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hlæstan

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hlǽnian

(v.)
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Lǽnede marcebat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 64. Add

hlǽnian

(v.)
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hlǽnian, p. ode

To make lean to become lean

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To make lean or to become lean Ðæt hé his líchoman hlǽnige ut caro maceretur, Past. 14, 6; Swt. 87, 17. Ðonne ðæt flǽsc hlǽnaþ dum carnem macerant, 43, 6; Swt. 313, 20

hlæstan

Similar entry: ge-hlæstan

hlǽnan

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hlǽnan

(v.)
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hlǽnan, p. de

To cause to lean, to incline

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To cause to lean, to incline: Siððan hý tógædere gáras hlǽndon after they had inclined their spears together, Exon. 66 b; Th. 246, 18; Jul. 63

Linked entry: hlinian

be-hlæstan

(v.)

to load a shipnavem onerare

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to load a ship; navem onerare

ge-hlǽnian

(v.)

to make leanthin

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to make lean, thin

Linked entry: hlǽnian

ge-hlæstan

(v.)
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ge-hlæstan, p. -hlæste; pp. -hlæsted, -hlæst

To loadadorn

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To load, adorn Mid ðý hí þæt scyp gehlæsted hæfdon when they had freighted the ship. Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, 17 : Exon. 52 a; Th. 182, 8; Gú. 1307. Ða eádigan mægþ beágum gehlyste the blessed maid adorned with rings, Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 30; Jud. 36

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ge-hlæstan

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Hé hét his scip mid hwǽte gehlæstan, and mid micclum gewihte goldes and seolfes, and mid reáfum, Ap. Th. 6, 3. Add

ge-hlǽnian

(v.)
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Gehlǽnian macerare Wrt. Voc. ii. 96, 34: 57, 16. Gehlǽnedum macilento 54, 61. Add

ofer-hlæstan

(v.)

to overload

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to overload Mid ðære herehýþe Rómáne oferhlæstan heora scipa, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 176, 18, 27. Hié (the ships) mon ne mehte mid monnum oferhlæstan 5, 13; Swt. 246, 11

Linked entry: hlæstan

a-hlǽnan

(v.)
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a-hlǽnan, p. de; pp. ed [a, hlǽnan to lean]

To set himself upexsurgere

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To set himself up; exsurgere Se ðe hine selfne þurh oferhygda up ahlǽneþ he who through presumption sets himself up, Exon. 84a; Th. 316, 24; Mód. 53

be-hlǽnan

(v.)

to beset by leaning anything against anotheracclinando circumdare

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to beset by leaning anything against another; acclinando circumdare

Linked entries: bi-hlǽman hlǽnan

bi-hlǽman

(v.)

to fall uponstrepitu obruere

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to overwhelm with noise, to fall upon; strepitu obruere Ðonne foldbúende se micla dæg meahtan Dryhtnes mægne bihlǽmeþ then the great day of the mighty Lord will fall with might upon the earth's inhabitants, Exon, 20 b; Th. 54, 18; Cri. 870

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be-hlǽman

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be-hlǽnan

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Add: to surround, encompass Foldbúende se micla dæg mægne bihlǽneð (-hlæmeð, MS.), swá þeóf hæleð forféhð slǽpe gebundne, Cri. 870. Eal engla werod behlǽnað (cf. embtrymmað. Wlfst. 137, 15) ðone Metod, Dóm. L. 116

bi-hlǽman

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be-hlǽman

(v.)

to overwhelm with noisestrepitu obruere

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to overwhelm with noise; strepitu obruere

bi-hlǽnan

(v.)
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bi-hlǽnan, p. de; pp. ed

acclinando circumdare

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To surround or beset by leaning anything against another; acclinando circumdare Lǽmen fæt wudu-beámum, holte bihlǽnan [bilænan MS.] an earthen vessel with forest trees, with wood beset, Exon. 74 a; Th. 277, 7; Jul. 577

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