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Anglo-Saxon

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a-cænned

(v.)
Grammar
a-cænned, = a-cenned

brought forth

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brought forth ;

a-cwerren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-cwerren, -cworren

drunk

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drunk;

a-dreág

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-dreág, -dreáh

bore

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bore,Exon. 25b; Th. 74, 6; Cri. 1202;

a-lét

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-lét, -léton

left ⬩ gave up

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left, gave up,Ors. 3, 8; Bos. 63, 10;

Linked entry: alét-líc

a-seów

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-seów, -siów

sowed

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sowed,Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 26;

a-sǽd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-sǽd, pp. of a-secgan, q. v.

said out ⬩ related ⬩ told

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said out, related, told,Bd. 4, 22; S. 590, 32;

a-swáp

(n.)
Grammar
a-swáp, es; n; pl. a-swápa

Sweepings ⬩ dust ⬩ peripsema ⬩ περίψημα ⬩ purgamentum

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Sweepings, dust; peripsema, = περίψημα, purgamentum

Linked entry: æ-swáp

a-týhþ

(v.)
Grammar
a-týhþ, 3rd sing. pres. of a-teón.

draws away ⬩ abstrahit

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draws away; abstrahit

a-wecþ

(v.)
Grammar
a-wecþ, 3rd pers. pres. of a-weccan.

awakes ⬩ raises up

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awakes, raises up, Jn. Bos. 5, 21;

a-weged

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-weged, pp. of a-wegan to move.

moved

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moved,Bt. 12; Fox 36, 18;

á-wyrpan

Grammar
á-wyrpan,
Similar entries
v. á-wirpan
(and -weorpan).

Similar entry: á-wirpan

a-wyrgian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wyrgian, p. -wyrgede; pp. -wyrged, -wyrgd

To curse ⬩ execrate ⬩ malign ⬩ execrari ⬩ maledicere ⬩ malignari ⬩ execrable ⬩ wicked ⬩ detestable ⬩ execrabilis ⬩ maledictus ⬩ malignus ⬩ malignans

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Gewítaþ ge awyrgede fram me on ðæt éce fýr discedite a me maledicti in ignem æternum, Mt. Bos. 25, 41: Exon. 30 a ; Th. 93, 2; Cri. 1520. Of ðam awyrgedan wráðan sweorde de gladio maligno, Ps. Th. 143, 11.

Linked entries: a-wygedne a-wyrged

á-blinnan

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Add Ne áblinnaþ non desistunt Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 51. Áblinnende desistens, áblon desistit 25, 44, 45. Áblunnan desierant 26, 6. of persons, absolute, to cease, leave off, stop Ic áblinne cessam, i. desistam Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 5.

Linked entry: on-blinnan

á-pinsian

(v.)
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Dryhten heorte and ná spéde ápinsað (pensat), Scint. 60, 6. Bóceras ǽrest ápinsiað wærlicum mode þá naman and heora declínunga, and gýmað hwylce naman geendað on a. Angl. viii. 313, 4.

Linked entry: pinsian

á-hwergen

(adv.)
Grammar
á-hwergen, -hwærne, -wyrn, ó-wern; adv.
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Anywhere; in any case Gif áhwærne (? -hwænne, v. l.) wer oððe wíf þás þing ábrecað si aliquando vir vel mulier has res violaverit, Ll. Th. ii. 190, 7. Ne hýrde ic guman áwyrn ǽnigne ǽr ǽfre bringan sélran láre, Men. 101.

Linked entries: á-hwærgen hwergen á-wyrn

á-hwilfan

(v.)
Grammar
á-hwilfan, p. de
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To roll over, overturn Seó sǽ slóh tógædere and áhwylfde Pharaones cratu, Ex. 14, 27. Hí fæsthealdne weorcstán upp áhwylfdon, Hml. S. 23, 424. Álege ł ahwelf hig depone eos, Ps. L. 58, 12.

Linked entries: á-hwylfan hwilfan

á-spelian

(v.)
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Th. ii. 176, 34. Sý se hordere áspeled (-ad, v. l.) æt þǽre þénunge cellarius excusetur a coquina, R. Ben. 59, 2. Add

Linked entry: spelian

á-blendar

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S. 14, 128. as a medical term Cancer áblendan to prevent suppuration in a cancer Lch. i. 6, 24; 88, 20

á-blycgan

(v.)
Grammar
á-blycgan, p. de; pp. -blyged, -blycged.
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Th. i. 314, 16 : Hml. A. 116, 447 : Hml. S. 3, 120. Wurdon hí þurh ðæt wundor áblicgede, 5, 89: Hml. Th. i. 386, 35. Ábliccedum attonitis An. Ox. 3506. v. un-geblyged in Dict

Linked entries: a-blícgan un-geblýged blycgan

á-cunnian

(v.)
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Add: to put to the proof, try, test Se ongebróhta teóna ácunnað ( probat ), húlic gehwilc man byþ, Gr. D. 47, 9. Ácunna mé proba me, Ps. Spl. C. 25, 2. Ácunnian experiri, Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 68. Ácunnod (beón), 145, 50. Wæs ácunnad temtabatur, Mk.

Linked entry: accutian

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