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Anglo-Saxon

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a-suond

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

languished

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languished,Cot. 101;

a-wrygen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wrygen, = a-wrigen

discovered

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discovered;

a-bær

(v.)
Grammar
a-bær, p.of a-beran.

bore ⬩ took away ⬩ sustulit

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bore or took away; sustulit,Ps. Spl. 77, 76;

a-suand

Grammar
a-suand, = a-swand

weakened

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weakened

a-réde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-réde, = a-rédde = a-rǽdde; p. of a-rǽdan, q. v.

cared for

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cared for,Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 25

a-wyrgednes

(n.)
Grammar
a-wyrgednes, a-wyrgednys, a-wirgnis, -niss, e; f.

A cursedness ⬩ wickedness ⬩ a curse ⬩ reviling ⬩ malignitas ⬩ maledictio

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A cursedness, wickedness, a curse, reviling; malignitas, maledictio Ðæs mid awyrgednesse [of awyrgednysse, Ps. Spl. C.] múþ full is cujus maledictione os plenum est. Ps. Lamb. second 9, 7 : 13, 3 : Deut. 11, 29: Th. Diplm. A. D. 970; 243, 16

Linked entry: a-wirgnis

a-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fyllan, = a-fellan; p. de; pp. ed; v. a. [a, fyllan, fellan to fell]

To fell ⬩ to strike or beat down ⬩ to overturn ⬩ subvert ⬩ lay low ⬩ abolish ⬩ slay ⬩ cædere ⬩ occidere ⬩ prosternere ⬩ dejicere ⬩ demoliri ⬩ comprimere ⬩ abrogare

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To fell, to strike or beat down, to overturn, subvert, lay low, abolish, slay; cædere, occidere, prosternere, dejicere, demoliri, comprimere, abrogare Gif mon afelle [MS. B. afylle] on wuda wel monega treówa if any one fell in a wood a good many trees

a-beág

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-beág, p. of a-búgan.

bowed down

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bowed down,Beo. Th. 1555; B. 775

a-bit

Grammar
a-bit, pres. of a-biddan.

prays

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prays,Ex. 22, 14 ;

a-blann

(v.)
Grammar
a-blann, p. of. a-blinnan

rested

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rested to leave off. ;

a-bleów

(v.)
Grammar
a-bleów, p. of a-bláwan.

blew

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blew;

a-boden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-boden, pp. of a-beódan

told

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told; to bid, tell

a-búnden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-búnden, pp. of a-bíndan.

ready ⬩ expeditus

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ready; expeditus,Cot. 72 ;

a-cwǽdon

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-cwǽdon, p. of a-cweðan.

said

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said,Ps. Th. 72, 6;

a-cwán

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-cwán, p. of a-cwínan.

melted ⬩ decayed

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melted, decayed,Bd. 2, 7 ; S. 509, 29;

a-cwanc

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-cwanc, p. of a-cwincan.

quenched

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quenched,Chr. 1110; Ing. 331, 30;

a-dydest

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-dydest, p. of a-dón.

hast banished ⬩ expulisti

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hast banished; expulisti,Ps. Lamb. 59, 12;

a-eóde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-eóde, p. of a-gán.

happened ⬩ evenit

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happened; evenit Swá hit sóþlíce aeóde so it truly happened, H. de visione Isaiæ;

a-mæt

Grammar
a-mæt, a-mǽte measuredst,

measured

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measured,Elen. Kmbl. 2493; El. 1248: 1456; El. 730

a-gól

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-gól, p. of a-galan,

sang ⬩ cantavit

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sang; cantavit,Beo. Th. 3047; B. 1521;

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