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á-sícan

(v.)
Grammar
á-sícan, p.-sác

To sigh

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To sigh Ásícð suspirabit, Scint. 223, II. Ásíð suspirat, 28, 17:158, 4

á-spinnan

(v.)

to spin

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to spin Áspunnen is netum est, Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 15: 83, 22

Linked entry: spinnan

á-stempan

(v.)
Grammar
á-stempan, p. ed

To stampemboss

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To stamp, emboss Ágrafen, ástemped celatum, i. pictum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 130, 57

Linked entry: stempan

á-swefecian

(v.)

To extirpate

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Substitute: To extirpate Ásuefecad exiirpatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 32. Áswefecad, 31, 5

Linked entry: swefecian

á-wæscan

(v.)

to wash

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to wash Áwæsc ealle, Lch. ii. 38, 16. Áwæsc on háligwætre, 110, 14

be-fégan

(v.)
Grammar
be-fégan, p. de

To join

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To join Hí fundon ǽlcne stán on óðerne befégedne, Hml. S. 23, 425

for-sleán

cut throughto slaykillto destroylay wastefinishto routoverthrowto condemn

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Add: to injure by striking, cut through or break with a stroke, wound with a blow Heó slóh tó his hneccan, and mid twám slegum forslóh him þone swuran percussit bis in cervicem ejus et abscidit caput ejus, Hml. A. 111, 305. Gif mon óðrum þá hond útan

for-licgan

(v.)

fornicari

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Add: intrans. To lie in an improper manner or place. to lie unnoticed, to be neglected Þý lǽs seó mynugung forlǽge, Ll. Th. i. 234, 29. of illicit intercourse, to commit fornication with (wiþ or mid) Forligeð meretricabitur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 66. Gif

ge-hreósan

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Add: to fall from an upright position, fall to the ground; of a structure, to fall in ruins Monige weallas mid seofon and fíftegum torran gehruronand gefeóllan ( conruerunt ), Bd. I. 13 ; Sch. 37, 13. Seó eorðe wæs ástyred and on manegum stówum gehroren

feormian

(v.)

to maintainfosterto feast

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Dele II, take III. separately, and add: to maintain, foster Feormat, broedeth fovet, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 79. Brédeþ, feormaþ fovit, 35, 74. Feormeþ fomet, 150, 8. Brond . . . fealo líg feormað flammam parturit ipse calor, Ph. 218. Fúl náwár friðian ne

for-drífan

to drive awayoffoutto drive awaycast outto drive outto banishexpelto drive asideto overtask

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Add: to drive away, off, out an object from a position of rest Hé fordráf (eiecit) of ðǽm temple ðá scípo and ðá exin, Jn. L. R. 2, 15; Mt. L. 21, 12. Mið ðý fordrifenum (-drifnum, R.) allum ł mið ðý alle úte fordráf eiectis omnibus, Mk. L. 5, 40. Hine

for-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-hycgan, p. -hogde, -hygde, -hygede; pp. -hogd

to despiseto disdainscorn

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Take here for-hicgan (where dele -higan), and add: to despise, scorn a person or thing Hé hine ne forhyged (contemnit), Past. 407, 5. Nalle gié woenæ ꝥte ic forhycgende (-hyccende, R. accusaturus) sié, is sé ðe forhycað (accusat) iúih, Jn. L. 5, 45.

for-fleón

(v.)

to avoidto avoidabstain from

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Add: intrans. To flee away Forfleáh aufugit, An. Ox. 4992. Þæt forfleó nǽddre feor ut fugiat gorgon eminus, Hpt. 31, 11, 241. Gif ǽnig wǽre þe fyrfluge þe on ðǽm gefeohte wæs si quis e praelio cedere moliretur, Ors. 1, 12; S. 52, 34. trans. where there

á-styrian

(v.)

to move a thing from its placeto cause a living creature to move itself:--to stir up,to cause motion in somethingto cause emotion in a personto cause strifepassionTo stirmove one's self

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Add: to move a thing from its place Hé ástirode his geteld movens tabemaculum suum. Gen. 13, 18. Hé ástyrede his fyrdwíc forð tó Jordanen, Jos. 3, I. Fram ástere remove, Kent. Gl. 78. Ne bið ástered nou commovebitur, 340. Fram ðé ástyred, Hml. S. 15.

Linked entry: á-styrung

áǽðan

(v.)

to lay wastevastare

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to lay waste; vastare. Gen. 1280: á ǽðan, Cd. 64; Th. 77, 24

æd-wítan

To reproachexprobare

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To reproach; exprobare Æd-wioton him improperabant ei, Mt. Lind. Stv. 27, 44

a-meallud

(v.; part.)
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a-meallud, -mællad; part.

Emptied outbrought to naughtexinanitus

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Emptied out, brought to naught; exinanitus, Ps. Spl. 74, 8, MSS. C, M

Linked entry: a-mællad

a-swýðerian

(v.)
Grammar
a-swýðerian, -swýðrian; p. ade; pp. ad

To make heavy or grievousaggravateincreasemake strongergravareaggravareingravareaugere

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To make heavy or grievous, aggravate, increase, make stronger; gravare, aggravare, ingravare, augere

an-hyrian

(v.)

To emulateæmulari

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To emulate; æmulari Ne anhyre ðú noli æmulari, Ps. Spl. T. 36, 8

a-scæcan

(v.)

to shake

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to shake, Exon. 58a; Th. 207, 20; Ph. 144: Ps. Spl. 7, 13