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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-windan

(v.)

To twist ⬩ plait ⬩ weave ⬩ to slip away ⬩ to become weak (?)

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Add: trans. To twist, plait, weave Áuundun intexunt, Txts. 68, 507. Áwunden, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 49. Áuunden torta, Txts. 100, 985. Áuundenre suipan verbere torto, 104, 1051. Hrægl of olfenda hǽrum áwunden, Bl. H. 169, 2. Hróf mid gyrdum áwunden culmen

á-windwian

(v.)
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Wé beþurscon úre fýnd and áwindwedan, Ps. Th. 43, 7. Add

á-wéstan

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Ómm and moððan hit áwéstað aerugo et tinea demolitur, Hml. Th. ii. 104, 30. Áwoestun desolaverunt, Ps. Srt. 78, 7. Áwéstan grassari, An. Ox. 5343. Hí woldon áwéstan þá Iudéiscan, Hml. S. 25, 386. Þá burg áwéstan, Ors. 2, 7; S. 90, 14. Se cyng létt áwéstan

á-wéstedness

(n.)
Grammar
á-wéstedness, e; f.

Desolation

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Desolation Lá hú sint hig gewordene tó áwéstednysse (in desolationem), Ps. L. 72, 19

á-wilian

(v.)

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á-willan

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Substitute for references Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 45, 56: ii. 25, 69, and add Áwyl on súrum ealað, Lch. ii. 34, 14. Áwylle on buteran, 17. Þonne hit beó ǽne áwylled, iii. 14, 15. On áwyldum ealað, ii. 114, 11

Linked entry: á-wyllan

á-wille

(adv.)
Grammar
á-wille, (= án?, on- ?); adv.

Boldly ⬩ procaciter

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Boldly; procaciter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 43

á-wendendlic

Grammar
á-wendendlic,
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v. á-wendedlic
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Ðæt ylce swurd wæs áwendendlic the sword might be turned aside, Hex. 28, 3. Mid áwendenlicum méce romphea versatili, An. Ox. 1151. God ána unáwendendlic wunaþ and eallra ðára áwendendlicra welt rerum orbem mobilem rotat, dum se immobilem conservat, Bt

á-wending

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Áwendincg subversio, Scint. 188, 4: inmutatio, 225, 15. Add

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á-werd

Grammar
á-werd, l. á-werde, and dele = a-wered . . . a-werdan.

a-wergian

(v.)

Similar entry: á-wirgan

á-wrigennes

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Swá hé geseah on ǽr þurh Godes áwrygennysse, Hml. S. 3, 102. Add

á-writ

(n.)
Grammar
á-writ, es; n.

A writing

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A writing Ðerh alle áwriotto per omnes scripturas, Rtl. 113, 23

á-wrítan

to write out or down ⬩ write words ⬩ to transcribe ⬩ copy in writing ⬩ to state in writing ⬩ to write a book, letter, ⬩ to write of or about something ⬩ to write to ⬩ to write an account of ⬩ describe ⬩ to inscribe the name of a person ⬩ to write on material ⬩ cover with writing ⬩ to make a symbol other than a letter

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Add: to write out or down, write words Áurítteð (scribebat) ł áurát on eorðe, Jn. L. 8, 6. Heora ǽlces naman áwrít (superscribes) on his girde, Num. 17, 2. Áwrítt, eádgo deádo scribe, beati mortui, Rtl. 48, 5. Wé ne magon swáþeáh ealle naman áwrítan,

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á-wreccan

to raise up ⬩ to arouse, ⬩ to arouse ⬩ excite

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Add: to raise up Gemiltsa mín and áwrecce (resuscita) mé, Ps. Spl. 40, 11. to arouse, from sleep Heó gemétte þæt cild slápende and hit áwrehte, Hml. Th. i. 566, 18. Þú mé áwrehtest, 23. Hine áwrehte Godes engel, Hml. S. 18, 162. Áwræhte (-wrehte), 15

á-wreón

(v.)
Grammar
á-wreón, p.-wráh, pl.-wrigon; pp.-wrigen
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Be þǽre deópnysse þe him Drihten áwreáh, Ælfc. T. Grn. 13, 1. Swefne sint gewisse, nelle þú áwreón, Lch. iii. 186, 19. On áwrigenre béc in apocalypsi, An. Ox. 5178. ¶ in the Lindisfarne Gospels the verb means to cover:-- Wé áwrigon cooperuimus, Mt. 25

á-wreþian

(v.)
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Add: with dat. acc. Hé þǽre ýtemestan yldo his lífes mid medmiclum hláfe and cealde wætere áwreþede ultimam uitae aetatem pane cibario et frigida aqua sustentat, Bd. 5, 12; Sch. 630, 20

á-wrídian

(v.)
Grammar
á-wrídian, p.ode

To spring ⬩ descend

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To spring, descend Of þám sunum wearð on-wæcnad and áwrídad eall manna cynn, Angl. xi. 2, 38. Of him wearð áwrídad twá and hundseofontig þeóda, 45

Linked entry: wrídian

á-wirgedlic

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