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æ-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
æ-týnan, p. de; pp. ed; v.a. [æ = a=on, un un; týnan to shut]

To openaperire

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To open; aperire Dura heofones he ætýnde januas cœli aperuit, Ps. Spl. 77, 27

æt-ýwan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-ýwan, p. de; pp. ed.

To shewrevealmanifestostenderemanifestareTo appearappareremanifestari

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v. trans. To shew, reveal, manifest; ostendere, manifestare Ðú me ætýwdest earfoðes feala ostendisti mihi tribulationes multas, Ps. Th. 70, 19: Exon. 121 b; Th. 465, 34; Ho. 114: Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 6; Jud. 174. Ðá him wearþ on slǽpe swefen ætýwed then

Linked entries: at-íwan at-ýwan

a-fælan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fælan, -fællan; p. de; pp. ed

To overturnoverthrowcast outdrive outcause to stumbleoffendevertereprosternereejicerescandalizare

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To overturn, overthrow, cast out, drive out, cause to stumble, offend; evertere, prosternere, ejicere, scandalizare, Mt. Rush. Stv. 21, 12: Mk. Rush. War. 3, 23: Mt. Rush. Stv. 18, 6

Linked entry: ge-fælan

a-fǽman

(v.)
Grammar
a-fǽman, p. de; pp. ed

To foam outbreathe outexspumareex-halare

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To foam out, breathe out; exspumare, ex-halare Múþ ic ontýnde mínne wide, ðæt me mín oreþ fit afǽmde os meum aperui, et exhalavi spiritum. Ps. Th. 118, 131

a-hénan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hénan, p. de; pp. ed

To humbleabasetread down or under foothumiliarecalcare

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To humble, abase, tread down or under foot; humiliare, calcare Biþ ahéned calcabitur, Lk. Lind. War. 21, 24

a-heordan

(v.)
Grammar
a-heordan, p. de; pp. ed [heorde = hyrde a guardian, keeper]

To set free from a guardiane custodia liberare

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To set free from a guardian; e custodia liberare Abreót brimwísan, brýd aheorde slew the sea-leader, set free his bride, Beo. Th. 5853; B. 2930

a-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fyllan, = a-fellan; p. de; pp. ed; v. a. [a, fyllan, fellan to fell]

To fellto strike or beat downto overturnsubvertlay lowabolishslaycædereoccidereprosterneredejiceredemoliricomprimereabrogare

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To fell, to strike or beat down, to overturn, subvert, lay low, abolish, slay; cædere, occidere, prosternere, dejicere, demoliri, comprimere, abrogare Gif mon afelle [MS. B. afylle] on wuda wel monega treówa if any one fell in a wood a good many trees

a-fýran

(v.)
Grammar
a-fýran, p. de; pp. ed, yd [a, fýran castrare]

To castratecastrare

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To castrate; castrare Afýred olfend a dromedary, a kind of swift camel; dromeda MS. Twegen afýryde men duo eunuchi, Gen. 40, 1

Linked entries: afýrida be-lisnian

a-fýsan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fýsan, p. de; pp. ed.

to hastenfestinaretendereto hasten awayimpelaccelerateinciteexcitemake readyincitareaccelerareparaturn vel prornptum reddere

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to hasten; festinare, tendere Feor afýsan and forþ gangan to hasten away and to go forward, Byrht. Th. 131, 4; By. 3. to hasten away, impel, accelerate, incite, excite, make ready; incitare, accelerare, paraturn vel prornptum reddere Ðonne he afýsed

a-hýdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hýdan, p. de; pp. ed

To hideabscondereoccuhare

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To hide; abscondere, occuhare Tungol beóþ ahýded the star is hidden, Exon. 57 a; Th. 204, 12; Ph. 96: Cd. 148; Th. 184, 30; Exod. 115. Rómáne gesomnodon al ða goldhord and sume on eorþan ahýddon the Romans collected all the treasures and hid some in

a-fellan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fellan, p. de; pp. ed

To fellcædereprosternere

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To fell; cædere, prosternere, L. In. 43; Th. i. 128, 23

a-féran

(v.)
Grammar
a-féran, p. de; pp. ed

To affrightterrifyperterrere

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To affright, terrify; perterrere, Chr. 1083; Th. 352, 9

a-ferran

(v.)
Grammar
a-ferran, p. de; pp. ed

To removetake awayelongareremovere

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To remove, take away; elongare, removere Gást háligne fram me aferredne the holy spirit taken from me [acc. absol. ], Ps. C. 97: Bt. 39, 11; Fox 230, 19

a-firran

(v.)
Grammar
a-firran, p. de; pp. ed

To removetake awayput awayexpelelongareamovereauferre

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To remove, take away, put away, expel; elongare, amovere, auferre Ðæt he him afirre frécne geþohtas that he put away from him wicked thoughts. Cd. 219; Th, 282, 9; Sat. 284. Crist heó afirde Christ expelled them, 214; Th. 269, 3; Sat. 67: Ps. Spl. T.

a-lefan

(v.)
Grammar
a-lefan, pp. ed [a, lef weak, feeble]

To become weakfeeblelangues-cere

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To become weak, feeble; langues-cere Ðæt we fæston mid geráde, swá ðæt úre líchama alefed ne wurþe ut cum ratione jejunemus, ita ut corpus nostrum languidius nefiat, Bd. 3, 23; Whel. 228, 45

Linked entry: á-léfian

a-léfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-léfan, p. de; pp. ed

To permitgrantpermittereconcedere

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To permit, grant; permittere, concedere Ðæt he us ǽfre wille eard aléfan that he will ever grant us a dwelling, Cd. 115; Th. 272, 8; Sat. 116: 219; Th. 281, 27; Sat. 278. Aléfed permitted. Bt. 38, 5; Fox 206, 7

a-rǽman

(v.)
Grammar
a-rǽman, p. de; pp. ed.

To raiselift upelevateexcitareerigereelevareTo raise or lift up one's selfto arisese erigerese elevaresurgere

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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-sworetan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sworetan, p. te; pp. ed

To sighdraw a deep breathsuspirare

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To sigh, draw a deep breath; suspirare He hefiglice asworette graviter suspiravit, Bd. 3, 11 ; S. 536, 33

a-ríman

(v.)
Grammar
a-ríman, p. de; pp. ed

To numbercountenumeratenumerareenumeraredinumerarerecensere

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To number, count, enumerate; numerare, enumerare, dinumerare, recensere He aríman mæg regnas scúran dropena gehwelcne he can count every drop of the rain-shower, Cd. 213; Th. 265, 21; Sat. 11 : Ps. Th. 89, 13: 146, 5. Hí arímdon ealle bán míne dinumeraverunt

Linked entry: ríman

a-rýpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rýpan, p. de, te; pp. ed, d, t

To tear offto ripevellereabscindere

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To tear off, to rip; evellere, abscindere He me of hýd arýpeþ he tears off my hide from me, Exon. 127 a; Th. 488, 15; Rä. 76, 7