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ǽ-risc

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-risc, e; f. [eá running water, risc a rush]

A water-rush ⬩ bulrush ⬩ scirpus

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A water-rush, bulrush; scirpus, Ælfc. Gl. 42; Wrt. Voc. 31, 31

Linked entry: eá-risc

æ-ryst

(n.)
Grammar
æ-ryst, es; m: e; f.

The resurrection

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The resurrection Ða secgeaþ ðæt nán æryst ne sý qui dicunt non esse resurrectionem, Mt. Bos. 22, 23: 27, 53

æ-springnes

(n.)
Grammar
æ-springnes, -ness, e; f. [aspringan to fail]

A failing ⬩ fainting ⬩ defectio

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A failing, fainting ; defectio, Ps. Spl. T. 118, 53

æ-swáp

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

Sweepings ⬩ dust ⬩ peripsema ⬩ purgamentum

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Sweepings, dust; peripsema, purgamentum

ǽ-swíca

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

An offender of the law ⬩ a deceiver ⬩ hypocrite ⬩ apostate ⬩ hypocrita ⬩ apostata

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

Linked entries: é-swíca swica

ǽ-welm

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-welm, -wellm, -wylm, -wylme, -wielme, es; m. [eá water, wælm a welling or boiling up]

A welling up of water ⬩ spring ⬩ fountain ⬩ source ⬩ head of a river ⬩ beginning ⬩ aquæ fons

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A welling up of water, spring, fountain, source, head of a river, beginning; aquæ fons Swá sum mical ǽwelm and dióp as some great and deep spring, Bt. 34, 1; Fox 134, 10. Seó eá cymþ eft to ðam ǽwelme the river comes again to the source, Fox 134, 17.

Linked entries: ǽ-wylm eá-wylm

ǽ-wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-wrítere, es; m.

A writer ⬩ composer or framer of laws ⬩ legurn 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 spring ⬩ fountain ⬩ source

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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.

Damage ⬩ detriment ⬩ injury ⬩ detrimentum

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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

syndur-ae

Similar entry: synder-ǽ

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

ǽ-werd

Grammar
ǽ-werd, -werdla.

Similar entry: ǽ-wird

ǽ-wilm

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Ðǽre anwilnesse ǽwilm is ofermétta, Past. 307, 2. ꝥ Add

Linked entries: ǽ-welm wilm

ǽ-wyrp

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Add: a casting away, what is cast away Ic eom manna hosp and folces ǽwyrp, R. Ben. 29, 13. (an) abortion Wíf seó þe tó ǽwyrpe gedó hire geeácnunga mulier quae utero con-ceptum excusserit , Ll. Th. ii. 154, 15

Linked entry: wyrp

ǽ-smogu

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-smogu, pl. n.
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The slough of a snake; exuviae Sceal mon nǽdran ǽsmogu seóþan on ele, Lch. ii. 236, 4

Linked entry: in-smoh

æ-swáp

Grammar
æ-swáp, v. swǽpa
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in Dict., and An. Ox. 608: 4155

ǽ-swíc

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-swíc, m. l. ǽ-swic; n., dele [ǽ law . . .] and add: — Néd is cumende ǽswic (scandala) ; hweþre þonne wá þǽm menn þe þurh hine ǽswic (scandalum) cymeþ, Mt. R. 18, 7. Ǽswice, wróhte insimulatione, .i. acussatione, An. Ox. 4842. Hé symble ús ætstandeþ tó ǽswice ad decipiendum semper assistat. Gr. D. 221, 15. In éswic
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in scandalum, Ps. Srt. 105, 36

ǽ-swíca

Grammar
ǽ-swíca, l. -swica, and add: — Ǽswica desertor, seductor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 12. Ðæt hé wǽre leás drý and scyldig ǽswica, Bl. H. 175, 8. Hé ongan hine cígan ǽswica (impostorem). Gr. D. 200, 13. Þára ǽswicena gástas
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apostatas spiritus, 304, 28

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