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a-þegen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-þegen, part. [a, þegen; pp. of þecgan sumere]

Fullstuffed outdistentus

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Full, stuffed out; distentus;Cot. 63

a-striénan

(v.)
Grammar
a-striénan, -strýnan; p. -strýnde; v. a.

To engenderprocreatebegetgignere

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To engender, procreate, beget; gignere Hie ðá ongunnon bearn astriénan they began then to beget children, Cd. 46; Th. 59, 19; Gen. 966. He bearn astrýnde he begat children, 57; Th. 70, 5; Gen. 1148

a-wered

(v.)
Grammar
a-wered, pp. of a-werian I and III.

protectedworn

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protected, worn;

a-mang

(prep.)
Grammar
a-mang, prep. c. dat. [a-, ge-mang; prep. inter]

AMONGwhileinter

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AMONG, while; inter Amang ðám ðe hí ridon while they were riding, inter equitandum, Chr. 1046; Th. 307, 29

a-weaht

(v.)
Grammar
a-weaht, a-weahte

awakedexcitedraised up

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awaked, excited, raised up,Ps. Th. 77, 65: Bd. 3, 5 ; S. 526, 34;

a-worden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-worden, pp. of a-weorþan; def. m. awordena

become worthless

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become worthless Ðú awortlena raca, Mt. Bos. 5, 22

á-cennicge

(n.)
Grammar
á-cennicge, (? cf. for suffix sealticge), an; f. A (female)
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parent Ácennic and hehstald genetricis et virginis, Rtl. 69, 9. genetricem 51, 31

a-þeódan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þeódan, p. -þeódde; pp. -þeóded [a from, þeódan to join]

To disjoinseparatedisjungere

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To disjoin, separate; disjungere Aþeódde from Gode disjuncti a Deo, Gr. Dial. 2, 16

a-singan

(v.)
Grammar
a-singan, p. -sang, pl. -sungon; pp. -sungen [a, singan]

To singcanere

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To sing; canere Ðæt man asinge that a man sing, Ps. Th. 91, 1 : Beo. Th. 2323; B. 1159 : Bd. 3, 27; S. 559, 12

Linked entry: a-sungen

a-heordan

(v.)
Grammar
a-heordan, p. de; pp. ed [heorde = hyrde a guardian, keeper]

To set free from a guardiane custodia liberare

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To set free from a guardian; e custodia liberare Abreót brimwísan, brýd aheorde slew the sea-leader, set free his bride, Beo. Th. 5853; B. 2930

a-hyltan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hyltan, [a from, away; hylt holds, 3rd pres. of healdan]

should take support awaysupplantsupplantaret

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should take support away, supplant; supplantaret Ða þohton ðæt hí ahyltan [ = ahylten] me who thought that they should supplant me, Ps. Th. 139, 5

a-rǽd

(n.)
Grammar
a-rǽd, -réd, es; m. [a intensive, rǽd counsel]

Counselwelfaresafetyconsiliumcommodumsalus

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Counsel, welfare, safety; consilium, commodum, salus Smeágende ymbe heora sáwla arǽd [aréd, MS. B; rǽd, MS. D] considering about their souls' welfare, L. Edm. E. pref; Th. i. 244, 6

Linked entry: a-réd

a-stíhst

(v.)
Grammar
a-stíhst, a-stíhþ

ascendestascends

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ascendest, ascends,Jn. Bos. 3, 13 ;

a-scære

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
a-scære, adj. [a, scær; p. of sceran to cut, shear]

Without tonsureuntrimmedintonsusincultus

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Without tonsure, untrimmed; intonsus, incultus,Peccatorum Medicina 8

Linked entry: æ-scære

a-hreddan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hreddan, p. -hredde; pp. -hreded, -hred [a from, hreddan to rid]

To ridliberateset freedeliverrescueliberareeripereeruere

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To rid, liberate, set free, deliver, rescue; liberare, eripere, eruere Ðæt he sceolde his folc ahreddan that he should deliver his people, Jud. 6, 14. Ðæt ðú us ahredde that thou deliver us, Exon. 13 a; Th. 23, 25; Cri. 374. Ðe ðú ahreddest whom thou

Linked entries: a-reddan a-riddan

a-gán

(v.)
Grammar
a-gán, p. -eóde; pp. -gán [a from, away, gán to go] .

to come to passhappenpræteriretransireto come forthprovenireto approach to any one to solicit himprocedere ad aliquem sollicitandi causa

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to come to pass, happen; præterire, transire Ǽr his tíd agá [tíde ge MS.] before his time come to pass, Exon. 82 a; Th. 310, 3; Seef. 69; [Grn. Gloss.] Ðá sæternes dæg wæs agán cum transivisset sabbatum, Mk. Bos. 16, 1. Æfen-fela nihta agáne wǽron totidem

Linked entries: a-eóde a-gǽn a-gǽþ

a-fandian

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

To provetryto make a trialto discover by tryingto experienceprobaretentareexperiri

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To prove, try, to make a trial, to discover by trying, to experience; probare, tentare, experiri Ðú afandodest heorte míne probasti cor meum, Ps. Spl. 16, 4. Lá líceteras, cunne ge afandian heofones ansyne and eorþan, húmeta ná afandige ge ðas tíde?

a-blǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
a-blǽcan, p. -blǽhte; pp. -blǽht [a, blǽcan to bleach]

To bleachwhitendealbare

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To bleach, whiten; dealbare, Ps. Vos. 50, 8: 67, 15

a-máwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-máwan, p. -meów; pp. -máwen [a, máwan to mow]

To mowcut offdemeteredesecare

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To mow, cut off; demetere, desecare, Ps. Th. 101, 4

a-mearcian

(v.)
Grammar
a-mearcian, p. ode; pp. od [a, mearcian to mark]

To mark outdelineatedescribedetermineannotaredenotaredesignaredescriberedefinire

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To mark out, delineate, describe, determine; annotare, denotare, designare, describere, definire Hér amearcod is háligra hiw, þurh handmægen awriten on wealle here is described the form of the holy ones, through might of hand carved on the wall, Andr