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Anglo-Saxon

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ǽtter-loppe

(n.)
Grammar
ǽtter-loppe, an; f. [átor poison, loppe a silk worm, spinner of a web]

A spider ⬩ atanea

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A spider; atanea And a-ýdlian oððe aswarcan oððe acwínan oððe aswindan ðú dydest swá swá ǽtterloppan oððe ryngan sáwle his et tabescere fecisti sicut araneam animam ejus, Ps. Lamb. 38, 12; and thou madist his lijf to faile as an yreyneWyc

Linked entry: átor-loppe

æt-wæsend

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
æt-wæsend, -wesend, -weosend [æt at, wesende being; part of wesan to be]

At hand ⬩ approaching ⬩ hard by ⬩ imminens

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At hand, approaching, hard by; imminens, Cot. 107

a-fægniende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
a-fægniende, = fægniende; part. of fægnian.

rejoicing

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rejoicing

ag-lǽca

(n.)
Grammar
ag-lǽca, -lǽcea, -léca, an; m. [ah-lǽca, æg-, æc-; ag-lác, -lǽc misery; a the m. of personal noun]

A miserable being ⬩ wretch ⬩ miscreant ⬩ monster ⬩ fierce combatant ⬩ miser ⬩ perditus ⬩ monstrum ⬩ bellator immanis

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A miserable being, wretch, miscreant, monster, fierce combatant; miser, perditus, monstrum, bellator immanis Ne ðæt se aglǽca yldan þohte nor did the wretch [Grendel] mean to delay that, Beo. Th. 1482; B. 739. Earme aglǽcan miserable wretches, Exon.

Linked entries: æc-lǽca æg-lǽca æg-léca ag-lǽcea ah-lǽca -lǽca

a-gól

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-gól, p. of a-galan,

sang ⬩ cantavit

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

a-gongen

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

passed

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

a-gróf

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

inscribed

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

águn

(v.)
Grammar
águn, 3rd pl. pres. of ágan.

possess

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possess,Exon. 33 b ; Th. 106, 33 ; Gú. 50;

áh

(v.)
Grammar
áh, 3rd pres. of ágan.

has ⬩ owns ⬩ habet

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has, owns; habet,Byrht. Th. 136, 60; By. 175;

a-hefen

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

raised up ⬩ exalted

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

a-héncg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-héncg, p. of a-hón.

hung

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hung,Ælfc. Gr. 26, 6; Som. 29, 13;

a-hlóg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-hlóg, -hlóh

laughed at ⬩ laughed

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laughed at, laughed,Cd. 109; Th. 143, 16; Gen. 2380;

a-hlutred

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-hlutred, pp. of a-hluttrian.

purified ⬩ purificatus

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purified; purificatus,Cot. 68;

án-cummum

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

One by one ⬩ singly ⬩ singulatim

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

and-git

(n.; part.)
Grammar
and-git, -giet, -gyt, -get, [ond-, on-], es; n. [and, git = get, p. of gitan to get] .

the understanding ⬩ the intellect ⬩ intellectus ⬩ understanding ⬩ knowledge ⬩ cognizance ⬩ intellectus ⬩ cognitio ⬩ agnitio ⬩ sense ⬩ meaning ⬩ one of the senses ⬩ sensus

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the understanding, the intellect; intellectus Þurh ðæt andgit, man understent ealle ða þing, ðe he gehýrþ oððe gesihþ by the understanding, man comprehends [understands] all the things, which he hears or sees, Homl. Th. i. 288, 21. Þurh ðæt andgit, seó

Linked entries: and-get and-giet and-gyt tácn -git on-git

ágan

(n.)
Grammar
ágan, g. d. acc. etc. of áge, an; f. property.
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Cd. 216; Th. 274, 1; Sat. 147;

a-geaf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-geaf, p. of agifan.

gave up

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gave up,Jn. Bos. 19, 30;

a-geald

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-geald, p. of agildan.

rewarded

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rewarded,Beo. Th, 3335; B. 1665;

a-geat

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-geat, p. of a-gitan.

understood

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understood.Ps. Spl. 118, 95;

agén-arn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
agén-arn, p. of agén-yrnan.

met ⬩ occurrit

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met; occurrit.Mk. Bos. 5, 2;

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