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a-færþ

he shall lead out

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he shall lead out, Ps. Spl. 51, 5

a-gól

(v.; part.)
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a-gól, p. of a-galan,

sangcantavit

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sang; cantavit,Beo. Th. 3047; B. 1521;

a-golden

(adj.; part.)

repaid

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repaid, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 37

a-gongen

(v.; part.)
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a-gongen, pp. of agangan.

passed

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passed,Cd. 83; Th. 103, 17; Gen. 1719;

a-græfen

(adj.; part.)

engravedcarvedcælatum

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engraved, carved; cælatum.Cot. 33

a-gróf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-gróf, p. of a-grafan.

inscribed

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inscribed,Exon. 1233; Th, 473, 10; Bo. 12;

a-grówan

(v.)
Grammar
a-grówan, [a, gróðwan to grow]

To grow underto coversuccrescere

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To grow under, to cover; succrescere Seó eorþe stód mid holtum agrówen the earth was [stood] covered [overgrown] with groves [holts ]. Hexam. 6; Norm. 12, 4

agu

(n.)

A piemagpiepica

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A pie, magpie; pica, Ælfc. Gl, 38; Som. 63, 22; Wrt. Voc. 29, 43

a-gyfan

(v.)
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a-gyfan, p. -geaf, pl. -geáfon, -gefón; pp. -gyfen

To restoregive uprepaypaygiveredderetraderesolveredare

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To restore, give up, repay, pay, give; reddere, tradere, solvere, dare.Mt. Bos. 27, 58: Cd. 79; Th. 98, 7; Gen. 1626: Mt. Bos. 18, 28: 21, 41: 20, 8: Exon. 127a; Th. 489, 19; Rä. 78, 10. A-gyfen, 44a; Th. 148, 30; Gú. 752

a-gylde

(adv.)
Grammar
a-gylde, adv.

Without compensation

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Without compensation, L. Eth. v. 31; Th. i. 312, 12

a-gyltan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gyltan, -giltan; p. -gylte, -gilte; pp. -gylt, -gilt [a, gyltan to be guilty]

To fail in dutyto commitbecome guiltyoffendsin againstdelinquerecommittereadmitterepeccare

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To fail in duty, to commit, become guilty, offend, sin against; delinquere, committere, admittere, peccare Ic agyite ego deliqui, Ps. Th. 118, 67. Agyltan, 74, 4: Ex. 10, 16: Hy. 7, 114: Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 39, 41. Ðæt he agylte on him sylfum ut

Linked entry: a-giltan

a-gymmed

(adj.; part.)

set with gems

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set with gems Agymmed hringc ungulus, Ælfc. Gl. 65; Som. 69, 30; Wrt. Voc. 40, 59

a-gynþ

beginneth

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beginneth, Mt. Bos. 24, 49

a-gytan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gytan, -gitan; p. -geat, pl. -geáton; pp. -gyten, -giten [a from, gitan to get]

To discoverknowunderstandconsidercognoscereintelligeredeprehendere

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To discover, know, understand, consider; cognoscere, intelligere, deprehendere Ðæt hit man geornor agytan mǽ ge that it may be better understood, Ors. 2, 1; Bos. 38, 30. Gecýðnyssa ðíne ic ageat testimonia tua intellexi, Ps. Spl. 118, 95, 99: 48, 12.

Linked entries: a-geat a-gitan

a-hafennes

(n.)
Grammar
a-hafennes, -hafenes, -hafennys, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

A lifting upan elevationelationprideelevatioelatio

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A lifting up, an elevation, elation, pride; elevatio, elatio Ahafenes handa mínra elevatio manuum mearum, Ps. Th. 140, 3. Ahafennys elevatio, Ps. Spl. 140, 2. Wundorlice ahafennyssa sǽ mirabiles elationes maris, 92, 6

a-heardian

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

To hardengrow hardbecome inured to anythingto lasthold outenduredurareperdurareindurescere

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To harden, grow hard, become inured to anything, to last, hold out, endure; durare, perdurare, indurescere On swá mycelre geþræstnesse and forhæfednesse módes and líchoman aheardode and awunode he hardened and continued in so great contrition and restraint

a-heáwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-heáwan, p. -heów; pp. -heáwen

To hew or cut out or offhew downprepare by cuttingmate smoothplaneexcidereresecaresucciderelevigare

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To hew or cut out or off, hew down, prepare by cutting, mate smooth, plane; excidere, resecare, succidere, levigare On hys niwan byrgene, ða he aheów on stáne in monumento suo novo, quod exciderat in petra. Mt. Bos. 27, 60. On aheáwene byrgene in monumento

a-hebban

(v.)
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a-hebban, -hæbban; ðú -hefst, he -hefeþ, pl. -hebbaþ; p. -hóf, pl. -hófon; imp. -hefe; pp. -hafen

To heave uplift upraiseelevateexaltfermentlevaretollereelevareerigereexaltareextollerefer-mentare

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To heave up, lift up, raise, elevate, exalt, ferment; levare, tollere, elevare, erigere, exaltare, extollere, fer-mentare Nolde his eágan ahebban up to ðam heofone nolebat oculos ad cælum levare, Lk. Bos. 18, 13. To ahebbanne levare, Gen. 48, 17. Ðú

a-hefen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-hefen, = a-hafen

raised upexalted

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raised up, exalted,Lk. Lind. War. 13, 13: Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 3. col. 2;

a-hefeþ

raises upexalts

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raises up, exalts, Cd. 220; Th. 283, 27; Sat. 311: Ps. Th. 74, 7: 144, 15