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Anglo-Saxon

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a-stíhst

(v.)
Grammar
a-stíhst, a-stíhþ

ascendestascends

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

a-stintan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stintan, p. -stant, pl. -stunton ; pp. -stunten = -stinted, Som. Lye, = -stint = -stynt

To make dullto bluntstintassuagehĕbĕtareobtundere

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To make dull, to blunt, stint, assuage; hĕbĕtare, obtundere, Scint. 12: Cot. 101

Linked entry: a-stynt

a-stirian

(v.)

to moveremoveagitatestir upraise

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to move, remove, agitate, stir up, raise, Lk. Bos. 6, 48

a-stondnes

(n.)
Grammar
a-stondnes, -ness, e ; f.

An existencea subsistencesubsistentia

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An existence, a subsistence; subsistentia Ána God on þrým astondnessum one God in three subsistences; unum Deum in tribus subsistentiis, Bd. 4, 17; S. 585, 38

a-storfen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-storfen, part.

Starvedlike a dead bodycadaverosus

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Starved, like a dead body; cadaverosus,Wanl Catal. 43, 17

a-streccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-streccan, ic -strecce, ðú -strecest, he -strecþ ; p. -streahte, -strehte ; impert. -strece ; pp. -streaht, -streht; v. a.

To stretch outto extendprostratelay lowto prostrate oneselfbow downextendereexpandereprosternerese prosternereadorare

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To stretch out, to extend, prostrate, or lay low, to prostrate oneself, bow down; extendere, expandere, prosternere, se prosternere, adorare Ðe leas he astrecce his hand ne forte mittat manum suam, Gen. 3, 22 : 22, 12. He neowol astreaht feól on ða flóre

Linked entries: a-streahte astreht

a-stregdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stregdan, p. -stregde; pp. -stregd [a, stregdan to sprinkle]

To sprinklescatterstrewaspergere

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To sprinkle, scatter, strew; aspergere Ðú astregdest me mid hysopon asperges me hyssopo, Ps. Spl. T. 50, 8

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-stýfecigan

(v.)

to exterminate

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to exterminate, Bt. 27, 1 ; Fox 94, 23, note 9

Linked entry: á-swefecian

a-styltan

(v.)

to astonishstupescere

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to astonish; stupescere

a-styrfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-styrfan, p. de; pp. ed

To cause deathkillslaynecare

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To cause death, kill, slay; necare Stánum astyrfed slain with stones, Exon. 10 b; Th. 12, 27; Cri. 192

Linked entry: a-sterfan

a-styrred

(adj.; part.)

starredstellatus

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starred; stellatus, Scint. 58

a-styrung

(n.)
Grammar
a-styrung, e; f.

A motionmotus

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A motion; motus,Lye

a-suand

Grammar
a-suand, = a-swand

weakened

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weakened

a-scæcan

(v.)

to shake

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to shake, Exon. 58a; Th. 207, 20; Ph. 144: Ps. Spl. 7, 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-scafan

(v.)
Grammar
a-scafan, p. -scóf, pl. -scófon; pp. -scafen, -scæfen

To shaveabradereobradere

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To shave; abradere, obradere Ascæfen obrasus, Cot. 148

a-sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceacan, -scacan, -scæcan; he -sceaceþ, -sceacþ, -scæceþ, -scaceþ; p. -sceóc, -scóc, pl. -sceócon, -scócon; pp. -sceacen, -scacen.

to shake offremoveexcutereto be removedforsakedesertfleeexcutifugereaufugeredeserereto shakebrandishto be shakenvibrarequatereconcutilabefieriinfirmari

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to shake off, remove; excutere Asceacaþ ðæt dust of eówrum fótum excutite pulverem de pedibus vestris, Mk. Bos. 6, 11. to be removed, forsake, desert, flee; excuti, fugere, aufugere, deserere Asceacen [Lamb. ofascacen] ic eom excussus sum, Ps. Spl.

Linked entries: a-scacan a-scæcan

a-scearpan

(v.)

to sharpen

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to sharpen, Ps. Surt. 63, 4

a-scerian

(v.)

to cut fromseparate

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to cut from, separate