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a-druncen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-druncen, pp. of a-drincan.

drowned

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drowned;

a-drygan

Grammar
a-drygan, -dryggean

to dry

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to dry, Past. 13, 1; Hat. MS. 16b, 6

a-dumbian

(v.)
Grammar
a-dumbian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed; v. n.

To hold one's peaceto keep silenceto become mute or dumbobmutescere

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To hold one's peace, to keep silence, to become mute or dumb; obmutescere Adumba and gá of ðisum men obmutesce et exi de homine, Mk. Bos. 1, 25. Adumbiaþ ða fácnfullan weoloras muta efficiantur labia dolosa, Ps. Th. 30, 20. Ic adumbede obmutui, Ps. Spl

a-dún-weard

(adv.)
Grammar
a-dún-weard, adv.

Downwarddeorsum

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Downward; deorsum Scotedon adúnweard mid arewan they shot their arrows downward, Chr. 1083; Th. i. 352, 14

a-dwelian

(v.)
Grammar
a-dwelian, p. -dwelede, -dwealde; pp. -dweled, -dweald [a, dwelian. to err]

To seducelead into errorseducere

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To seduce, lead into error; seducere Woldon adwelianmancyn fram heora Drihtene they would seduce mankind from their Lord, L. Ælf. P. 29; Th. ii. 374, 31

a-dylegian

(v.)
Grammar
a-dylegian, pres. ic -dylegige; p. ode; pp. od

To destroydelere

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To destroy; delere Ic adylegige deleo; ic adylegode [adeligode Som.] delevi; adylegod deletum, of ðam is gecweden letum [ = lethum death; Grk. λήθη oblivio] deáþ, ðe adylegaþ líf I destroy; I destroyed; destroyed, deletum, from which is derived [called

a-dylf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-dylf, = a-dealf; p. of a-delfan, q. v.

effodit

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effodit,Ps. Th. 7, 15

a-eargian

(v.)
Grammar
a-eargian, p. ode, ade; pp. od [a, eargian torpescere]

To become slothfulsegnis fieri

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To become slothful; segnis fieri Hý ondrédan, gif hí hwílum ne wunnon, ðæt hý tó raðe a-eargadon they dreaded, if they did not sometimes wage war, that they should too soon become slothful, Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100, 20

ǽc

also

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also, Th. Dipl. A. D. 804-829; 460, 9: 461, 18, 33

ǽc

(n.)
Grammar
ǽc, e; f.

An oakquercus

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An oak; quercus Of ðære ǽce [MS. ǽc] andlang heges to ðæm wege from the oak and along the hedge to the road, Kmbl. Cod. Dipl. iii. p. 78, 7

æd-

(prefix)
Grammar
æd-, prefixed to words, denotes

Anewagain

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Anew, again, as the Latin re- Æd-sceaft re-generation

æd-leán

(n.)

a reward

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a reward, Th. Diplm. A. D. 804-829; 459, 11

æd-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
æd-sceaft, e; f.

A regenerationnew creationregeneratio

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A regeneration, new creation; regeneratio Hí ǽlce geáre weorþaþ to ædsceafte they become every year a new creation, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 150, 16

æd-wít

(n.)
Grammar
æd-wít, es; n.

A reproachopprobrium

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A reproach; opprobrium Æd-wít manna opprobrium hominum, Ps. Spl. C. T. 21, 5

æf

(prep.)
Grammar
æf, af, of: prep.

Offromabde

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Of, from: ab, de

æf-dæl

(n.)
Grammar
æf-dæl, g. -dæles; pl. nom. -dalu; n. [æf, dæl a vale]

A descentdescensus

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A descent; descensus To æfdæle ad descensum, Lk. Lind. War. 19, 37

æf-éstian

(v.)
Grammar
æf-éstian, -éstigan ; p. ode ; pp. od

To envybe envious of or atinvidere

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To envy, be envious of or at; invidere Ðes iunga man ne æféstigaþ on nánum þingum, ðe he hér gesihþ this young man is envious at nothing, which he here seeth, Th. Apol. 14, 25: Cot. 119

Linked entry: ge-æféstian

æf-éstnes

(n.)
Grammar
æf-éstnes, -ness ; -nys, -nyss, e ; f.

Envyspiteinvidiamalignitas

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Envy, spite; invidia, malignitas

æf-íst

envyinvidia

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envy; invidia, Mt. Lind. Stv. 27, 18

æf-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
æf-þanc, es; m: æf-þanca, -þonca, -þunca, an; m.

Offenceinsultgrudgedispleasureenvyzealsimultasoffensaodiumzelus

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Offence, insult, grudge, displeasure, envy, zeal; simultas, offensa, odium, zelus Swindan me dyde æfþanca mín tabescere me fecit zelus meus, Ps. Spl. M. 118,139. Æfþonca gefylled full of grudges, Exon. 83 b; Th. 315, 4; Mod. 26. Eald æfþoncan edniwedan

Linked entries: of-þanc æf-þunca