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an-feng

(n.)
Grammar
an-feng, es; m.

A taking to one's selfa receivingdefencedefenderassumptiosusceptiosusceptor

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A taking to one's self, a receiving, defence, defender; assumptio, susceptio, susceptor Drihtnes anfeng úre Domini assumptio nostra, Ps. Spl. 88, 18. He anfeng mín ipse susceptor metis, 61, 2: Runic pm. 3; Hick. Thes. i. 135; Kmbl. 340, 1

Linked entries: and-feng on-feng

an-fenga

(n.)
Grammar
an-fenga, an; m.

A receiveran undertakersusceptor

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A receiver, an undertaker; susceptor

an-fengednes

(n.)
Grammar
an-fengednes, -ness, e; f.

A receivingacceptio

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A receiving; acceptio

án-féte

(adj.)
Grammar
án-féte, adj.

One-footedwith one footmonopodius

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One-footed, with one foot; monopodius, Exon, 114b; Th. 439, 9; . 59, 1

Linked entry: féte

an-filt

(n.)
Grammar
an-filt, on-filt

An ANVILincus

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An ANVIL; incus,Ælfc. Gr. 28, 6; Som. 32, 34: Ælfc. Gl. 50; Som. 65, 128; Wrt. Voc. 34, 56

an-findan

(v.)

to discoverfinddeprehendere

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to discover, find; deprehendere.Cot. 61

Linked entry: an-funden

an-forht

(adj.)
Grammar
an-forht, adj.

Fearfultimidtimidus

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Fearful, timid; timidus Ne þearf ðonne ǽnig anforht [MS. unforht] wesan no one then need be fearful, Rood Kmbl. 232; Kr. 117

Linked entry: on-forht

ang-

(prefix)
Grammar
ang-, a prefix, as in ang-breóst, ang-mód, ang-módnes, ang-sum, etc. from ange

narrowvexed

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narrow, vexed

Linked entry: -sum

ánga

(n.)
Grammar
ánga, ǽnga, énga, m; ánge , f. n; def. adj.

one and no moreonlysolesinglesingularunicusullusquisquamanyevery oneallquisque

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one and no more, only, sole, single, singular; unicus, ullus, quisquam Se ánga hyht the sole hope, Exon. 62a; Th. 227, 14; Ph. 423: 96b; Th. 360, 1; Pa. 73.

an-gan

(v.)

began

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began, Cd. 23; Th. 28, 26; Gen. 442

ang-breóst

(n.)
Grammar
ang-breóst, es; n. [ange narrow, contracted, troubled; breóst a breast]

An asthmaa difficulty of breathingbreast-anguishasthma

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An asthma, a difficulty of breathing, breast-anguish; asthma Wið angbreóste against breast-anguish, L. M. 1, 15; Lchdm, ii. 58, 15

Linked entry: breóst

angeán

(prep.)
Grammar
angeán, prep.

Againstcontra

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Against; contra him brohtan angeán ehta hund M féðena they brought against him eight hundred thousand foot, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 9

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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Ðæt land, ðe man Angle hǽt the land, which is called Anglen, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 37. ðá sendon to Angle they then sent to Anglen, Chr. 449; Th. 20, 12

Angel-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
Angel-cyning, es; m.

An Angle or English king

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An Angle or English king, Bd. 3, 8; S. 531, 8: 3, 9; S. 533, 8

án-geld

(n.)
Grammar
án-geld, es; n.

A single paymentcompensation

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A single payment or compensation, L. In. 56; Th. i. 138, 9: L. Edg. ii. 7; Th. i. 268, 19, MS. G

an-gelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
an-gelíc, adj.

Likesimilarsirnilis

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Like, similar; sirnilis Ðonne ne finst ðú ðǽ r náuht angelíces then thou wilt not find there anything of like, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 11

Linked entries: on-gelíc ge-líc

a-slúpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-slúpan, p. -sleáp, pl. -slupon; pp. -slopen

To slip awayelabi

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To slip away; elabi Lǽt ðé aslúpan sorge of breóstum let sorrow slip away from thy breast, Cd. 134; Th. 169, 7; Gen. 2796. Ðæt ǽfre him of aslépen [ = asleópen] that they may ever slip from them, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 18 ; Met. 13, 9

Linked entries: a-slépen slúpan

a-slýtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-slýtan, p. -slát; pp. -slyten; v. trans.

To cut off

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To cut off Aslýteþ abscindet, Ps. Spl. 76, 8

a-smeágung

(n.)
Grammar
a-smeágung, e; f.

Investigationmeditationscrutiniuminvestigatiomeditatio

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Investigation, meditation; scrutinium, investigatio, meditatio Þurh asmeágunge bóclícre snotornesse through investigation of book-like wisdom, Apol. Th. 3, 16

Linked entry: smeágung

a-smorian

(v.)
Grammar
a-smorian, p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od; v. trans.

To smotherchokestranglesuffocatesuffocare

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Ðæt ge ne blód ne þicgen, ne asmored [MS. H. asmorod] that ye taste not blood, nor [what is] strangled, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 56, 26

Linked entry: smorian