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á-teorian

(v.)

to get exhaustedfaint,to lose heart or energyget wearyfaintto get exhaustedcome to an endfailbe wantingto be defective

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Hí (unexpected guests) nǽfre áteriað minstre mmquam desunt monasterio, R. Ben. I. 89, 10. Ðá ǽhta ðe ús áteoriað transitory possessions, Hml. Th. ii. 318, 26.

á-teorigendlic

getting exhaustedweariedfailingtransitoryperishabledefective

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A. 46, 536. in grammar, defective þæt is áteorigendlic, Reor is defectivum, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 161, 20. Sume word syndon gehátene þæt synd áteorigendlice, defectiva, 203, 2

á-sweltan

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R. II. 50. Ásuelte expiravit, Mk. L. 15, 37. Ic wæs áswolten and mín gewit forleás veluí emoriens sensum perdidi, Bd. 5, 6;Sch. 577, 7. Man earmlíce deáþe áswolten, Bl. H. 219, II. Add

á-þrǽstan

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Áðrésti, ath(r)aestae extorti, Txts. 61, 780. Áþrǽste, Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 60 : 146, 7. Add

á-þolian

(v.)

To hold out under trial,To put up withenduresuffer

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Þám ylcum gemete wuniaþ and gyt áþolede synt munecena mynstru, R. Ben. 139, 3

á-wǽgan

to deceiveto make of no effect,to fail to performto invalidatenullify

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R. 2, 16. to make of no effect, to fail to perform Gif hé beswicen byð, ꝥ hé his behát áwǽgð, R. Ben. 102, 3: Hml. A. 34, 244. Forgyldan ealle þá þing þe wé ofor his bebod gedydon oþþe þæs áwǽgdon þe wé dón sceoldan, Bl. H. 91, 17.

á-wédan

to go madto rageto be mad

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R. 10, 20

á-tyhtan

to stretchtendereattendereextenderein-tendereto persuadeincite

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L. 69. to persuade, incite Wé átihtaþ suademus, R. Ben. I. 84, 10

Linked entry: á-tiht

á-wénan

(v.)
Grammar
á-wénan, p. de

To consider

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To consider Áhwénende existimantes, R. Ben. I. 4, 12

Linked entry: wénan

á-wilwan

(v.)
Grammar
á-wilwan, á-wilwian; p. -wilede.

To roll (trans.)

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To roll (trans.) Ængel áwælede (revolvit) þone stán, Mt. R. 28, 2. Sume wyrhtan áfundon ðone stán and hine áweg áwiligdon, Hml. Th. ii. 426, 2. Gesaeh ꝥ stán genumen áuæled (sublatum) of ðǽm byrgenne, Jn. L. 20, 1

Linked entries: wilwan á-wilian

á-wirdan

(v.)

to corruptspoil,to injureannoyafflict a personto hinder

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Sáwel áwoerðedo animam afflictam, Rtl. 5, 24. Wé biðon áwoerdedo effligimur, 42, 27: 23, 32 (printed -woend-). Áwoerdeno (-do?) afflictos, 40, 29. to hinder Ne wallað hiá áwoerda (werda, R.) nolite eos uetare, Lk. L. 18, 16

Linked entry: á-wyrdan

á-wirgan

(v.)
Grammar
á-wirgan, á-wirgean.
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Áwoergedo >(-wærgede, R.) maledicti, Mt. L. 25, 41. Áuoergado (-werged, R.), Jn. L. 7, 49. On gewill ðára áwiergedena (-wierdena,v. l.), Past. 248, 23. Mid áwyridum gástum furiis, i. malignis spiritibus, An. Ox. 4666.

á-wirgedness

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R. 7, 21. Búton bletsunge, mid deófles áwyrigednysse, Hml. Th. i. 100, 33. Bútan áwyrgodnysse, Hml. A. 45, 522 note. Geheald þíne tungan fram áwyrgednyssum, Wlfst. 246, 14

Linked entry: wirgedness

á-wrítan

to write out or downwrite wordsto transcribecopy in writingto state in writingto write a book, letter,to write of or about somethingto write toto write an account ofdescribeto inscribe the name of a personto write on materialcover with writingto make a symbol other than a letter

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R. 19, 21-2. Wæs áwriten (-uritten,L.) on Crécisc, 20. Hira naman hér sint áwritene, Num. 13, 5.

Linked entry: wrítan

bæc-ern

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On kycenon oðþe on mynstres bæcerne, R. Ben. 71, 18. Add

á-wyrgan

(v.)

to strangle.

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R. 27, 5. Hé forgiet ðæt grin ðæt hé mid áwierged (stranguletur), wirð Past. 331, 19. Fugelas and óðre nýtenu þá þe on nette beóð áwyrgede (strangulantur), Ll. Th. ii. 162, 18. Add

bærnett

burningcauterizinga burnburning heatconsuming by fire

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Háligra gewrita lácnunga, and ámánsumunge bærnet (ustionem), R. Ben. 52, 13. of the effect of cold:-- Wið cile bærnettes frigore exustis, Lch. l. 228, 23. a burn Wæs þæt bærnet þe hé gelæhte æt ðám were on his sculdre gesewen, Hml.

bærs

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Baers (bers (r above the line between e and s)) lupus, Txts. 74, 592. Bærs, Wrt. Voc. i. 66, 2: 281, 65. Bears, ii. 51, 21. Add

bær-synnig

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R. 2, 16. v. bear-, beor-swinig in Dict. Add

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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H. 67, 27. motion Sum man rád be (juxta locum), þǽre stówe Bd. 3, 9; Sch. 229, 20.