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an-sýn

(n.)
Grammar
an-sýn, -sin, -sién, -sión; on-, e; f. [an, sýn sight, vision] .

a facecountenancefaciesvultusa viewaspectsightformfigureaspectusconspectusvisusvisiospeciesformafiguraa thing to be looked upona sightspectaculuma view or sight producing desire or longinga desire of anythingwant or lack of anythingdesideriumdefectus

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Bos. 3, 22: Cot. 74. Ansién ðyses middan-geardes figura hujus mundi, Past. 51, 2. a thing to be looked upon, a sight; spectaculum Ðisse ansýne Alwealdan þanc gelimpe for this sight may thanks to the Almighty take place, Beo. Th. 1860; B. 928.

Arrius

(n.)
Grammar
Arrius, ii; m.

Arius

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C. 3; Th. ii. 344, 3

Arwan

(n.)
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Into Arwan into the river Orwell, Chr. 1016; Laud. MS; Erl. 157, 1

ár-weorþnes

(n.)
Grammar
ár-weorþnes, ár-wyrþnes, -ness, e; f. [ár honour, weorþnes worthiness]

Honour-worthinesshonourdignityhonordignitasreverentia

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Honour-worthiness, honour, dignity; honor, dignitas, reverentia Æfter árwyrþnesse swá micles biscopes juxta venerationem tanto pontifice dignam, Bd. 3, 17; S. 544, 3, col. 2.

Linked entry: ár-wyrþnes

a-sáh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-sáh, p. of a-sígan.

setsank

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set, sank,Chr. 1012; Th. 268, 30, col. 1; 269, 28, col. 1; 26, col. 2;

a-súcan

(v.)
Grammar
a-súcan, -súgan; p. -seác, -seág, pl. -sucon, -sugon; pp. -socen, -sogen

To sucksugere

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To suck; sugere Asogen wǽre sugeretur, Cot. 193. Sina beóþ asocene [Exon. asogene] the sinews shall be sucked, Soul Kmbl. 217; Exon. 99 b ; Th. 373, 19; Seel. 111

Linked entry: a-súgan

a-sweltan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sweltan, p. -swealt, pl. -swulton; pp. -swolten

To diemori

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To die; mori, Cot. 147: 62

a-sweorcan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sweorcan, p. -swearc, pl. -swurcon ; pp. -sworcen [a, sweorcan to dim, darken]

To languishfailcaligareelanguere

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To languish, fail; caligare, elanguere Aswearc úre mód elanguit cor nostrum, Jos. 2, 11

Linked entries: a-swearc sweorcan

a-swind

(adj.)
Grammar
a-swind, æ-swind; adj.

Slothfulsluggishidleiners

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Slothful, sluggish, idle; iners, Cot. 108

Linked entry: æ-swind

a-swindan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swindan, p. -swand, pl. -swundon ; pp. -swunden [a away, swindan to languish]

To languish awayto enervatepineconsume awayto decayperishdissolvetabesceretorpescereconsumi

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C. 118, 139: 111, 9: 106, 26. Aswunden reses, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 26; Som. 11, 11. A-ýdlian oððe aswarcan oððe acwínan oððe aswindan ðú dydest swá swá ǽtterloppan oððe ryngan sáwle his tabescere fecisti sicut araneam animam ejus, Ps. Lamb. 38, 12

a-swolcen

(v.; part.)

idleiners

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idle; iners, Cot. 108

a-swond

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-swond, = a-swand

he weakenedenervatedenervavit

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he weakened, enervated; enervavit,Cot. 71;

at-berstan

(v.)
Grammar
at-berstan, p. -bærst, pl. -burston ; pp. -borsten

To break outescapeerumpere

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To break out, escape; erumpere, Chr. 607; Ing. 30, 9

a-tellan

(v.)
Grammar
a-tellan, p. -tealde, pl. -tealdon ; pp. -teald ; v. trans. [a, tellan]

To tell outenumeratereckonexplaininterpretdinumerarenumerareinterpretari

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C. 89, 13. Gif ðú nú atellan wilt ealle ða bliþnessa wið ðám unrótnessum if thou wilt now reckon all the enjoyments against the sorrows, Bt. 8 ; Fox 24, 21, note 6.

Linked entry: a-telan

a-tendan

(v.)
Grammar
a-tendan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans. [a intensive, tendan to tind, set on fire]

To set on firekindleinflameaccendereincendereinflammare

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To set on fire, kindle, inflame; accendere, incendere, inflammare Hí atendon hiora herebeácen they kindled their war-beacons, Chr. 1006; Th. 256, 24, col. 1. Hí mid fýre atendan woldan they wished to set it on fire, Chr. 994; Th. 241, 32, col. 2

áter-drinca

(n.)
Grammar
áter-drinca, an; m.

A poisonous potion or drinkpoisonpotio venenatavenenum

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A poisonous potion or drink, poison; potio venenata, venenum,Cot. 24

áter-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
áter-líc, adj.

Poison-likeveneno similis

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Poison-like; veneno similis Áterlíc vel biter gorgoneus, Cot. 98, = átor-líc

Linked entry: átor-líc

a-þeóstrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-þeóstrian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od

To overcloudto be eclipsedobumbrareobscurare

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Surt. 104, 28 : Chr. 538; Th. 28, 6, col. 2, Cott. Tiber. A. vi; col. 3, Cott. Tiber. B. 1

a-þéstrian

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

To be eclipsedobscurari

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To be eclipsed; obscurari Seó sunne aþéstrode the sun was eclipsed, Chr. 538; Th. 29, 4, col.1; Bodl. Laud. 636

be-ǽwnian

(v.)
Grammar
be-ǽwnian, p. ode; pp. od

To join in marriagemarrywedlegitime despondere

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To join in marriage, marry, wed; legitime despondere Bewedded and beǽwnod wedded and married, Chr. 1052; Th. 314, 38