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a-bracian

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

To engraveembosscælare

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To engrave, emboss; cælare Abracod cœlatum, Cot. 33

a-breátan

(v.)
Grammar
a-breátan, p. -breót, pl. -breóton

To breakkillfrangereconciderenecare

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To break, kill; frangere, concidere, necare Abreót brim-wísan, brýd aheorde slew the sea-leader, set free his bride, Beo. Th. 5852; B. 2930

a-bredwian

(v.)
Grammar
a-bredwian, p. ade; pp. ad

To overthrowslay?kill?prosternare?occidere?

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To overthrow, slay? kill? prosternare? occidere? Ðeáh ðe he his bróðor bearn abredwade [abradwade Th.] although he had overthrown [exiled? killed?] his brother's child, B. 2619

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a-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bregdan, p. -brægd, pl. -brugdon; pp. -brogden

To move quicklyvibrateremovedraw fromwithdrawvibraredestringereeximereretra-here

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To move quickly, vibrate, remove, draw from, withdraw; vibrare, destringere, eximere, retra-here Ðe abregdan sceal deáþ sáwle ðíne death shall draw from thee thy soul, Cd. 125; Th. 159, 22; Gen. 2638. Hwonne of heortan hunger oððe wulf sáwle and sorge

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á-brémende

(adj.)

ever-celebrating

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ever-celebrating, Exon. 13a; Th. 24, 20; Cri. 387

a-breótan

(v.)
Grammar
a-breótan, p. -breát, pl. -bruton; pp. -broten

To bruisebreakdestroykillfrangereconfringereconciderenecare

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To bruise, break, destroy, kill; frangere, confringere, concidere, necare Billum abreótan to destroy with bills, Cd. 153; Th. 190, 14; Exod. 199. Yldo beám abreóteþ age breaks the tree. Salm. Kmbl. 591; Sal. 295. Hine seó brimwylf abroten hæfde the sea-wolf

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a-brocen

broken

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broken

a-broten

(adj.; part.)

craftysillysluggishvaferfatuussocors

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crafty, silly, sluggish; vafer, fatuus, socors Abroten vel dwǽs vafer, Ælfc. Gl. 9; Som. 56, 114. Abroten ? for abroðen

a-bryrdnes

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

Compunctioncontritioncompunctiocontritio

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Compunction, contrition; compunctio, contritio

a-byffan

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

To muttermutire

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To mutter; mutire. Cot. 134

a-býgendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-býgendlíc, adj.

Bendingflexibleflexibilis

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Bending, flexible; flexibilis

a-bylgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bylgan, -byligan, -bylgean; p. de; pp. ed

To offendangervexoffendereirritateexacerbare

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To offend, anger, vex; offendere, irritate, exacerbare Hí hine oft abylgdon [MS. -dan] ipsi sæepe exacerbaverunt eum. Ps. Th. 105, 32. Ða mod abylgean flra ðara nýhstena animos proximorum offendere, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 17: Hy. 6, 22

a-býwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-býwan, p. de; pp. ed; v. trans.

To adornpurifyclarifyexomarepurgare

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To adorn, purify, clarify; exomare, purgare Beóþ monna gǽstas beorhte abýwde þurh bryne fýres the souls of men are brightly adorned [clarified] through the fire's heat, Exon. 63 b; Th. 234, 24; Ph. 545

a-cægan

(v.)

to name

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to name

a-cænnednys

Grammar
a-cænnednys, -cænnys
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nativity

a-ceápian

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

To buy

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To buy

a-cearfan

(v.)

to cut of

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to cut of Acearf abscindet, Ps. Spl. C. 76, 8

a-ceócian

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

To chokesuffocare

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To choke; suffocare

a-cígan

(v.)
Grammar
a-cígan, p. de; pp. ed

To callvocareevocare

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To call; vocare, evocare Acígde of corþre cyninges þegnas he called the thanes of the king from the band, Beo. Th. 6233; B. 3121. Sundor acígde called him alone, in private, Elen. Kmbl. 1203; El. 603. Hine aclgde fit evocavit eum, Bd. 2, 12 ; S. 513,

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a-cleopian

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

To callcall outclamareexclamare

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To call, call out; clamare, exclamare