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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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To ARISE, rise, rise up, rise again, to come forth, originate; surgere, exsurgere, resurgere, provenire, oriri Ic aríse surgo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5 ; Som. 31, 49. Micel aríseþ dryht-folc to dóme a great multitude shall arise to judgment, Exon. 23 a; Th. 64

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

a-lýsednys

(n.)
Grammar
a-lýsednys, -nyss, e; f.

Redemption ⬩ a ransom ⬩ redemptio

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Redemption, a ransom; redemptio Weorþ alýsednysse sáwle his pretium redemptionis animæ suæ. Ps. Spl. 48, 8. Úre alýsednyss nostra redemptio, Hymn. Surt. 83, 31

a-setnys

(n.)
Grammar
a-setnys, -nyss, e; f.

What is set or fixed ⬩ a statute ⬩ law ⬩ constitutio ⬩ statum

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What is set or fixed, a statute, law; constitutio, statum Eádmundes cyninges asetnysse king Edmund's institutes, L. Edm. E. 1 ; Th. i. 244, 1

Linked entry: setness

a-cweorran

(v.)
Grammar
a-cweorran, p. -cwear, pl. -cwurron; pp. -cworren

To eat or drink immoderately ⬩ to glut ⬩ guzzle ⬩ ingurgitare

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To eat or drink immoderately, to glut, guzzle; ingurgitare Swá swá mihti acworren fram wíne tanquam potens crapulatus a vino, Ps. Spl. T. 77, 71

Linked entry: a-cwerren

a-rǽrnes

(n.)
Grammar
a-rǽrnes, -ness, e; f.

A raising ⬩ an exaltation ⬩ exaltatio

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A raising, an exaltation; exaltatio Heora hrýre wearþ Athénum to arǽrnesse their fall was the raising of the Athenians, Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 53, 42

a-stígend

(n.)
Grammar
a-stígend, es; m.

A rider ⬩ ascensor

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A rider; ascensor Hors and astígend [MS. astígende] aweorpeþ on síe equum et ascensorem dejecit in mare, Cant. Moys. Ex. 15, 1; Thw. 29, 6

a-molsnian

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>á-molsnian</b> to decay, lose power Him ( the old man ) ámolsniað and ádimmiað þá eágan, Wlfst. 147, 29

a-stondnes

(n.)
Grammar
a-stondnes, -ness, e ; f.

An existence ⬩ a subsistence ⬩ subsistentia

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An existence, a subsistence; subsistentia Ána God on þrým astondnessum one God in three subsistences; unum Deum in tribus subsistentiis, Bd. 4, 17; S. 585, 38

á-hopian

(v.)
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to trust in (tó) Þonne se móna wexeþ, hé bið gelíc þǽm gódum men þe áhopað (á hopað?) tó þǽm écean leóhte, Bl. H. 17, 23

Linked entry: hopian

a-wrecan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wrecan, p. -wræc, pl. -wrǽcon; pp. -wrecen.

to drive away ⬩ pellere ⬩ expellere ⬩ to hit ⬩ strike ⬩ icere ⬩ percutere ⬩ to relate ⬩ recite ⬩ sing ⬩ narrare ⬩ enarrare ⬩ canere ⬩ to avenge ⬩ revenge ⬩ ulcisci

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to drive away; pellere, expellere Ðara ðe he of lífe hét awrecan of those whom he bade to drive from life, Exon. 130 a ; Th. 498, 11; Rä. 87, 11. to hit, strike; icere, percutere Awrecen wælpílum hit with darts of death, Exon. 49 b; Th. 171, 15; Gú.

Linked entries: a-wræc a-wrecen

á-þeóstrian

(v.)
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Add: intrans. Seó sunne eall áþeóstrað (á-þystraþ, v. l.), Lch. iii. 242, 21. Ðám láreówum áðístriað ðæs módes eágan, Past. 29, 15. trans. Gif his andgit áðístriað ðá flǽsclican weorc, Past. 67, 25. Hé áðeóstrade hié obscuravit eos, Ps. Srt. 104, 28

a-ceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-ceorfan, p. -cearf, pl. -cufon; pp. -corfen

To cut off ⬩ abscidere ⬩ succidere ⬩ concidere

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To cut off; abscidere, succidere, concidere Of his ansýne ealle ic aceorfe, ða ðe him feóndas syndon concidam inimicos ejus a facie ipsius. Ps. Th. 88, 20

á-lísness

(n.)
Grammar
á-lísness, e; f.
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redemption, release by payment or otherwise ꝥ weorð his álýsnesse (-lés-, v. l.) pretium suae redemtionis, Bd. 4, 22; Sch. 461, 1. On his álýsnesse æt his feóndum, Ps. Th. 31, arg. His álýsnesse of his earfoðum, 22, arg. as a religious term, redemption

a-rétan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rétan, ic -réte, he -réteþ, -rét; p. -rétte; pp. -réted, -rét; v. trans. [a, rétan to comfort]

To exhilarate ⬩ comfort ⬩ delight ⬩ restore ⬩ refresh ⬩ set right ⬩ exhilarare ⬩ lætificare ⬩ reficere

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To exhilarate, comfort, delight, restore, refresh, set right; exhilarare, lætificare, reficere Ic monigra mód aréte I exhilarate the mind of many, Exon. 102 b ; Th. 389, 12; Rä. 7, 6. Seó hwætnes ðæs líchoman geblissaþ ðone mon and arét the vigour of