deorcian
To darken, to grow dark ⬩ obscurāre, obscūre facĕre
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To darken, to grow dark; obscurāre, obscūre facĕre
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ge-swyrfan
to file off ⬩ to polish ⬩ elimare,
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to file off, to polish; elimare, Cot. 71
Ácan-tún
Acton, Suffolk
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Acton, Suffolk Ðæt hit cymþ to Ácantúne; fram Ácantúne [MS. Ácyn-túne] ðæt hit cymþ to Rigindúne till it comes to Acton; from Acton till it comes to Rigdon, Th. Diplm. A. D. 972 ; 525, 22-24
mis-þeón
To succeed badly ⬩ to fail to improve ⬩ to degenerate
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To succeed badly, to fail to improve, to degenerate Ic misþeó degenero, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 29. Misþíhþ degenerat, ii. 138, 36. Misthágch degeneraverat, 106, 30. Misþáh, 25, 36: Exon. 95 a; Th. 354. 39; Reim. 58
mis-tyhtan
to incite or persuade to what is wrong ⬩ dissuade
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to incite or persuade to what is wrong, dissuade Hig ðæt folc mistihton murmurare fecerant multitudinem, Num. 14, 36. Hé cwæþ tó ðám mágum ðe ða martyras mistihton ( urged them to renounce Christianity ), Homl. Skt. 5, 69
a-fliéman
To cause to flee ⬩ to banish
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To cause to flee, to banish Síe he afliémed let him be [as one] banished, L. Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 60, 17
a-wurþan
To cease to be ⬩ become insipid or worthless ⬩ evanescere
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To cease to be, become insipid or worthless; evanescere Ðæt ge awurþaþ [wurþaþ MS.] that ye perish [cease to be ], Deut. 4, 26
in-standendlíc
Present
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Present, of to-day Hláf úre instondenlíce sel ús tó dæge give us to-day our daily bread, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 6, 11
mis-gíman
to fail to take care ⬩ to neglect
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to fail to take care, to neglect Gif preóst sceare misgýme beardes oððe feaxes, L. N. P. L. 34; Th. ii. 294, 27
be-tyran
To BETAR, to smear over
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To BETAR, to smear over, to stain a dark colour; pice liquida inficere, q. d. pullo vel bætico colore imbuere,Æqu. vern. 2
ge-lýfan
To make dear
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To make dear [leóf] Dryhtne gelýfde endeared to the Lord [faithful to the Lord,] [Th.], Exon. 32 a; Th. 100, 22; Cri. 1645
bí-leofian
To support
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To support Féng hé tó medmycclan bigleofan, þæt wæs tó þám berenan hláfe, and þone þigede and his líf bíleofode, Guth. 34, 7
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riht-líf
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Add: a life of lawful matrimony Fón mágas tó and weddian heora magan tó wífe and tó rihtlífe, Ll. Th. i. 254, 20
brecan
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1 γγ. of ground, to make uneven, to intersect with ravines Tó brocenan beorge; of brocenan beorge, C. D. B. ii. 245, 34
ge-hón
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Substitute: <b>ge-hón</b> to hang (trans. ). to fasten to an object above Genim þás wyrte, and gehóh hý tó ðǽre hýfe, Lch. i. 98, i. to fasten to a cross, crucify Gehéngon hine crucifixerunt eum Mt. L. 27, 36. ꝥte e Mæhte ic hafo gehóa ðec
ge-felgan
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
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
eácnian
To increase, to be augmented, to become pregnant, to bring forth ⬩ augēri, concipĕre, parturīre
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To increase, to be augmented, to become pregnant, to bring forth; augēri, concipĕre, parturīre Ellen eácnade the fortitude increased, Exon. 94 b; Th. 353, 51; Reim. 31: Ps. Spl. 7, 15. Eácniende wíf muliĕrem prægnantem, Ex. 21, 22
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fón
to take ⬩ catch ⬩ to take ⬩ arrest ⬩ apprehend ⬩ to get ⬩ gain ⬩ to get ⬩ suffer ⬩ experience ⬩ to begin ⬩ to begin ⬩ to take ⬩ to set about ⬩ undertake ⬩ to attack ⬩ to begin at ⬩ to take ⬩ take ⬩ to set to work at ⬩ deal with ⬩ receive ⬩ accept ⬩ to take ⬩ to take ⬩ take possession of ⬩ to take ⬩ to take ⬩ undertake ⬩ to take ⬩ to take to ⬩ allow of ⬩ to take to ⬩ to take to ⬩ join battle ⬩ to join together ⬩ to struggle with
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Add: trans. Ꝥ sý fang[e]n ut reprehendatur. An. Ox. 27. 21 to take, catch Hwæt féhst þú on sǽ? . . . wilt þú fón sumne hwæl?. Coll. M. 24, 7, 15. Swá swá man deór oððe fugelas féht, Solil. H. 46, 11. Hý fóð þá wildan hránas mid, Ors. 1; S. 18, 12. Þonne