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Anglo-Saxon

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acen

pained

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pained

ácen

oaken

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oaken

acer

(n.)

a field

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a field. Rtl. 145, 18

ach

(con.)

but ⬩ sed

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but; sed Ach ðæs weorodes eác but of the host also. Andr. Reed. 3182; An. 1594

acol

(adj.)
Grammar
acol, acul, acl; adj.

Excited ⬩ excited by fear ⬩ frightened ⬩ terrified ⬩ trembling ⬩ agitatus ⬩ perterritus ⬩ pavidus

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Excited, excited by fear, frightened, terrified, trembling; agitatus, perterritus, pavidus Wearþ he on ðam egesan acol worden he had through that horror become chilled, trembling, Cd. 178; Th. 223, 24; Dan. 124. Forht on móde, acul for ðam egesan fearful

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acs

(n.)

an axe

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an axe

acul

(adj.)

frightened

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frightened, Cd. 210; Th. 261, 14 ; Dan. 726

adela

(n.)
Grammar
adela, an; m.

Filth ⬩ cænum

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Filth; cænum Ðæt hér yfle adelan stinceþ that here ill smells filth, Exon, 110b; Th. 424, 1 ; Rä. 41, 32

abal

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acol

(adj.)
Grammar
acol, l.
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ácol

ádle

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Hú ðeós ádle scyle ende gesettan? Gú. 995. (Ádle Rä. 44, 4 might be pl.) Add

æt-hredan

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Dele, and v. æt-bregdan, III

æt-wrencan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-wrencan, p. te
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To cheat a person out of something, deprive by fraud Lyt monna weorð lange fægen ðæs ðe hé óðerne bewrencð (æt-wrencð, v. l.), Prov. K. 34. [Cf. æt-wrenchen to twist awny, escape , Marh. 15, 20: O. and N. 248.]

Linked entry: wrencan

æt-gár

(n.)
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Add: æt- (æte-, ate-) gár; m. -gǽre; n. (The pl. seems sometimes used to gloss Latin sing.) Falarica, i. theca gladii, telae genus vel hastae grandis vel lancea magna ætgár, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 9: 33, 49.

æt-standende

(adj.)
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æt-standende, adj.
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By-standing Þá heortan þára æt-standendra wífa, Gr. D. 284, 21

æt-fón

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Gif feoh man eft æt þám mæn in Cent ætfó, 34, 6. Cf. 160, 8

ǽg-hwilc

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Ǽlce wígwǽpna and ǽghwylce woruldsaca lǽte man stille, Wlfst. 170, 9. with án, substantival, cf. I. 2 Ðæt úre ǽghwylc án mæg éce líf geearnian, Wlfst. 283, 21. Æt ǽghwylcum ánum ðára, Bl. H. 127, 33. adjectival Ǽghwylcum ánum men gyldan, Bl.

æt-geniman

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Substitute: <b>æt-genumen</b> removed, taken away Þá ætgenumenan erepta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 30

æt-fyligan

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D. 201, 9. v. æt-feólan, <b>III b.</b>

æt-déman

(v.)
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æt-déman, to give judgement adverse to a claimant (dat.)
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Cf. æt-reccan

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