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á-slǽwan

(v.)

to make slow or dull

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to make slow or dull Áslǽwe obtundo, An. Ox. 18b, 65

Linked entry: slǽwan

á-sláwian

(v.)

to become dull of hearing ⬩ to become torpid ⬩ sluggish ⬩ inert

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Add Ásláwie obtorpeo, An. Ox. 18b, 64. physical, to become dull of hearing Ðá eáran ásláwiað þá þe ǽr wǽron swifte tó gehýrenne, Wlfst. 148, of conduct, to become torpid, sluggish, inert Swá ðeáh hé ásláwað quamvis torpescat, Past. 282, 7. Hé ásláwað

á-sleán

to strike off ⬩ remove by a stroke ⬩ to strike ⬩ make a mark ⬩ (cut) by a stroke ⬩ to strike with the hand ⬩ to strike with a hammer:-- ⬩ to strike ⬩ paralyse ⬩ to strike out a path ⬩ make way

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Add: to strike off, remove by a stroke Him mon áslóg þæt heáfod of, Ors. 6, 34; S. 290, 14. Hé áslóh of (áslóg, Lind.) ánes þeówan eáre, amputavit, Lind.) Mt. 26, 51. Hé ꝥ heáfod of áslóh, Hml. A. 15, 357. Hé hét his heáfod of ásleán, Hml. S. 26, 162

Linked entry: on-áslagen

á-slacian

(v.)

to slacken ⬩ become slack ⬩ to make slack

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Add: to slacken, become slack, physical Bið ðæs mannes wæstm gebíged, his swura áslacod. Hml. Th. i. 614, 13. figurative Ásleacað his tunge tó ðǽre godcundan bodunge. Hml. Th. ii. 442, 25. Gif wé ásleaciað fram gódum weorcum, 98, 15. Gif wé áslaciað

Linked entries: slacian á-slæcian

á-slæccan

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Áslæcte dissolverat, Wrt. Voc. ii. 25, 58. Á-scæltte, 106, 56. Add

á-slæcian

(v.)

Similar entry: á-slacian

á-slíding

(n.)
Grammar
á-slíding, e; f.

Slipping

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Slipping Of áslídinge, Germ. 388, 62

Linked entry: slíding

á-smeágan

to investigate, ⬩ to find out by investigation ⬩ devise

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Add: to investigate, where the object is concrete Þá hí hæfdon þá burh ealle ásmeáde, Chr. 1011; P. 142, 2. Ásmeáð requirit, Scint. 42, 16. Ásmeáde exquirit, i. investigat, An. Ox. 2796. Ásmeágian percunctari, Angl. xiii. 366, 11. Sé bið on geþance

Linked entry: smeágan

á-sirwan

(v.)

to delude

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to delude Ásered (printed afered) delusus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 71, 57:26, 29

Linked entry: á-fered

á-sittan

to sit up ⬩ to remain sitting ⬩ to be aground ⬩ to reduce by siege ⬩ to be apprehensive ⬩ afraid

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Add: to sit up Hé ácwicode and semninga upp ásæt (resedit). Bd. 5, 12;S. 627, 14: 5, 19;S. 640, 27. Hé nǽfre ne mihte of his reste árísan ꝥ hé upp ásǽte. Gr. D. 281, 18. to remain sitting; of a ship, to be aground Ðára óþerra scipu ásǽton; þá wurdon

á-siwen

to strain.

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to strain

á-sellan

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—Ásald is mé data est mihi Mt. L. 28, 18

á-sencan

(v.)
Grammar
á-sencan, p. te

To sink

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To sink (trans.) On áse(i)ntum (i above the line) summerso, i. absorbto . An. Ox. 829

Linked entry: sencan

á-séngan

Grammar
á-séngan, l. (?) á-secgan.

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á-solcenlíce

(adv.)

Similar entry: un-ásolcenlíce

á-scywung

(n.)

shadowing.

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shadowing

á-seárian

(v.)
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Sóna áseáriað ðá twigu, Past. 308, 1. Treówa hé déð fǽrlíce blówan and eft raðe áseárian, Wlfst. 196, 2. Add

á-secgendlic

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On cwyde ásecgendlic dictu affabilis, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 135, 12. Nán ásecgendlic fracodlicnysse híwung. Hml. Skt. 23b, 382. Add

Linked entry: -secgendlic

á-secgendlíce

(adv.)

Linked entry: -secgendlíce

á-sprian

(v.)
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Dele