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Anglo-Saxon

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a-hnescian

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

To become weakemollire

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To become weak; emollire Ahnesco-don became weak. Ors. 5, 3; Bos. 103, 42

a-liéfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-liéfan, a-lífan

to permitpermittere

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to permit; permittere Alífe me permitte mihi, Deut. 3, 25. Aliéfþ, Past. 50, 4

a-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-líhtan, p. -líhte

To ALIGHTdesilire

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To ALIGHT ; desilire Ic of alíhte desilio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 3; Som. 34, 44

Linked entry: a-lýhtan

a-tæfran

(v.)
Grammar
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

a-sellan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sellan, p. -sealde; pp. -scald

To expelbanishdeliverexpellererelegaretradere

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To expel, banish, deliver; expellere, relegare, tradere, Cd. 215; Th. 270, 14; Sat. 90

be-cerran

(v.)
Grammar
be-cerran, -cyrran ; p. de ; pp. ed

To turnturn roundvertereconvertere

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To turn, turn round; vertere, convertere, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 156; Met. 13, 78

Linked entries: be-cyrran bi-cerran

a-wænian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wænian, p. ede; pp. ed

To wean fromablactare

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To wean from; ablactare Swá swá awæned cild sicut ablactatus, Ps. Lamb. 130, 2

a-wrigenes

(n.)
Grammar
a-wrigenes, -wregennes, -ness, e; f.

A discoveryrevelationrevelatio

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A discovery, revelation; revelatio To þeóda awrigenesse ad revelationem gentium, Lk. Bos. 2, 32

Linked entries: a-wregennes a-wrygenes

dúre

(n.)
Grammar
dúre, an; f.

A door ostium, jānua

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A door; ostium, jānua To ðære dúran at the door, Mk. Bos. 1, 33

eáþ-módlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
eáþ-módlíce, adv.

Humbly humĭlĭter

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Humbly; humĭlĭter Abiddaþ hine eáþmódlíce pray to him humbly. Bt. 42; Fox 258, 21

Linked entry: eád-módlíce

elan

(v.)

to trouble, pain, grieve

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to trouble, pain, grieve, L. Edm. S. proœm; Th. i. 246, 22, note 33

eorg

(adj.)

weaksegnis

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weak; segnis Dam eorgan Sisaran to the weak Sisera, Jud. 5; Thw. 156, 8

for-bæran

(v.)

to forbear

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to forbear Hwá mæg forbæran who can forbear? Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 13

for-dician

(v.)
Grammar
for-dician, p. ode; pp. od

To obstruct, shut, or fence off with a ditchfossâ obstruĕre

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To obstruct, shut, or fence off with a ditch; fossâ obstruĕre, Som. Ben. Lye

forþ-yppan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-yppan, p. te; pp. ed

To make knownpublishdeclarepromulgārepublĭcāreprŏdĕre

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To make known, publish, declare; promulgāre, publĭcāre, prŏdĕre, Cot. 150: Ps. Vos. 16, 3

eall-wealda

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-wealda, adj.

All-ruling, almighty omnĭpŏtens

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All-ruling, almighty; omnĭpŏtens Eallwealdan Gode to almighty God, Andr. Recd. 414; An. 205

heoru-grǽdig

(adj.)
Grammar
heoru-grǽdig, adj.

Greedy to destroy bloodthirsty savagely greedy,

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Greedy to destroy, bloodthirsty, savagely greedy, Andr. Kmbl. 75; An. 38: 158; An. 79

hyrian

(v.)
Grammar
hyrian, p. ede

To imitate

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To imitate Hió hyrigaþ monnum they imitate men, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 252, 26

lengian

(v.)
Grammar
lengian, p. ode v. impers.

To long

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To long Lengaþ hine hearde sorely doth he long, Salm. Kmbl. 542; Sal. 270

mægerian

(v.)
Grammar
mægerian, p. ode

To macerateemaciatemake lean

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To macerate, emaciate, make lean Mægeregan macerare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 16: 96, 34