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æ-þrýt

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-þrýt, adj.

Troublesome ⬩ tedious ⬩ molestus

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Troublesome, tedious; molestus, Equin. vern. 38

æ-þrýtnes

(n.)
Grammar
æ-þrýtnes, -ness, e; f.

Trouble ⬩ molestia

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Trouble; molestia, Lye

ǽ-werd

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-werd, adj. [ǽ law, werd from werdan to corrupt]

Perverse ⬩ froward ⬩ averse ⬩ perversus

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Perverse, froward, averse; perversus

æ-werdla

(n.)
Grammar
æ-werdla, an; m.

Damage ⬩ injury

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Damage, injury, L. In. 42; Th. i. 128, 10

æ-wyrp

(n.)
Grammar
æ-wyrp, es; m. [æ = a from, wyrp a cast, from wyrpan or weorpan to cast]

A cast-away ⬩ throwing away ⬩ abjectus ⬩ abjectio

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A cast-away, throwing away; abjectus, abjectio Æwyrp folces abjectio populi, R. Ben. 7

at-áwian

(v.)
Grammar
at-áwian, p. ode; pp. od

To shew ⬩ ostendere

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To shew; ostendere He atáwode him ostendit eis, Ps. Spl. T. 77, 14

Linked entries: at- áwian

at-berstan

(v.)
Grammar
at-berstan, p. -bærst, pl. -burston ; pp. -borsten

To break out ⬩ escape ⬩ erumpere

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To break out, escape; erumpere, Chr. 607; Ing. 30, 9

at-ýwan

(v.)
Grammar
at-ýwan, p. de; pp. ed

To shew ⬩ ostendere

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To shew; ostendere He atýwde him ostendit eis, Ps. Spl. C. 77, 14

at-íwan

(v.)
Grammar
at-íwan, p. ede; pp. ed

To appear ⬩ apparere

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To appear; apparere Atíwede cométa a comet appeared, Chr.1066; Th. 330, 38

ǽ-þrot

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-þrot, es; n.
Entry preview:

Weariness, disgust Ǽþrot fastidium, Wrt. Voc. ii. I. 146, 45. Ǽhþrot is pertesum est . An. Ox. II, 166. Fore ǽþrote prae tedio, Ps. Srt. 118, 28. Hí heora tída singaþ oþ þæs sealmsanges ende bútan ǽþrote þurhwuniende, R. Ben. 138, 2. Ǽþrotu fastidia

Linked entries: -þrot á-þrotsum

ǽ-þryttan

(v.)
Grammar
ǽ-þryttan, p. -te
Entry preview:

To weary Ǽþrytte pertensum(-taesum,Ald.) est, An. Ox. 4582. Ǽþyrdte, 4, 83. Ǽðrette, Hpt. Gl. 512, 42. ( All are glosses on the same passage. ) Þæt hí ne beón ðurh ðá langsumnysse ǽðrytte, Hml. Th. ii. 446, 8

ǽ-wǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-wǽde, adj.
Entry preview:

Stripped of clothes Ǽwǽde nudatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 70

Linked entry: -wǽde

ǽ-welm

Similar entry: ǽ-wilm

ǽ-wird

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-wird, -werd ; adj.
Entry preview:

Corrupt Sé bið ǽwerd on his lífe. Lch. iii. 162, II

Linked entry: ǽ-werd

ǽ-spryng

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-spryng, eá-, -sprynge; m. f. (?): -spring; n.
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source, fountain, spring Oft ǽspringe út áwealleð . . hé siðþan tósceáden wyrð, Met. 5, 12. Wæs se ǽspring (sió ǽspryng, Hatt. MS. ) sió sóðe lufu, Past. 48, 12. Gif wé ðone biteran wille æt ðǽm ǽsprynge forwyrcean, 307,1. Ealle ðás gód cumaþ of ðám

ǽ-swic

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-swic, ǽ-swicc; adj.
Entry preview:

Apostate Ðá ǽswiccan gástas apostatas spiritus, Gr. D. 304, 28

ǽ-swícian

(v.)
Grammar
ǽ-swícian, l. -swician,
Entry preview:

and add: to desert Ic ðé nǽfre ne ǽswicige. Hml. Th. ii. 246, 2. Ealle gé mé ǽswiciað, 244, 33. to be apostate Ǽswician apostatare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 2. to offend Gif honde ðíne ǽswicæþ ðec . . gif eágan ðín ǽswiceþ ðec, Mt. R. 18, 8, 9. Sé ǽswicað

ǽ-wrítere

Similar entry: ǽ-gewrítere

ciric-ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
ciric-ǽ, ciric-ǽw
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church-marriage, the relation of the priest to the church on account of his orders Ꝥ syndon þá ǽwbrecan þe þurh heálicne hád ciricǽwe underféngan and ꝥ ábrǽcan . . . Ciric is sácerdes ǽwe, Ll. Th. ii. 334, 14, 23

heáfod-ǽ

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-ǽ, (?)
Entry preview:

a law that affects life. v. heáfod; 2 Heáfod[ǽ?] capitol[is] lex (Wright prints: Capital lex-heáfod), Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 43

Linked entry: ǽ

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