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a-wyrdan

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
a-wyrdan, -werdan; p. -wyrde; pp. -wyrded, -wyrd; v. trans.
Wright's OE grammar
§239; §530;
To injure, corrupt, destroy; lædere, corrumpere, vitiare, violare
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  • Ðe he sylf awyrde

    whom he himself had injured,

    • Homl. Th. i. 4, 24
    • .
  • Æðeling manig wundum awyrded

    many a noble injured with wounds,

    • Beo. Th. 2230
    • ;
    • B. 1113
    • .
  • Gif spræc awyrd weorþ

    if speech be injured,

    • L. Ethb. 52 ; Th. i. 16, 5
    • .
  • Ðýlæs hí [scil. wæstmas] rénes scúr awyrde

    lest the shower of rain should destroy them [i. e. the fruits ],

    • Exon. 59 b ; Th. 215, 2
    • ;
    • Ph. 247
    • .
Etymology
[
O. H. Ger. ar-wartian violare, vitiare, fædare, adulterare, corrumpere, depravare
.]
Derived forms
wyrdan
Linked entries
v.  a-werdan a-wierdan a-wirdan.
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