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altar

(n.)
Grammar
altar, es; m.

An altaraltare

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An altar; altare Befóran ðam altare ante altare, Mt. Bos. 5, 24

a-lútan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lútan, anlútan; p. -leát, pl. -luton; pp. -loten [a, lútan to bend]

To bendinclinebend or bow downprocumbere

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To bend, incline, bend or bow down; procumbere Alútende he geseah procumbens vidit, Lk. Bos. 24, 12. He aleát to eorþan he bowed to the earth, Ælfc. T. 37, 8

Linked entries: a-leát a-loten

alwe

(n.)

aloe

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aloe, L. M. 2, 14; Lchdm, ii. 192, 5: 2, 16; Lchdm, ii. 194, 25

Al-wealda

(n.)
Grammar
Al-wealda, -walda, an; m.

All-rulerGodthe Almightyomnium rectorDeusomnipotens

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Gif ðé alwalda scirian wille if the Almighty will give [grant] thee, Cd. 136; Th. 171, 10; Gen. 2826

Linked entry: eall-wealda

a-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gitan, p. -geat, pl. -geáton, -géton; pp. -giten [a away, gitan to get]

To destroyabolishsubvertdestruereexstingueresubvertere

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To destroy, abolish, subvert; destruere, exstinguere, subvertere He ageat gylp wera he destroyed the vaunt of men, Cd. 169; Th. 210, 12; Exod. 514. HI heafodgirnrne agéton they destroyed the gem of the head, Andr.

Linked entry: a-géton

a-gítan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gítan, p. -geát, -gét, pl. -guton; pp. -goten

To pour outshedeffundere

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To pour out, shed; effundere Swá hwá swá agít mannes blód, his blód biþ agoten quicumque effuderit humanum sanguinem fundetur sanguis illius, Gen. 9, 6

ag-lác-hád

(n.)
Grammar
ag-lác-hád, es; m. [ag nequitia; lác ludus, donum; hád conditio, status]

Misery-hooda state of miseryafflictionis conditio

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Misery-hood, a state of misery; afflictionis conditio.Exon. 113 b; Th. 435, 24; . 54, 5

ag-lǽc-wíf

(n.)
Grammar
ag-lǽc-wíf, es; n.

A wretch of a womanvile cronemonstrum mu-lierismulier perniciosa

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A wretch of a woman, vile crone; monstrum mu-lieris, mulier perniciosa Grendles módor, ides, aglǽc-wíf Grendel's mother, the woman, vile crone. Beo. Th. 2522 ; B. 1259

a-glídan

(v.)
Grammar
a-glídan, p. -glád, pl. -glidon; pp. -gliden

To glidesliplabascere

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To glide or slip; labascere, Cot. 123

ágniend

(n.)
Grammar
ágniend, áhniend, es; m.

An ownera possessorpossessor

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An owner, a possessor; possessor Se ðe ys áhniend eorþan and heofenan qui est possessor cœli et terræ, Gen. 14, 22

Linked entry: áhniend

agof

(n.)
Grammar
agof, = agob
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A word formed in the Riddles by inverting the. order of the letters in the word boga a bow. Agob [MS, agof] is mín noma eft onhwyrfed agob is my name transposed, Exon. 106 b; Th. 405, 12; . 24, 1

a-goten

(adj.; part.)

poured out

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poured out, Ps. Th. 78, 11

a-gotenes

(n.)
Grammar
a-gotenes, a-gotennys, -nyss, e; f.

An effusiona pouring or shedding forthoutabroadeffusio

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An effusion, a pouring or shedding forth, out or abroad; effusio Agotennys teára a shedding of tears, Med. pec. 16

a-grafan

(v.)
Grammar
a-grafan, p. -gróf, pl. -grófon; pp. -grafen

To engraveinscribesculperecælaresculptareinscribere

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Beó se mann awirged, ðe wirce agrafene godas oððe gegotene maledictus homo, qui facit sculptile el conflatile, Deut. 27, 15: Lev. 26, 1. On agrafenum anlícnyssum in sculptilibus. Ps, Spl. 77, 64.

Linked entries: a-græfen a-gróf

a-grafen-líce

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
a-grafen-líce, an; n. [a-grafen carved, -lice a body]

That which is carveda carved imagesculptile

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That which is carved, a carved image; sculptile He gebǽdon ðæt agrafenlíce adora verunt sculptile, Ps. Spl. 105, 19

agrimonia

(n.)
Grammar
agrimonia, an; f.

Agrimonyagrimonia eupatoria

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Agrimony; agrimonia eupatoria Gením agrimonian take agrimony, L. M. 1, 2 ; Lchdm, ii. 36, 21: 1, 31; Lchdm, ii. 74, 15. The native name was garclife, q. v

Linked entry: gár-clife

a-grísan

(v.)

To dreadfear greatlyshudderhorrere

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To dread, fear greatly, shudder; horrere Ðæt he for helle agrise that he shudder for hell, L. C. E. 25; Th. i. 374, 13

a-grisen-líc

(adj.)

horribleterribilis

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horrible; terribilis

a-grýndan

(v.)
Grammar
a-grýndan, p. -grand, pl. -grúndon; pp. -grúnden

To groundto descend to the earthad solum descendere

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To ground, to descend to the earth; ad solum descendere Gim astíhþ on heofonas up hýhst on geáre and of tille agrýnt the gem [i. e. the sun] rises in trie heavens highest in the year and descends from its station. Menol. Fox 220; Men. 111

Linked entry: gryndan

agute

(v.)
Grammar
agute, subj. p. of a-geótan.

poured out

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poured out,Gen. 4, 11;