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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. Ásændon hí inn ǽnne his búrðéna, and sé áfunde his hláford licgan heáfodleásne, 113,

a-brecan

(v.)
Grammar
a-brecan, ic -brece, ðu -bricst, he -bricþ; p. -bræc, pl. -brǽcon; pp. -brocen

To breakvanquishto take by stormto assaultdestroyfrangereeffringereexpugnare

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To break, vanquish, to take by storm, to assault, destroy; frangere, effringere, expugnare Abrecan ne meahton reced they might not break the house, Cd. 115; Th. 150, 14; Gen. 2491. He Babilone abrecan wolde he would destroy Babylon, Cd. 209; Th. 259,

Linked entries: a-bræc a-brocen

á-hwider

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Substitute: Anywhither, to any place, in any direction Ðá þá on ýtinge áhwyder farað hi qui in via diriguntur, R. Ben. 91, 8. Þeáh þú wille áhwyder, faran þú ne miht, Hml. S. 23 b, 620. Þæt nán crísten man ne móte his broces bóte sécean áhwider búton

á-hwænne

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Grammar á-hwænne, Substitute: <b>á-hwænne</b> (-hwonne, -hwanne). interrogative, whenever Drihten, áhwænne ( quando ) behealtst ðú?, Ps. Spl. 34, 20. at any time Ðí lǽs áhwænne gegrípe ne quando rapiat, Ps. Spl. 7, 2. Áhwanne, Ps. L. 2

á-fýlan

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Ðæt ðæt hé mid hreówsunga geclǽnsode hé eft áfýlde, Past. 421, 9. Þæt ǽnig ne áfýle mid fúlan forligere hine sylfne, Wlfst. 69, 14. Áfýlan polluere , Germ. 401, 35. On gefeohte handa áfýlan, Hml. Th. ii. 502, 7: Hml. S. 25, 858: 32, 86. Swelce hí hí

a-munan

(v.)
Grammar
a-munan, ic, he -man, ðú -manst, pl. -munon; p. -munde , pl. -mundon; pp. -munen

To think ofmindconsiderbe mindful ofhave a care forcogitarereputarememor esseprovidere

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To think of, mind, consider, be mindful of, have a care for; cogitare, reputare, memor esse, providere Hwæt is se mann, ðe ðú swá miclum amanst? quid est homo, quod memor es ejus? Ps. Th. 8, 5. Cwǽdon hí, ðæt hie ðæs ne amundon ðe má ðe eówre geferan

Linked entries: a-manst a-mundon

á-fúlian

(v.)
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Nama árleásra áfúlað (putrescit ), Scint. 202, 1. Þæt oreð stincð and áfúlað, Wlfst. 148, 7: Bl. H. 101, 3. ꝥ Þá áfúlode hé swá ðæt nǽnig nion ne meahte áræfnan þone stenc, Shrn. in, 24. Áfúlie squalescat, sordescat , An. Ox. 586. Áfúliendum líchaman

a-giémeleásian

(v.)
Grammar
a-giémeleásian, p. ode; pp. od

To neglectdespise

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To neglect, despise Ne agiémeleása ðfl Godes swingan noli negligere disciplinam Domini, Past. 36, 4; Hat. MS. 47 b, 3

á-scirian

(v.)
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Add Ic áscirige separo, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 277, 7. to separate, part, remove Se sácerd sceolde hine ( the leper ) fram mannum áscirian, Hml. Th. i. 124, 6. Heora sáwle bióþ áscyrede in helle diópnesse, Wlfst. 219, 10. Áscyrede, ásyndrede sequestrantur,

á-leógan

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Add: to fail to perform a promise, pledge, &amp;c., to be false to one's promise Hí hit eall álugon, ge wed ge áþas, Chr. 947; P. 112, 25. Gif hwá geniéd sié tó hláfordsearwe . . . ꝥ is ryhtre tó áleóganne þonne tó gelǽstanne. Gif hé þæs weddie

a-létan

(v.)

to leavelet godimittere

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to leave, let go; dimittere Ic ðæt alétan ne sceal I will not let that go, Solil. 8: Ors. 4, 7; Bos. 87, 19

á-blissian

(v.)
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to moke glad God ne byð nǽfre geblissod (áblissod, v. l.) mid earmra manna cwale Deus miserorum cruciatu non parcitur Gr. D. 335, 14

á-feallan

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Add: of movement, of that which has been standing, involuntary, to fall down, tumble down Assael hrædlíce áfeóll Asael protinus occumbit , Past. 296, 16. Hé mid þý horse áfeóll, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 5. Hé áfeóll ofdúneweard, Gr. D. 24, 25. Þá englas þe

a-bryrdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bryrdan, p. -bryrde; pp. -bryrded, -bryrd, v. trans.

To prickstingto prick in the heartgrievepungerecompungere

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To prick, sting, to prick in the heart, grieve; pungere, compungere Ná ic ne beo abryrd, God min non compungar, Deus metis. Ps. Spl. 29, 14

a-dreósan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dreósan, ic -dreóse, ðú -drýst, he -dreóseþ, -drýst; p. -dreás, pl. -druron; pp. -droren

To falldeclinelabideficere

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To fall, decline; labi, deficere Ne biþ se hlísa adroren fame will not decline, non erit fama tædio affecta, Exon. 95a; Th. 355, 19; Reim. 79

á-blácian

(v.)
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Substitute: to turn pale from fear, weakness, &amp;c. Hé dranc átor, and ne áblácode, Shrn. 32, 24. Ðonne hé his síðfæt gemunde, ðonne áblácode hé eall and ábifode, 52, 2. I a. to grow faint :-- Áblácode emarcuit, elanguit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 25:

á-weorpan

to throwcastcause rapidviolent movement of a body,to throw awayto throw upfoodto throw offfree one's self fromto cast out expelto rejectcast away or offrenounce,to cost downtrouble

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Add: lit. to throw, cast, cause rapid or violent movement of a body, the agene personal Hé út áwearp þá sceomolas and þá setl, Bl. H. 71, 18. Hé þone ealdan feónd on helle grund áwearp, 87, 20. Bútan man ðá mǽdene áwurpe of þám búre, Hml. S. 35, 69.

á-flówan

Grammar
á-flówan, Add: pp. -flówen (-flógen?)
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To flow away Ðonne áfléwð ðæt sár of ðǽre wunde mid ðý wormse, Past. 259, l. Seó wæterádl út áflóweð, Lch. i. 364, 20. ꝥ Ne áflówan ne effluant , Kent. Gl. 47. Eal his mód bioð áflówen (áflógen [or? -flogen from -fleón or -fleógan], Hatt. MS.) tó gæglbǽrnesse

a-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
a-swerian, p. -swór, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen; v.a.

To swearjurare

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To swear; jurare Ðæs deópne áþ Drihten aswór juravit Dominus veritatem, Ps. Th. 131, 11. Ðæt he hine for hóle ǽr ne aswóre non frustrabitur eam, 131, 11

á-gíman

(v.)
Grammar
á-gíman, p. de
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To regard Þám tímum þe ic hys ( eternal life ) ágýme . . . ne lufige ic nánwiht þisses andweardan lýfes ofer ꝥ Shrn. 177, 12. Ágémde curavit , Lk. p. 5, 19

Linked entry: gíman