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a-rǽfniende

(v.; part.)
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a-rǽfniende, -rǽfnigende; part.

Bearing in mindconsideringpondering

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Bearing in mind, considering, pondering, Homl. Th. i. 42, 17, 30

a-rǽfniendlíc

(adj.)
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a-rǽfniendlíc, adj.

Possibletolerablepossibilistolerabilis

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Possible, tolerable; possibilis, tolerabilis

a-rǽman

(v.)
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a-rǽman, p. de; pp. ed.

To raiselift upelevateexcitareerigereelevareTo raise or lift up one's selfto arisese erigerese elevaresurgere

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v. trans. To raise, lift up, elevate; excitare, erigere, elevare Ða ge mihton rǽdan, and eów arǽman on ðám which ye may read, and elevate yourselves in them, Ælfc. T. 31, 15. v. intrans. To raise or lift up one's self, to arise; se erigere, se elevare

a-ráfian

(v.)

To unroveunravelunwinddissolvere

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To unrove, unravel, unwind; dissolvere Aráfaþ ðæt cliwen ðære twífaldan heortan unwinds the clew of the double heart; dissolvit corda duplicitatibus involuta, Past. 35, 5; Hat. MS. 46 b, 1

a-rás

arosesurrexit

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arose; surrexit, Gen. 19, 1

a-recan

(v.)

to recount

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to recount Hit nis nánum men aléfed, ðæt he mǽge arecan ðæt ðæt God geworht hæfþ it is not permitted to any man, that he may recount that which God has wrought, Bt. 39, 12; Fox 232, 10

a-reddan

(v.)

to liberate

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to liberate

a-rédod

furnished

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furnished,Som

a-réfnan

(v.)

to endure

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to endure Ic aréfnde sustinui, Ps. Spl. C. 68, 25

a-reósan

(v.)
Grammar
a-reósan, p. -reás, pl. -ruron; pp. -roren

To fall downperishdeciderecorruere

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To fall down, perish; decidere, corruere Ic areóse [MS. areófe] be gewyrhtum fram feóndum mínum on ídel decidam merito ab inimicis meis inanis, Ps. Spl. 7, 4

a-súrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-súrian, p. ode; pp. od

To be or become sourtartbitteracescere

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To be or become sour, tart, bitter; acescere, Cot. 10: 177

a-swápan

(v.)
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a-swápan, he -swápþ, -swæpþ ; p. -sweóp, pl. -sweópon ; pp. -swópen

To sweep offcleanverreremundare

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To sweep off, clean; verrere, mundare Hit aswǽpþ aweg ðæt yfel abstergat mala, Past. 36, 8 ; Hat. MS. 48 b, 16 : Exon. 106 b ; Th. 405, 21; Rä. 24, 5. Aswópen clǽne mundatus, Mt. Rush. Stv. 12, 44

a-swarcian

(v.)
Grammar
a-swarcian, p. ode; pp. od

To confounddismayabashfearconfundererevereri

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To confound, dismay, abash, fear; confundere, revereri Ðon gescynde and aswarcode [MS. aswarcod] beóþ cum confusi et reveriti fuerint, Ps. Spl. 70, 26

Linked entry: a-swárnian

a-sweartian

(v.)
Grammar
a-sweartian, p. ode; pp. od

To blackendarkento be made SWARTHY or blackobscureddarkeneddenigrari

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To blacken, darken, to be made SWARTHY or black, obscured, darkened; denigrari Ðæt gold biþ asweartod aurum obscuratur, Past. 18, 4; Hat. MS. 26 b, 8

a-swefecian

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

To eradicateeradicare

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To eradicate; eradicare Aswefecad eradicatus, Cot. 75: 199

a-sweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sweorfan, p. -swearf, pl. -swurfon ; pp. -sworfen

To rub offto file offpolishexpolire

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To rub off, to file off, polish; expolire To asworfenum óran, to gesworfenum óran sub expolita, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 142, 19

Linked entry: a-sworfen

a-swícian

(v.)
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a-swícian, p. ode ; pp. od

To offendscandalizare

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To offend; scandalizare Gyf ðín swíðre eáge ðé aswície [aswikie, Hat. MS.] si oculus tuus dexter scandalizat te, Mt. Kmbl. Rl. 5, 29

Linked entry: ǽ-swícian

a-swífan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swífan, p. -swáf, pl. -swifon; pp. -swifen

To wander out of the wayto wander aboutexorbitare

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To wander out of the way, to wander about ; exorbitare, Cot. 76 : 188

Linked entry: a-swáf

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

a-tæfran

(v.)
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a-tæfran, -tiefran, -tifran ; p. ede ; pp. ed

To depictpaintdepingere

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To depict, paint; depingere Ic hæbbe atæfred I have depicted, Past. 65 ; Hat. MS