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a-cumend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-cumend-líc, adj.

Tolerablebearabletolerabilis

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Tolerable, bearable; tolerabilis Acumendlícre byþ Sodoma lande and Gomorra on dómes dæg, ðonne ðære ceastre tolerabilius erit terræ Sodomorum et Gomorrhæorúm in die judicii quam illi civitati, Mt. Bos. Io, 15

a-cunnian

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

To proveprobare

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To prove; probare Ðú acunnodest [MS. acunnudyst] us God probasti nos Deus, Ps. Spl. C. 65, 9

a-curon

(v.)
Grammar
a-curon, p. pl. of a-ceósan.

chose

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chose;

a-cwǽlon

(v.)
Grammar
a-cwǽlon, p. pl. of a-cwelan.

died

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died,Chr. 918; Erl. 104, 13 ;

a-cwæþ

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-cwæþ, p. of a-cweðan.

spoke

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spoke,Cd. 30; Th. 40, 14; Gen. 639;

a-cwalde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-cwalde, = a-cwealde; p. of a-cwellan.

killed

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killed,Ps. Vos. 104, 27: 134, 11

a-cwealde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-cwealde, p. of a-cwellan.

killed

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killed,Cd. 69; Th. 84, 25 ; Gen. 1403;

a-cweccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cweccan, p. -cwehte; pp. -cweht

To move quicklyto shakevibratemoverequaterevibrare

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To move quickly, to shake, vibrate; movere, quatere, vibrare Æsc acwehte he shook the ash, i. e. the lance, Byrht. Th. 140, 59; By. 310

a-cwelan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cwelan, he -cwilþ, pl. -cwelaþ; p. -cwæl, pl. -cwǽlon; pp. -cwolen, -cwelen, v. n.

To dieperishmori

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To die, perish; mori Ða fixas acwelaþ pisces morientur, Ex. 7, 18. Ofercumen biþ he ǽr he acwele he will be overcome ere he dies, Exon, 90b; Th. 340, 10; Gn. Ex. 114. Monige men hungre acwǽlon many men died of hunger, Chr. 918; Erl. 104, 13

a-cwelledness

(n.)
Grammar
a-cwelledness, e; f.

A quellingkillingoccisio

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A quelling, killing; occisio

ác-wern

(n.)
Grammar
ác-wern, es; n.

The name of an animal, a squirrelscirrasciurus

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The name of an animal, a squirrel; scirra, sciurus, Ælfc. Gl. 19; Som. 59, 9

Linked entry: ácweorna

a-cwerren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-cwerren, -cworren

drunk

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drunk;

a-cwician

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

To quickenreviveto come to lifevivificarereviviscere

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To quicken, revive, to come to life; vivificare, reviviscere On ðínre mild-heortnesse me scealt acwician in misericordia tua vivifica me, Ps. Th. 118, 159. Ðá acwicode ic hwon then 1 revived a little, Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 29

Linked entries: a-cucian a-cwucian

a-cwincan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cwincan, p. -cwanc, pl. -cwuncon; pp. -cwuncen

To vanishbecome extinguishedquenchedextinguievanescere

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To vanish, become extinguished, quenched; extingui, evanescere Se móna acwanc the moon was extinguished, i. e. eclipsed. Chr. 1110; Ing. 331, 30

Linked entry: a-cwanc

a-cwinen

quenched

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quenched

a-cwolen

died

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died, Chr. 918; Gib. 105, 37, note a

a-cworren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-cworren, pp. of a-cweorran.

drunk

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drunk,Ps. Spl. T. 77, 71;

a-cwylan

(v.)

to die

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to die, L. H. E. 6; Th. i. 30, 3

acxan

ashes

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ashes, Ors, 1, 3; Bos. 27, 32

a-cyrrednes

(n.)
Grammar
a-cyrrednes, -cerrednes, -ness, e; f.

A turningaversiona turning fromapostacyrevoltingaversio

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A turning, aversion, a turning from, apostacy, revolting; aversio

Linked entries: cyrrednes ge-cyrred-nes