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a-rǽfnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-rǽfnian, p. ade; pp. ad.

to endure ⬩ bear ⬩ suffer ⬩ support ⬩ sustinere ⬩ pati ⬩ supportare ⬩ to ponder in mind or heart ⬩ animo versare ⬩ ponderare

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to endure, bear, suffer, support; sustinere, pati, supportare Ic arǽfnige sustineo, Ps. Th. 129, 4. Forðon ic edwít for ðé oft arǽfnade quoniam propter te supportavi improperium, 68, 8. to ponder in mind or heart; animo versare, ponderare Maria sóþlíce

Linked entry: a-rǽfniende

a-rǽfniende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-rǽfniende, -rǽfnigende; part.

Bearing in mind ⬩ considering ⬩ pondering

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Bearing in mind, considering, pondering, Homl. Th. i. 42, 17, 30

a-rǽfniendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-rǽfniendlíc, adj.

Possible ⬩ tolerable ⬩ possibilis ⬩ tolerabilis

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Possible, tolerable; possibilis, tolerabilis

a-rǽman

(v.)
Grammar
a-rǽman, p. de; pp. ed.

To raise ⬩ lift up ⬩ elevate ⬩ excitare ⬩ erigere ⬩ elevare ⬩ To raise or lift up one's self ⬩ to arise ⬩ se erigere ⬩ se elevare ⬩ surgere

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v. trans. To raise, lift up, elevate; excitare, erigere, elevare Ða ge mihton rǽdan, and eów arǽman on ðám which ye may read, and elevate yourselves in them, Ælfc. T. 31, 15. v. intrans. To raise or lift up one's self, to arise; se erigere, se elevare

a-ráfian

(v.)

To unrove ⬩ unravel ⬩ unwind ⬩ dissolvere

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To unrove, unravel, unwind; dissolvere Aráfaþ ðæt cliwen ðære twífaldan heortan unwinds the clew of the double heart; dissolvit corda duplicitatibus involuta, Past. 35, 5; Hat. MS. 46 b, 1

a-rás

arose ⬩ surrexit

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arose; surrexit, Gen. 19, 1

a-recan

(v.)

to recount

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to recount Hit nis nánum men aléfed, ðæt he mǽge arecan ðæt ðæt God geworht hæfþ it is not permitted to any man, that he may recount that which God has wrought, Bt. 39, 12; Fox 232, 10

a-reddan

(v.)

to liberate

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to liberate

a-rédod

furnished

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furnished,Som

a-réfnan

(v.)

to endure

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to endure Ic aréfnde sustinui, Ps. Spl. C. 68, 25

a-reósan

(v.)
Grammar
a-reósan, p. -reás, pl. -ruron; pp. -roren

To fall down ⬩ perish ⬩ decidere ⬩ corruere

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To fall down, perish; decidere, corruere Ic areóse [MS. areófe] be gewyrhtum fram feóndum mínum on ídel decidam merito ab inimicis meis inanis, Ps. Spl. 7, 4

a-súrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-súrian, p. ode; pp. od

To be or become sour ⬩ tart ⬩ bitter ⬩ acescere

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To be or become sour, tart, bitter; acescere, Cot. 10: 177

a-swápan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swápan, he -swápþ, -swæpþ ; p. -sweóp, pl. -sweópon ; pp. -swópen

To sweep off ⬩ clean ⬩ verrere ⬩ mundare

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To sweep off, clean; verrere, mundare Hit aswǽpþ aweg ðæt yfel abstergat mala, Past. 36, 8 ; Hat. MS. 48 b, 16 : Exon. 106 b ; Th. 405, 21; Rä. 24, 5. Aswópen clǽne mundatus, Mt. Rush. Stv. 12, 44

a-swarcian

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

To confound ⬩ dismay ⬩ abash ⬩ fear ⬩ confundere ⬩ revereri

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To confound, dismay, abash, fear; confundere, revereri Ðon gescynde and aswarcode [MS. aswarcod] beóþ cum confusi et reveriti fuerint, Ps. Spl. 70, 26

Linked entries: a-swárnian swearcian

a-sweartian

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

To blacken ⬩ darken ⬩ to be made SWARTHY or black ⬩ obscured ⬩ darkened ⬩ denigrari

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To blacken, darken, to be made SWARTHY or black, obscured, darkened; denigrari Ðæt gold biþ asweartod aurum obscuratur, Past. 18, 4; Hat. MS. 26 b, 8

a-swefecian

(v.)
Grammar
a-swefecian, p. ade; pp. ad

To eradicate ⬩ eradicare

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To eradicate; eradicare Aswefecad eradicatus, Cot. 75: 199

a-sweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sweorfan, p. -swearf, pl. -swurfon ; pp. -sworfen

To rub off ⬩ to file off ⬩ polish ⬩ expolire

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To rub off, to file off, polish; expolire To asworfenum óran, to gesworfenum óran sub expolita, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 142, 19

Linked entries: a-sworfen sweorfan

a-swícian

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

To offend ⬩ scandalizare

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To offend; scandalizare Gyf ðín swíðre eáge ðé aswície [aswikie, Hat. MS.] si oculus tuus dexter scandalizat te, Mt. Kmbl. Rl. 5, 29

Linked entries: ǽ-swícian swician

a-swífan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swífan, p. -swáf, pl. -swifon; pp. -swifen

To wander out of the way ⬩ to wander about ⬩ exorbitare

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To wander out of the way, to wander about ; exorbitare, Cot. 76 : 188

Linked entries: a-swáf swífan

a-swýðerian

(v.)
Grammar
a-swýðerian, -swýðrian; p. ade; pp. ad

To make heavy or grievous ⬩ aggravate ⬩ increase ⬩ make stronger ⬩ gravare ⬩ aggravare ⬩ ingravare ⬩ augere

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To make heavy or grievous, aggravate, increase, make stronger; gravare, aggravare, ingravare, augere