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a-bi-tweónum

(prep.)
Grammar
a-bi-tweónum, prep. dat.

Betweeninter

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Between; inter Ic wiht geseah horna abitweónum [homum bitweónum, Grn; Th.] húðe lǽjdan I saw a creature bringing spoil between its horns, Exon. 107b; Th. 411, 19; . 30, 2

Linked entry: bi-tweonum

a-blácian

(v.)
Grammar
a-blácian, -blácigan; p. ode; pp. od

To be or look palegrow palepallereobrigescere

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To be or look pale, grow pale; pallere, obrigescere Ablácodon obriguerunt, Ex. 22, 16? Lye. Ic blácige palleo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Som. 28, 42. Blácian from blícan, p. blác to shine: blǽcan to bleach, whiten, fade.

a-blǽcnes

(n.)
Grammar
a-blǽcnes, -ness, e; f.

A paleness gloompallor

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A paleness, gloom; pallor, Herb. 164; Lchdm. i. 294, 3, note 6

a-blignys

(n.)
Grammar
a-blignys, -nyss, e; f.

An offence

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An offence

a-bogen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-bogen, pp. of a-búgan, -beógan

bowed

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bowed; to bow, bend

a-boht

(v.)
Grammar
a-boht, pp. of a-bicgan

bought

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bought; to buy

a-bolgen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-bolgen, pp. of a-belgan

angered

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angered,Ex. 32, 10 ; to offend, anger

a-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-boren, pp. of a-beran

carried

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carried; to bear

a-borgian

(v.)
Grammar
a-borgian, p. ode; pp. od

To be suretyto undertake forto assignappointfidejubere

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To be surety, to undertake for, to assign, appoint; fidejubere Gif he nite hwá hine aborgie; hæfton hine if he know not who will be his borh, let them imprison [lit. have, detain] him L. Ath. i. 20; Th. i 210, 8

a-bracian

(v.)
Grammar
a-bracian, p. ode; pp. od

To engraveembosscælare

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To engrave, emboss; cælare Abracod cœlatum, Cot. 33

a-bræc

(v.)
Grammar
a-bræc, p. of a-brecan

broke

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broke; to break

a-bræd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-bræd, -brægd

drew

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Bos. 26, 51. to move, drag, draw

a-breátan

(v.)
Grammar
a-breátan, p. -breót, pl. -breóton

To breakkillfrangereconciderenecare

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To break, kill; frangere, concidere, necare Abreót brim-wísan, brýd aheorde slew the sea-leader, set free his bride, Beo. Th. 5852; B. 2930

a-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
a-brecan, ic -brece, ðu -bricst, he -bricþ; p. -bræc, pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen

To breakvanquishto take by stormto assaultdestroyfrangereeffringereexpugnare

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He Babilone abrecan wolde he would destroy Babylon, Cd. 209; Th. 259, 10; Dan. 685. ǽnig man mihte swylce burh abrecan how any man could take such a town, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 16

Linked entries: a-bræc a-brocen

a-bredan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bredan, he -brit = -brideþ, -bret = -bredeþ; p. -bræd, pl. -brudon; pp. -broden; v. a.

To move quicklyremovedrawwithdrawvibraredestringereeximereretrahere

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To move quickly, remove, draw, withdraw; vibrare, destringere, eximere, retrahere Abræd hys swurd, exemit gladium suum, Mt. Bos. 26, 51. Gif God abrit if God remove, Bt. 39, 3; Fox216, 5.

Linked entries: a-bræd abret a-broden

a-bredwian

(v.)
Grammar
a-bredwian, p. ade; pp. ad

To overthrowslay?kill?prosternare?occidere?

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To overthrow, slay? kill? prosternare? occidere? Ðeáh ðe he his bróðor bearn abredwade [abradwade Th.] although he had overthrown [exiled? killed?] his brother's child, B. 2619

Linked entry: a-bradwian

a-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bregdan, p. -brægd, pl. -brugdon; pp. -brogden

To move quicklyvibrateremovedraw fromwithdrawvibraredestringereeximereretra-here

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Hine of gromra clommum abrugdon they drew him from the clutches of the furious, 114; Th. 150, 4; Gen. 2486

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á-brémende

(adj.)

ever-celebrating

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ever-celebrating, Exon. 13a; Th. 24, 20; Cri. 387

a-breótan

(v.)
Grammar
a-breótan, p. -breát, pl. -bruton; pp. -broten

To bruisebreakdestroykillfrangereconfringereconciderenecare

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Th. 3203 ; B. 1599. Stánum abreótan lapidare, Elen. Kmbl. 1017; El. 510

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abret

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abret, abrit

takes away

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takes away, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 216, 5