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á-helpan

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Wé sié áholpeno foveamur , Rtl. 30, 29. Wé sié áholpen adjuvemur , 46, 28. Add

á-hénan

Linked entry: á-hínan

a-heólorian

(v.)
Grammar
a-heólorian, l. á-heolorian,
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and add Áwæh, áheolrede trutinabit (áholrede trutinabat, Hpt. Gl. 513, 2), An. Ox. 4603. Áhiolorod librate, Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 47: 52, 30. Áheolrude trutinatas, An. Ox. 7, 26

a-hérian

(v.)
Grammar
a-hérian, to praise, l. á-herian,
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and add ꝥte sié áheredo laudari, Rtl. 105, 5

á-hildan

(v.)
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Add: literal, of downward direction, trans. 'Áhyld hit wærlíce' (cf. áhyld þá flaxan inclina flasconem, Gr. D. 142, 5) . . . Hé áhylde þæt wín wærlíce, Hml. Th. ii. 170, 18-20. Heó áhylde hire heáfod tó ðǽre mýsan, 184, 2. Áhældon ꝥ onsión on eorðo

Linked entries: á-held á-hyldan

á-hildendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
á-hildendlic, adj.
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Ready to incline Sume (conjunctions) synd gehátene inclinativae, þæt is on Englisc áhyldendlice, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 265, 1

Linked entry: á-hyldendlic

á-hiltan

(v.)
Grammar
á-hiltan, p. te
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To make to halt, to cripple a person's movement Þá on hyge þóhtan þæt hí áhyltan mé and mínne gang qui cogitaverunt supplantare gressus meos, Ps. Th. 139, 5. [Cf. O. H. Ger. ar-helzit, arlemit debilitatum.]

Linked entries: á-hyltan -hiltan

á-hirdan

(v.)
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to harden Nellen gé eówere heortan áhyrdan, R. Ben. 10, 2. Ðæt yfel hiora unrihtwísnesse hié hæfð ðonne git áhirde (-hierde, Hatt. MS.) quos malitia suae impietatis exasperat, Past. 362, 20

Linked entries: á-heardian á-hyrdan

a-hiscean

Similar entry: á-hyscan

a-híðan

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á-hlǽnsian

(v.)
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á-hlǽnsian, to grow or
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make lean, literal Heora nebwlite þurh ðá mycclan sorhge áhlǽnsode, Hml. S. 23, 126. figurative Gif mid hungre fæstena leahtras líchaman beóð áhlǽnsude ( macerentur ), Scint. 57, 13

Linked entry: hlǽnsian

á-hléfan

(v.)
Grammar
á-hléfan, (-léfan ?, cf.
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Icel. lófi palm of the hand) to pluck out ꝥte áhloefa ut evellas, Rtl. 55, 20

Linked entry: hléfan

á-hlówan

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Áhlówan reboasse. Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 60. Add

Linked entry: hlówan

á-metan

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Add: to measure (lit or fig.) Ðú ám[et]st adpendes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 21. Ámet metitur, An. Ox. 20. Hé ámæt eorðan mensus est terram, Cant. Ab. 6. Gif gé ágiémeleásiað ðæt gé ámeten eów selfe hwelce gé sién dum vosmetipsos metiri negligitis, Past. 53

a-metan

(v.)
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a-metan, to paint, l. á-métan,
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and add Wæs ðǽr án myrige dún mid wyrtum ámét ( mons laetus, uariis herbarum floribus depictis, Bd. 1, 7), Hml. S. 19, 108. Seó heofon is mid steorrum ámétt (-mét, v. l. ), Lch. iii. 232, 21: Angl. viii. 310, 1. Hí beóð ámétte and ámearcode mid gildenum

Linked entry: on-métan

á-metendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
á-metendlíce, adv.
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Within measurable limits, compendiously, briefly Ámetendlícor compendiosius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 60. v. preceding word

Linked entry: metend-líce

á-mídlod

(adj.)
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unbridled Ámídludes effrenate, Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 61

á-mirran

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Add:to á-myrran: to lead astray, misguide, in a physical sense Se yrðlincg ámyrð his furuh ( will not make a straight furrow ) gif hé lócað tó lange underbæc, Hml. S. 16, 180. in a moral sense Irre oft ámirreð monnes mód, ðæt hé ne mæg ðæt riht tócnáwan

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

á-myrdrian

(v.)
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Add: , -myrþr(i)an Ǽr hé Beorn ámyrðrode, Chr. 1049; P. 171, 21