure Decennovennalis ... ys gecíged of þrým áwemmedum dǽlum (component parts altered from the forms of the original words), ꝥ ys of decem and novem and annalis, Angl. viii. 325, 17. to defile ꝥ mín sáwle ne seó áwæmmod Hml. A. 172, 63