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á

(n.)
Grammar
á, indecl; f.

A law ⬩ lex

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A law; lex Dryhtnes á the Lord's law Andr. Recd. 2387; An. 1196

a

(prep.)
Grammar
a, prep. acc.

To ⬩ for ⬩ in

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To, for; in A worlda world to or in an age of ages ; in seculorum seculum, Ps. Th. 18, 8, = on worlda world, Ps. Lamb. 20, 5, = on worulda world, Ps. Th. 103, 6

Á

(adv.)
Grammar
Á, aa, aaa; adv.

Always ⬩ ever ⬩ for ever ⬩ ever ⬩ semper ⬩ unquam ⬩ usque

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Án God á on écnysse one God to all eternity [lit. one God ever, in eternity ], Homl. Th. ii. 22, 32. Á on écnisse usque in æternum, Jos. 4, 7. Ic á ne geseah 'I not ever saw' = I never saw, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 10; Gen. 375.

Linked entry: ÁWA

á ðe

Grammar
á ðe, á ðý

Ever the ⬩ unquam eo

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Ever the; unquam eo Á ðe, á ðý deórwyrþran ever the more precious, Bt. 14, 2 ; Fox 44, 2. Á ðý má ever the more, Bt. 40, 2 ; Fox 236, 30. Á ðý betera ever the better, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 9

A

(prefix)
Grammar
A, A. It is not necessary to speak of the form of what are often called Anglo-Saxon letters, as all Teutonic, Celtic, and Latin manuscripts of the same age are written in letters of the same form. There is one exception: the Anglo-Saxons had, with great propriety, two different letters for the two distinct sounds of our th: the hard þ in thin and sooth, and the soft ð in thine and soo
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Occasionally á becomes oe in English; as Dá a doe, fá a foe, tá toe, wá woe; but the oe, in these words, has the sound of o in no. The same may be said of oa in oak, goad.

a

(prep.)
Grammar
a, prep. Omit:Ps. Th. 18, 8 belongs to <b>á</b>.

-a

(suffix)
Grammar
-a, affixed to words, denotes

A person ⬩ an agent ⬩ actor

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A person, an agent, or actor, hence, All nouns ending in a are masculine, and make the gen. in an; as from Cum come [thou], cuma a person who comes, or a guest: Swíc deceive [thou], swica a traitor: Worht wrought, wyrhta a workman, wright: Fóregeng foregoing

á

(adv.)
Grammar
á, <b> (ó);</b> adv.
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Ever.Add: &lt;b&gt;A.&lt;/b&gt; always; semper. in reference to eternity, alone Ealle gesceafta woldon á bión; ǽlcere wuhte is gecynde ðæt hit wilnige ðæt hit á sié, Bt. 34, 12; F. 152, 18. defined by adverbs Á forþ éce, Az. 112.

á

(prep.)
Grammar
á, = on
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Á felda in agro, Chrd. 68, 1

á

Grammar
á, ever. <b>B. IV.</b>
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Á má gebróðra fratrem alium, Gen. 43, 6. Add

á-

(prefix)

a-yrnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-yrnan, he -yrnþ ; p. -arn, pl. -urnon ; pp. -urnen [a out, yrnan to run]

To run over ⬩ to pass or go over ⬩ pass ⬩ go ⬩ præterire ⬩ decurrere

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To run over, to pass or go over, pass, go ; præterire, decurrere To náhte híg becumaþ swá swá a-yrnende wæter ad nihilum devenient tamquam aqua decurrens, Ps. Lamb. 57, 8.

Linked entry: a-urnen

a-ídlian

(v.)
Grammar
a-ídlian, -igan; p. ode, ude; pp. od, ad, ud

To make useless ⬩ vain ⬩ to empty ⬩ annul ⬩ profane ⬩ irritum facere ⬩ frustrari ⬩ exinanire ⬩ cassare ⬩ profanare

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To make useless, vain, to empty, annul, profane; irritum facere, frustrari, exinanire, cassare, profanare Ic a-ídlige frustror, Ælfc. Gr. 25 ; Som. 26, 63. A-ídlian cassare, Cot. 43: 204: 179.

Linked entry: a-ýdlian

a-ýtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-ýtan, p. -ýtte; pp. -ýted [a from, ýtan = -utian to out]

To expel ⬩ drive out ⬩ expellere

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To expel, drive out; expellere He ðá a-ýtte ða Swegen út he then drove Sweyn out, Chr. 1047 ; Th. 304, 4, col. 2

a-ebbian

(v.)
Grammar
a-ebbian, p. a-ebbode; pp. aebbad, ge-ebbod; v. intrans.

To ebb away ⬩ recede ⬩ recedere

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To ebb away, recede; recedere Ðæt wæter wæs a-ebbad [a-ebbod MS. C. T; ge-ebbod Cant.] feala furlanga from ðám scipum the water had ebbed many furlongs from the ships, Chr. 897; Ing. 123, 19

a-hneápan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hneápan, p. -hneóp, pl. -hneópon; pp. -hneápen

To pluck off ⬩ decarpere

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To pluck off; decarpere Heó of beáme a-hneóp wæstm biweredne she plucked from the tree the prohibited fruit, Exon. 45 a; Th. 153, 2; Gú. 819

Linked entry: hneápan

a-ládian

(v.)
Grammar
a-ládian, [a from, ládian to clear]

To excuse ⬩ to make excuse for ⬩ excusare

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To excuse, to make excuse for; excusare Hú mágon hí hí a-ládigen [MS. Cot. aládian] how can they excuse themselves? Bt. 41, 3; Fox 248, 21

a-eargian

(v.)
Grammar
a-eargian, p. ode, ade; pp. od [a, eargian torpescere]

To become slothful ⬩ segnis fieri

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To become slothful; segnis fieri Hý ondrédan, gif hí hwílum ne wunnon, ðæt hý tó raðe a-eargadon they dreaded, if they did not sometimes wage war, that they should too soon become slothful, Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100, 20

a-leódan

(v.)
Grammar
a-leódan, p. -leád, pl. -ludon; pp. -loden [a, leódan to spring]

To grow ⬩ germinare ⬩ crescere

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To grow; germinare, crescere Ðe under lyfte a-loden wurde what was grown up under heaven, Exon. 128a; Th. 493, 5; Rä. 81, 25: Ps. Th. 106, 36

a-ídlan

(v.)
Grammar
a-ídlan, p. ede; pp. ed.

To become idle ⬩ free from ⬩ vacare ⬩ To profane ⬩ profanare

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v. intrans. To become idle, free from; vacare Ðá gegyrelan from hǽlo gife ne a-ídledon indumenta a gratia curandi non vacarunt, Bd. 4, 31; S. 611, 6. v. trans.