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a-swindan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swindan, p. -swand, pl. -swundon ; pp. -swunden [a away, swindan to languish]

To languish awayto enervatepineconsume awayto decayperishdissolvetabesceretorpescereconsumi

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To languish away, to enervate, pine, consume away, to decay, perish, dissolve; tabescere, torpescere, consumi Hwý ge swá aswundene sión why are ye so enervated? Bt. 40, 4; Fox 238, 31. Ðýlæs ealle gesceafta aswindaþ lest all creatures perish, Bt. 33,

a-swindung

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

Idlenessslothdesidia

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Idleness, sloth; desidia

a-swolcen

(v.; part.)

idleiners

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idle; iners, Cot. 108

a-swollen

(v.; part.)

swollen

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swollen, Bd. 5, 3 ; S. 616, 7

a-swond

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-swond, = a-swand

he weakenedenervatedenervavit

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he weakened, enervated; enervavit,Cot. 71;

a-swondennes

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

Slothfulnessinertia

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Slothfulness; inertia

a-swópen

(v.; part.)

sweptcleaned

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swept, cleaned Aswópen clǽne mundatus, Mt. Rush. Stv. 12, 44

a-sworfen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-sworfen, pp. of a-sweorfan.

polished

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polished,Glos. Prudent. Recd. 142, 19;

a-swunan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swunan, p. -swan, pl. -swónon; pp. -swunen

To swoondeficere animo

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To swoon; deficere animo

a-swunden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-swunden, pp. of a-swindan.

weakenedslothful

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weakened, slothful,Ælfc. Gr. 9, 26; Som. 11, 11;

Linked entry: a-swunden-líce

a-swunden-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
a-swunden-líce, adv.

Slothfullysegniter

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Slothfully; segniter

a-teáh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-teáh, p. of a-teón.

drew out or awaywentcame

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drew out or away, went, came,Exon. 29 b; Th. 91, 19; Cri. 1494: Beo. Th. 1537; B. 766;

a-tefred

(v.)

painted

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painted, Solil. 4

a-telan

(v.)
Grammar
a-telan, for a-tellan.

to reckon

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to reckon,Bt. 8 ; Fox 24, 21 ;

a-tellan

(v.)
Grammar
a-tellan, p. -tealde, pl. -tealdon ; pp. -teald ; v. trans. [a, tellan]

To tell outenumeratereckonexplaininterpretdinumerarenumerareinterpretari

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To tell out, enumerate, reckon, explain, interpret; dinumerare, numerare, interpretari Hwylc wát ánweald yrres ðínes, and for ege ðínum graman ðínum atellan quis novit potestatem iræ tuæ, et pro timore tuo iram tuam dinumerare? Ps. Spl. C. 89, 13. Gif

Linked entry: a-telan

a-temian

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

To tame thoroughlymake very tame or gentleto subduetameedomare

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To tame thoroughly, make very tame or gentle, to subdue, tame; edomare Atemiaþ hira líchoman edomant carnem, Past. 46, 2 ; Hat. MS. 66 a, 10. Sum sceal wildne fugel atemian one shall tame the wild bird, Exon. 88 b ; Th. 332, 15; Vy. 85: 89 b; Th. 336

a-tendan

(v.)
Grammar
a-tendan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans. [a intensive, tendan to tind, set on fire]

To set on firekindleinflameaccendereincendereinflammare

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To set on fire, kindle, inflame; accendere, incendere, inflammare Hí atendon hiora herebeácen they kindled their war-beacons, Chr. 1006; Th. 256, 24, col. 1. Hí mid fýre atendan woldan they wished to set it on fire, Chr. 994; Th. 241, 32, col. 2

a-tendend

(n.)
Grammar
a-tendend, es; m.

An incendiaryinflamerinciterincensorinflammator

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An incendiary, inflamer, inciter; incensor, inflammator, Scint. 78

a-teorigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-teorigendlíc, adj. [a-teorigende part. of a-teorigan to fail, líc]

Failingfleetingperishablecaducusfugax

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Failing, fleeting, perishable; caducus, fugax Seó yld is geteald to ǽfnunge ðises ateorigendlican middaneardes that age is considered as the evening of this fleeting world, Homl. Th. ii. 266, 6

a-terian

(v.)
Grammar
a-terian, p. ede; pp. ed

To failbecome wearydeficerefatigare

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To fail, become weary; deficere, fatigare Atered fatigatus, Ælfc. Gl. 87; Wrt.Voc. 50, 20: R. Ben. interl. 53