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of-beátan

(v.)
Grammar
of-beátan, p. -beót; pp. -beáten

To kill by beatingto beat to deathto beat to pieces

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To kill by beating, to beat to death, to beat to pieces Wé hit uneáþe mid ísernum hamerum ofbeóton quam ferreis vix comminuimus malleis, Nar. 21, 6. Claudium mid saglum ofbeótan they beat Claudius to death with clubs, Ors. 2, 6; Swt. 88, 26. Ðæt hí ofbeátun

syrfe

(n.)
Grammar
syrfe, an; f.

A service-treesorbus

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A service-tree; sorbus Of caweldene tó ðære syrfan; ðonne of ðære syrfan tó healwícum, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 262, 13. Ðonon tó ðan wón stocce; and ðǽr tó wuda; ðonon on ða syrfan, vi. 234, 26. Similar entries v. v. next word

holdigean

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>holdian;</b> p. ode. To flay; to em-bowel (?) Man þá hálgan swang and bærnde and swilce ofsticode swín holdode (v. ge-wyrce), Hml. S. 23, 106 : 73. Tó holdigenne, tó befleánne euiscerandum Germ. 393, 109

ofer-flítan

(v.)

to overcome in a contest, to confute

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to overcome in a contest, to confute Hé ðé æt sunde oferflát, hæfde máre mægen, Beo. Th. 1039; B. 517. Ymb done tíman wæs gegaderad iii. hund biscepa and eahtatiéne hiene tó oferflítanne to confute Arius Ors. 6, 30; Swt. 284, 1

on-bígan

(v.)
Grammar
on-bígan, p. de

To cause to bend, to subdue

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To cause to bend, to subdue Heó míne sáwle onbígdon incurvaverunt animam meam, Ps. Th. 56, 7. Heora módes heánesse ealle eorþcyningas onbégan mihton their loftiness of soul could make all the kings of the earth to bend, Blickl. Homl. 119, 21

Linked entry: on-býgan

ge-somnian

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

To assemblecollectcongregarecolligere

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To assemble, collect; congregare, colligere He us to dæge wolde on ðisse tíde gesomnian he wished to assemble us to-day at this time, Blickl. Homl. 139, 31. Gesomna cúe mesa collect cow's dung, L. M. 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 98, 5

óþ-standan

(v.)
Grammar
óþ-standan, I.
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to stop in one&#39;s course, to come to a standstill Ðonne óþstandeþ se blódgyte sóna, Lchdm. i. 88, 10. Sóna ðæt blód óþstænt, 180, 3. Ðæt unstille hweól óþstód, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 32. Ia. metaphorically, to cease to act :-- Gif se hlyst óþstande

a-scacan

(v.)

to shake offto shakebrandishexcutere

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to shake off, to shake, brandish; excutere, Ps. Th. 67, 10

filgst

(v.)
Grammar
filgst, filhst, he filgþ, filhþ

stickest tosticks to

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stickest to, sticks to; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of felgan

for-miltan

(v.)
Grammar
for-miltan, p. te
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To cause to melt Formylte liquefactas, An. Ox. 3976: 2, 278

lendan

(v.)
Grammar
lendan, p. de

To arrive

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To arrive, come to land Man hine lǽdde tó Eligbyrig ... sóna swá hé lende on scype man hine blende he was brought to Ely ... as soon as he arrived he was blinded on board ship, Chr. 1036; Erl. 165, 27; Ælf. Tod. 14

leoþuwǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
leoþuwǽcan, liþewǽcan; p. -wǽhte

to assuagesoften

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To become or to make soft, or pliant, to grow calm, to assuage, soften Liþewǽcaþ brymmas sǽs the surges of the sea become still, Hymn. Lye Liþewǽhte lentesceret, Hpt. Gl. 479, 30. Liþewǽhtan mollescerent, delenirent, 481, 13. Leoþewǽce mitigare, pacificare

bi-scencan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-scencan, p. -scencte, pl. -scencton; pp. -scenced

To give to drinkad potionem dare

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[scencan to give drink, scenc drink] To give to drink; ad potionem dare Ge in wræcsíðe longe lifdon, lége biscencte ye [fallen spirits] have long lived in exile, flame being given [you] to drink, Exon. 41 b; Th. 139, 21; Gú. 596

Linked entries: be-scencan scencan

stefnian

(v.)
Grammar
stefnian, p. ode
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To cite, summon (with dat.) Stefnode man God wine eorle and Harolde eorle tó ðon gemóte ... Ðá hí ðider cómon, ðá stefnede heom man tó gemóte, Chr. 1048; Erl. 180, 3-6. Se cing him steofnode tó Glóweceastre, 1093; Erl. 228, 33

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þiccian

(v.)
Grammar
þiccian, p. ode
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To thicken (trans. and intrans.), to make or to become thick, of persons, to throng Ic ðiccige denso and denseo, Ælfc. Gr. 37; Zup. 220, 8. Þiccaþ densescit, spissat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 94. Ðá þiccodan þider semninga þa Ismahéli, Shrn. 38, 4

ge-healdendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-healdendlic, (?); adj.
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That is to be kept Þa gehealdennelicun (gehealdendlican ? The word glosses custodienda, and its form seems to be due to a confusion of the gerundial tó gehealdenne = custodiendus with an adjective like lufigendlic = amandins ) and þá gelóhgenlican, R

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be-fealdan

to fold uproll upto bendthe bodyto fold up in somethingwrap up to entwine;implicareto involveimplicateto attach

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Add: to fold up, roll up Heofon biþ befealden swá swá bóc, Bl. H. 91, 25. Befalden swé swé geteld convoluta quasi tabernaculum, Ps. Srt. ii. p. 184, 30. to bendthe body (?):-- Befealden (-feallen?) tó Hǽlendes cneówum hé cwæþ, Bl. H. 87, 36. to fold

be-dícian

(v.)
Grammar
be-dícian, p. ode ; pp. od ; v. a.

To REDIKEto moundto fortify with a moundaggere munire

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To REDIKE, to mound, to fortify with a mound; aggere munire Bedícodon ða buruh útan they embanked the city without, Chr. 1016; Th. 280, 8, col. 1

forþ-steallian

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-steallian, p. ode; pp. od

To come to passposthac lŏcum hăbēre

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To come to pass; posthac lŏcum hăbēre Sceal seó wyrd swá ðeáh forþsteallian that event shall yet come to pass, Cd. 109; Th. 144, 15; Gen. 2390

Linked entry: steallian

stépan

(v.)
Grammar
stépan, p. te
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To cause to take a step, to initiate Gistoepid initiatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 112, 2. Gestéped, gehálgodne initiatum, 45, 70. Cf. stæppan; p. stóp. v. (?) on-stépan

Linked entry: on-stépan