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á-werian

(v.)

to wear out

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to wear out On sumera seó cúle sceal beón þynne oððe eald áwered, R. Ben. 88, 12

á-weorþan

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Áwyrþ tabescit, An. Ox. 5487. Áworden bigener, Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 19. ¶ in Northern Gospels = ge-weorþan :-- Forð áworðað peribunt, Mt. L. 26, 52. Áwærð ł gewærð facta, 13, 21. Áwarð (giwarð,R.), Mk. L. 15, 33.

Linked entry: weorþan

á-weosung

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Voc. ii. 88, 60. Add

Linked entry: weosung

á-wendedlic

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Mobilia (pronomina), þæt is áwendedlice (áwendendlice-endlice, v. l.) fram cynne tó cynne, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 94, 13: 20, 3, 9. Add

á-wéstness

destruction ⬩ devastation

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Add: destruction,devastation Húses áwéstnes, Lch. iii. 168, 16. Áwéstnesse his góda ðæt tácnað, 176, 5

á-wlǽtan

To make loathsome ⬩ disfigure ⬩ pollute

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Hine æt se cancer and his weleras wǽron áwlǽtte mid ealle, Hml. S. 6, 285. moral Ic mid sweartum synnum míne sáwle áwlǽtte, Angl. xiii. 113, 53. Ðás gyltas ne magon úre sáwle ofsleán, ac hí magon hí áwlǽtan, Hml. Th. ii. 590, 29.

á-wirgende

(adj.)
Grammar
á-wirgende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Execrable

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Execrable Ꝥ ic beó gewrecen on þǽre áwyrigendan Gezabel, Hml. S. 18, 324

Linked entry: wirgende

á-wrecan

to drive away ⬩ to strike ⬩ to avenge

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Voc. ii. 3, 54. to avenge Hú hí mihton þæs cynges bismer áwrecan and ealles þeódscipes, Chr. 1048;P. 174, 8

Linked entries: wrecan on-wrecan

á-wildian

(v.)
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Add: of persons Sume synd tó mándǽde on dyrnlican gálscipe inne áídlode and úte áwildode, Ll. Th. ii. 322, 15. of uncultivated growth Gif se wíngeard ne bið on riht gescreádod, ne bið hé wæstmbǽre, ac for hraðe áwildað, Hml. Th. ii. 74, 15

Linked entry: -wildian

á-wóh

(n.)
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Beorge ꝥ hé áwóh ne befó, Ll. Th. i. 290, 8. Add

á-winnan

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Gié ne wunnon, óðero áwunnon (laboraverunt), Jn. R. 4, 38. Add

Linked entry: winnan

á-wringan

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Ic of áwringe extorqueo, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 155, 17. Háwiað hú bóceras áwringað up þæne saltus on heora cræfte, Angl. viii. 314, 12. Áwrang expressit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 58. Þonne hió gesoden sié, áwring þá wyrt of, Lch. ii. 30, 24: 18, 13.

Linked entry: wringan

á-wyllan

Similar entry: á-willan

á-wyltan

Linked entry: á-wiltan

á-wyrdan

(v.)

Similar entry: á-wirdan

á-wyrn

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á-wuht

Similar entry: á-wiht

a-temian

(v.)
Grammar
a-temian, p. ede; pp. ed [a intensive, temian to tame]

To tame thoroughly ⬩ make very tame or gentle ⬩ to subdue ⬩ tame ⬩ edomare

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Sum sceal wildne fugel atemian one shall tame the wild bird, Exon. 88 b ; Th. 332, 15; Vy. 85: 89 b; Th. 336, 11; Gn. Ex. 46: Bt. Met. Fox 13, 38; Met. 13, 19: 13, 71; Met. 13, 36

a-sceádan

(v.)
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a-sceádan, -scádan; p. -scéd, pl. -scédon; pp. -sceáden, -scáden; v. a. [a from, sceádan to divide]

To separate ⬩ disjoin ⬩ exclude ⬩ distinguish ⬩ separare ⬩ segregare

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I. 23; Th. ii. 420, 8. Hí of ciricean gemánan ascádene síen they from the church communion shall be excluded, L. Wih. 3; Th. i. 36, 19. Ðæt eálond is feor asceáden fram Hibernia insula ab Hibernia procul secreta est, Bd. 4, 4; S. 570, 40

Linked entries: a-scádan a-scéd

a-swebban

(v.)
Grammar
a-swebban, p. -swefede, pl. -swefedon; pp. -swefed; v. a. [a intensive, swebban to put to sleep]

To sooth ⬩ appease ⬩ set at rest ⬩ put to death ⬩ destroy ⬩ sopire ⬩ sedare ⬩ necare ⬩ dolere

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To sooth, appease, set at rest, put to death, destroy; sopire, sedare, necare, dolere He ðone storm aswefede and gestilde tempestatem sopivit, Bd. 3, 15; S. 542, 5 : Exon. 58 b ; Th. 210, 15 ; Ph. 186.