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á-cennend

(n.)
Grammar
á-cennend, es; m.
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A parent Ácennendum parentibus suis Rtl. 197, 21

á-werian

(v.)

to defend against attackto protect from hurtsecure

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Grammar á-werian, Add: to defend against attack Þá burg áwerede þæt folc þe þǽr binnan wæs, Chr. 921; P. 101, 9. Hié þá ceastre áweredon, 885; P. 78, 12: Ors. 4, 13; S. 210, 33. to protect from hurt, secure Wé áweriað ús mid þǽre segene, áweriað eów

Linked entries: werian eald-a-wered

a-gíta

(n.)
Grammar
a-gíta, an; m.

A spendthriftprodigus

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A spendthrift; prodigus.Past. 20, 2; Hat. MS. 29 b, 10

á-spring

(n.)

a water-springfountainseaturigo

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a water-spring, fountain; seaturigo,Hom. de Comp. Cordis, Lye

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

á-strǽlian

(v.)
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to hurl a dart Ástrǽlod iaculatum, Ps. Rdr. 75, 9

Linked entry: strǽlian

a-fýryda

(n.)

a eunucheunuchus

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a eunuch; eunuchus Ðam afýrydan Faraones eunucho Pharaonis, Gen. 37, 36

a-fúndennis

(n.)
Grammar
a-fúndennis, -niss, e; f.

An experimentan inventiona discoveryexperimentum

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An experiment, an invention, a discovery; experimentum, R. Ben. interl. 59

á-bedecian

(v.)
Grammar
á-bedecian, ; p. ode
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To get by begging. v. a-beþecian in Dict. and bedecian

a-hiéðan

(v.)

to destroylay wastedespoil

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to destroy, lay waste, despoil, Salm. Kmbl. 147, MS. A; Sal. 73

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-weorpnis

(n.)
Grammar
a-weorpnis, -niss, e; f.

A casting ofputting awaydivorcerepudium

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A casting of, putting away, divorce; repudium, Mt. Rush. Stv. 19, 7

Linked entry: a-worpenes

a-weosung

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

The beingessencesubsistence of a thingsubsistentiaessentia

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The being, essence, or subsistence of a thing; subsistentia, essentia, Cot. 170

á-hýþend

(n.)
Grammar
á-hýþend, (-híþ-), es; m.
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A destroyer, ravager Hergiend and áhíðend grassator, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 38

Linked entries: a-híðend -hýþend

a-wyrgedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-wyrgedlíc, adj.

Wickedevilmalignus

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Wicked, evil; malignus Awyrgedlíc geþanc a wicked thought, Nicod. 20: Thw. 10, 11

a-mundian

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

To protectdefendtueritutari

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To protect, defend; tueri, tutari, Æthelfl. Test; Th. Diplm. A. D. 972; 522, 28

a-wrigenes

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

A discoveryrevelationrevelatio

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A discovery, revelation; revelatio To þeóda awrigenesse ad revelationem gentium, Lk. Bos. 2, 32

Linked entries: a-wregennes a-wrygenes

á-drífan

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<b>. II a.</b> Add Áweg ádriéfð, Past. 255, 16

a-tyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-tyhtan, -tihtan ; p. -tyhte, -tihte ; pp. -tyhted, -tyht, -tiht.

to persuadesolicitinciteattractallurepersuadereallicereincitareto produceprocreateprocrearegignere

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to persuade, solicit, incite, attract, allure; persuadere, allicere, incitare Ðá wæs ofer Múntgiop monig atyhted Gota, gylpes full then was allured over the Alps many a Goth, full of arrogance, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 16; Met. 1, 8. Ðe beóþ atihte to ðám sóðum

Linked entries: a-tihtan a-tihting

á-ceápian

(v.)
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Add: To buy off or out, where a result is obtained by payment Hǽþenne here him fram áceápian, C. D. B. iii. 75, 3. Búton hé him wille fǽhðe of áceápian unless he will buy off the feud from himself Ll. Th. i. 150, 2. On ðá gerád ðæt hine náge nán man