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a-spyrian

  • verb [ weak ]
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a-spyrian, -spyrigan, -spyrigean; p. ede; pp. ed
To search, explore, trace, discover, explain; investigare, indagare, explorare, enucleare
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  • Se ðe nele, be his andgites mǽðe, ða bóclícan gewritu aspyrian, hú hí to Criste belimpaþ

    he who will not, according to the measure of his understanding, search the book-writings, how they refer to Christ,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 284, 30
    • .
  • Aspyrige hit út

    let him trace it out,

    • L. Ath. iv. 2 ; Th. i. 222, 14, note 33
    • .
  • Ðæt mihte ðæra twegra tweón aspyrian

    that might discover the difference of the two,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 870
    • ;
    • Sal. 434
    • :
    • Elen. Kmbl. 932
    • ;
    • El. 467
    • .
  • Ic aspyrige

    enucleo,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 26, 6; Som. 29, 18
    • :
    • Ps. Th. 105, 2
    • .
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v.  a-sperian a-spirian a-spyrgan.
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