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tó-fillan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-fillan, p. de

To cause to fall in different directions,to demolish,destroy,break to pieces

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To cause to fall in different directions, to demolish, destroy, break to pieces God heáfdas feónda gescǽneþ and tófylleþ feaxes scádan ðe hér on scyldum swǽrum eodon Deus conquassabit capita inimicorum suorum; verticem capilli perambulantium in delictis

út-lendisc

(adj.)
Grammar
út-lendisc, adj.

Outlandishforeigna stranger

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Hig noldon ðæt útlendiscum þeódum wǽre ðes eard þurh ðæt ðe swíðor gerýmed ðe hí heom sylfe ǽlc óðerne forfóre, Chr. 1052; Erl. 184, 31. útlændisce hider in tihte, 959; Erl. 121, 3

BESMA

(n.)
Grammar
BESMA, besema, an; m.

A BESOM, brooma rodscopæ, virga

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Bos. 11, 25 he fyndith it [hous] clensid with beesmes, Wyc. h He [Brutus] hý [his fíf suna] hét gebindan, and mid besman swingan he [Brutus] gave orders to bind them [his five sons], and scourge them with rods [virgis cecidit, Hav.]

Linked entries: bysm bisme besema

ge-bregdan

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ǽlc þǽra þinga þe þú wið God ágylte, Wlfst. 249, 3. to feign Heó gebrǽd hí seóce (cf.

tó-fleógan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-fleógan, p. -fleág, pl. -flugon; pp. -flogen.

to fly asunder,fly to piecesto fly apart,to crack,have breakings out (of a diseased body)

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to fly asunder, fly to pieces slóh ða næddran, ðæt heó on viiii tófleáh he struck the adder so that it flew into nine pieces, Lchdm. iii. 34, 26. to fly apart, to crack, have breakings out (of a diseased body) Wið hreófe and wið tóflogen líe for

Linked entry: fleógan

on-findan

(v.)
Grammar
on-findan, p. -fand, -funde.

to find out, discover, detectto find out from experience, become aware of, perceive, be sensible ofto meet with, experience, suffer

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Heó onfunden wæs men were aware of her presence, Beo. Th. 2591; B. 1293. to meet with, experience, suffer weán oft onfond, Exon. Th. 377, 16; Deor. 4

LÚTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LÚTAN, p. leát; pl. luton; pp. loten

To loutbowstoop

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árás and ðá tó eorþan leát he rose up, and then bowed to the ground, Guthl. 17; Gdwin. 74, 7. leát tó ðæs cáseres eáre he bent down to the emperor's ear, Homl. Th. i. 376, 28.

ge-þolian

(v.)
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S.) hér sustinete hic, Mk.

CLOCCIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CLOCCIAN, ode; od

To CLUCK, sighglocire, glocitare, singultire, bombum sive sonitum edere

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To CLUCK, sigh; glocire, glocitare, singultire, bombum sive sonitum edere Ðeáh seó bródige henn sárlíce cloccige though the brooding hen sorely cluck, Bridf. 76

á-meldian

(v.)
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hine nolde ámeldian ðám éhterum, 19, 37. Ús ne gebyraðtó ameldigenne ðá scyldigan, Hml. Th. ii. 492, 3. wearð ámeldod fram his ágenum fæder, 500, 6. wearð ámeldod ( the lot fell upon him ), Jos. 7, 18.

marma

(n.)
Grammar
marma, an; m.

Marble

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Marble Heó hæfþ hwítes marman (marbran, MS. H.) bleoh it has the colour of white marble, Herb. 51, 1; Lchdm. i. 154, 14

god-gild

(n.)
Grammar
god-gild, -gield, -geld, -gyld, gode-gild, es; n.
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Ðæt he gulde ðǽm hǽðnum godgyldum that he should sacrifice to heathen idols, Shrn. 101, 1: Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 13. He heora godgieldum eallum wiðsóc he renounced all their idols, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 78, 4.

Linked entry: god-gyld

helpe

(n.)
Grammar
helpe, an, f.

Help

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Help Gif ðás fultumas ne sýn helpe if these remedies are no help, L. M. 2, 48; Lchdm. ii. 262, 15. [Or should this be placed under help?] him helpan ne mæg ǽnige gefremman he can give him no help, Beo. Th. 4888; B. 2448

Linked entry: HELP

ge-hírsumian

(v.)
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Take here <b>ge-hýrsumian</b> in Dict. and add: to obey a person Gif hí gehírsumedon heora Scippende on riht, Ælfc. T. Grn. 3, 7. Ús ne hét ná se Hǽlend him gehýrsumian ús tó forwyrde, Hml. A. j, 124.

hátan

Grammar
hátan, Add: <b>I a.</b> with acc. and infin.
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</b> verb of motion implied by a preposition :-- Hét (héht, v. l.) his lǽce tó him uocauit medicum, Bd. 5, 6 ; Sch. 581, 6. to promise Ðá ðing ðe tó Gode hétt (Gode gehét, v. l. ), Past. 84, 17.

ge-stincan

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Swylce we . . . gestincen (odoramus) þá æppla . . . þéh hí ne cúðe gestincan (odorare), 256, 18. Heó cwæð ꝥ heó nǽfre ǽr náht swilces ne gestunce, S. 4, 349. Add

febrig

(adj.)
Grammar
febrig, adj.

Feverishfebrĭcŭlōsus

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Feverish; febrĭcŭlōsus Gif he sý febrig if he be feverish, Herb. 1, 28; Lchdm. i. 78, 26

eówian

(v.)
Grammar
eówian, p. ode; pp. od

To shewostendĕre

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Ðá hét he his tungan forþdón of his múþe, and him eówian linguam prōferre ex ōre, ac sĭbi ostendĕre jussit, Bd. 5, 2; S. 615, 6

Linked entry: iówian

ancra

(n.)
Grammar
ancra, an anchor.
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Hét hym gebyndan ánne ancran on his sweoran . . . se ancra wæs big geseted, Shrn. 150, 19-24: Hml. Th. i. 564, 7, 22. Mid fæstum geþances ancran, Angl. xiii. 367, 34. Hig brúdon úp heora ancran, Chr. 1052; P. 180, 16. Add

weornian

(v.)
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Rómeburuh byð geswenced ꝥ heó weornað and brosnað in hire sylfre Roma fatigata in semetipsa marcescet, Gr. D. 134, 2. Eall weornige swá sýre (syer, MS.) wudu weornie, Lch. i. 384, 13.