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ASCIAN

(v.)
Grammar
ASCIAN, acsian, ahsian, axian; p. ode; pp. od.

to ASKto ask forto demandinquireto callsummon before oneinterrogarepostulareexigereto obtainexperiencenancisciexperiri

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to ASK, to ask for, to demand, inquire, to call, summon before one; interrogare, postulare, exigere Ðe ðú me æfter ascast which thou askest about, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 26, 29. Ne ascige ic nú ówiht bi ðam bitran deáþe mínum I demand now nothing for my

Linked entry: acsian

áscian

(v.)
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Hié sculon God áscian, Past. 103, 8. to ask a person (dat. acc. ) a question Ic ácsige þé hwí latast þú swá lange, Dóm. L. 65. Hé ácsode hiom hwæs tácen ꝥ bión mihte, H. R. 5, 13. to ask, enquire about, with gen.

Linked entry: áhsian

áscian

(v.)
Grammar
áscian, Take
in Dict. under
in Supplement; for construction in <b>B.</b> 1206 cf. second passage under
V.

ge-ascian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ascian, l. ge-áscian,
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and add: to ask a question of a person Hé geáscade (sciscitabatur) from him huér Críst ácenned wére, Mt. L. 2, 4. a person a question Hé geáscode hiá, 'Huu feolo láfo habbað gié?, ' Mk. L. 8, 5 : 14, 60: 15, 2. Geáscadon interrogabant, 13, 3. (2 a)

ge-ascian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ascian, -acsian, -ahsian, -axian; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [acsian to ask]

To find out by askinglearnhearfando accĭpĕrediscĕreaudīre

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To find out by asking, learn, hear; fando accĭpĕre, discĕre, audīre Geascode he ðone cyning on Meran túne he learnt [that] the king [was] at Merton, Chr. 755; Erl. 48, 28. Ðá geascade se cyng ðæt ðæt hie út on hergaþ fóron then the king heard that they

be-áscian

(v.)
Grammar
be-áscian, p. ode

To ask a person (acc.) for advice (gen. )

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To ask a person (acc.) for advice (gen. ), the question given in a clause Hié hine láre beáhsodan, hwæt him þæs tó dónne wǽre, Bl. H. 199, 29. Þæt hié ðone pápan and þæt pápseld beáhsodan, hwæt him þæs tó rǽde þúhte, 205, 20

Linked entry: be-áhsian

Ascan mynster

(n.)

Axminster

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Axminster, Chr. 755; Th. 86, 13, col. 1

asca

(n.)

dustpulvis

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dust; pulvis, Mk. Lind. Rush. War. 6, 11

asca

(n.)
Grammar
asca, ascas, ascum
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Asca of ash spears, Exon. 78a; Th. 292, 15; Wand. 99

a-scínan

(v.)
Grammar
a-scínan, p. -scán, pl. -scinon; pp. -scinen

To shine forthto be clearevidentclarescereelucere

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To shine forth, to be clear, evident; clarescere, elucere Hwylc wǽre his líf cúþlícor ascíneþ vita qualis fuerit certius clarescat, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 14. Ðá ðǽr ascán beáma beorhtast then there shone the brightest of beams, Exon. 52a; Th. 180, 20; Gú

forþ-ascúfan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-ascúfan, p. -sceáf, pl. -scufon; pp. -scofen

To shove forthdrive forwardpropellĕre

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To shove forth, drive forward; propellĕre, Exon. 129 b; Th. 498, 1; Rä. 87, 6

ásciend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
ásciend-lic, adj. Interrogative
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An is interrogativa, þæt is áxiendlic, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 260, 14. v. áxiend-lic in Dict

a-scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-scirpan, a-scyrpan, a-scerpan, a-scearpan; p. te, tun; pp. ed

To sharpenexacuere

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To sharpen; exacuere Swíðor ablendaþ ðæs módes eágan ðonne hí hí ascirpan they rather blind the eyes of the mind than sharpen them, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 34

á-sciran

(v.)
Grammar
á-sciran, (e, y); p. -scær, pl. -scǽron; pp. -scoren
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To cut off, away Gif hé þone beard of áscire (-scyre, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 84, 8. Wæs án ormǽte clif áscoren rihte ádúne, Hml. S. 31, 316. Of áscoren raderetur, An. Ox. 2, 337

Linked entry: á-sceran

á-scíran

(v.)
Grammar
á-scíran, p. de
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To make clear. lit. Biþ se flǽschoma áscýred swá glæs, Bl. H. 109, 36. fig. Þæt hálige godspel ne áscýrde hú hí gefreatwode wǽron, Hml. Th. i. 298, 33

Linked entry: scíran

á-scínan

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Add: literal In þǽre sceáwunge seó áscán þám útran eágum in illa luce quae exterioribus oculis fulsit, Gr. D. 174, 11: Bl. H. 249, 1. Ásceán, 145, 12. figurative His líf áscán, Gr. D. 12, 4. Hié on swíþe manegum godcundum mægenum wuldorlíce áscinon

a-scafan

(v.)
Grammar
a-scafan, p. -scóf, pl. -scófon; pp. -scafen, -scæfen

To shaveabradereobradere

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To shave; abradere, obradere Ascæfen obrasus, Cot. 148

a-scerian

(v.)

to cut fromseparate

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to cut from, separate

a-scilian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scilian, p. ede; pp. ed [a from, scel a shell]

To take off the shellto shellenucleare

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To take off the shell, to shell; enucleare, Cot. 171

Linked entry: a-scyled

a-scyrian

(v.)

to separate

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to separate, Elen. Kmbl. 2623; El. 1313