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a-habban

(v.)
Grammar
a-habban, p. -hæfde; subj. pres. s. -hæbbe [a from, habban to have]

To abstainrestrainabstinere

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To abstain, restrain; abstinere Ðú ne woldest ðé ahabban fram ðam húse ðæs forlorenan mannes noluisti te continere a domo perditi, Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 36. Ðæt Herebald eallinga hine fram ðam geflíte ahæbbe ut Herebald ab illo se certamine funditus abstineat

a-hæbban

(v.)
Grammar
a-hæbban, p. -hóf, pl. -hófon; pp. -hæfen

To heave upraiseexalt

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To heave up, raise, exalt Hió biþ up ahæfen ofer hí selfe she is exalted above herself, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 437; Met. 20, 219: 25, 37; Met. 25, 19: Elen. Kmbl. 19; El. 10

a-hafen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-hafen, pp. of a-hebban.

lifted upraisedexalted

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lifted up, raised, exalted,Cd. 69; Th. 84, 21; Gen. 1401: Ps. Spl. 106, 25;

a-hangen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-hangen, pp. of a-hón.

hung

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hung,Mt. Bos. 16, 2;

a-heardung

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

A hardeninginduratio

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A hardening; induratio

Linked entry: a-hyrdincg

a-hefan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hefan, p. -hefde; pp. -hefed

To heave uplift upraiselevareelevareextender

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To heave up, lift up, raise; levare, elevare, extender Ahefdon upp ðone arc elevaverunt arcam, Gen. 7, 17. He ahefde upp his hand extendit manum, Ex. 17. He ahefde up he lifted up, 14, 27

a-hefednes

(n.)
Grammar
a-hefednes, -ness, e; f.

An elevationelationpride

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An elevation, elation, pride,Lye

a-hefigian

(v.)
Grammar
a-hefigian, -hefgian; p. ode; pp. od, ad

To make heavy or sadto weigh downburdengravarecontristaredeprimere

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To make heavy or sad, to weigh down, burden; gravare, contristare, deprimere Swá biþ ðam móde, ðonne hit biþ ahefigad mid ðǽm ymbhogum ðisse worulde so is it with the mind, when it is weighed down by the anxieties of this world, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 84, 32

Linked entry: hefigian

a-hefst

raisest upexaltest

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raisest up, exaltest, Ps. Spl. 9, 14

a-héhst

Grammar
a-héhst, -héhþ

shalt or shall hang upcrucifyappendetsuspendet

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shalt or shall hang up, crucify; appendet, suspendet, Deut. 21, 22

a-helpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-helpan, p. -healp, pl. -hulpon; pp. -holpen

To helpassistauxiliariadjuvatesubvenire

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To help, assist; auxiliari, adjuvate, subvenire Ahelpe mín se hálga Dryhten may the holy Lord help me, Exon. 117b; Th. 452, 13; Hy. 4, 1

a-héng

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-héng, p. of a-hón.

hung

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hung.Exon. 70 a; Th. 260, 29; Jul. 305;

a-heólorian

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

To weighbalancelibraretrutinare

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To weigh, balance; librare, trutinare

Linked entry: heolorian

a-hérian

(v.)
Grammar
a-hérian, p. ode; pp. od

To hireconducere

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To hire; conducere, Cot. 43, 204

a-hérian

(v.)
Grammar
a-hérian, p. ede; pp. ed

To praise fullycelebrate enoughplene laudaresatis celebrare

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To praise fully, celebrate enough; plene laudare, satis celebrare Ne mæg ðé ahérian hæleða ǽnig not any men can fully praise thee, Hy. 3, 10; Hy. Grn. ii. 281, 10; prec. 3 ad calcem Cœdm. l. 5

Linked entry: herian

a-hildan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hildan, p. -hilde; pp. -hilded, -hild

To inclinedeclineinclinaredeclinare

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To incline, decline; inclinare, declinare Ne ahilde ge náðer ne on ða wynstran healfe ne on ða swíðran non declinabitis neque ad dexteram neque ad sinistram, Deut. 5, 32

a-hiscean

(v.)

to hiss atto mockirridere

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to hiss at, to mock; irridere

Linked entry: a-hnyscan

a-hládan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hládan, p. -hlód, pl. -hlódon; pp. -hláden [a from, hládan to lade]

To draw outdraw forthexhaurireeducere

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To draw out, draw forth; exhaurire, educere Ic hláde haurio: ic of ahláde [MS. C. ofhláde] exhaurio, Ælfc. Gr. 30, 2; Som. 34, 41. He of hæfte ahlód folces unrím he drew forth from captivity numberless people, Exon. 16a; Th. 35, 34; Cri. 568

a-hlǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hlǽnan, p. de; pp. ed [a, hlǽnan to lean]

To set himself upexsurgere

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To set himself up; exsurgere Se ðe hine selfne þurh oferhygda up ahlǽneþ he who through presumption sets himself up, Exon. 84a; Th. 316, 24; Mód. 53

a-hlehhan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hlehhan, -hlyhhan; p. -hlóh, -hlóg, pl. -hlógon; pp. -hlahhen.

to laugh atriderederidereto exultlaughexultarelætari

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to laugh at; ridere, deridere Ðá ðæt wíf ahlóh wereda Drihtnes the woman then laughed at the Lord of hosts, Cd. 109; Th. 143, 16; Gen. 2380. to exult, laugh; exultare, lætari Heorte mín ahlyhheþ lætetur cor meum, Ps. Th. 85, 11. His mód ahlóg his mind

Linked entries: a-hlóg a-hlyhheþ