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a-spédan

(v.)
Grammar
a-spédan, p. -spédde; pp. -spéded, -spédd

To speedprosperprosperare

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To speed, prosper; prosperare Wítum aspédde made prosperous by their sufferings, Andr. Kmbl. 3261; An. 1633

Linked entry: spédan

a-spendan

(v.)
Grammar
a-spendan, p. de; pp. ed [a, spendan to spend]

To spend entirelyconsumesquanderto spendexpendlay outbestowdistributeconsumeredissipareexpenderesumptum facereerogareimpertiri

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Ic aspende yfele distraho, Ælfc. Gr. 47 ; Som. 48, 52. Ic aspende [asende MS.] oððe gife impertior, 37; Som. 39, 13. Aspendan þearfum to spend on the poor; erogare pauperibus, R. Ben. interl. 58 : Scint. 1

Linked entry: spendan

aspide

(n.)
Grammar
aspide, es; m.

An aspviperserpentaspisĭdisάσπίsίδοs

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An asp, viper, serpent; aspis, ĭdis; f. = άσπίs, ίδοs; f. a sort of serpent remarkable for rolling itself up in a spiral form: a negative, and σπίζω to extend, Scapulæ Lexicon Aspidas aspides, Ps. Th. 139, 3.

a-spíwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-spíwan, p. -spáw, pl. -spiwon; pp. -spiwen

To spew outvomit forthevomerevomere

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To spew out, vomit forth; evomere, vomere Aspau = aspáw evomuit, Cot. 78: Peccat. Medic. 5

Linked entry: a-spáw

a-spón

alluredinduced

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allured, induced, Chr. 905 ; Th. 180, 18, col. 1 : Ors. 4, 11 ; Bos. 97, 15

a-spreádan

(v.)
Grammar
a-spreádan, p. de ; pp. ed [ = a-sprǽdan]

To spread forthextendprætendere

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To spread forth, extend ; prætendere Aspreád mildheortnysse ðíne prætende misericordiam tuam, Ps. Spl. T. 35, 11

a-sprian

(v.)
Grammar
a-sprian, v. a.

To lay beforeshewprætendere

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To lay before, shew? prætendere, Bd. 4, 19

a-sprincan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sprincan, p. -spranc, pl. -spruncon ; pp. -spruncen

To spring upariseoririexoriri

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To spring up, arise; oriri, exoriri Aspruncen is on þýstrum leóht exortum est in tenebris lumen, Ps. Spl. 111, 4: C. R. Ben. 7

Linked entry: a-spruncen

a-springan

(v.)
Grammar
a-springan, -spryngan, -sprincan; p. -sprang, pl. -sprungon; pp. -sprungen; v. intrans.

to spring upariseoriginatebreak forthsurgereassurgereoririexoririrumpiprorumpito spring outlackfailceasefall awaydeficeredesinere

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Wróht wæs asprungen strife had ceased, Cd. 5 ; Th. 6, 4 ; Gen. 83 : Ps. Th. 54, 10. Ðæt ne asprungan fram heora geleáfan ne a fide deficerent, Bd. 2, 9 ; S. 511, 6

a-sprít

shall sprout out

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shall sprout out, Gen. 3, 18

a-spruncen

arisen

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arisen

a-sprungennes

(n.)
Grammar
a-sprungennes, -sprungennýs, -ness, e; f. [asprungen failed, ceased; pp. of a-springan]

An eclipsedeficiencyfailingfaintingexhaustioneclipsisdefectio

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An eclipse, deficiency, failing, fainting, exhaustion; eclipsis, defectio Wæs geworden sunnan asprungennys facta erat eclipsis solis, Bd. 3, 27; S. 558, 10. Asprungynnes nam me defectio tenuit me, Ps. Spl C. 118, 53

Linked entry: æ-springnes

a-spyrgeng

(n.)
Grammar
a-spyrgeng, e; f.

An inventinginventionadinventio

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An inventing, invention; adinventio, Cot. 186

a-spyrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-spyrian, -spyrigan, -spyrigean; p. ede; pp. ed

To searchexploretracediscoverexplaininvestigareindagareexplorareenucleare

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Ic aspyrige enucleo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 6; Som. 29, 18: Ps. Th. 105, 2

Asse-dun

(adj.)
Grammar
Asse-dun, adj. [asse asina; or asce ash, cinis; dun dun or grey, fuscus]

ASS-DUNASH-DUNdosinuscinereus

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ASS-DUN or ASH-DUN, of a dun or dark colour; dosinus, cinereus Assedun dosinus vel cinereus, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Wrt. Voc. 46, 39. 'Glossæ Isidori : Dosius vel dosinus, equus asinini pili,' Du Cange

ass-myre

(n.)
Grammar
ass-myre, an; f.

A mare assshe-assasina

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A mare ass, she-ass; asina And xx assmyrena and twenty of mare asses, Gen. 32, 15

Assyrias

(n.)
Grammar
Assyrias, gen. Assyria, Assiria ; dat. Assyrium ; pl. m.

The AssyriansAssyrii

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The Assyrians ; Assyrii Assyria ealdorduguþ the people of the Assyrians, Judth. 12 ; Thw. 26, 4; Jud. 310

Linked entries: Asirige Assyrige

ast

(n.)

a kilnsiccatorium

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a kiln; siccatorium Cyln oððe ast siccatorium, Ælfc. Gl: 109; Som. 78, 132

a-stælan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stælan, [a, stælan to steal]

To steal outto seduceobrepere

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To steal out, to seduce; obrepere Ðæt me nǽfre deófol on astelan ne mǽge that the devil may never secretly creep on me [seduce me], L. De. Cf. 9; Wilk. 88, 49

a-stǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stǽnan, p. de; pp. ed

To adorn with stones or gemslapidibus vel gemmis ornare

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To adorn with stones or gems; lapidibus vel gemmis ornare Gimmum astǽned adorned with gems, Salm. Kmbl. 128; Sal. 63. Mid deórwyrþum gimmum astǽned de lapide pretioso ornata, Ps. Th. 20, 3. Astǽned gyrdel a girdle set with stones, Cot. 201