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a-þeótan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þeótan, he -þýteþ ; p. -þeát, pl. -þuton ; pp. -þoten

To windsoundblowinflarecanere

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To wind, sound, blow; inflare, canere Nǽfre mon ðæs hlúde horn aþýtep, ne býman abláweþ never so loudly one sounds a horn, nor blows a trumpet, Exon. 117 b; Th. 451, 26; Dóm. 109

Linked entry: a-þýteþ

áðer

(pronoun.)

eitheralter

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either; alter, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 11

a-rídan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rídan, p. -rád, pl. -ridon; pp. -riden

To rideequitare

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To ride; equitare He út of ðam mann-werode arád he rode out from the crowd, Ors. 3, 7 ; Bos. 62, 22

Linked entry: a-rád

a-riht

(adv.)
Grammar
a-riht, adv.

ARIGHTrightwellcorrectlyproberecte

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ARIGHT, right, well, correctly; probe, recte Gif man hit ariht asmeáþ if one considereth it right, L. Edg. C. 13; Th. ii. 246, 21

a-ríman

(v.)
Grammar
a-ríman, p. de; pp. ed

To numbercountenumeratenumerareenumeraredinumerarerecensere

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To number, count, enumerate; numerare, enumerare, dinumerare, recensere He aríman mæg regnas scúran dropena gehwelcne he can count every drop of the rain-shower, Cd. 213; Th. 265, 21; Sat. 11 : Ps. Th. 89, 13: 146, 5. Hí arímdon ealle bán míne dinumeraverunt

Linked entry: ríman

a-rísan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rísan, part. arísende; p. arás, pl. arison; pp. arisen; v. n.

To ARISEriserise uprise againto come forthoriginatesurgereexsurgereresurgereprovenireoriri

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To ARISE, rise, rise up, rise again, to come forth, originate; surgere, exsurgere, resurgere, provenire, oriri Ic aríse surgo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5 ; Som. 31, 49. Micel aríseþ dryht-folc to dóme a great multitude shall arise to judgment, Exon. 23 a; Th. 64

Linked entry: a-rás

árna

(n.)
Grammar
árna, gen. pl. of áre, q. v.

of honoursof mercies

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of honours, of mercies,Exon. 11 b ; Th. 16, 19 ; Cri. 255;

a-rýpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rýpan, p. de, te; pp. ed, d, t

To tear offto ripevellereabscindere

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To tear off, to rip; evellere, abscindere He me of hýd arýpeþ he tears off my hide from me, Exon. 127 a; Th. 488, 15; Rä. 76, 7

a-sæcgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sæcgan, p. -sægde, -sǽde; pp. -sægd, -sǽd

To speak outrelatetellsayexpressexplainannounceproclaimedicereeffariexprimerereferreenarrareannunciare

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To speak out, relate, tell, say, express, explain, announce, proclaim; edicere, effari, exprimere, referre, enarrare, annunciare Ne mǽge we nǽfre asæcgan, hú ðú æðele eart, éce Drihten we may never express, how excellent thou art, everlasting Lord, Hy

a-sǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sǽlan, p. -sǽlde; pp. -sǽled [a, sǽlan to bind]

To bind fastbindastringereligare

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To bind fast, bind; astringere, ligare Synnum asǽled bound fast by sins, Elen. Kmbl. 2485; El. 1244: Cd. 100; Th. 132, 18; Gen. 2195: 166; Th. 207, 21; Exod. 470

Linked entry: sǽlan

a-sændan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sændan, p. -sænde; pp. -sænd

To send forthto send

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To send forth, to send, Apol. Th. 6, 16: 13, 5

a-sáwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sáwan, p. -seów, -siów, pl. -seówon; pp. -sáwen

To sowseminareobserere

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To sow; seminare, obserere, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 499; Met. 20, 250

Linked entry: a-seów

a-nídan

(v.)
Grammar
a-nídan, p. -nídde; pp. -níded , pl. -nídde = nídede

To force

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To force, Chr. 823; Th. 110, 33 col. 1

ánra

(n.; num.; pronoun.)
Grammar
ánra, g. pl. of án one, q. v.

of every one

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of every one;

a-smiðian

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

To forgemakework as a smithfabricare

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To forge, make, work as a smith; fabricare Asmiðod fabricatus, Cot. 82

a-snǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
a-snǽsan, -snásan ; p. de ; pp. ed ; v. trans.

to hit or strike againstto stake oneself upon anythingimpingereto wrest anything from anotherextorquere

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to hit or strike against, to stake oneself upon anything; impingere Gif befóran eágum asnáse [MS. H. asnǽse] if he stake himself before his eyes, L. Alf. pol. 36 ; Th. i. 84, 14. to wrest anything from another? extorquere, L. Noel, Lye

a-soden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-soden, pp. of a-seóðan.

soddenboiledtried by seething

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sodden, boiled, tried by seething,Bd. 4, 23; S. 595, 15;

a-solcen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-solcen, a-swolcen; part.

Idlelazydissoluteslowslothfulremissusdesidiosus

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Idle, lazy, dissolute, slow, slothful; remissus, desidiosus, Homl. Th. i. 306, 11

Linked entry: a-swolcen

a-spáw

(v.)
Grammar
a-spáw, p. of a-spíwan.

vomited out

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vomited out;

a-spelian

(v.)
Grammar
a-spelian, part. a-speliende; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To supply another's roomto be deputy or proxy for anotherrepresent anothervicario munere fungivicem vel locum alicujus supplere

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To supply another's room, to be deputy or proxy for another, represent another; vicario munere fungi, vicem vel locum alicujus supplere He móste his hláford aspelian he might represent his lord, L. R. 3 ; Th. i. 192, 3 : R. Ben. 58. Aspelad beón to have