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æt-styntan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-styntan, p. te.
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to blunt Téð hé ætstente dentes retundat , Hy. S. 16, 3. to make inactive or ineffective Hé ætstynte, gedrehte elideret (favorabile praeconium ). An. Ox. 2779. Móð ætstentan animum retundi , Hy. S. 70, 19. [Etstunten þe strencþe of mine swenges, Marh

Linked entry: á-styntan

æt-swígan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-swígan, p. de
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To become silent, keep silence about something Be Lazares mægnum wæs ætswíged de Lazari virtutibus tacetur , Gr. D. 2171 18. v. oþ-swígan

æt-swymman

Grammar
æt-swymman, l. -swimman;
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and see oþ-swimman

æt-wenian

(v.)
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Þæt hí heora gingran Gode gestrýnan and hí deófle ætwænian (-wenian, v. l. ), Wlfst. 38, 24 : 301, 16. Add

æt-ýc-

(prefix)

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ǽn-lípig

Grammar
ǽn-lípig, v. án-lípig.

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ǽn-ness

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ǽr-beþóht

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-beþóht, adj.
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Premeditated Hwæðer ðe gewealdes ðe unge*-*wealdes, hwæðer ðe fǽrlíce ðe þurh ǽrbeþóhte wísan, Ll. Th. ii. 428, 12

Linked entry: be-þencan

ǽr-dǽd

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Hú micel is ðæt wíte ðe byð for ǽrdǽdum . . . cyningc wile déman ánra gehwylcum be ǽrdǽdum quanta malis maneant tormenta . . . adveniet judex mercedem reddere cunctis, Dóm. L. 93, 96: Wlfst. 137, 1, 3. Add

ǽr-gefremed

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-gefremed, adj.
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Before-committed Ðá ǽrgefremedan synna, Ll. Th. ii. 434, 14

Linked entry: ge-fremian

ǽr-gelǽred

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-gelǽred, adj.
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Previously instructed Ǽrgeléred praemonita, Mt. L. 14, 8

Linked entry: ge-lǽred

ǽr-gescod

Grammar
ǽr-gescod, l. ǽr gescód,
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and see ge-sceþþan

ǽr-gód

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Substitute: Good from of old?, very good. v. exs. in Dict., and cf. (?) O. Sax. ér-þungan

ǽr-hwílum

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽr-hwílum, adv.
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In earlier times, formerly Ðá micclan welan ðe hig ǽrhwílon áhton, Guth. 14, 23. Oft ic nú miscyrre cúðe sprǽce, and þeáh uncúðre ǽrhwílum ( quondam ) fond, Met. 2, 9. Cf. ǽr-dæg

Linked entry: hwílum

ǽr-leóf

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-leóf, adj.
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Very dear [Æ]rl[e]óf gratus, An. Ox. 56, 296

ǽr-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-lic, -líce.

Similar entry: ár-lic

ǽr-nemd

Similar entry: ǽr-nemned

ǽr-nemned

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽr-nemned, adj.
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Before-named Se ǽrnæmda cyning, Ll. Th. i. 36, 8

Linked entry: ǽr-nemd

ǽr-wacol

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Se apostol ǽrwacol tó ðǽre cyrcan com, Hml. Th. i. 74, 20. Add

æf-dæl

(n.)
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Substitute: æf-dæll, -dell, es; n. Tó æfdæll (-delle, R.), Lk. L. 19, 37

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