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a-tyhtan

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

to persuade ⬩ solicit ⬩ incite ⬩ attract ⬩ allure ⬩ persuadere ⬩ allicere ⬩ incitare ⬩ to produce ⬩ procreate ⬩ procreare ⬩ gignere

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433, 27; Rä. 51, 3

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.

á-rísan

Grammar
á-rísan, <b>.
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&lt;/b&gt; add: of a result produced by human agency Fyrdwíc árás, Exod. 129

á-stígend

(n.)
Grammar
á-stígend, es; m.
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One who mounts (a horse) Hors and ástígend (ascensorem), Ps. Rdr. 280, l. Ástígendas ascensores, 4

a-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-týnan, p. -týnde; pp. -týned, -týnd ; v. a.

to shut out ⬩ exclude ⬩ excludere ⬩ to un-shut ⬩ open ⬩ aperire

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[a away, out ; týnan to inclose, shun] to shut out, exclude; excludere Ne beóþ út fram ðe atýnde ut non excludantur, Ps. Th. 67, 27. [a = on, un un, týnan] to un-shut, open; aperire Ná ic atýnde múþ mínne non aperui os meum, Ps. Spl. 38, 13.

Linked entry: æ-týnan

a-lǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lǽtan, a-létan; p. -lét, pl. -léton; pp. -lǽten; v. a. [a from, lǽtan to let]

To let go ⬩ lay down ⬩ leave ⬩ give up ⬩ lose ⬩ renounce ⬩ resign ⬩ remit ⬩ pardon ⬩ deliver ⬩ sinere ⬩ abjicere ⬩ deponere ⬩ relinquere ⬩ remittere ⬩ condonare ⬩ relaxare ⬩ liberare

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Th. 5323; B. 2665: Cd. 205; Th. 253, 3; Dan. 590. Ic hæbbe ánweald míne sáwle to alǽtanne I have power to lay down my life [soul ], Jn. Bos. 10, 18. Ic ðæt alétan ne sceal I will not let that go, Solil. 8.

a-sworetan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sworetan, p. te; pp. ed

To sigh ⬩ draw a deep breath ⬩ suspirare

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To sigh, draw a deep breath; suspirare He hefiglice asworette graviter suspiravit, Bd. 3, 11 ; S. 536, 33

á-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
á-fæstan, p. te
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To entrust, let out land to a person Hé áfæste wín-geard ðǽm londbígengum, Mk. R. 12, l

á-healdan

(v.)
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to hold Hál from suǽ hwælc unhǽlo uére áhaldan sanus a quocumque languore tenebatur , Ju. L. 5, 4

Linked entry: healdan

a-worpenes

(n.)
Grammar
a-worpenes, -worpennys, -worpnes, -ness, -nyss, e ; f.

A rejection ⬩ casting away ⬩ reprobation ⬩ reproving ⬩ abjectio

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A rejection, casting away, reprobation, reproving; abjectio Ic eom aworpennys folces ego sum abjectio plebis, Ps. Spl. 21, 5

Linked entries: a-weorpnis -worpenness

a-firsian

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

To take away ⬩ remove ⬩ longefacere ⬩ removere

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To take away, remove; longefacere, removere He afirsode fram us unrihtwísnysse longefecit a nobis iniquitates, Ps. Spl. M. 102, 12

a-nemnan

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

To declare ⬩ pronuntiare

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To declare; pronuntiare Godes spel-bodan eal anemdon God's messengers declared all, Exon. 33 a; Th. 104, 25; Gú. 13

á-hwá

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Add: á-hwæt anything Gif áhwæt tó ícenre byþ si quid addendum fuerit, Angl. xiii. 371, 81: Germ. 393, 170

á-stirfan

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Take here á-styrfan in Dict., and add: to destroy Ǽghwilc wæstma seten ástærfed bið ( eradicabitur ). Mt. L. 15, 13

Linked entry: á-sterfan

a-rísan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rísan, part. arísende; p. arás, pl. arison; pp. arisen; v. n.

To ARISE ⬩ rise ⬩ rise up ⬩ rise again ⬩ to come forth ⬩ originate ⬩ surgere ⬩ exsurgere ⬩ resurgere ⬩ provenire ⬩ oriri

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Micel aríseþ dryht-folc to dóme a great multitude shall arise to judgment, Exon. 23 a; Th. 64, 22 ; Cri. 1041. Ðý þryddan dæge arísen tertia die resurgere, Mt. Bos. 16, 21: Exon. 23 a; Th. 64, 2 ; Cri. 1031.

Linked entry: a-rás

á-blysian

(v.)
Grammar
á-blysian, to redden with shame,
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to blush, to be ashamed Áblysien erubescant Bl. Gl. Áblysian, Ps. L. 6, 11; 34, 26. Add:passage from a-blísian in Dict

Linked entries: a-blísian blysian

á-súgan

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Ic hét hié gebindan ðæt hié on niht wǽron from þǽm wyrmum ásogone ut nocte a serpentibus consumerentur, Nor. 16, 26. Add

a-myrdrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-myrdrian, p. ede; pp. ed

To murder ⬩ kill ⬩ occidere ⬩ interficere ⬩ trucidare

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To murder, kill; occidere, interficere, trucidare Ðæt man sý amyrdred that a man be murdered, L. C. S. 57; Th. i. 406, 25

a-giefan

(v.)
Grammar
a-giefan, p. -geaf; pp. -giefen

To restore ⬩ render ⬩ pay ⬩ give ⬩ reddere ⬩ solvere ⬩ dare

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To restore, render, pay, give; reddere, solvere, dare, Exon. 73 b; Th. 274, 6; Jul. 529: 26 a; Th. 77, 22; Cri. 1260

a-swundennes

(n.)
Grammar
a-swundennes, -ness, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Slothfulness ⬩ idleness ⬩ inertia

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Slothfulness, idleness; inertia His líf toscǽgde fram ussa tíðe aswundennysse vita illius a nostri temporis segnitia distabat, Bd. 3, 5 ; S. 526, 35