á-blend
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á-blícan
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Ic beó gehwítad vel áblicen dealbabor Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 83; Bl. Gl. Add
á-blindan
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Substitute: p. de To make blind Hié wurdon sóna áblinde, Bl. H. 151, 4
á-blinnendness
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Cessation Bútan áblinnendnysse unceasingly Hml. S. 23 b, 98
Linked entry: -blinnend-ness
á-blissian
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to moke glad God ne byð nǽfre geblissod (áblissod, v. l.) mid earmra manna cwale Deus miserorum cruciatu non parcitur Gr. D. 335, 14
á-bloncgne
Similar entry: á-belgan
á-brácian
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To emboss, stamp Celatum ábrácod, út áþrungen, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 22. Ábrectat ( = ábrǽcad?) celatum, Txts. 49, 451. [Cf. O. H. Ger. ka-práchit impressa: ki-práhtia (ac. pl.) celata: Ger. prägen.]
á-brednes
Similar entry: á-bryrdness
á-brégan
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Ðæt níwe wíte ábrégeþ (terret) ðæs mannes mód, Gr. D. 135, 19. God heora mód ábrégde. 249, 10. Ábrége terreat, Lch. i. 69, 5. Áfyrhted and ábréged territus, Gr. D. 222, 15. Swíðe ábréged vehementer exterritus, 39, 7. Hié forhte and ábrégde cwǽdon, Bl.
á-breótan
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Add: Also with p. -breot, pl. -breóton, and wk. -breótte Weg synfulra ábreóteð (exterminabit), Ps. Srt. 145, 9. Ðone ðe heó on ræste ábreát, B. 1298. Hé ábreótte (exterminavít) hié. Ps. Srt. 77, 45 : 79, 14. Hié his heáfdes segl ábreóton mid billes ecge
á-breóþan
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Substitute for all but the two instances from Ælfc. Gr. : intrans. To degenerate, deteriorate, fall away, fail, of persons, physical Oft hyre hleór ábreóðeð her good looks ore lost, Gn. Ex. 66. moral Se deófol sendeð earhscype, swá ðæt se man ábrýð
Linked entries: a-broten á-broþenness
á-breótness
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Destruction Ðára ábreótnissa exterminia, Txts. 182, 86
Linked entry: -breótness
á-brítan
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To destroy Beóþ ábrýtte exterminabuntur, Ps. Spl. C. 36, 9
Linked entry: a-brytan
á-broþenness
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Degeneracy, ignobleness, baseness Ignauia, ðæt is ábroðennyss oððe náhtnyss, Wlfst. 58, 17. Ongeán ðæs módes strengðe se deófol forgifð ábroðennysse, 59, 12
á-bryrdan
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Add: to instigate, stimulate, incite Ic trúwige ðæt sum wurðe ábrird, ðæt hine liste gehíran ðá hálgan láre, Ll. Th. ii. 364, 17. Æfter ðisum wordum wurdon ðá munecas mycclum ábryrde, Hml. S. 6, 344. Hí beóð ábrerde (divinae dilectionis stimulo) compunguntur
á-búrod
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Deprived of peasants (gebúras) Ðá wæs hit ierfælæás and mið ǽðnum folce ábúrod omni peccunia caruit et pauperibus hominibus erat destitutum Cht. Th. 162, 29
Linked entry: -búrod
á-ettan
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To eat up, consume Deór áytte hine ferus depastus est eam , Ps. L. 79, 14. [Cf. O. H. Ger. ezzen depascere.]
Linked entry: ettan
á-byffan
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To mutter, mumble (v. buff to stammer, D. D. and N. E. D.) Ábyffan muttire Wrt. Voc. ii. 57, 62. was of speche hastyf, boffyng, R. Glouc. 414, 14. Cf. bufferes stammerers Wick. Is. 32, 4.]