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æ-swáp

(n.)
Grammar
æ-swáp, es; n. pl. æswápa

Sweepingsdustperipsemapurgamentum

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Sweepings, dust; peripsema, purgamentum

ǽ-swíca

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-swíca, an; m: a-swícend, es; m.

An offender of the lawa deceiverhypocriteapostatehypocritaapostata

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An offender of the law, a deceiver, hypocrite, apostate; hypocrita, apostata

Linked entry: é-swíca

ÁN

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)

ONEunusunaunumaloneonlysoleanothersolusaliussolealone of its kindsingularuniquewithout an equalunicuseximiusa certain onesome onequidamaanaaneachevery oneallunus-quisqueuna-quæqueunum-quodqueOneother

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Grammar ÁN, m. f. n. Grammar ÁN, gen. m. n. ánes; f. ánre of one; unius: dat. m. n. ánum; f. ánre to one; uni: acc. m. ánne, ǽnne; f. áne, n. án one; unum, unam, unum: instr. m. n. áne; f. ánre with one; uno, unó, uno: pl. nom. acc. m. f. n. áne each,

æ-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
æ-týnan, p. de; pp. ed; v.a. [æ = a=on, un un; týnan to shut]

To openaperire

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To open; aperire Dura heofones he ætýnde januas cœli aperuit, Ps. Spl. 77, 27

æ-wén

(adj.)
Grammar
æ-wén, adj. [æ without, wen hope]

Doubtfuluncertaindubius

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Doubtful, uncertain; dubius And eów biþ eówre líf æwéne and your life will be doubtful to you. Deut. 28, 66

ǽ-wintre-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-wintre-cyning, es; m.

A king or ruler for one winter or yeara consulconsul

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A king or ruler for one winter or year, a consul; consul

ǽ-wita

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-wita, an; m. [æ lex, wita gnarus homo, sapiens]

One skilled in the lawa counsellorlegis peritusconsiliarius

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One skilled in the law, a counsellor; legis peritus, consiliarius Ealdum ǽwitan ageaf andsware gave answer to the old counsellor, Elen. Kmbl. 907; El. 455

Linked entry: wita

ǽ-wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-wrítere, es; m.

A writercomposer or framer of lawslegurn conditor

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A writer, composer or framer of laws; legurn conditor, Prov. 8

ǽ-wylm

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-wylm, es; m.

A springfountainsource

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A spring, fountain, source Andlang Lígan óþ hire ǽwylm along the Lea unto its source, L.A.G. 1; Th. i. 152, 9

æ-wyrdla

(n.)
Grammar
æ-wyrdla, -werdla, an; m.

Damagedetrimentinjurydetrimentum

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Damage, detriment, injury; detrimentum He sóna mycle wonunge and æwyrdlan wæs wyrcende ðære mærwan cyrican weaxnesse magno tenellis ibi adhuc ecclesiæ crementis detrimento fuit, Bd. 2, 5; S. 506, 37: 1, 3; S. 475, 21; Herb. 141; Lchdm, i. 262, 11

Linked entries: æ-werdla a-wyrdla

Affrica

(n.)
Grammar
Affrica, indecl: but Lat. Affrica, gen. æ; acc. am; f.

Africa

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Africa Asia and Affrica togædere licgaþ Asia and Africa lie together, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 15, 14. Ðære Affrica norþ-west gemǽre the north-west boundary of Africa, id; Bos. 16, 4. Nú wille we ymbe Affrica now will we [speak] about Africa, id; Bos. 24, 26.

Linked entry: Africa

Assyria

(n.)
Grammar
Assyria, æ; f.

Assyria

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Assyria, Cd. 12; Th. 15, 13; Gen. 232

berbéna

(n.)
Grammar
berbéna, æ; f. Latin : berbéne, an; f.

Vervainverbēna

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Vervain; verbēna Berbéna [berbéne MS. H.] Ðeós wyrt, ðe man περιστερεών, and óðrum naman berbénam, nemneþ, heó ys culfron swíðe híwcúþ. Vervain. This plant, which they call vervain, and by another name verbena, in colour is very like to doves, Herb.

eá-spring

(n.)
Grammar
eá-spring, ǽ-spring, es; n.

A water-spring, fountain ăquæ fons, fons

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A water-spring, fountain; ăquæ fons, fons Ðæt Cúþbyrhtus án eáspring of drigre eorþan up gelǽdde ut Cudberct fontem de arente terra produxĕrit, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 6

Linked entry: ǽ-spring

-fæst

(suffix)
Grammar
-fæst, as a termination, denotes fast, very, perfectly, effectually, as the English fast asleep, perfectly asleep; Ǽ-fæst fast in the law, firm, religious; Sóþ-fæst fast in truth, true, just; Staðol-fæst steadfast, steady; Unstaðol-fæst

unsteady, unsteadfast

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unsteady, unsteadfast

syndur-ae

Similar entry: synder-ǽ

tungol-æ

(n.)
Grammar
tungol-æ, f.
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Astronomy Tungelǽ astronomiam, legem astrorum, Hpt. Gl. 528, 60: Anglia xiii. 38, 307

ǽ-þrýtness

Grammar
ǽ-þrýtness, l. ǽ-þrytness,
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and add Ǽþrytnesse tedium, Hy. S. 133, 28. Ǽþretnysse, 25, 24

ǽ-tynge

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-tynge, adj.
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Speechless Ǽtinge elinguis . An. Ox. 46, 45

æ-wén

Grammar
æ-wén, l.
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ǽ-wéne