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and-standan

(v.)
Grammar
and-standan, [and, standan to stand]

To sustainabidestand bybearsustinere

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To sustain, abide, stand by, bear; sustinere Andstandende ongeán contending against, R. Ben. 1

and-wendednys

(n.)
Grammar
and-wendednys, a-wændednys, -nyss, e; f. [and, wended , pp. of wendan to turn, nes]

A changingchangemutatio

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A changing, change; mutatio, Ps. Spl. 76, 10

and-werdan

(v.)
Grammar
and-werdan, and-wirdan, and-wyrdan, ond-wyrdan; p. de; pp. od [and, word a word: Goth. and-waúrdyan to answer, waúrd a word: Ger. antwort an answer]

To answerrespondere

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To answer; respondere Abram hire andwerde Abram ei respondit. Gen. 16, 6

Linked entries: and-wirdan and-wyrdan

a-spendan

(v.)
Grammar
a-spendan, p. de; pp. ed [a, spendan to spend]

To spend entirelyconsumesquanderto spendexpendlay outbestowdistributeconsumeredissipareexpenderesumptum facereerogareimpertiri

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To spend entirely, consume, squander, to spend, expend, lay out, bestow, distribute; consumere, dissipare, expendere, sumptum facere, erogare, impertiri Ðonne hys gestreón beóþ ðus eall aspended when his property is thus all entirely spent, Ors. 1, 1

Linked entry: spendan

a-stælan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stælan, [a, stælan to steal]

To steal outto seduceobrepere

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To steal out, to seduce; obrepere Ðæt me nǽfre deófol on astelan ne mǽge that the devil may never secretly creep on me [seduce me], L. De. Cf. 9; Wilk. 88, 49

a-stemnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-stemnian, p. nede; pp. ned [a from, stemnian to build]

To proceed from a foundationto foundbuilderectcondere

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To proceed from a foundation, to found, build, erect; condere Ðe hí sylf astemnedon which they themselves built, Bd. Pref; S. 472, 17

a-stihtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stihtan, p. -stihte; pp. -stiht [a, stihtan to dispose]

To determine ondecernere

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To determine on; decernere Fleám wearþ astiht flight was determined on, Chr. 998; Th. 246, 22

astíðian

(v.)
Grammar
astíðian, p. ode, ude; pp. od, ud [a intensive, stíðian to become hard]

To become harddrydry upwitherindurarearescere

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To become hard, dry, dry up, wither; indurare, arescere Astíðude swá swá tigle miht mín my strength dried up as a tile, Ps. Spl. 21, 14. Hit astiðaþ and drugaþ induret et arescat, 89, 6

an-gytan

(v.)
Grammar
an-gytan, [an, gytan to get]

To finddiscoverunderstandknowinvenireintelligere

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To find, discover, understand, know; invenire, intelligere, R. Ben. 2

a-niman

(v.)
Grammar
a-niman, -nyman; p. -nam, pl. -námon; pp. -numen [a from, niman to take]

To take awayremovetollerecapere

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To take away, remove; tollere, capere Animaþ ðæt púnd æt hym take the talent from him, Mt. Foxe 25, 28. Animan wolde would take, Fins. Th. 43; Fin. 21

a-niðerian

(v.)
Grammar
a-niðerian, p. ode; pp. od [a intensive, niðerian to thrust down]

To put downcondemndamndeorsum trudere

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To put down, condemn, damn; deorsum trudere Ðá wurþe he aniðrod mid Iudas then let him be cast down with Judas, Chr. 675; Ing. 52, 12

a-sceádan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, pl. -scédon; pp. -sceáden, -scáden; v. a. [a from, sceádan to divide]

To separatedisjoinexcludedistinguishsepararesegregare

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To separate, disjoin, exclude, distinguish; separare, segregare Ic mec ascéd ðara scylda I separated myself from the guilt, Elen. Kmbl. 937; El. 470: 2623; El. 1313. And he hine from nýtenum ascéd and he distinguished him from beasts, L. E. I. 23; Th

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a-sceótan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceótan, he -scýt, -scýtt; p. -sceát, pl. -scuton; pp. -scoten [a, sceótan to shoot]

To shoot forthshootshoot outfalljacularicum impetu erumpere

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To shoot forth, shoot, shoot out, fall; jaculari, cum impetu erumpere Hie ne mehton from him nǽnne flán asceótan they could not shoot an arrow from them, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 132, 8. Ne ascýtt Sennacherib flán into ðære byrig Hierusalem Sennacherib shall

Linked entry: a-scuton

a-scirian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scirian, -scyrian; p. ede; pp. ed, ud; v. a. [a, scirian to share]

To cut fromseparatedividepartseversepararesejungereexcommunicaredestinare

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To cut from, separate, divide, part, sever; separare, sejungere, excommunicare, destinare He ascirede Adames bearn he separated Adam's sons, Deut. 32, 8. Ascyrud beón fram mannum moveri ab hominibus, Somn. 280. Ascyred and asceáden scylda gehwylcre sundered

a-scúfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-scúfan, -sceófan; p. -sceáf. pl. -scufon; pp. -scofen, -sceofen [a from, scúfan to shove]

To drive awayexpelbanishrepelshove awayexpellerepellereabigereextrudereemittere

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To drive away, expel, banish, repel, shove away; expellere, pellere, abigere, extrudere, emittere Forþ ascúfan to drive forward, Exon. 129b; Th. 498, 1; Rä. 87, 6. Me cearsorge of móde asceáf Þeóden usser our Lord has driven anxious sorrow from my mind

a-scúnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scúnian, p. ode; pp. od; v. a. [a away, scúnian to shun] .

to avoidshunfly fromevitarereprobareto hatedetestodissedetestarito accusereproveconvictarguere

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to avoid, shun, fly from; evitare, reprobare He mót þyllíc ascúnian he must shun the like, L. C. S. 7; Th. i. 380, 9: L. Ed. 4; Th. i. 162, 6. to hate, detest; odisse, detestari Esau ascúnode Iacob oderat Esau Jacob, Gen. 27, 41. Ðá ascúnodon híg hine

a-scyndan

(v.)
Grammar
a-scyndan, [a from, scyndan to hasten]

To separateremovetake awaytollereelongare

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To separate, remove, take away; tollere, elongare Ðú ascyndest fram me freónd elongasti a me amicum, Ps. Spl. M. 87, 19

a-séngan

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

To shewdiscovermanifestmanifestareperspicuum 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-slítan

(v.)
Grammar
a-slítan, -slýtan ; p. -slát, pl. -sliton ; pp. -slyten, -sliten ; v. a. [a from, slítan to slit]

To cleaverivedestroycut offdiscinderediruereabscindere

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To cleave, rive, destroy, cut off; discindere, diruere, abscindere Aslát ða túnas ealle destroyed all the villages, Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 20. Mildheortnysse his aslýteþ of cneórysse on cynrine misericordiam suam abscindet a generation in generationem, Ps

Linked entry: a-slýtan

andettan

(v.)
Grammar
andettan, andetan, ondettan, ondetan; p. and-ette [and = Lat. re, contra; Grk. ἀντί; hátan to command, promise]

To confessacknowledgegive thanks or praisefatericonfiteri

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To confess, acknowledge, give thanks or praise; fateri, confiteri Gif he wille and cunne his dǽda andettan if he will and can confess his deeds, L. De. Cf. 2; Th. ii. 260, 18, 16. Ic andette Ælmihtigum Gode I confess to Almighty God, 6; Th. ii. 262,