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Asse-dun

(adj.)
Grammar
Asse-dun, adj. [asse asina; or asce ash, cinis; dun dun or grey, fuscus]

ASS-DUN ⬩ ASH-DUN ⬩ dosinus ⬩ cinereus

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ASS-DUN or ASH-DUN, of a dun or dark colour; dosinus, cinereus Assedun dosinus vel cinereus, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Wrt. Voc. 46, 39. 'Glossæ Isidori : Dosius vel dosinus, equus asinini pili,' Du Cange

ass-myre

(n.)
Grammar
ass-myre, an; f.

A mare ass ⬩ she-ass ⬩ asina

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A mare ass, she-ass; asina And xx assmyrena and twenty of mare asses, Gen. 32, 15

Assyrias

(n.)
Grammar
Assyrias, gen. Assyria, Assiria ; dat. Assyrium ; pl. m.

The Assyrians ⬩ Assyrii

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The Assyrians ; Assyrii Assyria ealdorduguþ the people of the Assyrians, Judth. 12 ; Thw. 26, 4; Jud. 310

Linked entries: Asirige Assyrige

ast

(n.)

a kiln ⬩ siccatorium

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a kiln; siccatorium Cyln oððe ast siccatorium, Ælfc. Gl: 109; Som. 78, 132

a-stælan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stælan, [a, stælan to steal]

To steal out ⬩ to seduce ⬩ obrepere

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To steal out, to seduce; obrepere Ðæt me nǽfre deófol on astelan ne mǽge that the devil may never secretly creep on me [seduce me], L. De. Cf. 9; Wilk. 88, 49

a-stǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stǽnan, p. de; pp. ed

To adorn with stones or gems ⬩ lapidibus vel gemmis ornare

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To adorn with stones or gems; lapidibus vel gemmis ornare Gimmum astǽned adorned with gems, Salm. Kmbl. 128; Sal. 63. Mid deórwyrþum gimmum astǽned de lapide pretioso ornata, Ps. Th. 20, 3. Astǽned gyrdel a girdle set with stones, Cot. 201

a-stáh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-stáh, p. of a-stígan.

ascended

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ascended,Chr. 1012; Th. 268, 29, col. 2 ;

a-steápan

(v.)
Grammar
a-steápan, -steópan, -stépan ; p. -steápde, -steápte ; pp. -steáped, -steápt

To deprive ⬩ bereave ⬩ as children of their parents ⬩ orbare ⬩ orphanum ⬩ reddere

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To deprive, bereave, as children of their parents; orbare, orphanum reddere Síen bearn his asteápte fiant filii ejus orphani, Ps. Surt. 108, 9

Linked entries: a-steópan a-stépan

a-stellan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stellan, p. -stealde, -stalde ; pp. -steald ; v. a.

To set forth ⬩ to set ⬩ place ⬩ afford ⬩ supply ⬩ appoint ⬩ establish ⬩ ordain ⬩ undertake ⬩ undergo ⬩ begin ⬩ statuere ⬩ collocare ⬩ instituere ⬩ præbere ⬩ stabilire ⬩ fundare ⬩ suscipere ⬩ inire

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Asteald to býsne set for an example, Ors. 2, 4 ; Bos. 44, 33. Crist hit astealde and tǽhte Christ established and taught it, Homl. Th. ii. 582, 29. Heofonas, and móna, and steorran, ða ðú astealdest cælos, lunam et stellas, quæ to fundasti, Ps.

a-stemnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-stemnian, p. nede; pp. ned [a from, stemnian to build]

To proceed from a foundation ⬩ to found ⬩ build ⬩ erect ⬩ condere

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To proceed from a foundation, to found, build, erect; condere Ðe hí sylf astemnedon which they themselves built, Bd. Pref; S. 472, 17

a-steópan

(v.)

to bereave

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to bereave

a-stépnes

(n.)
Grammar
a-stépnes, -ness, e; f.

A privation ⬩ orbatio

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A privation; orbatio, Cot. 187

a-sterfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sterfan, p. de; pp. ed

To cause death ⬩ kill ⬩ destroy ⬩ necare ⬩ eradicare

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To cause death, kill, destroy; necare, eradicare, Mt. Rush. Stv. 15, 13

Linked entry: a-styrfan

a-stígnes

(n.)
Grammar
a-stígnes, -ness, e; f.

An ascent ⬩ ascending ⬩ ascensus

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An ascent, ascending; ascensus, Ps. Spl. T. 103, 4

a-stíh

Grammar
a-stíh, impert. of a-stígan.

go ⬩ ascend

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go, ascend,Deut. 3, 27 ;

a-stihtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stihtan, p. -stihte; pp. -stiht [a, stihtan to dispose]

To determine on ⬩ decernere

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To determine on; decernere Fleám wearþ astiht flight was determined on, Chr. 998; Th. 246, 22

astíðian

(v.)
Grammar
astíðian, p. ode, ude; pp. od, ud [a intensive, stíðian to become hard]

To become hard ⬩ dry ⬩ dry up ⬩ wither ⬩ indurare ⬩ arescere

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To become hard, dry, dry up, wither; indurare, arescere Astíðude swá swá tigle miht mín my strength dried up as a tile, Ps. Spl. 21, 14. Hit astiðaþ and drugaþ induret et arescat, 89, 6

Linked entry: stíþian

a-stód

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-stód, p. of a-standan.

stood up ⬩ insisted

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stood up, insisted,Bd. 2, 9 ; S. 511, 20: Lk. Bos. 23, 23 ;

a-streahte

(v.)
Grammar
a-streahte, -streaht

stretched out

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stretched out;

astreht

(v.)
Grammar
astreht, astrehte

prostrated

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prostrated;