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a-wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wrítan, p. -wrát, pl. -writon ; pp. -writen ; v. a. [a, wrítan to engrave, write] .

to write out or down ⬩ to transcribe ⬩ describe ⬩ compose ⬩ transcribere ⬩ describere ⬩ conscribere ⬩ contexere ⬩ to inscribe ⬩ inscribere ⬩ inscriptione ornare ⬩ to carve ⬩ delineate ⬩ draw ⬩ sculpere ⬩ delineare

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to write out or down, to transcribe, describe, compose; transcribere, describere, conscribere, contexere Ðæs hálgan fæder and biscopes Sancti Cuþberhtes líf ǽrest eroico metro and æfter fæce gerǽde worde ic awrát I wrote out the life of the holy father

Linked entry: a-wrát

a-wendednys

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

A change ⬩ alteration ⬩ commutatio

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A change, alteration; commutatio Ná sóþ is him awendednys non enim est illis commutatio, Ps. Spl. 54, 22 : 88, 50

Linked entry: a-wændednys

a-wreccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wreccan, p. -wrehte; pp. -wreht; v. a.

To arouse ⬩ awake ⬩ revive ⬩ excitare ⬩ suscitare

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To arouse, awake, revive; excitare, suscitare Ic wylle gán and awreccan hyne of slǽpe vado ut a somno excitem eum, Jn. Bos. 11, 11. Ðe se Hǽlend awrehte quem suscitavit Jesus, 12, 1

Linked entry: a-wrehte

a-fýran

(v.)
Grammar
a-fýran, p. de; pp. ed, yd [a, fýran castrare]

To castrate ⬩ castrare

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To castrate; castrare Afýred olfend a dromedary, a kind of swift camel; dromeda MS. Twegen afýryde men duo eunuchi, Gen. 40, 1

Linked entries: afýrida be-lisnian

a-géton

(v.)
Grammar
a-géton, 3rd per. pl. p. of a-gitan.

destroyed

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[they] destroyed;

a-lefan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lefan, pp. ed [a, lef weak, feeble]

To become weak ⬩ feeble ⬩ langues-cere

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To become weak, feeble; langues-cere Ðæt we fæston mid geráde, swá ðæt úre líchama alefed ne wurþe ut cum ratione jejunemus, ita ut corpus nostrum languidius nefiat, Bd. 3, 23; Whel. 228, 45

Linked entry: á-léfian

a-rǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
a-rǽd, def. se a-rǽda; adj.

Counselling ⬩ consulting ⬩ wise ⬩ prudent ⬩ sagax ⬩ prudens

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Counselling, consulting, wise, prudent; sagax, prudens Hwǽr is nú se fóremǽra and se arǽda Rómwara heretoga where is now the illustrious and prudent consul of the Romans? Bt. 19; Fox 70, 6

a-þegen

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

Full ⬩ stuffed out ⬩ distentus

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Full, stuffed out; distentus;Cot. 63

a-striénan

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

To engender ⬩ procreate ⬩ beget ⬩ gignere

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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.

protected ⬩ worn

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protected, worn;

a-séngan

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

To shew ⬩ discover ⬩ manifest ⬩ manifestare ⬩ perspicuum 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-werd

(n.; part.)
Grammar
a-werd, es; m.

A spoiled or worthless fellow ⬩ vappa

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A spoiled or worthless fellow; vappa,Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 56, 113; Wrt. Voc. 18, 61

a-hyrte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-hyrte, = a-hyrde; p. of a-hyrdan.

hardened

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hardened,Ex. 8, 15

a-rǽd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-rǽd, = a-rǽded, pp. of a-rǽdan.

uttered

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uttered,Bt. 23; Fox 78, 20, note 8

a-sceofen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-sceofen, = a-scofen,

expelled

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expelled,Bd. 4, 12; S. 581, 17;

a-swond

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-swond, = a-swand

he weakened ⬩ enervated ⬩ enervavit

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he weakened, enervated; enervavit,Cot. 71;

a-þrowen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-þrowen, = a-þráwen

thrown forth ⬩ spilt

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thrown forth, spilt,Andr. Kmbl. 2850; An. 1427;

a-mang

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

AMONG ⬩ while ⬩ inter

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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

awaked ⬩ excited ⬩ raised 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