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á-hwár

(adv.)
Grammar
á-hwár, adv.

somewhereanywherealicubiin any wisequoquo modo

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somewhere, anywhere; alicubi De he áhwár gefremode that he anywhere occasioned, L. Pen. 16; Th. ii. 284, 6. Ahwár on lande anywhere within the land, L. E. G. 11; Th. i. 172, 21. in any wise; quoquo modo And se man, ðe wiðcwiþ ðínum bebodum [Grn. wordum

a-hwelfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hwelfan, [a, hwelfan]

to cast downcover over

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to cast down, cover over, Ps. Lamb. 58, 12

a-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurforn; pp. -hworfen.

To turn awayconvertavertereconvertereTo turn awayturnmoveaverticonvert!

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v. trans. To turn away, convert; avertere, convertere Ne lǽt ðé ahweorfan hǽðenra þrym let not the power of the heathen turn thee away, Andr. Kmbl. 1913; An. 959. Ðæt he of Sione ahweorfe hæft-néd that he would turn away captivity from Sion, Ps. Th.

Linked entry: a-hworfen

á-hwér

(adv.)
Grammar
á-hwér, adv.

Everywherealicubi

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Everywhere; alicubi, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 7

a-hwerfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hwerfan, p. de; pp. ed

To turn awayavertere

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To turn away; avertere Ahwerf fram synnum ðíne ansióne averte faciem tuam a peccatis, Ps. C. 50, 83; Ps. Grn. ii. p. 278, 83. Ahwerfed, Bt. 37, 4; Fox 192, 12

Linked entry: æ-hwyrfan

a-hwonan

(adv.)
Grammar
a-hwonan, -hwonon; adv. [a from, hwonan whence]

From what placewhencesomewhereanywherealicubi

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From what place, whence, somewhere, anywhere; alicubi.Bd. 5, 12; 8S. 629, 16. Ahwonan útane from without, outwardly, extrinsically Bt. 34, 3 ; Fox 136, 23

a-hworfen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-hworfen, pp. of a-hweorfan.

moved

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moved,Bt. 7, 1; Fox 16, 24;

á-hwylc

(pronoun.)

whatsoeverqualiscunque

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whatsoever; qualiscunque, C. R. Ben. 46

a-hwylfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hwylfan, -hwelfan; p. de; pp. ed [a, hwylfan to cover or vault]

To cover overoverwhelmoperireobrueredeponere

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To cover over, overwhelm; operire, obruere, deponere Seó sǽ ahwylfde Pharaones cratu aqutæ operuerunt currus Pharaonis, Ex. 14, 27. Alege oððe ahwelf híg cast down [or cover over] them, Ps. Lamb. 58, 12

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a-hwyrfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hwyrfan, -hwerfan; p. de; pp. ed

To turn awayavertere

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To turn away; avertere Ðæt ic ðé meahte ahwyrfan from hálor that I might turn thee from salvation, Exon. 71a; Th. 264, 6; Jul. 360. Ne ahwyrf ne avertas, Ps. Th. 89, 3. Ahwyrfde, subj. perf. would cast, Exon. 39a; Th. 129, 33; Gú. 430

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a-hycgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hycgan, -hicgan; p. -hogde, -hogode; pp. [ge]-hugod

To devisesearchinventexcogitareperscrutariinvenire

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To devise, search, invent; excogitare, perscrutari, invenire Leóhtor ðonne hit men mǽgen módum ahycgan more clearly than men may in mind devise it, Exon. 21 a; Th. 56, 20; Cri. 903. Bæd him ðæs rǽd ahicgan besought them to devise counsel for this, Cd

Linked entry: a-hicgan

a-hyldan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hyldan, -hildan; p. -hylde; pp. -hylded, -hyld.

to inclinereclineinclinarereclinareto declineturn awayavert fromdeclinareinclinare

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to incline, recline: inclinare, reclinare Ahylde ic míne heortan inclinavi cor meum, Ps. Th. 118, 112. Ahyld me ðín eáre inclina aurem tuam ad me, 85, 1. Ahylded, 103, 6. Hwár he his heáfod ahylde ubi caput reclinet, Lk. Bos. 9.58. to decline, turn away

Linked entries: a-hildan a-hyldendlíce

a-hyldendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
a-hyldendlíce, part. of a-hyldan, -líce.

inclininglyencliticeinclinative

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incliningly; enclitice, inclinative;

a-hyrdincg

(n.)
Grammar
a-hyrdincg, e; f.

A hardeninginduratio

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A hardening; induratio,App. Scint

a-hýrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-hýrian, p. ode; pp. od

To hireconducere

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To hire; conducere He úteóde ahyrian wyrhtan exiit conducere operarios, Mt. Bos. 20, 1: Jn. Bos. 10, 13

Linked entries: a-hérian hýrian

a-hyrte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-hyrte, = a-hyrde; p. of a-hyrdan.

hardened

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hardened,Ex. 8, 15

a-hýðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hýðan, -híðan, -hiéðan

To destroylay wastedespoilvastareabo-leresubvertere

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To destroy, lay waste, despoil; vastare, abo-lere, subvertere Hí woldon Rómwara ríce geþringan, hergum ahýðan they would conquer the empire of the Romans, lay it waste with their armies, Elen. Kmbl. 81; El. 41. Hungor he ahýðeþ [MS. A. ahiéðeþ] hunger

a-ídlan

(v.)
Grammar
a-ídlan, p. ede; pp. ed.

To become idlefree fromvacareTo profaneprofanare

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v. intrans. To become idle, free from; vacare Ðá gegyrelan from hǽlo gife ne a-ídledon indumenta a gratia curandi non vacarunt, Bd. 4, 31; S. 611, 6. v. trans. To profane; profanare Monige ðone geleáfan mid unrihte weorce a-ídledon multi fidem iniquis

a-ídlian

(v.)
Grammar
a-ídlian, -igan; p. ode, ude; pp. od, ad, ud

To make uselessvainto emptyannulprofaneirritum facerefrustrariexinanirecassareprofanare

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To make useless, vain, to empty, annul, profane; irritum facere, frustrari, exinanire, cassare, profanare Ic a-ídlige frustror, Ælfc. Gr. 25 ; Som. 26, 63. A-ídlian cassare, Cot. 43: 204: 179. He a-ídlode mín wedd pactum meum irritum fecit, Gen. 17,

Linked entry: a-ýdlian

a-ládian

(v.)
Grammar
a-ládian, [a from, ládian to clear]

To excuseto make excuse forexcusare

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To excuse, to make excuse for; excusare Hú mágon hí hí a-ládigen [MS. Cot. aládian] how can they excuse themselves? Bt. 41, 3; Fox 248, 21