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be-fician

(v.)

to deceiveto go rounddecipere

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

Linked entry: fician

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,

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

cirran

(v.)
Grammar
cirran, de; ed

To turnvertere

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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 onedŭbium 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

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

æt-clifian

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

To cleave toadhereadhærere

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

aweg-aferian

(v.)

to carry awayto cart awayevehere

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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 comparecompărāre

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

Linked entry: metan

for-gyltan

(v.)

to become guiltyto commitcommittĕre

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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 entry: dýdan

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

þreátnian

(v.)
Grammar
þreátnian, p. ode

To urgeforcecompel

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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

dweoligan

(v.)
Grammar
dweoligan, part.dweoligende

To err errāre

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To err; errāre Hí to ðám dweoligendum lǽcedómum deófolgylde efeston they hastened to the erring cures of idolatry, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 7

et-felgan

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

To cleave or stick to, adhere adhærére

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To cleave or stick to, adhere; adhærére Ná etfilgþ me heorte þweor a wicked heart cleaves not to me, Ps. Spl. T. 100, 4

forþ-gestapan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-gestapan, p. -gestóp, pl. -gestópon; pp. -gestapen

To step forthprogrĕdi

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To step forth; progrĕdi He to forþgestóp dracan heáfde neáh he had stept forth near to the dragon's head, Beo. Th. 4568; B. 2289

ge-lédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lédan, p. -lédde; pp. -léded, -lédd

To leaddŭcĕre

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To lead; dŭcĕre Ðe ic hebbe to helle hám gelédde which I have led home to hell, Cd. 215; Th. 270, 11; Sat. 88

Linked entry: ge-lédd