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á-þerscan

(v.)

to thresh out

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to thresh out Sum tún wæs þe ǽlce geáré wæs áwést þurh hagol, swá ꝥ heora æceras ǽr wǽron áþroxene ǽr ǽnig ryftere ꝥ gerip gaderode, Hml. S. 31, 1217

Linked entries: a-þrescan á-þroxen

á-þiédan

Similar entry: á-þeódan

á-þrotenlíce

(adv.)

Similar entry: un-áþrotenlíce

á-þrotennes

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Voc. ii. 38, 72. Add

á-þrowian

(v.)
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—Sécen hié him broc on onráde oððe on wǽne oððe on þon þe hié áþrowian mægen, Lch. ii. 184, 14. Add:

á-þiéstrian

(v.)

Similar entry: á-þeóstrian

á-þrungen

Similar entry: á-þringan

á-tyhtan

to stretch ⬩ tendere ⬩ attendere ⬩ extendere ⬩ in-tendere ⬩ to persuade ⬩ incite

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Add: to stretch; tendere, attendere, extendere, in-tendere Hí átiht (adtendit) fram slǽwþe, Scint. 67, 2. Átiht (extende) þá só; ðan lufe gynd ealne embehwyrft, 2, 16. Þænne geþanc ná tó bebodum só;ðre lufe byð átiht (tenditur), 53, 7.

Linked entry: á-tiht

á-þynnian

(v.)
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Nihte is áþinnod sceadu noctis tenuatur umbra, Hy. S. 8, 19. Add

á-þundennes

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Add: physical Wiþ þæs magan áþundennesse, Lch. ii. 182, 24. fig. þurh áþundennese per contumaciam, Kent. Gl. 1168

á-þýan

Similar entry: á-þeówan

á-þyft

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 144, 41

á-þýn

Similar entry: á-þeówan

á-wédan

to go mad ⬩ to rage ⬩ to be mad

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Th. ii. 126, 18. to be mad Áuoeded insanit, Jn. L. R. 10, 20

á-wefan

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Voc. ii. 63, 5. His reáf wæs áwefen of olfendes hǽrum, Hml. Th. i. 352, 5. Mid orle of golde áwefen, Hml. S. 7, 36. Heó wæs gegyred myd golde áwefenum hrægelum, Shrn. 149, 21. Add

á-wár

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Þæt wé óðrum mannum forgifon, gif hí áwár ús geǽbiligdon, Hml. Th. ii. 100, 33. Add

á-weaxan

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Wǽron of ðǽm stáne áwexene bearwas, Bl. H. 209, 32. Add

á-wacan

(v.)

to spring ⬩ arise

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to spring, arise. Fram þan Wódne eall úre cynecynn áwóc, Chr. 449; P. 13, 25: 547; P. 17, 20. Odo þe þás þyng of áwócan, 1087; P. 223, 25. Hú fela þeóda áwócon of his iii. bearnum?, Sal. K. 182, 24, 26. Add

Linked entry: wacan

á-wacian

(v.)
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Hí of ðám slǽpe áwacedon . . . þá hí áwacodon, Hml. S. 23, 441-3. Add

á-wærlan

(v.)

to avoid

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to avoid Giduolo áwærle errores declinet, Rtl. 39, 25

Linked entry: wærlan