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á-wirdan

(v.)

to corruptspoil,to injureannoyafflict a personto hinder

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afflictos, 40, 29. to hinder Ne wallað hiá áwoerda (werda, R.) nolite eos uetare, Lk. L. 18, 16

Linked entry: á-wyrdan

a-búfan

(adv.)
Grammar
a-búfan, adv.

ABOVEsupra

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[a + be + ufan] ABOVE ; supra Swá ǽr abúfan sǽdan as we have before above said, Chr. 1090; Th. 358, 15

á-firman

(v.)
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to clear off Lege þás wyrte þám sáre, heó hyt áfyrmeþ ( = (?) á-feormaþ; v. l. áfyrreþ), Lch. i. 280, 2. (?)

Linked entry: á-feormian

á-grísan

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Ondrǽde man dómdæg and for helle ágríse, Wlfst. 75, 6. Ágrýse, 179, 16. v. a-grise in N. E. D. Add

á-seódan

(v.)

(?) to disbursepay

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to disburse Similar entries (? cf. seód), pay áseódenne expendere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 2. Similar entries v. (But see á-seóþan.)

Linked entry: -seódan

á-bycgan

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Substitute: To abye. v. N. E. D. to buy off, redeem a person Drihten ús mid his blóde ábohte of helle hæftnéde, Bl. H. 91, 12. to pay for, atone for wrong-doing Gif frí man wið fríes mannes wíf geligeð, his wergelde ábicge, Ll. Th. i. 10, 7.

á-lǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
á-lǽnan, p. de (not ede).
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Add: to lend, grant the temporary use of Be ðám Engliscum gewritum ðe ic ðé álǽnde, Hml. A. 1, 4. wæs úre munuc, willað hine habban for þan þe hine álǽndon ǽr, Hml. S. 31, 1447. Ðone ylcan ( St.

a-wefan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wefan, p. -wæf, pl. -wǽfon ; pp. -wefen

To weavetexere

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To weave; texere Wyrmas ne awǽfon worms did not weave, Exon. 109 a ; Th. 417, 23; . 36, 9 : Jn. Bos. 19, 23

a-libban

(v.)
Grammar
a-libban, -lybban; p. -lifde, -lyfde; pp. -lifd, -lyfd

To livelive aftersurviveviveresuperesse

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Hwá unclǽnnisse líf alifde who lived a life of uncleanness, Exon, 116 b; Th. 448, 32; Dóm. 63: . 4, 115. Hy on bilwitnesse hyra líf alyfdon they lived a harmless life, Ors. 1, 2; Bos. 27, 5: Ex. 21, 22

a-sceppan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sceppan, p. -sceóp, -scóp, pl. -sceópon, -scópon; pp. -sceapen, -scapen

To createappointgivecrearedesignare

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To create, appoint, give; creare, designare Him God naman niwan asceóp God gave him a new name, Cd. 161; Th. 201, 32; Exod. 381

Linked entries: a-sceóp a-scóp

a-blýsgung

(n.)
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Substitute: á-blysung, e; f. Reddening with shame, confusion sceame and áblysunge sint ús nobis rubor confusionis est R. Ben. 133, 11

a-hycgan

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

To devisesearchinventexcogitareperscrutariinvenire

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Bæd him ðæs rǽd ahicgan besought them to devise counsel for this, Cd. 94; Th. 122, 24; Gen. 2031: 178; Th. 224, 3; Dan. 130. Hie ahogodan heoro they invented the sword, Exon. 92 a; Th. 346, 9; Gn. Ex. 202

Linked entry: a-hicgan

a-gilpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gilpan, p. -gealp, pl. -gulpon; pp. -golpen

To gloryboastexultgloriarilætari

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To glory, boast, exult; gloriari, lætari Wyt mágon ðǽr dǽdum agilpan we may there exult in our deeds, Cd. 100 a; Th. 377, 2; Seel, 165

á-hebban

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Grammar á-hebban, Add: <b>A.</b> as a strong verb. literal, to raise from a lower to a higher position Heora nǽnig þá bǽre ne áhóf. Bl. H. 153. 3. Þá áhóf Drihten hié up, 157, 21. Áhóf Paulus up his heáfod, 187, 35.

Linked entries: un-áhefendlic hebban

a-fíndan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fíndan, l. á-findan ; p. -fand, -funde; pl. -fundon; pp. -funden,
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and add: to find out as the result of search, enquiry, trial Ic áfunde Dauid æfter mínre heortan, Hml. S. 18, 30. Man áfunde mid him swutele tácnu, Hml. A. 95, 116.

a-þeóstrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-þeóstrian, p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od

To overcloudto be eclipsedobumbrareobscurare

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To overcloud, to be eclipsed; obumbrare, obscurare Aþeóstrade obscuravit, Ps. Surt. 104, 28 : Chr. 538; Th. 28, 6, col. 2, Cott. Tiber. A. vi; col. 3, Cott. Tiber. B. 1

á-breátan

(v.)
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The p. t. here given may be taken as an irregular form (on the model of reduplicating verbs, cf. heóf, p. t. of heófan) belonging to á-breótan q. v

á-wreccan

to raise upto arouse,to arouseexcite

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Add: to raise up Gemiltsa mín and áwrecce (resuscita) , Ps. Spl. 40, 11. to arouse, from sleep Heó gemétte þæt cild slápende and hit áwrehte, Hml. Th. i. 566, 18. Þú áwrehtest, 23. Hine áwrehte Godes engel, Hml. S. 18, 162.

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-swarcan

(v.)

To languishconsumetabescere

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To languish, consume; tabescere Á-ýdlian oððe aswarcan oððe acwínan oððe aswindan ðú dydest swá swá ǽtterloppan oððe ryngan sáwle his tabescere fecisti sicut araneam animam ejus, Ps. Lamb. 38, 12