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a-fréfran

(v.)
Grammar
a-fréfran, p. ede; pp. ed

To comfortconsoleconsolari

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To comfort, console; consolari God eáðe mæg afréfran feásceaftne God can easily comfort the distressed, Exon, 10b; Th. 11, 23; Cri. 175: 133; Th. 23, 13; Cri. 368.

Linked entry: a-froefred

Africanisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Africanisc, Afrisc; adj.

Belonging to AfricaAfricanAfricanus

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-isca, -ple] a pomegranate; malum Punicum, Cot. 133

apl

(n.)
Grammar
apl, es; m; nom. acc. pl. aplas, m; nom. acc. pl. apla, n.

An applea ball

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C. apla] mala Punica, Past. 15, 5; Hat. MS. 19 b, 28: Salm. Kmbl. 55; Sal. 28

appel-þorn

(n.)
Grammar
appel-þorn, es; m.

An APPLE-THORNa crab-treepirus malus

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An APPLE-THORN, a crab-tree; pirus malus, Cod. Dipl. Apndx. 460; A.D. 956; Kmbl. iii. 448, 20

Linked entry: æppel-þorn

apulder-tún

(n.)
Grammar
apulder-tún, es; m.

An apple-tree inclosurean apple-orchardmalorum hortusarborum pomiferarum hortus

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An apple-tree inclosure, an apple-orchard; malorum hortus, arborum pomiferarum hortus, Cot. 146

Linked entry: æppuldre-tún

ÁR

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ÁR, ǽr, es; n.

OREbrasscopperæs

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Gréne ár green copper, brass; orichalcum, Cot. 14

ÁR

(n.)
Grammar
ÁR, e; f.

An OARremus

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Sume hæfdon lx ára some had sixty oars, Chr, 897; Th. 174, 43, col. 1. Sǽrófe árum bregdaþ ýþbord [MS. yþborde] neáh brave seamen draw the vessel near with oars, Exon. 79 a; Th. 296, 26; Crä. 57

a-rásian

(v.)
Grammar
a-rásian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. trans. [a, rásian to raise, uncover]

To lay opendiscoverexploredetectreprovecorrectseizedetegereinvenireexplorarecorriperereprehendereintercipere

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Arásad wæs interceptus est, Cot. 109. Arásod beón on hefygtímum gyltum gravioris culpa noxæ teneri, R. Ben. 25: 34

a-reccean

(v.)
Grammar
a-reccean, p. -reahte. -rehte; pp. -reaht, -reht; v. trans.

To tell outrelaterecountexpresstranslateenarrareeloquiexprimerereddere

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To tell out, relate, recount, express, translate; enarrare, eloqui, exprimere, reddere Hwá is ðæt ðe eall ða yfel, ðe hí dónde wǽron, mǽge areccean who is there that can relate all the evils which they did? Ors. 1, 8 ; Bos. 31, 24: Hy. 3, 17; Hy.

a-rétan

(v.)
Grammar
a-rétan, ic -réte, he -réteþ, -rét; p. -rétte; pp. -réted, -rét; v. trans. [a, rétan to comfort]

To exhilaratecomfortdelightrestorerefreshset rightexhilararelætificarereficere

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Cot

arewe

(n.)
Grammar
arewe, an; f.

An arrowsagitta

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An arrow; sagitta Sume scotedon adúnweard mid arewan some shot downward with arrows, Chr. 1083 ; Erl. 217, 19

Linked entries: ariwe Arwan arwe earh

Arewe

(n.)
Grammar
Arewe, Arwe, an; f. [arewe arrow]

ARROW, the name of a river in several countiesfluvii nomen

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Chr. Explicatio 13, col. 1

and-wyrding

(n.)
Grammar
and-wyrding, e; f.

A consentan agreementa conspiringconspiracyconspiratio

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A consent, an agreement, a conspiring, conspiracy; conspiratio, Cot. 46

Linked entry: -wyrding

ánes

(n.)
Grammar
ánes, áness, e; f.

A onenessan agreementunitas

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A oneness, an agreement; unitas Gewearþ him and ðam folce on Lindesige ánes there was an agreement between him and the people in Lindsey, Chr. 1014; Th. 274, 13

án-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
án-feald, adj. [án one, feald fold]

ONE FOLDsimplesingleone alonesingularpeculiarmatchlesssimplex

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C. E. 5; Th. i. 364, 2: 5; Th. i. 362, 10. Ánfeald áþ a simple oath, L. C. S. 22; Th. i. 388, 11. Ánfeald getel the singular number, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 25. Án-feald gewin single combat, R. Ben. interl. I.

ánfeald áþ

(n.)
Grammar
ánfeald áþ, a

simple oath

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C. S. 22; Th. i. 388, 11, note b

Linked entry: ÁÞ

Angel

(n.)
Grammar
Angel, gen. dat. acc. Angle; f.

Anglen in Denmark, the country between Flensburg and the Schley from which the Angles came into BritainAngulus, nomen terræ quam Angli ante transitum in Britanniam coluerunt

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Hí ðá sendon to Angle they then sent to Anglen, Chr. 449; Th. 20, 12

a-sogen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-sogen, pp. of a-súgan.

sucked

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sucked,Cot. 193 ;

a-spanan

(v.)
Grammar
a-spanan, p. -spón, -speón, pl. -spónon, -speónon; pp. -spanen, -sponen; v. trans.

To allure fromenticeinduceurgepersuadeintroduce secretlyallicereillicereimpellerepersuadereattraheresubintroducere

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Hér aspón Æðelwald ðone here to unfriþe in this year Æthelwald allured the army to a violation of the peace, Chr. 905 ; Th. 180, 18, col. 1.

Linked entries: a-speón a-spón spanan

a-spíwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-spíwan, p. -spáw, pl. -spiwon; pp. -spiwen

To spew outvomit forthevomerevomere

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To spew out, vomit forth; evomere, vomere Aspau = aspáw evomuit, Cot. 78: Peccat. Medic. 5

Linked entry: a-spáw