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a-wannian

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

To wax wan or palepallescere

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To wax wan or pale; pallescere Awannod pallidus factus, Greg. Dial. 1, 2

a-wariged

(v.; part.)
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a-wariged, part.

Accursedmaledictus

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Accursed; maledictus

a-wárnian

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

To be confoundedconfundi

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To be confounded; confundi, Ps. Spl. M. 85, 16

a-warpen

(v.; part.)
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a-warpen, pp.

cast outejectus

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cast out; ejectus,Ps. Spl. 108, 9

a-wegan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wegan, p. -wegede, -wegde ; pp. -weged

To moveshake

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To move, shake Aweged, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 18: Bt. Met. Fox 7, 48; Met. 7, 24: Mt. Bos. 11, 7

a-wegyd

(v.; part.)

shaken

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shaken, Mt. Bos. 11, 7

a-wellan

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

To cause to bubbleto wellfacere ut aliquid ferveat vel ebulliat

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To cause to bubble, to well; facere ut aliquid ferveat vel ebulliat Hreðor innan wæs wynnum awelled the breast within was welled with joy, Andr. Kmbl. 2037; An. 1021

Linked entry: on-willan

a-wendan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wendan, ic -wende, ðú -wendest, -wenst, he -wendeþ, -went, pl. -wendaþ; p. -wende; pp. -wended, -wend, -went.

To turn away or offavertremoveto turn upside downturnchangetranslatepervertavertereverteremutaretransferresubvertereTo turn or direct oneself to turn fromgodepartse vertereire

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He wæter awende to wínlícum drence he turned water into winelike drink, Ælfc. T. 27, 7: Ps. Spl. 101, 28: Gen. 19, 26: Cd. 14; Th. 17, 13; Gen. 259: Jn. Bos. 10, 35.

a-weóx

waxedincreased

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waxed, increased, Ors. 1, 3; Bos. 27, 25

á-wér

(adv.)

anywherein any wise

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anywhere, in any wise, Bt. Met. Fox 8, 28; Met. 8, 14: Bt. 7, 3 ; Fox 20, 14

a-werpan

(v.)

to cast awayprojicere

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to cast away; projicere Awerp from ðé projice abs te, Mt. Rush. Stv. 5, 29

a-wersian

(v.)

to make worsedeterius facere

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to make worse; deterius facere,Cart. Edwardi R

a-wierdan

(v.)

to corruptcorrumpere

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to corrupt; corrumpere He awiert ðæt mód corrumpit animum, Past. 53, 5

a-willan

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

To cause to bubbleto boilfacere ut aliquid ferveat vel ebulliatcoqueredecoquere

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To cause to bubble, to boil; facere ut aliquid ferveat vel ebulliat, coquere, decoquere Awilled meolc boiled milk, pottage; jeta [jura?], Cot. 168.

Linked entry: cyren

a-windwian

(v.)
Grammar
a-windwian, -wyndwian

to winnowblow awayventilate

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to winnow, blow away; ventilate, Ps. Spl. 43, 7

Linked entries: a-wyndwian windwian

a-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-winnan, p. -wan, pl. -wunnon; pp. -wunnen

To labourcontendgainovercomelaborarecontendereacquirerenanciscisuperare

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Bt. 40, 3; Fox 238, 16.

Linked entry: a-wunnen

a-wint

strips ofslips off

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strips of, slips off

a-wirgan

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

To stranglestrangulare

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To strangle; strangulare Gelícost ðam ðe he hine sylfne hæfde unwitende awirged as if he had voluntarily strangled himself, Ors. 6, 36; Bos. 131, 38

Linked entry: wirgan

a-wirgean

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

To accursecursemaledicere

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To accurse, curse; maledicere Nelle ic awirgean ða eorþan nolo maledicere terræ, Gen. 8, 21. Awirgede woruldsorga ye execrable worldly cares, Bt. 3, 1; Fox 4, 25

a-wisnian

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

To be dryto become drywizenarescere

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To be dry, to become dry, wizen; arescere Awisnade vel oferdrugade aruit, Lk. Lind. War. 8, 6