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ge-laþian

(v.)
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Add: to call, summon. construction uncertain Gelaðade adhibuit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 40. Gelaðode, 4, 49. to summon a person, call together people Gelaðige ( convocet ) se abbod eal þæt gefére, R. Ben. 15, 5. Gelaðian arcessire (pedissequas ), Wrt. Voc

Linked entry: laþian

ge-fultuman

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Add Gefultumaþ suppeditent, i. subministrent, An. Ox. 16, 91. Ðe is gefultumad qui adjuvatur, Kent. Gl. 657. to help Gode gefultumiendum, Chr. 797; P. 57, 31. to help an object (dat. ) Wé gefultumað úrum ondgite, Past. 69, 13. to help to something,

be-fician

(v.)

to deceive ⬩ to go round ⬩ decipere

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to deceive, to go round; decipere, Off. Episc. 8

Linked entry: fician

ge-felgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-felgan, p. -fealh, pl. -fulgon; pp. -folgen

To stick to ⬩ inhærēre

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To stick to; inhærēre He ðære godspellícan láre georne gefealh he earnestly stuck to the gospel lore, Bd. 3, 22; S. 552, 43

wóperian

(v.)
Grammar
wóperian, p. ode

To wail ⬩ lament

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To wail, lament Ða cleopode seó ungesǽlige wóperiende him tó: ' Eálá, help mín, wildeór mé habbaþ forneán tó-slyten,' Homl. Ass. 196, 32

in-sting

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Him mon betǽhte þá þreó land tó innstinge inn tó Defenum ( to be under the authority of Devonshire ), Cht. Crw. 19, 16. Add

cirran

(v.)
Grammar
cirran, de; ed

To turn ⬩ vertere

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To turn; vertere Him cirde to Þurferþ eorl earl Thurferth turned to him, Chr. 921; Erl. 107, 27: Invent. Crs. Recd. 1833; El. 915

ge-tweónian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tweónian, p. ode; pp. od; v. impers.

To seem doubtful to any one ⬩ dŭbium vĭdēri alĭcui

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To seem doubtful to any one; dŭbium vĭdēri alĭcui Getweónode hí hwæðer ... it seemed doubtful to them whether..., Ors. 1, 14; Bos. 37, 28

Linked entry: tweónian

in-byrde

(adj.)
Grammar
in-byrde, adj.
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Born in a master's house Dunne wæs inbyrde tó Hǽðfelda Dunne belonged by birth to Hatfield, Chart. Th. 650, 28. Wífús and Dunne and Seoloce syndan inbyrde tó Hǽðfelda, 649. 33. Ða inberðan menn tó Eblesburnan, 152, 8

Linked entry: in-berþ

on-willan

(v.)

to cause to boil; fig. to cause passion or emotion to be violent

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to cause to boil; fig. to cause passion or emotion to be violent Ðá wæs eft swá ǽr ealdfeónda níþ onwylleð then again as before hot waxed the hate of former foes, Exon. Th. 125, 30; Gú. 362

Linked entry: on-wyllan

þreátnian

(v.)
Grammar
þreátnian, p. ode

To urge ⬩ force ⬩ compel

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To urge, force, compel For hwilcum ðingum neádaþ se deófol eów ðæt gé cristene men tó his biggengum ðreátniaþ for what reasons does the devil compel you to force Christian men to his worship? Homl. Th. i. 424, 3

riht-lǽcan

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Add:(?) : to agree, be fitting Gehwǽrlǽcan ł riht-[lǽcan] congruant, i. conueniant (quamvis gymnicorum exempla . . . rite congruant ad comparationem eorum, Ald. 3, 23), An. Ox. 66. Rihtlǽcan seems doubtful here, as the verb elsewhere is transitive, and

ge-hwirfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hwirfan, ge-hweorfan.
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Take here <b>ge-hwyrfan</b> in Dict. and add trans. to cause to go, to transfer from one place to another Hé hine áscéd of ðǽm worldríce and hine gehwirfde (-hwyrfde, v. l. ) tó ungesceádwísum neátum, Past. 38, 23. Gehwyrfede translati (de

Linked entry: ge-hweorfan

æt-clifian

(v.)
Grammar
æt-clifian, p. ode; pp. od; v. intrans.

To cleave to ⬩ adhere ⬩ adhærere

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To cleave to, adhere; adhærere, Ps. Vos. 101, 6

aweg-aferian

(v.)

to carry away ⬩ to cart away ⬩ evehere

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to carry away, to cart away; evehere, Cot. 205

efen-metan

(v.)
Grammar
efen-metan, v. trans.

To make equal, to compare ⬩ compărāre

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To make equal, to compare; compărāre, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: metan

for-gyltan

(v.)

to become guilty ⬩ to commit ⬩ committĕre

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to become guilty, to commit; committĕre. Scint. Ben. Lye

dídan

(v.)
Grammar
dídan, p. de
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To put to death; Ll. Th. i. 172, 13

Linked entries: dýdan ge-díþan

ge-mangian

(v.)
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For 'to traffic, trade' substitute 'to gain by traffic.'

ge-scunian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scunian, ge-scynian.
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to detest. v. scunian; to fear, Rtl. 32, 9

Linked entry: ge-scynian