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on-windan

(v.)

to unwind, unfasten, loosento retire, retreat

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to unwind, unfasten, loosen Ðonne forstes bend Fæder onlǽteþ, onwindeþ wælrápas, Beo. Th. 3224; B. 1610. Báncofan onband, breóstlocan onwand, Elen. Kmbl. 2498; El. 1250. to retire, retreat Hærn eft onwand ... wædu swæðorodon, Andr. Kmbl. 1062; An. 531

háwian

(v.)
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Add: absolute, to look. with the eyes Hé eóde út, and háwode and hercnode egressus est, et erectis auribus adstans, Guth. Gr. 136, 8. Hé wæs eft cyrrende tó þǽre spyrtan, and wærlíce and forðonclíce háwode, and geseah ꝥ seó nǽdre þǽr in wæs qui reversus

bót

mendingrepairremedyimprovementhelpamendmentamendsreparationrepentancepenance

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Add: mending, repair, remedy, improvement, repair of a structure Is ealles þæs landes .xxv. swułga and án swulung þǽre cirican to bóte, C. D. iii. 429, 19. Similar entries Cf. ciric-bót. a medical remedy Gé blindnesse bóte fundon, Gú. 600. Him tó laman

cépan

(v.)
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Add: to observe, notice. with acc. Zachéus cépte þæs Hǽlendes fær, Hml. Th. i. 580, 28. with clause Sé ðe his feóndum ofer sumne weall ætfleón wile, ðonne cépð hé hwǽr se weall unhéhst sý, Hml. Th. i. 484, 10. Þá hǽðenan cépton hwǽr se godspellere

ge-læccan

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Add Ic gelæcce arripio, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 275, 12. without sense of violence. to take, take hold of, catch Þá árás hé and gelæhte hine be þám swuran, and cyste and clypte, Hml. S. 30,335. to take, catch fish, &c. On ðám ǽrran fixnoðe wurdon swá

a-drygan

Grammar
a-drygan, -dryggean

to dry

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to dry, Past. 13, 1; Hat. MS. 16b, 6

æ-drífan

(v.)

to expel

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to expel, Ps. Spl. T. 42, 2: 43, 26

a-hwelfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hwelfan, [a, hwelfan]

to cast downcover over

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to cast down, cover over, Ps. Lamb. 58, 12

an-drǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
an-drǽdan, part. an-drǽdende

To fear

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To fear, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 25; Exod. 266

a-slýtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-slýtan, p. -slát; pp. -slyten; v. trans.

To cut off

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To cut off Aslýteþ abscindet, Ps. Spl. 76, 8

a-scádan

(v.)

to separate

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to separate, L. Wih. 3; Th. i. 36, 19

a-screpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-screpan, -scrypan; pp. en

To bearcast or vomit outegerere

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To bear, cast or vomit out; egerere, Cot. 71

Linked entry: a-scrypan

andettean

(v.)

to confessconfiteri

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to confess; confiteri, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 3

an-scúnian

(v.)

to shunevitare

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to shun; evitare, Bt. 18, 1; Fox 60, 20

ár-wyrþian

(v.)
Grammar
ár-wyrþian, p. ode; pp. od

To honourreverence

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To honour, reverence, Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 15

a-wárnian

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

To be confoundedconfundi

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To be confounded; confundi, Ps. Spl. M. 85, 16

a-windwian

(v.)
Grammar
a-windwian, -wyndwian

to winnowblow awayventilate

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to winnow, blow away; ventilate, Ps. Spl. 43, 7

Linked entries: a-wyndwian windwian

bédan

(v.)

to offer

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to offer, Chr. 1011; Th. 267, 12, col. 1

be-lændan

(v.)

to deprive of land

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to deprive of land Chr. 1112; Th. 369, 39

be-lagen beón

(v.)

to be oppressedopprimi

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to be oppressed; opprimi Past. 58, 1; Hat. MS