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á-dustrian

(v.)

to imprecate

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to imprecate(?) Ðá ongann ádustriga (&ustriga, R.) tunc coepit detestari, Mt. L. 26, 74. Cf. &ustrungæ abominationem, Mt. R. 24, 15

Linked entries: andustrian andustrung

á-dwǽscendlic

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á-sealcan

Linked entry: sealcan

á-sécan

to seek outsearch forto search throughexplore

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Add: to seek out, search for Ácsa hine his wísena and áséc his dǽda, Ll. Th. ii. 260, 21. Ðæt seó sáwel dysi forbúge and wísdóm áséce, Hex. 40, 1. to search through, explore hæfdon þá burh ealle ásóhte, Chr. 1011; P. 142, 2 note

Linked entry: on-sécan

á-sécendlic

(adj.)
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á-sécendlic, adj.

To be sought out

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To be sought out Ásécendlice exquisita, Ps. L. 110, 2

Linked entry: -sécendlic

á-scirpan

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His mód and his ondgit ðæt gecynd áscirpð. . . his ondgit bið áscirped, Past. 69, 8, 13. Áscearptun exacuerunt, Ps. Srt. 63, 4. Add

a-screpan

(v.)

to bear out

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to bear out. Dele, and see preceding word

á-smúgan

(v.)

to investigate

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to investigate synt ásmúganne mid scrútniendre scrutnunge, Angl. viii. 302, 35

Linked entry: smúgan

á-solcennys

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is ásolcennyss oþþe slǽwð on Accidia Englisc, Hml. S. 16, 296. ne wandiað licgenne on stuntnysse heora ásolcennysse, Hml. Th. ii. 554, 3.

á-slápan

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(paralysed) Lch. ii. 12, 17. Þá áslápenan sina, 282, 8. Add

Linked entry: on-slápan

á-slídan

to slipfallto fallbe removed to an unfavourable placeto fall into sinlapserelapseto fallbe hurtdestroyed

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Add Áslád and gefióll labat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 62. literal, to slip,fall Sceal ðæt heáfod gíman ðæt ðá fét ne áslíden, Past. 133, I. sceolde áslídan on þá , Gr. D. 319, 13. His fót wearð ásliden, 320, 9: 81, 25.

á-seonod

(adj.; part.)

deprived of sinews

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deprived of sinews Ásionod enervata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 53

á-séðendlic

Similar entry: un-áséðendlíc

á-smorian

(v.)
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Ne mæg se man éþelíce éþian ac biþ ásmorod, Lch. ii. 46, 11. Mid ðǽre wilnunge ðisse worlde bið ásmorod (suffocatum) ðæt sǽd Godes worda, Past. 67, 22, Ðǽr hine ongeáton Adam and Eua þǽr ásmorede wǽron mid deópum ðeóstrum, Shrn. 68, 13. Add

á-sincan

(v.)

to sink down

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to sink down Bufon ðám wætere ðǽr þæt ísen ásanc, Hml. Th. ii. 162, 13. Tóbærst seó eorðe and tempi ásanc, Hml. S. 4, 378

á-singan

to recite verseto compose verse

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Add: to recite verse þý betstan leóðe geglenged him ásong and ágeaf þæt him beboden wæs, Bd. 4, 34;Sch. 485, 22.

á-smeágendlic

(adj.)
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Angl. viii. 310, 3. v. Lch. iii. 232, 23

á-smiþian

(v.)
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Se fæder hét ásmiðigan of smǽtum golde hyre anlýcnysse, Hml. S. 2, 113. Scrín of seolfre ásmiþod, 26, 173. Smicere geworhte,ásmiðode fabrefactum. Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 68. Add

Linked entry: smiðian

á-standan

(v.)

to standto stand uparise,to standcontinue,not to be overturned, destroyedto persistcontinue to actto standsupportendureto standstop

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Add: of position, to stand Ðe aldormon ðe fore ongaegn ástód centurio qui ex adverso stabat, Mk. L. 15, 39. Árás ástód surgens stetit, Lk. L. 6, 8, 17: 24, 36. Án ástód unus adsistens, Jn. L.

á-sprungen

(adj.)
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á-sprungen, adj. (ptcpl.)

Defunct

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Defunct Is þeáw ásprungenra manna líc and ǽwfæstra manna man byreð on ciricean consuetudo est monachorum et hominum religiosorum cadavera (cf. monachos vel homines religiosos defunctos, 53, 9) in ecclesiam portare, Ll. Th. ii. 160, 24