ánfeald áþ
simple oath
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simple oath, L. C. S. 22; Th. i. 388, 11, note b
Linked entry: ÁÞ
ang-breóst
An asthma ⬩ a difficulty of breathing ⬩ breast-anguish ⬩ asthma
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An asthma, a difficulty of breathing, breast-anguish; asthma Wið angbreóste against breast-anguish, L. M. 1, 15; Lchdm, ii. 58, 15
Linked entry: breóst
Angel
Anglen in Denmark, the country between Flensburg and the Schley from which the Angles came into Britain ⬩ Angulus, nomen terræ quam Angli ante transitum in Britanniam coluerunt
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Ðæt land, ðe man Angle hǽt the land, which is called Anglen, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 37. Hí ðá sendon to Angle they then sent to Anglen, Chr. 449; Th. 20, 12
án-geld
A single payment ⬩ compensation
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A single payment or compensation, L. In. 56; Th. i. 138, 9: L. Edg. ii. 7; Th. i. 268, 19, MS. G
a-slúpan
To slip away ⬩ elabi
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To slip away; elabi Lǽt ðé aslúpan sorge of breóstum let sorrow slip away from thy breast, Cd. 134; Th. 169, 7; Gen. 2796. Ðæt hí ǽfre him of aslépen [ = asleópen] that they may ever slip from them, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 18 ; Met. 13, 9
a-smorian
To smother ⬩ choke ⬩ strangle ⬩ suffocate ⬩ suffocare
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H. asmorod] that ye taste not blood, nor [what is] strangled, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 56, 26
Linked entry: smorian
aspide
An asp ⬩ viper ⬩ serpent ⬩ aspis ⬩ ĭdis ⬩ άσπίs ⬩ ίδοs
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Lamb. in Ps. 57, 4 have nædran instead of aspide. Ðú ofer aspide miht gangan thou mayest go over an asp [super aspidem], Ps. Th. 90, 13; Lamb. has ofer nædran, 90, 13
a-springan
to spring up ⬩ arise ⬩ originate ⬩ break forth ⬩ surgere ⬩ assurgere ⬩ oriri ⬩ exoriri ⬩ rumpi ⬩ prorumpi ⬩ to spring out ⬩ lack ⬩ fail ⬩ cease ⬩ fall away ⬩ deficere ⬩ desinere
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Ne ðám fore yrmþum ðe ðær inwuniaþ líf aspringeþ nor, through sorrows, shall life fail to them that dwell therein, Exon. 32 b; Th. 103, 8 ; Cri. 1685: 30 b ; Th. 94, 11; Cri. 1538.
Linked entries: a-sprincan a-spryngan springan
a-spyrian
To search ⬩ explore ⬩ trace ⬩ discover ⬩ explain ⬩ investigare ⬩ indagare ⬩ explorare ⬩ enucleare
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Aspyrige hit út let him trace it out, L. Ath. iv. 2 ; Th. i. 222, 14, note 33. Ðæt mihte ðæra twegra tweón aspyrian that might discover the difference of the two, Salm. Kmbl. 870 ; Sal. 434: Elen. Kmbl. 932; El. 467. Ic aspyrige enucleo, Ælfc.
a-stælan
To steal out ⬩ to seduce ⬩ obrepere
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To steal out, to seduce; obrepere Ðæt me nǽfre deófol on astelan ne mǽge that the devil may never secretly creep on me [seduce me], L. De. Cf. 9; Wilk. 88, 49
angol-twæcce
An earth-worm
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An earth-worm Genim angoltwæccean take an earth-worm, L. M. 1, 39; Lchdm, ii. 100, 8
án-gyld
A single payment or compensation
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A single payment or compensation, L. Alf. pol. 6; Th. i. 66, 3: 22; Th. i. 76, 7: L. In. 22; Th. i. 116, 12
án-hende
One-handed ⬩ lame ⬩ imperfect ⬩ weak ⬩ unimanus
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One-handed, lame, imperfect, weak; unimanus, Ælfc. Gl. 77; Som. 72, 25; Wrt. Voc. 45, 58
án-hoga
A lone dweller ⬩ recluse
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Lamb. 101, 8. Se ánhoga the recluse, Exon. 60b; Th. 222, 10; Ph. 346: 47a; Th. 162, 3; Gú. 970
án-hyrnende
Having one horn ⬩ unicornis
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Lamb. 21, 22
Linked entry: -hyrnende
án-íge
One-eyed
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Gif he hí gedó ánígge if he make them one-eyed, L. Alf. 20; Th. i. 48, 25
a-níhst
At last ⬩ in the last place ⬩ ad ultimum ⬩ ultimo
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At last, in the last place; ad ultimum, ultimo Ne wǽron ðæt gesíða ða sǽmestan, ðeáh ðe ic hý aníhst nemnan sceolde they were not the worst of comrades, though I should name them last, Exon. 86b; Th. 326, 9; Wid. 126
Linked entry: a-néhst
an-læc
A respect ⬩ regard ⬩ consideration ⬩ respectus
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A respect, regard, consideration; respectus, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Som. 31, 67
Linked entry: an-lec
án-laga
Alone ⬩ solitary ⬩ without company ⬩ solitarius
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Alone, solitary, without company; solitarius, Cot. 198
an-lícast
most like
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most like.Ps. Th. 78, 2: 89, 4, 10: 91, 11;