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for-losian

(v.)

to destroy

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to destroy Tó forlosanne hine ad perdendum eum, Mt. L. 2, 13

Linked entry: losian

riht-líf

(n.)
Grammar
riht-líf, es; n.

A right life

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A right life Wýf tó onfónne tó rihtlífe, Lchdm. iii. 176, 22

scillan

(v.)

to cause to sound

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to cause to sound Scyllendre concrepante, scyllende concrepans, Hpt. Gl. 518, 48

Linked entries: scellan scill

DEORFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DEORFAN, ic deorfe, ðú dyrfst, he dyrfþ, pl. deorfaþ; p. dearf, pl. durfon; pp. dorfen

To labour ⬩ laborāre

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To labour; laborāre Ne wiðcweðe ic to deorfenne gyt, gif ic nýdbehéfe eom gyt ðínum folce I refuse not to labour still, if I am yet needful to thy people, Homl. Th. ii. 516, 26. Þearle ic deorfe I labour very much, Coll, Monast. 19, 13

Linked entry: mán-deorf

beód-lǽs

(n.)
Grammar
beód-lǽs, e; f.
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Table-allowance, provisions contributed to a mo-nastery Ðæt ( a list of provisions to be granted has just been given ) sié simle tó hígum beódlése (hígum tó beódlése?) ymb twelf mónað ágefen, Cht. Th. 474, 6. Cf. beód, <b>Ib,</b> beód-ern

Linked entry: lǽs

heáfod-beorg

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-beorg, es; m.
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A chief hill (?) On cissan beorg middanweardne . . . ; swá tó heáfodbeorge westeweardon, C. D. v. 179, 26-30. Ðis synt ðá landes meǽre tó Bryningtúne. Ǽrest on heáfdbeorh; ðonne on wyrtwalan . . . swá tó herpaðe; andlang herpaðes tó Imman beorge ; of

on-wille

(adj.)
Grammar
on-wille, adj.

Desired

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Desired 'Ac gé hine gesundne ásettaþ ðǽr gé hine sylfne genóman' ... Ongon ðá leófne síð dragan Dryhtnes cempa tó ðam onwillan eorþan dǽle to the hermitage to which he (Guthlac) desired to go, and from which the fiends had removed him, Exon. Th. 145,

hlípe

(n.)
Grammar
hlípe, an; f.
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a place to leap from, a place to mount a horse from. Similar entries v. hleápan; II a. Take here passage under hlýpa in Dict. a place to jump over On hlýpan; of hlýpan. Cht. Crw. 3, 14. Tó hindehlýpan, C. D. iii. 385, 29. On ðone holan weg æt hindehlýpan

Linked entries: hlíp hlýpa

ge-ánlǽcan

(v.)

to unite ⬩ unite ⬩ To join together ⬩ to get together, collect, assemble

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Add: to unite one person to another, unite persons as associates Feówer þeóda hine underféngon tó hláforde, Peohtas and Bryttas, Scottas and Angli, swá swá God hí geánlǽhte tó ðám, Hml. S. 26, 107. Hé wearð geánlǽht mid geleáfan tó ðám hálgan were, 19

ge-teón

(v.)
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Add: to draw together Gewyrce and tó getió con-trahat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 43. with idea of horizontal movement, to draw along, pull, drag: — Óðri ðegnas on scip cuómon and drógon ł getugun ðára fisca segni, Jn. L. 21, 8. Ic wæs getogen þurh þisse ceastre

ge-cyrran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cyrran, p. de; pp. ed.

to turn ⬩ convert ⬩ vertere ⬩ convertere ⬩ to turn [one's self] ⬩ go ⬩ return ⬩ verti ⬩ reverti ⬩ ire

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to turn, convert; vertere, convertere We sceolan ða wundor gecyrran on sóðfæstnesse geleáfan we must apply those wonders to the belief in the truth, Blickl. Homl. 17, 10. Ic gecyrre feónd mínne converto inimicum meum, Ps. Spl. 9, 3. Manega israhela bearna

sweltend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sweltend-líc, adj.

Ready to die, about to die

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Ready to die, about to die Se wæs sweltendlíc erat moriturus (ready to die, A. V.), Lk. Skt. 7, 2. Wambe sweltendlíces flǽsces uentrem moriture carnis, Scint. 53, 2

a-scealian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scealian, p. ode; pp. od [a from, scealu a scale]

To pull off the scales or bark ⬩ to scale ⬩ bark ⬩ decorticare

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To pull off the scales or bark, to scale, bark; decorticare, Cot. 79

hwítan

(v.)

to polish

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to make white, to polish, Exon. 95 a; Th. 354, 48; Reim. 62

óþ-clífan

(v.)
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to cleave to, adhere Him sár óclífeþ, Exon. Th. 78, l; Cri. 1267

óþ-ícan

(v.)
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to add to Ótéctun addiderunt. Ps. Surt. 68, 2 7. Cf. æt-ýcan

beald

(adj.)
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Tó beald (bald, v.l.) and tó scomleás presumptione percussus, Past. 61, 2. Add

be-windan

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Add: Heáfe bewindan to encompass with grief, to grieve about, Gn. Ex. 150

gafol-hwitel

Grammar
gafol-hwitel, l. -hwítel

a whittle or blanket to be paid to the lord as a tax.

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a whittle or blanket to be paid to the lord as a tax

á-smúgan

(v.)

to investigate

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to investigate Hí synt tó ásmúganne mid scrútniendre scrutnunge, Angl. viii. 302, 35

Linked entry: smúgan