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alíhtan

(v.)
Grammar
alíhtan, p. -líhte, pl. -líhton; pp. -líhted; v. a. [a, líhtan to light]

To enlightenilluminare

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To enlighten; illuminare Híg alíhton ða eorþan illuminent terram, Gen. 1, 15

a-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-líhtan, p. -líhte

To ALIGHTdesilire

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To ALIGHT ; desilire Ic of alíhte desilio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 3; Som. 34, 44

Linked entry: a-lýhtan

á-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
á-líhtan, to alight.
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Add: to lighten, relieve, alleviate Álíht leuigat, Scint. 11. 2. Hé manega þe unrihtlíce fram yflum démum genyþrode wǽron álýhte. Hml. S. 30, 8. Álíhte, gehýþegode expedita libera, leuigata, Germ. 391, 33. to alight, descend Zachéus swiftlíce of ðám

á-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
á-líhtan, <b>. II.</b>
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Se þegen alýhte of his cræte, Hml. Th. i. 400, 25. Add

aliésan

(v.)
Grammar
aliésan, part. aliésend.

to redeem

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to redeem;

alisian

(v.)
Grammar
alisian, = ahsian; p. ode; pp. od

To askinterrogate

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To ask; interrogate Driht ahsiaþ [Spl. alisiaþ] rihtwísne Deus interrogat justum, Ps. Spl. 10, 6, 5; ahsaþ, Ps. Th. 10, 5, 6

alisian

(v.)
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Dele

a-libban

(v.)
Grammar
a-libban, -lybban; p. -lifde, -lyfde; pp. -lifd, -lyfd

To livelive aftersurviveviveresuperesse

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To live, live after, survive; vivere, superesse Ðæt heó wolde hyre líf on fæmnanháde alibban that she would live out her life in maidenhood, Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 5. Hwá unclǽnnisse líf alifde who lived a life of uncleanness, Exon, 116 b; Th. 448, 32;

a-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-licgan, -licgean; p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen

To liefailconfineperishjacereconquiesceredeficereaboleri

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To lie, fail, confine, perish; jacere, conquiescere, deficere, aboleri Nú sceal eall éðelwyn alicgean now all joy of country shall fail, Beo. Th. 5764; B. 2886. His dóm alæg its power failed, Beo. Th. 3061; B. 1528

Linked entry: a-legen

a-lifian

(v.)
Grammar
a-lifian, p. ode; pp. od

To livevivere

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To live; vivere He geþohte ðæt he wolde on fellenum gegyrelan ealle his dagas his lífes alifian he resolved that he would live all the days of his life in clothing of skins, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 13

a-líhting

(n.)
Grammar
a-líhting, e; f.

Enlighteningilluminatio

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Enlightening; illuminatio On alihtinge [MS. alíh-tincge] andwlitan ðínes in illuminationem vultus tui, Ps. Th. 89, 8

Linked entry: alýhtnys

a-limpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-limpan, p. -lamp, pl. -lumpon; pp. -lumpen

To happenbefallevenireacciderecontingere

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To happen, befall; evenire, accidere, contingere Óþ-ðæt sǽl alamp until occasion offered, Beo. Th. 1249; B. 622. Ðá him alumpen wæs wén then hope had occurred to him, Beo. Th. 1471; B. 733

Linked entry: a-lamp

a-linnan

(v.)

to ceasestopcessare

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to cease, stop; cessare

á-linian

(v.)
Grammar
á-linian, -linnan.

á-liþian

(v.)
Grammar
á-liþian, -leoþian (q. v. in Dict.); ode
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To dismember, separate, take away Ic áhredde oððe út áliðige eruo, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 167, 14. ꝥ unmǽte stánclif onweg áleoðian (-liðian, v. l. ) ingens illud saxum levare, Gr. D. 213, 24. Seó hálige sáwl wæs onlýsed and áleoðod of þám líchaman sancta illa

Linked entry: á-leoþian

á-líþran

(v.)
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to lather Dó þǽron ealdre sápan cucler fulne . . . on niht álýþre, Lch. ii. 76, 13. v. á-léþran in Dict

Linked entries: a-ledran á-lýþran

a-liéfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-liéfan, a-lífan

to permitpermittere

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to permit; permittere Alífe me permitte mihi, Deut. 3, 25. Aliéfþ, Past. 50, 4

á-libban

Grammar
á-libban, -lifian, -leofian.
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Add: to live, to have life, not be inanimate Wiðsac ðú þíne godas þe synd stǽnene, and gebide þé tó þínum Scyppende þe sóðlíce áleofað, Hml. S. 8, 110. to live, not to die of an injury Gif wulf orf tóslíte and hit for þan deád beó . . . gif hit ályfað

Linked entry: á-lifian

á-licgan

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Add: to be at an end, come to an end, be brought low Mín wynn álæg there was an end to my joy, Ps. Th. 119, 5. Nó hira þrym álæg, An. 3. Ful oft þǽr wíg ne álæg rarely did war cease, Vid. 119. Symbel ne álégon feasts never failed, Reim. 5. Álicgan heonan

Linked entry: á-lecgan

á-lifian

(v.)

Similar entry: á-libban