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ascung

(n.)
Grammar
ascung, e; f.

An askinga questionan interrogationinquiryinquisitioninterrogatioinquisitio

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An asking, a question, an interrogation, inquiry, inquisition; interrogatio, inquisitio Ðæs sǽdes corn biþ simle aweaht mid ascunga the grain of this seed is always excited by inquiry, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 81; Met. 22, 41: Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 16

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a-scúnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scúnian, p. ode; pp. od; v. a. [a away, scúnian to shun] .

to avoidshunfly fromevitarereprobareto hatedetestodissedetestarito accusereproveconvictarguere

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to avoid, shun, fly from; evitare, reprobare He mót þyllíc ascúnian he must shun the like, L. C. S. 7; Th. i. 380, 9: L. Ed. 4; Th. i. 162, 6. to hate, detest; odisse, detestari Esau ascúnode Iacob oderat Esau Jacob, Gen. 27, 41.

a-scúniendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-scúniendlíc, adj.

Detestableabominabledetestabilis

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Detestable, abominable; detestabilis Befóran Gode ys ascúniendlíc abominatio est ante Deum, Lk. Bos. 16, 15

a-scúnung

(n.)
Grammar
a-scúnung, a-sceónung, e; f.

An execrationabominationa detestationexecratioabominatio

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An execration, abomination, a detestation; execratio, abominatio Ge geséoþ ðære toworpennysse asceónunge [ascúnunge, Jun.] videritis abominationem desolationis, Mk. Bos. 13, 14; Ps. Spl. 58, 14

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a-scyndan

(v.)
Grammar
a-scyndan, [a from, scyndan to hasten]

To separateremovetake awaytollereelongare

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To separate, remove, take away; tollere, elongare Ðú ascyndest fram me freónd elongasti a me amicum, Ps. Spl. M. 87, 19

a-scyrigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-scyrigendlíc, adj. [ascirigende disjoining, from ascirian]

Disjoiningdisjunctivedisjunctivus

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Gr. 44; Som. 45, 43

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a-scyrpan

(v.)

to sharpen

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to sharpen, Ps. Th.126, 5 : Ps. Spl. C. 63, 3

a-sealcan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sealcan, pp. asolcen

To languishto be or become weakidleslothfulremisslanguescereremitteredesidiosum fieri

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To languish, to be or become weak, idle, slothful, remiss; languescere, remittere, desidiosum fieri Ne lǽt ðú ðe ðín mód asealcan wǽrfæst willan mínes let not thou thy mind languish [to be] observant of my will, Cd. 99; Th. 130, 30; Gen. 2167.

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a-seáþ

(v.)
Grammar
a-seáþ, p. of a-seóðan.

seethed

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seethed;

a-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sendan, ic -sende, ðú -sendest, -sendst, -senst, he -sent, -sendeþ, pl. -sendaþ; p. -sende; pp. -sended, -send

To send forthsend outsendemitteremittere

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Spl. 105, 15. Ic eom asend ego missus sum, Lk. Bos. 1, 19

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a-séngan

(v.)
Grammar
a-séngan, for a-sénian [a, sénian to see]

To shewdiscovermanifestmanifestareperspicuum facere

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To shew, discover, manifest; manifestare, perspicuum facere Ðe ic aséngan ne mæg which I may not discover, Exon. 70 a ; Th. 261, 11; Jul. 313

a-seów

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-seów, -siów

sowed

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sowed,Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 26;

a-séðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-séðan, p. -séððe; pp. -séðed

To affirmconfirmaffirmareconfirmare

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To affirm, confirm; affirmare, confirmare Sume [adverbia] syndon ad vel confirmativa, mid ðám we aséðaþ úre spræce some adverbs are affirmative or confirmative, with which we affirm our speech, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 16

a-séðan

(v.)

to boil

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to boil

a-settan

(v.)
Grammar
a-settan, p. -sette ; pp. -seted, -sett.

to setputplaceappointlayset uperectbuildto set or taketo plantponerestatuereconstituereinstituerecollocaredeponeredesumereplantareto make a journeyiter facere

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Hét ǽnne weall asettan he ordered a wall to be built, Ors. 6, 15 ; Bos: 122, 34. Hét eft asettan he bade her again be taken, Exon. 69 a; Th. 256, 14; Jul. 231.

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a-siftan

(v.)
Grammar
a-siftan, p. -sifte; pp. -sift

To siftcribrare

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To sift; cribrare Asift þurh cláp sift through a cloth, L. M. 1, 2, 21; Lchdm. ii. 36, 7

a-sigen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-sigen, pp. of a-sígan.

fallen

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fallen ;

a-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sittan, p. -sæt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten

To dwell togetherconsidere

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To dwell together; considere Secgas, mid sigecwén, aseten hæfdon, on Créca land the men had a dwelling together with the victorious queen, in the land of the Greeks, Elen. Kmbl. 1993; El. 998

a-slacian

(v.)
Grammar
a-slacian, -slæcian ; p. ode,ade, ude ; pp. od, ad, ud

To slackenloosenuntieremitdissolveenervatelaxareremitteresolveredissolveredimitterehebetareenervare

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To slacken, loosen, untie, remit, dissolve, enervate; laxare, remittere, solvere, dissolvere, dimittere, hebetare, enervare, Cot. 103 : 169 : Prov. 19 : 10

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a-slæcian

(v.)
Grammar
a-slæcian, p. ude; pp. ud

To dissolvedimittere

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To dissolve; dimittere, Cot. 62