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a-stépte

(n.; v.; part.)

bereavedorphans

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bereaved, orphans, Ps. Vos. 108, 8

a-sterian

(v.)
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a-sterian, p. ede; pp. ed

To agitatestirmovecommoveremovere

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To agitate, stir, move; commovere, movere He astereþ ðone ródor and ða tungla it moves the sky and the stars, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 6, note

Linked entry: astered

a-stífian

(v.)
Grammar
a-stífian, p. ede, ode; pp. ed

To stiffengrow or wax stiffobrigere

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To stiffen, grow or wax stiff; obrigere,Cot. 146. His sine astífode His sinew stiffened. Gen. 32, 32

a-stintan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stintan, p. -stant, pl. -stunton ; pp. -stunten = -stinted, Som. Lye, = -stint = -stynt

To make dullto bluntstintassuagehĕbĕtareobtundere

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To make dull, to blunt, stint, assuage; hĕbĕtare, obtundere, Scint. 12: Cot. 101

Linked entry: a-stynt

a-stirian

(v.)

to moveremoveagitatestir upraise

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to move, remove, agitate, stir up, raise, Lk. Bos. 6, 48

a-stýfecigan

(v.)

to exterminate

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to exterminate, Bt. 27, 1 ; Fox 94, 23, note 9

Linked entry: á-swefecian

a-styltan

(v.)

to astonishstupescere

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to astonish; stupescere

a-styrfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-styrfan, p. de; pp. ed

To cause deathkillslaynecare

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To cause death, kill, slay; necare Stánum astyrfed slain with stones, Exon. 10 b; Th. 12, 27; Cri. 192

Linked entry: a-sterfan

a-styrred

(adj.; part.)

starredstellatus

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starred; stellatus, Scint. 58

a-scæcan

(v.)

to shake

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

a-scafan

(v.)
Grammar
a-scafan, p. -scóf, pl. -scófon; pp. -scafen, -scæfen

To shaveabradereobradere

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To shave; abradere, obradere Ascæfen obrasus, Cot. 148

a-sceacan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceacan, -scacan, -scæcan; he -sceaceþ, -sceacþ, -scæceþ, -scaceþ; p. -sceóc, -scóc, pl. -sceócon, -scócon; pp. -sceacen, -scacen.

to shake offremoveexcutereto be removedforsakedesertfleeexcutifugereaufugeredeserereto shakebrandishto be shakenvibrarequatereconcutilabefieriinfirmari

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to shake off, remove; excutere Asceacaþ ðæt dust of eówrum fótum excutite pulverem de pedibus vestris, Mk. Bos. 6, 11. to be removed, forsake, desert, flee; excuti, fugere, aufugere, deserere Asceacen [Lamb. ofascacen] ic eom excussus sum, Ps. Spl.

Linked entries: a-scacan a-scæcan

a-scearpan

(v.)

to sharpen

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to sharpen, Ps. Surt. 63, 4

a-scerian

(v.)

to cut fromseparate

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to cut from, separate

a-scínan

(v.)
Grammar
a-scínan, p. -scán, pl. -scinon; pp. -scinen

To shine forthto be clearevidentclarescereelucere

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To shine forth, to be clear, evident; clarescere, elucere Hwylc wǽre his líf cúþlícor ascíneþ vita qualis fuerit certius clarescat, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 14. Ðá ðǽr ascán beáma beorhtast then there shone the brightest of beams, Exon. 52a; Th. 180, 20; Gú

a-scirigendlíc

(adj.)

disjoiningdisjunctive

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disjoining, disjunctive

a-scofen

(v.; part.)

banished

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banished, R. Ben. 63

a-screádian

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

To pruneloppræsecare

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To prune, lop; præsecare,Anlct. Gl

a-scrincan

(v.)
Grammar
a-scrincan, p. -scranc, pl. -scruncon; pp. -scruncen

To shrinkarescere

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To shrink; arescere

a-scyrian

(v.)

to separate

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to separate, Elen. Kmbl. 2623; El. 1313