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alewe

(n.)
Grammar
alewe, aluwe, alwe, an; f.

The aloebitter spicealoesaloe

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Alwan wid untrymnessum aloes for infirmities, L. M. cont. 2, 64; Lchdm, ii. 174, 6. Gedó alwan gódne dǽl ðǽron put a good deal of aloes therein, L. M. 12, 14; Lchdm, ii. 192, 5: 194, 25. Aluwan gegníd rub up aloes, Lchdm, iii. 2, 15.

Linked entries: aluwe alwe

alh

(n.)
Grammar
alh, alhn, es; m.

A sheltering-placetemplefaneasylumtemplum

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A sheltering-place, temple, fane; asylum, templum Tempel Gode, alhn háligne a temple for God, a holy fane. Cd. 162; Th. 202, 22; Exod. 392

Linked entry: ealh

a-libban

(v.)
Grammar
a-libban, -lybban; p. -lifde, -lyfde; pp. -lifd, -lyfd

To livelive aftersurviveviveresuperesse

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Hwá unclǽnnisse líf alifde who lived a life of uncleanness, Exon, 116 b; Th. 448, 32; Dóm. 63: . 4, 115. Hy on bilwitnesse hyra líf alyfdon they lived a harmless life, Ors. 1, 2; Bos. 27, 5: Ex. 21, 22

a-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-licgan, -licgean; p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen

To liefailconfineperishjacereconquiesceredeficereaboleri

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To lie, fail, confine, perish; jacere, conquiescere, deficere, aboleri sceal eall éðelwyn alicgean now all joy of country shall fail, Beo. Th. 5764; B. 2886. His dóm alæg its power failed, Beo. Th. 3061; B. 1528

Linked entry: a-legen

a-lifian

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

To livevivere

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To live; vivere He geþohte ðæt he wolde on fellenum gegyrelan ealle his dagas his lífes alifian he resolved that he would live all the days of his life in clothing of skins, Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 13

a-líhting

(n.)
Grammar
a-líhting, e; f.

Enlighteningilluminatio

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Enlightening; illuminatio On alihtinge [MS. alíh-tincge] andwlitan ðínes in illuminationem vultus tui, Ps. Th. 89, 8

Linked entry: alýhtnys

a-limpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-limpan, p. -lamp, pl. -lumpon; pp. -lumpen

To happenbefallevenireacciderecontingere

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To happen, befall; evenire, accidere, contingere Óþ-ðæt sǽl alamp until occasion offered, Beo. Th. 1249; B. 622. Ðá him alumpen wæs wén then hope had occurred to him, Beo. Th. 1471; B. 733

Linked entry: a-lamp

a-linnan

(v.)

to ceasestopcessare

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to cease, stop; cessare

a-lís

Grammar
a-lís, imperl. of a-lýsan.

loose

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loose Alís me libera me, Ps. Spl. 7, 1;

a-lísendnes

redemption

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redemption

All-walda

(n.)
Grammar
All-walda, an; m. [eal, eall all, -wealda ruler]

All-rulerthe Almighty

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All-ruler, the Almighty, Cd. 15; Th. 19, 15; Gen. 292

al-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
al-mægen, es; n. [eal all, mægen]

All powerstrengthmightomnis vis

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All power, strength, might; omnis vis Gém, al-mægene, heofones tunglu observe, with all thy power, the stars of heaven, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 6; Met. 29, 3

Linked entry: ge-mal-mægen

almes-lond

(n.)
Grammar
almes-lond, es; m.

Land given or granted in frankalmoignefundus in eleemosynam datus

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Land given or granted in frankalmoigne; fundus in eleemosynam datus

Linked entry: ælmes-lond

a-loccian

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

To enticeallicere

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To entice; allicere Ðæt aloccodan út ða, ðe ðǽr binnan wǽran that they might entice those out, who were there within, Ors. 4, 11; Bos. 97, 39

a-locen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-locen, pp. of a-lúcan.

withdrawn

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withdrawn,Lk. Bos. 22, 41;

a-logen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-logen, pp. of a-leógan.

falsefeignedmentitusfalsus

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false, feigned; mentitus, falsus;

alor-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
alor-drenc, es; m.

An alder-drinkpotus alni

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An alder-drink; potus alni, L. M. 1, 40; Lchdm. ii. 106, 5

aloþ

(n.)

ale

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ale Wulfréd scolde gifan twá tunnan fulle hlutres aloþ, and ten mittan Wælsces aloþ Wulfred should give two tuns full of clear ale, and ten mittan or measures of Welsh ale, Chr. 852; Ing. 93, 16: Th. Diplm. A. D. 791-796; 40, 4, 5, 6: A.

Alríca

(n.)
Grammar
Alríca, Eallríca, Ealleríca, an; m: Alarícus, i; m. Lot. [al=eall all, ríca a ruler; v. ríc]

AlaricAlarícus, king of the Visigoths

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Soon after that, on the third day, they went out of the city of their own accord; so there was not a single house burnt by their order. Ors. 6, 38; Bos. 133, 7.

Linked entries: Ealleríca Eallríca

al-swá

(adv.)

also

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also, L. Ethb. 70; Wilk. 6, 41

Linked entry: all-swá