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and-standan

(v.)
Grammar
and-standan, [and, standan to stand]

To sustainabidestand bybearsustinere

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To sustain, abide, stand by, bear; sustinere Andstandende ongeán contending against, R. Ben. 1

an-gan

(v.)

began

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

and-beorma

(n.)
Grammar
and-beorma, an; m.

That which is without barmunleavenedunleavened breadthe feast of unleavened breadazyma

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That which is without barm, unleavened, unleavened bread, the feast of unleavened bread; azyma Andbita vel [and-]beorma azyma, Cot. 17

and-gelóman

(n.)
Grammar
and-gelóman, and-lóman; pl. m.

Implementstoolsutensilsinstrumenta

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Implements, tools, utensils; instrumenta, Cot. 104

Linked entry: and-lóman

and-sæc

(n.)
Grammar
and-sæc, es; m ? [and-; sacu, sæc strife, contention]

Contentionresistancedenialrefusalcontentiorepugnantiacontradictionegatio

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Contention, resistance, denial, refusal; contentio, repugnantia, contradictio, negatio Borges andsæc inficiatio vel abjuratio, Ælfc. Gl. 14; Som. 58, 16. Be borges andsæce concerning a refusing of a pledge, L. In. 41; Th. i. 128, 1, note 1. Ðe ðæs upstíges

Linked entries: an-sæc -sæc

and-sǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
and-sǽte, adj. [and against, sǽtan to lie in wait]

Odioushatefulabominableexosusperosus

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Odious, hateful, abominable; exosus, perosus, Ælfc. Gr. 33; Som. 36, 60: Ælfc. Gl. 84; Som. 73, 101; Wrt. Voc. 49, 9

Linked entry: an-sǽte

æig

(n.)
Grammar
æig, es; n.

An eggovum

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An egg; ovum Ðæt æig getácnaþ hiht: ǽrest hit biþ æig, and seó módor siððan mid hihte bret ðæt æig to bridde the egg betokens hope: first it is an egg, and the mother then with hope cherishes the egg to a young bird, Homl. Th. i. 250, 22-24

ǽs

fooda bait

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angel mid ðám ǽse, Hml.

and-gite

(n.)
Grammar
and-gite, -giete, an; f.

The intellectunderstandingknowledgeintellectuscognitio

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The intellect, understanding, knowledge; intellectus, cognitio

and-timber

(n.)
Grammar
and-timber, an-, on-, es; n.

Mattermaterialssubstancea thememateriesmateriathema

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C. and D. antimber] materies, materia, Ælfc. Gr. 12; Som. 15, 54. Antimber thema, 9, 1; Som. 8, 21

Linked entries: an-timber on-timber

anda

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Anda is twyfeald, þæt is yfel and gód. Yfel bið se anda þe andað ongeán gódnysse, and se anda is gód ðe mid lufe andað ongeán yfelnysse, Hml. Th. ii. 54, 22-24. Þá heáfodleahtras sind . . . anda ( invidia ), 592, 6: Wlfst. 245, 14.

angel

(n.)

an angelangelus

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an angel; angelus, Ps. Spl. 33, 7

ǽne

a first time once, at any time once, at some former time at once

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Hí hine swungon ǽne and óðre síðe, ii. 302, 9. Ǽne hé sende and eft, i. 522, 1. marking indefinite time, once, at any time Hweðer ðá ðe ðǽr beóð ǽne semel besæncte, sculon hí ðǽr beón aa byrnende, Gr. D. 334, 4: 108, 24.

áht

(pronoun.)
Grammar
áht, es; n.

AUGHTanythingsomethingaliquidquidquam

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Ðe áhtes wǽron who were of aught, of any account or value, Chr. 992; Th. 238, 35. Ðæt án man, ðe himsylf áht wǽre, mihte faran that a man, who himself was aught, might go, 1087; Th. 355, 17

Linked entry: óht

ǽneg

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
ǽneg, ǽnegu

any

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any Ǽnegu gesceaft any creature, Bt. 35, 4; Fox 160, 26: Cd. 26; Th. 34, 17; Gen. 539

ǽt

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See also passages under wǽt. eating Be ðæs lambes ǽte de agni esu, An. Ox. 40, 29. For æppla and hnuta ǽte from the eating of apples and nuts, Lch. ii. 246, 91. Sé þe hine gelaðode tó ǽte ( ad manducandum), Gr. D. 128, 29.

ǽw

(n.)
Grammar
ǽw, ǽwe, es; n. [ǽ law] .

lawwhat is established by lawwedlockmarriagea marriage vowlexmatrimoniuma female bound by the law of marriagea wifeconjux legitimauxor justa

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Se man, ðe his rihtǽwe forlǽt, and óðer wít nímþ, he biþ ǽwbreca the man who forsakes his lawful wife [suam legitimam uxorem], and takes another woman [aliam mulierem], he is an adulterer, L. Ecg. P. ii. 8; Th. ii. 184, 21.

and-wlata

(n.)
Grammar
and-wlata, an; m.

The faceforehead

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The face, forehead, Herb. 75, 6; Lchdm. i. 178, 16: 101, 2; Lchdm. i. 216, 9

ǽr

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr, es; n.

Brassæs

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Brass; æs Siððan folca bearn ǽres [MS. ǽrest] cúðon and ísernes since then the sons of men have known brass and iron, Cd. 52; Th. 66, 22; Gen. 1088: Wrt. Voc. 8, 27

ángum

(pronoun.)

to any

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to any, Bt. 29, 1; Fox 102, 9