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án-seld

(n.)
Grammar
án-seld, es; m. [án only, seld dwelling]

A solitary dwellingan hermitagehabitatio solitaria

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A solitary dwelling, an hermitage; habitatio solitaria Ic ongon on ðone ánseld búgan 7 began to dwell in this hermitage, Exon. 50b; Th. 176, 23; Gú. 1214

ǽ-gylt

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-gylt, -gilt, es; m. [ǽ, gylt guilt, fault]

A breach or violation of the lawa trespassfaultdelictum

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A breach or violation of the law, a trespass, fault; delictum Ǽgiltas iúguþ-hádes mínes ne gemun ðú delicta juventutis meæ ne memineris. Ps. Spl. T. 24, 7

Linked entries: é-gylt gylt

an-byrdnys

(n.)
Grammar
an-byrdnys, nyss, e; f. [an contra, byrdnys status]

Resistancerepugnantia

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Resistance; repugnantia Gif ǽnig man anbyrdnysse beginþ if any man begin resistance, L. Edg. S. 14; Th. i. 276, 31

Linked entry: ge-anbyrdan

án-daga

(n.)
Grammar
án-daga, an; m. [dæg a day = daga, q. v.]

A fixed daya time appointeda day or term appointed for hearing a causedies dictusdies constitutus

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A fixed day, a time appointed, a day or term appointed for hearing a cause; dies dictus, dies constitutus Gesette me ánne ándagan constitue mihi tempus, Ex. 8, 9: 9, 5: Gen. 18, 14.

Linked entry: án-dagian

án-wille

(adj.)
Grammar
án-wille, def. se án-willa; adj. [án one, willa a will]

Having one willfollowing one's own willself-willedobstinatestubbornpertinaxobstinatuscontumax

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Having one will, following one's own will, self-willed, obstinate, stubborn; pertinax, obstinatus, contumax Ánwilla obstinatus, pertinax, Ælfc. Gl. 90; Wrt. Voc. 51, 29. Sint to manianne ða ánwillan admonendi pertinaces, Past. 42. 1; Hat. MS. 57 b, 23

Ác-tún

(n.)
Grammar
Ác-tún, es; m. [ác oak, tún a town]

ACTON, Staffordshire ?

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Æt Áctúne at Acton, Th. Diplm. A. D. 1002; 546, 27

Linked entries: aac Ácan-tún

án-lípig

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lípig, -lýpig; adj. [án one; hlíp, hlýp]

Going alonesolitaryprivatesingularalonesolitariusprivatussingularissolustantus

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Cynelíco getimbro and ánlípige [MS. ánlípie] publica ædificia et privata, I, 15 ; S. 483, 45. He nánwiht on hand nyman wolde bútan his ágene gyrde ánlipíge nonnisi virgam tantum habere in manu voluit, 3, 18; S. 546, 32

æ-scære

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
æ-scære, adj. [æ = a, scær, p. of sceran to shear, cut]

Without tonsureuncutuntrimmedneglectedintonsusincultusneglectus

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Without tonsure, uncut, untrimmed, neglected; intonsus, incultus, neglectus Deóplíc dǽd-bót biþ, ðæt lǽwede man swá æscære beó, ðæt íren ne cume on hǽre, ne on nægle it is a deep penitence, that a layman be so untrimmed that scissors [iron] come not

Linked entries: a-scære -scǽre

án-cummum

(adv.)
Grammar
án-cummum, adv. [án one, cummum the dat. of cuma a comer]

One by onesinglysingulatim

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One by one, singly; singulatim, Jn. Lind. War. 21, 25

án-súnd

(adj.)
Grammar
án-súnd, on-súnd; adj. [án sole, entire, wholly; súnd sound]

Soundentireunhurtsanusintegerincolumis

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Seó heofon is sinewealt and ánsúnd heaven is circular and entire, Bd. de nat. rm; Wrt. popl. scienc. 1, 17

Linked entry: on-sund

æ-céled

(v.)
Grammar
æ-céled, pp. of æ-célan = a-célan.

cooled

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cooled;

an-drysno

(n.)
Grammar
an-drysno, dat. pl. an-drysnum; f.

Fearawereverencetimormetusreverentia

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Fear, awe, reverence; timor, metus, reverentia For andrysnum from reverence, Beo. Th. 3596; B. 1796

Linked entry: on-drysnu

án-swége

(adj.)
Grammar
án-swége, adj. [án one, swég a sound]

Of the same soundagreeing in soundconsonantconsonus

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Of the same sound, agreeing in sound, consonant; consonus Ánswége sang symphonia, Ælfc. Gl. 34; Wrt. Voc. 28, 40

an-wrigenys

(n.; part.)
Grammar
an-wrigenys, -nyss, e; f. [an = un, wrigen, nys]

A revealingdisclosingan openinga sermonhomilyexplicatioexpositio

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A revealing, disclosing, an opening, a sermon, homily; explicatio, expositio

æ-gilde

(adv.)
Grammar
æ-gilde, æ-gylde, a-gilde, a-gylde; adv. [æ without, gild payment]

Without compensationsine compensatione

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Without compensation; sine compensatione Gif he gewyrce ðæt hine man afylle, lícge ægilde if he so do that any man fell him down, let him be without compensation, L. Eth. vi. 38; Th. i. 324, 24: L. E. G. 6; Th. i. 170,13: L. C.

ag-lác

(n.)
Grammar
ag-lác, æg-lǽc, es; n. [ag nequitia; lác ludus, donum]

Miserygrieftroublevexationsorrowtormentmiseriadolortribulatiomolestiatristitiacruciatus

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Misery, grief, trouble, vexation, sorrow, torment; miseria, dolor, tribulatio, molestia, tristitia, cruciatus Of ðam agláce from that misery. Exon. 101 b; Th. 383, 7; Rä. 4, 7. Aglác dreóge I suffer misery, 127b; Th. 490, 5; Rä. 79, 6. Ðǽr hie ðæt aglác

Linked entries: æg-lǽc lác

án-lépe

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lépe, -lépig, -lípig, -lýpig, [ǽn-]; adj. [án one; hleáp, hlýp a running, leap]

Going alonesolitaryprivatealonesingularoneeach onesolivagussolitariusprivatussolussingularisunussingulus

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Going alone, solitary, private, alone, singular, one, each one; solivagus, solitarius, privatus, solus, singularis, unus, singulus Nis nán ðe eallunga wel dó, nó forðon ánlépe non est qui faciat bonum, non est usque ad unum, Ps. Th. 13, 2.

an-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
an-týnan, p. de; pp. ed [an = un un-, týnan to inclose]

To uncloseopenrecludereaperire

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To unclose, open; recludere, aperire Ic antýne on bigspellum múþ mínne aperiam in parabolis os meum, Ps. Spl. 77, 2

an-wlitegian

(v.)
Grammar
an-wlitegian, p. ode; pp. od [an = un un-, wlitigian to form]

To unformchange the form of anythingdeformare

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To unform, change the form of anything; deformare Ða he þwaraþ and gewlitegaþ; hwílum eft unwlitegaþ [MS. Cot. anwlitegaþ] these it tempers and forms; sometimes again it unforms, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 9

æ-fyrmþa

(n.)
Grammar
æ-fyrmþa, pl. f. [æ, fyrmþ, e; f. washing]

Ablutionsthe sweepings of a housethe refuse of thingsthings of no valueablutionesquisquiliæ

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Ablutions, the sweepings of a house, the refuse of things or things of no value; ablutiones, quisquiliæ Æfyrmþa [MS. æfyrmþe] quisquiliæ, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 22