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a-wacan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wacan, p. -wóc, pl. -wócon ; pp. -wacen ; v. intrans.

to AWAKEexpergisciexpergefierievigilareto wake into beingto arisebe bornoririprovenirenasci

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to AWAKE; expergisci, expergefieri, evigilare Awóc of ðam slǽpe awoke from sleep, Gen. 9, 24. Awóc Pharao expergefactus est Pharao, 41, 4, 7. to wake into being, to arise, be born; oriri, provenire, nasci Twá þeóda awócon two nations arose, Cd. 124;

Linked entry: a-wóc

á-wacan

(v.)

to springarise

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to spring, arise. Fram þan Wódne eall úre cynecynn áwóc, Chr. 449; P. 13, 25: 547; P. 17, 20. Odo þe þás þyng of áwócan, 1087; P. 223, 25. Hú fela þeóda áwócon of his iii. bearnum?, Sal. K. 182, 24, 26. Add

Linked entry: wacan

a-wácian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wácian, -wácigan ; p. ode; pp. od ; v. intrans.

To grow weak or effeminateto languishdeclinefailfall awayrelaxto be indolentinfirmarideficererecedere

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Gif he ná ne awácaþ if he never relax, L. Pen. 12; Th. ii. 280, 29

Linked entry: wacian

á-wácian

(v.)
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Áwácaþ uilesceret, i. contemptibilis esset, An. Ox. 2087. Sé bið gesǽlig þe þonne ne áwácaþꝥ þú mé ne, Wlfst. 85, 14. On heora nǽnigum se hiht ne áwácode, Guth. 66, 14. Áwácyge þǽra stapela ǽnig, sóna se stól scylfð, Wlfst. 267, 17.

Linked entry: wácian

a-wacian

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

To awakeexpergisciexpergefierievigilare

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To awake; expergisci, expergefieri, evigilare Of hefegum slǽpe awacode e gravi somno expergefactus est, Gen. 45, 26

á-wácian

(v.)
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Add: to make gentle, mollify, appease God hé áwácað tó him placat Deum, Verc. Först. 126, 6

a-wǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wǽcan, p. -wǽcte, -wǽhte; pp. -wǽced, -wǽct, -wǽht

To weakenfatiguedebilitarefatigare

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To weaken, fatigue; debilitare, fatigare Awǽht defessus, Hymn. Awǽht porrectus, Cot. 157

Linked entries: a-wǽht wǽcan

á-wacian

(v.)
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Hí of ðám slǽpe áwacedon . . . þá hí áwacodon, Hml. S. 23, 441-3. Add

a-wǽcan

Grammar
a-wǽcan, For'
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Dele' substitute Seó miígð áwéht (wǽced, v.l.) wæs (premeretur ) mid þí wæle. Bd. 3, 30; Sch. 331, 4

á-wǽcan

porrectus.

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Dele: awǽht (l. árǽht) porrectus

a-wæccan

(v.)

To awakesuscitare

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To awake; suscitare, Mt. Rush. Stv. 3, 9

a-wæcnan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wæcnan, p. ede; pp. ed; v. intrans.

To awakerise upbe bornevigilaresuscitarinasci

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To awake, rise up, be born; evigilare, suscitari, nasci Nú is ðæt bearn cymen, awæcned now is that child come, risen up, Exon. 8 b; Th. 5, 9; Cri. 67

Linked entry: wæcnan

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-wanian

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

To diminishdiminuere

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To diminish; diminuere

á-wǽgan

to deceiveto make of no effect,to fail to performto invalidatenullify

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Add: to deceive Beswícþ, áwǽgþ eludit, i. decipit Wrt. Voc. ii. 143, 16. Áwǽgde eluderet, 29, 19. Áwǽged fallitur (humanum judicium ), An. Ox. 1734. Hé wæs áwǽged from þǽm tungulkræftgum, (inlusus) Mt. R. 2, 16. to make of no effect, to fail to perform

á-wæscan

(v.)

to wash

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to wash Áwæsc ealle, Lch. ii. 38, 16. Áwæsc on háligwætre, 110, 14

a-wacnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wacnian, -wæcnian; p. cnede, cenede; pp. cned, cened; v. intrans.

to AWAKENcome to life againreviveevigilareexpergefierireviviscereto arisespringhave one's originsuscitarioririnasci

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to AWAKEN, come to life again, revive; evigilare, expergefieri, reviviscere On dagunge he eft acwicode [awacenede MSS. Ca. O.] diluculo revixit, Bd. 5, 12; S. 627. 13. to arise, spring, have one's origin; suscitari, oriri, nasci Of ðám frumgárum folc

Linked entry: a-wæcnian

a-wǽgan

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

To deceivedeludefrustratedisappointcause to faileluderefrustrariirritum facere

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To deceive, delude, frustrate, disappoint, cause to fail ; eludere, frustrari, irritum facere Ðæt is sóþ ðæt ðú ǽr awǽgdest that is true which thou before didst frustrate, Homl. Th. ii. 418, 58. Ǽr awǽged síe worda ǽnig ere any word be made to fail,

Linked entry: wǽgan

á-wacnian

(v.)
Grammar
á-wacnian, -wæcnian.

to awakento arisespring

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Add: to awaken Hé geseah án lytel fæt þá þá hé áwacnode. Hml. S. 18, 165. Áwæcnode se wer of slǽpe, 21, 251. Clypiað . . . ꝥ hé áwacnige, 18, 120. to arise, spring Þæt þeós weoruld mihte of hym áwæcnian, Wlfst. 206, 28. Þanon wæs áwæcnod ꝥ æþeluste

Linked entry: -wacnian

á-wanian

(v.)
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Sé ðe hit áwanie, C. D. iii. 344, 23. Ðá ðe áwonað biðon in líchoma qui macerantur in corpore, Rtl. 15, 3. Add