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a-sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceacan, -scacan, -scæcan; he -sceaceþ, -sceacþ, -scæceþ, -scaceþ; p. -sceóc, -scóc, pl. -sceócon, -scócon; pp. -sceacen, -scacen.

to shake off ⬩ remove ⬩ excutere ⬩ to be removed ⬩ forsake ⬩ desert ⬩ flee ⬩ excuti ⬩ fugere ⬩ aufugere ⬩ deserere ⬩ to shake ⬩ brandish ⬩ to be shaken ⬩ vibrare ⬩ quatere ⬩ concuti ⬩ labefieri ⬩ infirmari

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to shake off, remove; excutere Asceacaþ ðæt dust of eówrum fótum excutite pulverem de pedibus vestris, Mk. Bos. 6, 11. to be removed, forsake, desert, flee; excuti, fugere, aufugere, deserere Asceacen [Lamb. ofascacen] ic eom excussus sum, Ps. Spl.

Linked entries: a-scacan a-scæcan

a-scearpan

(v.)

to sharpen

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to sharpen, Ps. Surt. 63, 4

a-scerian

(v.)

to cut from ⬩ separate

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to cut from, separate

Linked entries: sceran scirian

a-scilian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scilian, p. ede; pp. ed [a from, scel a shell]

To take off the shell ⬩ to shell ⬩ enucleare

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To take off the shell, to shell; enucleare, Cot. 171

Linked entry: a-scyled

a-scínan

(v.)
Grammar
a-scínan, p. -scán, pl. -scinon; pp. -scinen

To shine forth ⬩ to be clear ⬩ evident ⬩ clarescere ⬩ elucere

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To shine forth, to be clear, evident; clarescere, elucere Hwylc wǽre his líf cúþlícor ascíneþ vita qualis fuerit certius clarescat, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 14. Ðá ðǽr ascán beáma beorhtast then there shone the brightest of beams, Exon. 52a; Th. 180, 20; Gú

Linked entry: scínan

a-scirigendlíc

(adj.)

disjoining ⬩ disjunctive

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disjoining, disjunctive

Linked entry: sciriendlíc

a-scofen

(v.; part.)

banished

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banished, R. Ben. 63

a-screádian

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

To prune ⬩ lop ⬩ præsecare

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To prune, lop; præsecare,Anlct. Gl

Linked entry: screádian

a-screncan

(v.)
Grammar
a-screncan, p. -screncte; pp. -screnct [a, screncan to supplant]

To supplant

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To supplant Ne eft sió þræsþing ðæs líchoman ðæt mód ne ascrence mid upahæfenesse ne aut istos afflicta caro ex elatione supplantet, Past. 43, 9; Hat. MS. 60b, 3

Linked entry: screncan

a-scrincan

(v.)
Grammar
a-scrincan, p. -scranc, pl. -scruncon; pp. -scruncen

To shrink ⬩ arescere

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To shrink; arescere

a-scuton

(v.)
Grammar
a-scuton, p. pl. of a-sceótan.

shot out

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shot out,Bd. 1, 7 ; S. 478, 38;

a-scyled

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-scyled, pp. of a-scilian.

taken out of the shell ⬩ shelled ⬩ enucleatus

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taken out of the shell, shelled; enucleatus,Cot. 75;

a-scyrian

(v.)

to separate

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to separate, Elen. Kmbl. 2623; El. 1313

a-scyrigendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
a-scyrigendlíce, adv.

Disjunctively ⬩ severally ⬩ disjunctive

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Disjunctively, severally; disjunctive,Ælfc. Gr. 44 ? Lye

a-seárian

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

To become dry ⬩ to sear ⬩ dry up ⬩ arescere

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To become dry, to sear, dry up; arescere, Lchdm. iii. 355, 24

Linked entry: seárian

a-sécan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sécan, -sécean; p. -sóhte; pp. -sóht [a, sécan to seek] .

to search or seek out ⬩ to seek for ⬩ to require ⬩ demand ⬩ eligere ⬩ requirere ⬩ petere aliquid ab aliquo ⬩ to seek ⬩ go to ⬩ explore ⬩ adire ⬩ explorare

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to search or seek out, to seek for, to require, demand ; eligere, requirere, petere aliquid ab aliquo Asécean ða sélestan to seek out the best, Elen. Kmbl. 2035; El. 1019 : 813; El. 407. Mid swá mycle fóreseónysse wæs ðæs líchoman clǽnnesse asóht tanta

Linked entries: a-sóht sécan

a-secgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-secgan, -sæcgan; p. -sægde, -sǽde; pp. -sægd, -sǽd [a out, secgan to say]

To speak out ⬩ declare ⬩ express ⬩ tell ⬩ say ⬩ relate ⬩ explain ⬩ announce ⬩ proclaim ⬩ edicere ⬩ effari ⬩ exprimere ⬩ referre ⬩ enarrare ⬩ annunciare

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To speak out, declare, express, tell, say, relate, explain, announce, proclaim; edicere, effari, exprimere, referre, enarrare, annunciare Ic him mín ǽrende asecgan wille I will relate to him my errand, Beo. Th. 693; B. 344. Heofonas asecgaþ wuldor Godes

a-secgendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-secgendlíc, adj.

That which may be spoken ⬩ expressible ⬩ effabilis

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That which may be spoken, expressible; effabilis,Som

a-sellan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sellan, p. -sealde; pp. -scald

To expel ⬩ banish ⬩ deliver ⬩ expellere ⬩ relegare ⬩ tradere

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To expel, banish, deliver; expellere, relegare, tradere, Cd. 215; Th. 270, 14; Sat. 90

Linked entry: sellan

a-seón

(v.)
Grammar
a-seón, ic -seó, ðú -síhest, -síhst, he -síheþ, -síhþ, pl. -seóþ; p. -sáh, pl. -sigon, -sihon; impert. -seóh; pp. -sigen, -sihen [a from, out; seón, síhan to strain]

To strain out ⬩ percolare

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To strain out; percolare Aseóh ðone drenc, and dó ðonne mele fulne buteran strain out the drink, and then add [do] a basin full of butter, L. M. 1, 36; Lchdm. ii. 86, 16

Linked entry: seón