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a-wæh

weighed outweighed toappendit

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weighed out, weighed to; appendit, Gen. 23, 16

a-wǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wǽlan, p. ede, de, te ; pp. ed.

To roll awayroll backroll torevolvereadvolvereto move violentlyvexafflictvexare

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v. trans. To roll away, roll back, roll to; revolvere, advolvere Awǽlede ðone stán revolvit lapidem, Mt. Rush. Stv. 28, 2. Awǽlte ðone stán advolvit lapidem, Mk. Rush. War. 15, 46. to move violently, vex, afflict; vexare Awǽled vexatus, Mk. Rush. War

a-wændan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wændan, p. de; pp. ed

To turn from or awayto translateaverteretransferre

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To turn from or away, to translate; avertere, transferre Ðonne awænt Driht hæftnunge folces his cum averterit Dominus captivitatem plebis suæ, Ps. Spl. 13, 11i

a-wǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wǽstan, p. -wǽste ; pp. -wǽsted ; v. trans.

To wastelay wasteeat upvastarecarpere

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To waste, lay waste, eat up; vastare, carpere Swá swá oxa gewunaþ to awǽstenne gærs quo modo solet bos herbas carpere, Num. 22, 4

a-wanian

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

To diminishdiminuere

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To diminish; diminuere

a-wannian

(v.)
Grammar
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.)
Grammar
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.)
Grammar
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-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. Awilled wín vel cyren new wine, just pressed from the grape, or new wine boiled till half evaporated;

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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To labour, contend, gain, overcome; laborare, contendere, acquirere, nancisci, superare Ǽlc wís mon scyle awinnan ǽgder ge wið ða réðan wyrde ge wið ða winsuman every wise man ought to contend both against the severe fortune and against the pleasant,

Linked entry: a-wunnen