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a-sceónung

(n.)
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a-sceónung, e; f.

Detestation ⬩ abomination ⬩ abominatio

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Detestation, abomination; abominatio, Mk. Bos. 13, 14

a-sceóp

gave

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gave, Cd. 161; Th. 201, 32; Exod. 381

a-sceortian

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

To be short ⬩ to grow short ⬩ shorten ⬩ elapse ⬩ diminish ⬩ fail ⬩ breviare ⬩ effluere

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To be short, to grow short, shorten, elapse, diminish, fail; breviare, effluere Ðæt wæter asceortode the water failed, Gen. 21, 15. Ten þúsend geára ascortaþ ten thousand years will elapse, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 12

Linked entries: a-scortian scortian

a-scerpan

(v.)

to sharpen

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to sharpen

a-scóp

gave

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gave, Ors. 1, 8; Bos. 31, 16

a-scortian

(v.)

to shorten

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to shorten, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 12

a-screopan

(v.)
Grammar
a-screopan, p. -scræp, pl. -scrǽpon; pp. -screpen

To scrape off ⬩ scrape ⬩ radere

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To scrape off, scrape; radere Ascræp ðone wyrms of his líce testa saniem radebat, Job 2, 8; Thw. 166, 33

Linked entries: a-scræp a-screpan

a-screpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-screpan, -scrypan; pp. en

To bear ⬩ cast or vomit out ⬩ egerere

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To bear, cast or vomit out; egerere, Cot. 71

Linked entries: a-scrypan screpan

a-scrypan

(v.)

to cast out

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to cast out

a-scúniendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-scúniendlíc, adj.

Detestable ⬩ abominable ⬩ detestabilis

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Detestable, abominable; detestabilis Befóran Gode ys ascúniendlíc abominatio est ante Deum, Lk. Bos. 16, 15

a-scyrigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-scyrigendlíc, adj. [ascirigende disjoining, from ascirian]

Disjoining ⬩ disjunctive ⬩ disjunctivus

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Gr. 44; Som. 45, 43

Linked entry: a-scirigendlíc

a-scyrpan

(v.)

to sharpen

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to sharpen, Ps. Th.126, 5 : Ps. Spl. C. 63, 3

a-sealcan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sealcan, pp. asolcen

To languish ⬩ to be or become weak ⬩ idle ⬩ slothful ⬩ remiss ⬩ languescere ⬩ remittere ⬩ desidiosum fieri

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To languish, to be or become weak, idle, slothful, remiss; languescere, remittere, desidiosum fieri Ne lǽt ðú ðe ðín mód asealcan wǽrfæst willan mínes let not thou thy mind languish [to be] observant of my will, Cd. 99; Th. 130, 30; Gen. 2167.

Linked entry: a-solcen

a-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sendan, ic -sende, ðú -sendest, -sendst, -senst, he -sent, -sendeþ, pl. -sendaþ; p. -sende; pp. -sended, -send

To send forth ⬩ send out ⬩ send ⬩ emittere ⬩ mittere

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Drihten asent hungor on eów and þurst and næcede the Lord shall send forth on you hunger and thirst and nakedness, Deut, 28, 48. Ðæt he wolde asendan his áncennedan Sunu that he would send his only-begotten Son, Homl. Th. ii. 22, 3 : Ps.

Linked entries: a-sændan sendan

a-séðan

(v.)
Grammar
a-séðan, p. -séððe; pp. -séðed

To affirm ⬩ confirm ⬩ affirmare ⬩ confirmare

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To affirm, confirm; affirmare, confirmare Sume [adverbia] syndon ad vel confirmativa, mid ðám we aséðaþ úre spræce some adverbs are affirmative or confirmative, with which we affirm our speech, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 16

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a-séðan

(v.)

to boil

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to boil

a-slacian

(v.)
Grammar
a-slacian, -slæcian ; p. ode,ade, ude ; pp. od, ad, ud

To slacken ⬩ loosen ⬩ untie ⬩ remit ⬩ dissolve ⬩ enervate ⬩ laxare ⬩ remittere ⬩ solvere ⬩ dissolvere ⬩ dimittere ⬩ hebetare ⬩ enervare

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To slacken, loosen, untie, remit, dissolve, enervate; laxare, remittere, solvere, dissolvere, dimittere, hebetare, enervare, Cot. 103 : 169 : Prov. 19 : 10

Linked entry: a-slæcian

a-slæcian

(v.)
Grammar
a-slæcian, p. ude; pp. ud

To dissolve ⬩ dimittere

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To dissolve; dimittere, Cot. 62

a-slægen

(v.; part.)

struck

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struck,Lye

a-sleán

(v.)
Grammar
a-sleán, p. -slóh, pl. -slógon; pp. -slegen, -slagen, -slægen

To strike ⬩ beat ⬩ hammer ⬩ to fix ⬩ erect ⬩ ferire ⬩ icere ⬩ cædere ⬩ figere ⬩ ponere

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Hí aslógan án geteld tetenderunt tentorium, Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 33, col. 1 : 5, 6 ; S. 619, 26. Ðe of his líchoman aslegen wæs that was struck off his body, Bd. 3, 12 ; S. 537, 34