Chapter 3

Aaprep. [=on]on, at, in, to, for.āI.(āwa, ō) adv.always, ever, at all, continuously, for ever, Æ, AO, CP. ā on ēcnisse; ā butan endeworld without end:at any time:in any degree. [ON.ei, ey]II.f. =ǣā-(unemphatic verbal prefix);I.orig. =forth, away, but as a rule only intensitive in meaning.II.= on-III.ym(b)-IV.=ā(I.) in pronouns and participles, and gives a sense of indefiniteness.V.= ǣ-āǣlan=onǣlanāǣðan=āīeðanāb=ōwebābacan6to bake, ÆH 2·2689.ābǣdanto compel, restrain, ward off:exact, take toll:force out, extract.ābæligan=ǣbylganābǣranto disclose, bring to light, DD 41.ābære(W 27424) =ǣbæreābærnan=onbærnanabal(Gen500) =afolābannan7to summon, convoke, command:announce, proclaim. ā. ūtcall out, assemble,Chr. [‘abanne’]ābarianto lay bare, disclose.abbad, abbod, abbot ==abbudabbud(a, o) m. ‘abbot,’BH, Chr; Æ. [L.abbatem]abbuddōmm.abbatial jurisdiction, BH.abbudessef.abbess,Chr.abbudhādm.abbatial rank, dignity, LL.abbudlēastf.lack of an abbot, BC 1·155´.abbudrīce(o) n.abbey, abbacy, office or jurisdiction of an abbot(used even of a convent of nuns).ābēatan7to beat, strike, break to pieces, make to fall,Cr. [‘abeat’]ābēcēdēf.ABC, alphabet.ābedecian(eðe-)to get by begging or asking,Bo7112.abedisse=abbudesseābēgan=ābȳganābelgan3to make angry, irritate, offend,Sol; Æ, AO, CP:hurt, distress:be angry with. [‘abelgen’]ābēodan2to order, proclaim, bid, command, direct:summon, call out:announce, relate, declare, present, offer,AO; Æ. hǣl ā.to wish one good luck, greet, bid farewell to. [‘abede’]ābeofian=ābifianābēogan=ābūganābeornan3to take fire,PPs10516.ābēowan(WW 21746) =ābȳwanāberan4to bear, carry:endure, suffer,Mt, Bo; Æ, CP:bear(a child), Æ:take away, remove:reveal: (refl.)restrain oneself:do without, NC 268.ā-berd, -beredcrafty, cunning.āberendlicbearable.ābernan(N) =ābeornanāberstan3to burst out, break out, Æ, CP:break away, escape. ūt ā.break out.ābeðecian=ābedecianābicgan=ābycganābīdan1to‘abide,’wait, remain, delay, remain behind, AO:survive:wait for, await, Æ:expect,Mt113.ābiddan5to ask for, request, require, demand, pray, pray to, pray for, Æ:get by asking, obtain, Æ, AO, CP:call out(an army).ābifian(eo)to tremble, quake, shake.ābilgð, ābilhð =ǣbylgðābiran=āberanābiring=ābyrgingābisg-,ābiseg-= ābysg-ābītan1to bite in pieces, tear to pieces, devour, gnaw, Æ, AO:taste, partake of, consume.ābit(e)rianto turn bitter, CP 34124:embitter.ābitt= ābitābītt= ābītThe first edition gives “ābit” as a form ofābiddan, “ābīt” as a form ofābīdanorābītan.āblācianto become pale, grow faint:become tarnished, CP 1352.āblǣcanto bleach, whiten,BJPs509.āblǣcnesf.pallor, gloom,Lcd1·294.āblǣcungf.pallor,HGl518.āblǣstinspired, furious.āblāwan1to blow, blow away, breathe upon,Æ:puff up, swell,Lcd93b. [‘ablow’]āblāw-nes, -ung f.inflation,Lcd.āblegnedulcerated,Lcd.āblendanto blind, put out the eyes of, Æ, CP:dazzle, deceive, delude,Æ. [‘ablend’]āblēredbare, uncovered, bald. [blēre]āblīcan1to shine, glitter.āblicgan=āblycganāblignes=ǣbylgnesāblindanto make blind,Bl1514.āblindian=āblendanāblinnan3to cease, leave off, desist, Æ, AO, CP.āblinnednesf.cessation, interruption, A 5·465.āblinnendlīceindefatigably,HGl42932.āblinnendnes=āblinnednesāblisian(Æ) =āblysianāblissianto make glad, please, GD 335n.āblongen= ābolgen, pp. ofābelgan.āblycgan(i)to grow pale, Æ:make afraid.āblynnan=āblinnanāblysianto blush.āblysungf.blushing, shame, RB 13311.ābodianto announce, proclaim, LkR 123.ābolgennesf.irritation, WW 23019.āborgianto be surety for, LL: (w. æt)borrow.āborian=ābarianābracianto engrave, emboss.ābrǣdanI.to spread out, dilate:stretch out, Æ.II.bake,Lcd44a.ābraslianto crash, crackle, GD 23612.ābrēacpret. 3 sg. ofābrūcan.ābrēatpret. 3 sg. ofābrēotan.ābrecan4to break, break to pieces, break down, conquer, capture, violate, destroy, Æ, AO, CP:break away from.ābrēdan3to move quickly, draw, unsheath, wench, pull out,Mt:withdraw, take away, draw back, free from, Æ, AO. ūp ābrodendrawn up, raised up:start up, awake. [‘abraid’]ābredwianto lay low, kill, B 2619.ābrēganto alarm, terrify.ābregdan=ābrēdanābrēotan2to destroy, kill.ābrēotnesf.extermination, OET 182.ābrēoðan2(intr.)to fail, decay, deteriorate, perish, be destroyed,Ma; Æ. ābroðen (pp.)degenerate, reprobate,ÆGr. (tr. and wk.)destroy. [v. ‘brethe’]ābrerd-= onbryrd-ābroðennesf.baseness, cowardice, W.ābrūcan3to eat, A 11·117.ābryrd-= onbryrd-ābrȳtanto destroy,EPs369.ābūfan(= on-) adv.above,Chr1090e.ābūgan2(= on-)to bow, incline, bend, submit, do reverence,B, ChrL; Æ:swerve, turn(to or from),deviate, CP:withdraw, retire:be bent or turned, turn one’s self. [‘abow’]ābundenunimpeded.ābūrodnot inhabited, TC 16228.ābūtan, -būten, -būton.I.prep. acc.on, about, around, on the outside, round about,CP, ChrL, Æ.II.adv.about, nearly,ChrC. [= onbūtan; ‘about’]ābycganto buy, pay for, requite:redeem:perform, execute.ābyffanto mutter, WW 44724.ābȳgan(ē)to bend, deflect:subdue, bring low:convert.ābȳgendlicv.un-ā.ābylg-, ābylig- = ǣbylg-ā-byrgan, -byrianto taste, eat.ābyrging(-iri-) f.taste.ābysgianto busy, occupy, employ:engage in, undertake:take up, fill, GD.ābysgungf.occupation:trouble.ābȳwan(ēo)to rub off, polish, cleanse, purify.acI.conj.but:but also, moreover, nevertheless, however:because, for(?):and(?),An569. ac gifunless, except,Bl151. [Goth.ak]II.interrog. particle,why, wherefore, whether: in direct questions =L.nonne, numquid.ācf. gds. and np. ǣc ‘oak,’Æ, Ct, Lcd; Mdf: (‡)ship of oak: (w. nap. ācas)name ofthe rune fora. [OHG.eih]ācǣgan=ācīganācǣglod‘serratus,’Nar2026.ācænn-= ācenn-ācærran=ācirranācalan6to become frost-bitten,Lcd2b.acan6to‘ache,’suffer pain,Æ.acas, acase f. (NG) =æcsācbēamm.oak-tree.accentm.accent. [L.]accutian?=ācunnianāccynnn.a kind of oak, WW 4306.ācdrencm.oak drink, drink made from acorns?, WW.ace=eceācealdianto become cold,Æ, CP. [‘acold’]ācēapianto buy off, buy out.ācēlanto cool off, still, quiet,Met. [‘akele’]ācelma=ǣcelmaācen=ǣcenācennanto bring forth, produce, renew,Bo, WG; Æ:attribute to. [‘akenne(d)’]ācennedlic‘genuinus,’native, OEG.ācennednes(WG;Æ), -cennes (CP, NG; AO) f.birth. [‘akenn(ed)nes’]ācennendm.parent, DR 19711.ācennicgef.mother, DR.ācenningf.birth,Bk16.ācēocian(tr.)to choke: (intr.)burn out.ācēocungf. ‘ruminatio,’ WW 1792.āceorfan3to cut off, hew down, AO, CP. onweg ā.to cut away. of ā.to cut off, AO.ācēosan2to choose, AO, CP.acer=æcerācerr-= ācirr-ācīganto call, summon.ācirran(e, y) (tr.)to turn, turn away or aside: (intr.)turn oneself, go, return.ācirrednesv.onweg-ā.ācl=ācolāclǣc==āglǣcāclǣnsianto cleanse, purify, Æ.āclēafn.oak leaf,Lcd.āclēofan2to cleave, EC 35110.ācleopianto call out, WW 3785.+āclian†to frighten, excite. [ācol]āclungencontracted, WW 23937. [clingan]ācmelun.acorn meal,Lcd.ācmistelf.mistletoe,Lcd.ācn-= ēacn-ācnāwan1to know, recognise, understand.ācnyssanto drive out, expel,SPs3513.ācofrianto recover,Lcd. [‘acover’]ācol†affrighted, dismayed.ācōlianto grow cold, CP.ācolitusm.acolyte, LL [L.].ācolmōd†fearful minded, timid.+ācolmōdianto cast down, sadden, WW 20916. [ācol]ācordianto make terms, reconcile,Chr1120.ācorenliceligible, worthy of choice, CP 40936.ācostnianto try, test, prove, CM, WW.ācræftanto think out, devise, AO 4629.ācrammianto cram, WW 23610.ācrēopianto creep, crawl, Æ.ācrimman3(y)to cram, stuff, WW.ācrindf.oak bark,Lcd.ācrummenpp. ofācrimman.acs=æxācs-= āsc-acse=asceāctānm.oak-twig,Lcd.āctrēon.oak-tree,Wif2836.ācucian(Æ) =ācwicianācul=ācolācuma(Æ) =ācumbaācuman4to come, come forth(from), Æ:bear, bring:endure, withstand, Æ:get to or from, reach,Gen. [‘acome’]ācum-bam., -be fn. ‘oakum,’hards, tow,Lcd, OEG, WW:ashes of oakum:parings, clippings. [cemban]ācumendlictolerable, Æ:possible.ācumendlīcnesf.possibility.ācunnan(NG) =oncunnanācunnianto try, test, prove:experience, CP.ācunnungf.experience, trial, GD.ācusanto accuse, MtL 1210[L.].ācwacianto tremble.ācwæncan=ācwencanācweccan(tr.)to move, swing, shake, vibrate,Ma; Æ: (intr.)quiver, Æ. [‘aquetch’]ācwelan4to die, perish, Æ, AO, CP.ācwellanto kill, destroy,JnL; Æ, AO, CP. [‘aquell’]ācwellednes(eæ2) f.slaughter,EPs4322.ācwencanto quench, extinguish,Mt; AO. [‘aquench’]ācweornam.squirrel,Gl. [‘aquerne’]ācweorran3to guzzle, gorge,ELPs7771.ācwern=ācweornaācwerren= ācworren pp. ofācweorran.ācweðan5to say, speak out, declare, utter, express, answer,Gen:reject, banish,Gen304. [‘acweath’]ācwician(tr.)to quicken, vivify,Ps: (intr.)revive,BH. [‘aquick’]ācwīnan1to dwindle away, disappear, go out(of fire), BH,LPs.ācwincan3to vanish, be extinguished or eclipsed.ā-cwucian, -cwycian =ācwicianācwudum.an oak wood, KC 6·21819.ācwylan=ācwelanācwylmanto kill, slay.ācwylmianto be tormented, W 2205.ācwyncan=ācwencanācynned= ācenned pp. ofācennan.ācyrr-= ācirr-ācȳðanto show, proclaim, reveal, announce, confirm, prove.ādmn.heap, funeral pile, pyre:fire, flame. [OHG.eit]ādǣlanto divide, separate.ādēadianto fail, decay, mortify, become torpid or callous, Æ.ādēafianto became deaf, WW 17925.ādēafungf.deafening, making deaf,Lcd. [v. ‘adeave’]ādelI.=ādl.II.=ādelaādelam.mud, dirt, filth, filthy place,Æ. [‘addle’]ādelfan3to delve, dig, excavate, Æ, AO, CP.ādelihtfilthy, WW.ādelsēaðm.sewer, sink, Æ.ādēmanto judge, try, deprive of or exclude from by a legal decision:try, afflict.ādeorcianto become dull, obscure, tarnished, CP:grow dark, W.āderianto hurt, GD 21919.adesam., adese f. ‘adze,’hatchet,BH, W.ādexe=āðexeād-faruf. ds. -færeway or path to the funeral pile, B 3010.ādfinin.limit?ash-heap of a beacon? EC 3545.ādfȳrn.sacrificial fire,Ex398.+ādgian=+ēadgianādihtanto compose, write.ādihtianto regulate, arrange, order, CP.ā-dīlegian, -dīl(i)gian (ȳ)to destroy, blot out, annihilate, devastate, CP.ādimmianto become dim or dull, to darken, obscure, CP.ādlfn., ādle f.disease, infirmity, sickness, AO, CP.ādlēgm.flame of the funeral pile,Ph222.±ādlianto be diseased or ill, languish, Æ:cause disease, DR.ādligsick, diseased, Æ.ādligam.sick personādliht=ādelihtādlomam.one crippled by fire,Gu884. [lama?]ādlsēocsick of a contagious disease, ES 39·322.ādl-ðracu‡ f. gs. -ðræceforce of disease.ādlungf.illness, ÆH 1·12231.ādlwērigweary from illness,Gu981.ādōn(for conj. v.dōn)to take away, send away:cast out, expel, destroy: (w. preps.to, on, from, etc.)put, place, take, remove, set free, AO, CP.adosa=adesaādrǣdan=ondrǣdanādrǣfanto drive away, shut out, expel, AO, CP. [‘adreve’]ādrǣnct= ādrenced pp. ofādrencan.ādragan6to draw(sword), HL 15356.ādrēfan=ādrǣfanadremintef.feverfew.ādrencanto submerge, immerse, drown, AO. [‘adrench’]ādrēogan2to act, perform, do, practise,Æ:bear, suffer, endure,An; CP:pass time, live, Æ. [‘adree’]ādrēogendlicbearable.ādrēohan=ādrēoganādrēopan2to drip, drop,An.ādrēosan2to fall to pieces, decline, vanish,fail.ādrīfan1to drive, drive away, drive out, pursue, follow up,LL; Æ, AO, CP:stake out(a ford):chase(metal), Æ. [‘adrive’]ādrīgan=ādrȳganādrincan3be drowned, extinguished,BH; AO. [‘adrink’]ādrūgian, ādrūwian (Mt, Æ)to dry up. [‘adroughe’]ādrȳgan(ī)to become dry, dry up, wither, CP:dry, wipe dry.ādrysnanto extinguish, repress, NG.adsa=adesaadulsēað=adelsēaðādumbianto become dumb, keep silence,Mk; Æ. [v. ‘dumb’ vb.]a-dūn, -dūna, -dūne adv.down, downward, Æ. [=ofdūne]adūne(ā)stīganto descend,CPs.adūnfeallanto fall down,EPs14414.adūnweardadv.downwards,ChrL. [‘a-downward’]ādūstrigan=andūstrianādwǣscan(ē)to put out, quench, extinguish, blot out, destroy, AO:suppress, Æ, CP.ā-dwelianto wander, stray.ādwellan, pret. 3 sg. -dwealdeto seduce, lead astray:hinder, Æ.ādwēscan=ādwǣscanādwīnan1to dwindle or waste away.ādȳdanto destroy, mortify, kill,Æ. [‘adeaden’]ādȳfanto overpower with sound.ādylf= ādealf pret. ofādelfan.ādȳlgian, ādȳlegian =ādīlegianādymman=ādimmianādysgianto make foolish, W 18512.ǣ-accented verbal prefix, = (1)without; (2) ā-.ǣI.f. also ǣw f. (and m. or n.? inNG)law(divine or human),custom, covenant, AO, CP;WG, NG. butan ǣoutlaw: (esp. in pl.)rite, ceremony:faith, religion. unrihte ǣfalse religion. Crīstes ǣgospel:scriptures, revelation:marriage, Æ: (lawful)wife. For some comps. v. ǣw-. [‘æ’]II.=ēa I.III.interj.oh!alas!ǣaI.=ēa I.II.gp. ofǣ.æal-= eal-ǣalāinterj. =ēalāǣar-= ēar-āeargianto become remiss, AO 21220.ǣbǣre(ēLL)manifest, notorious, public, open, evident, clear. [‘eber’]āebbianto ebb away, recede,Chr.æbbung(= ebb-) f. ‘ebbing.’ sǣ æ.gulf, bay,WW154ǣbebodn.injunction of the law, command,PPs118102.ǣbēcfp.books of the law, WW 43915.ǣbēre=ǣbǣreǣbesn=ǣfesnǣbilg-, -bili(g)- = ǣbylg-ǣblǣc-= āblǣc-ǣblǣcelustreless, pale, pallid.ǣbodm.business, Æ:statute.ǣbodam.messenger, preacher,Gu909.ǣbræce=ǣwbræceǣbreca=ǣwbrecaǣbrecðf.sacrilege,LPs.ǣbrucolsacrilegious, GPH 402.æbsf?fir-tree, Æ. [L.abies]ǣbylgn. =ǣbylgðǣbylgam.anger,LPs7749.±ǣbylgan, -byli(g)anto make angry, offend, Æ.ǣbylgnesf.anger, offence, Æ.ǣbylgð, -bylgðu f.anger, AO.ǣbylig-= ǣbylg-ǣ-bylð, -bylygð =ǣbylgðǣcI.f. =āc.II.(N) =ēacǣcambef. =ācumbeǣcan=īecanæccyrn=æcernæce=eceǣce=ēceæced=ecedæcedwīnn.wine mingled with myrrh, MkL 1523.ǣcēlan=ācēlanǣcelmam.chilblain, OEG, WW.ǣcelmehte(ecil-)having chilblains, OEG 1523.ǣcenI.a wood of oaks.II.oaken, WW 27014.III.= ēacen pp. ofēacan.æcernap. æcras m.field, sown land, cultivated land,Mt; Æ, AO, CP; Mdf:a certain quantity of land, ‘acre,’Æ; v. LL 2·267:crop.æcerceorlm.countryman, farmer, NC 268.æceren=æcernæcerhegem.hedge of a field, KC 3·332.æcermǣlumby acres, KC 6·985.æcermannm.farmer,WW. [‘acreman’]æcernn.nut, mast of tree,Æ(i2): ‘acorn,’ WW.æcernsprancam. ‘ilex,’oak sapling?ÆGr6915.æcersǣdn.seed enough for an acre?Chr1124.æcerteoðungf.tithe of the produce of the soil, W 31024.æcertȳningf.fencing, EC 3779.æcerweorcn.field-work, GPH 391.æces=æxæcest, æceð pres. 2 and 3 sg. ofacan.ǣcilma=ǣcelmaæcirn=æcernǣclǣca=āglǣcaǣclēaw=ǣglēawǣcnōsledegenerate, not noble, WW.+ǣcnōsliendedegenerating, WW 21812.ǣcræft† m.knowledge of law or ordinances, religion.ǣcræftiglearned in the law; as sb. =lawyer, scribe, Pharisee.æcrasv.æcer.æcren=æcernæcsf. ‘axe,’pickaxe, hatchet, CP;Mt(æx).æcst, æcð pres. 2 and 3 sg. ofacan.ǣcumba=ācumbaæcur=æceræcyrfm. (wood-)choppings, BH 22415.æd(NG) =ætæd-= ed-ædderseax(WW) =ǣdreseaxæddre, ǣdr =ǣdreǣdreI.f.artery, vein, pulse, nerve, sinew,B; AO: pl.veins, kidneys:runlet of water, fountain, spring, stream. [‘eddre’]II.adv.at once, directly, instantly, quickly: (†)fully, entirely. [OS.ādro]ǣdreseax(der) n.lancet, WW 41010.ǣdrewegm.artery, vein.ǣdrīfan=ādrīfanædwist=edwistæfæst=æfestǣfæst=ǣwfæstæfdæll-dell (NG) =ofdæleæfdȳnem.declivity,Gl.ǣfellewithout skin, peeled, WW 19031.æfen=efenǣfen(ē) nm. ‘even,’evening, eventide,B, MkL, Gu(ēfn). tō ǣfenestill evening:eve,RB.ǣfencollatiothe‘collatio’read before compline, NC 268.ǣfendrēamm.even-song, RB.ǣfengebedn.evening service, WW 12934.ǣfengereordn.evening meal, supper(often used in pl. of one meal).ǣfengereordianto sup, give supper to, CM 1030.ǣfengereordungf.supper, NC 269.ǣfengeweorcn.evening work,Lcd70b.ǣfen-giefl, -gifl n.evening repast, supper, AO, CP.ǣfen-glōm, -glōma m., -glōmung (omm-, eom-) f.gloaming, twilight.ǣfengromfierce at eve, B 2074.æfenian=æfnianǣfenlācn.evening sacrifice, evening prayer,PPs1403.ǣfenlǣcanto grow towards evening, Lk 2429.ǣfenlēohtn.evening light, B 403.ǣfenleoð† n.evening song.ǣfenlicof the evening; adv. -līce.ǣfenlofn.lauds(service), CM 1035.ǣfenmetem.supper.ǣfenoffrungf.evening sacrifice, NC 269.ǣfenrǣdingf.reading(during the evening meal at a monastery), ‘collatio,’ CM.ǣfenrepsungf.nightfall, Æ.ǣfen-rest, -ræst † f.evening rest.ǣfensangm. ‘evensong,’Æ, RB.ǣfensceopm.evening singer, bard,Rd95. [scop]ǣfenscīmam.evening splendour,Gen2448.ǣfensprǣcf.evening talk, B 759.ǣfensteorram.the evening star, Hesperus,Bo; Æ. [‘evenstar’]ǣfen-tīdf., -tima m.eventide, Æ.ǣfenðēnungf.evening service:evening repast, supper.ǣfenðēowdōmm.evening service or office, WW 12934.ǣfenung=ǣfnungǣfer=ǣfreæferðef.name of a plant,Lcd.æfes-= efes-æfesa? m., æfese (m.) f. =æfesnæfesn, æfesen f.relish, dainty, special pasturage, pannage;the charge for special pasturage, LL.æfesne?=æpsen?æfestmf.envy, hatred, malice, spite, CP;El, Ps:zeal, rivalry. [‘evest’]ǣfest==ǣwfæstæfestfulfull of envy.±æfestian-igianto be or become envious.æfestigenvious:zealous.æfestlīce=ofostlīceæfgælðf.superstition, OEG.æfgerefa(-groefa) ‘exactor,’ LkL1258.

aprep. [=on]on, at, in, to, for.

āI.(āwa, ō) adv.always, ever, at all, continuously, for ever, Æ, AO, CP. ā on ēcnisse; ā butan endeworld without end:at any time:in any degree. [ON.ei, ey]

II.f. =ǣ

ā-(unemphatic verbal prefix);I.orig. =forth, away, but as a rule only intensitive in meaning.

II.= on-

III.ym(b)-

IV.=ā(I.) in pronouns and participles, and gives a sense of indefiniteness.

V.= ǣ-

āǣlan=onǣlan

āǣðan=āīeðan

āb=ōweb

ābacan6to bake, ÆH 2·2689.

ābǣdanto compel, restrain, ward off:exact, take toll:force out, extract.

ābæligan=ǣbylgan

ābǣranto disclose, bring to light, DD 41.

ābære(W 27424) =ǣbære

ābærnan=onbærnan

abal(Gen500) =afol

ābannan7to summon, convoke, command:announce, proclaim. ā. ūtcall out, assemble,Chr. [‘abanne’]

ābarianto lay bare, disclose.

abbad, abbod, abbot ==abbud

abbud(a, o) m. ‘abbot,’BH, Chr; Æ. [L.abbatem]

abbuddōmm.abbatial jurisdiction, BH.

abbudessef.abbess,Chr.

abbudhādm.abbatial rank, dignity, LL.

abbudlēastf.lack of an abbot, BC 1·155´.

abbudrīce(o) n.abbey, abbacy, office or jurisdiction of an abbot(used even of a convent of nuns).

ābēatan7to beat, strike, break to pieces, make to fall,Cr. [‘abeat’]

ābēcēdēf.ABC, alphabet.

ābedecian(eðe-)to get by begging or asking,Bo7112.

abedisse=abbudesse

ābēgan=ābȳgan

ābelgan3to make angry, irritate, offend,Sol; Æ, AO, CP:hurt, distress:be angry with. [‘abelgen’]

ābēodan2to order, proclaim, bid, command, direct:summon, call out:announce, relate, declare, present, offer,AO; Æ. hǣl ā.to wish one good luck, greet, bid farewell to. [‘abede’]

ābeofian=ābifian

ābēogan=ābūgan

ābeornan3to take fire,PPs10516.

ābēowan(WW 21746) =ābȳwan

āberan4to bear, carry:endure, suffer,Mt, Bo; Æ, CP:bear(a child), Æ:take away, remove:reveal: (refl.)restrain oneself:do without, NC 268.

ā-berd, -beredcrafty, cunning.

āberendlicbearable.

ābernan(N) =ābeornan

āberstan3to burst out, break out, Æ, CP:break away, escape. ūt ā.break out.

ābeðecian=ābedecian

ābicgan=ābycgan

ābīdan1to‘abide,’wait, remain, delay, remain behind, AO:survive:wait for, await, Æ:expect,Mt113.

ābiddan5to ask for, request, require, demand, pray, pray to, pray for, Æ:get by asking, obtain, Æ, AO, CP:call out(an army).

ābifian(eo)to tremble, quake, shake.

ābilgð, ābilhð =ǣbylgð

ābiran=āberan

ābiring=ābyrging

ābisg-,ābiseg-= ābysg-

ābītan1to bite in pieces, tear to pieces, devour, gnaw, Æ, AO:taste, partake of, consume.

ābit(e)rianto turn bitter, CP 34124:embitter.

ābitt= ābit

ābītt= ābīt

The first edition gives “ābit” as a form ofābiddan, “ābīt” as a form ofābīdanorābītan.

āblācianto become pale, grow faint:become tarnished, CP 1352.

āblǣcanto bleach, whiten,BJPs509.

āblǣcnesf.pallor, gloom,Lcd1·294.

āblǣcungf.pallor,HGl518.

āblǣstinspired, furious.

āblāwan1to blow, blow away, breathe upon,Æ:puff up, swell,Lcd93b. [‘ablow’]

āblāw-nes, -ung f.inflation,Lcd.

āblegnedulcerated,Lcd.

āblendanto blind, put out the eyes of, Æ, CP:dazzle, deceive, delude,Æ. [‘ablend’]

āblēredbare, uncovered, bald. [blēre]

āblīcan1to shine, glitter.

āblicgan=āblycgan

āblignes=ǣbylgnes

āblindanto make blind,Bl1514.

āblindian=āblendan

āblinnan3to cease, leave off, desist, Æ, AO, CP.

āblinnednesf.cessation, interruption, A 5·465.

āblinnendlīceindefatigably,HGl42932.

āblinnendnes=āblinnednes

āblisian(Æ) =āblysian

āblissianto make glad, please, GD 335n.

āblongen= ābolgen, pp. ofābelgan.

āblycgan(i)to grow pale, Æ:make afraid.

āblynnan=āblinnan

āblysianto blush.

āblysungf.blushing, shame, RB 13311.

ābodianto announce, proclaim, LkR 123.

ābolgennesf.irritation, WW 23019.

āborgianto be surety for, LL: (w. æt)borrow.

āborian=ābarian

ābracianto engrave, emboss.

ābrǣdanI.to spread out, dilate:stretch out, Æ.

II.bake,Lcd44a.

ābraslianto crash, crackle, GD 23612.

ābrēacpret. 3 sg. ofābrūcan.

ābrēatpret. 3 sg. ofābrēotan.

ābrecan4to break, break to pieces, break down, conquer, capture, violate, destroy, Æ, AO, CP:break away from.

ābrēdan3to move quickly, draw, unsheath, wench, pull out,Mt:withdraw, take away, draw back, free from, Æ, AO. ūp ābrodendrawn up, raised up:start up, awake. [‘abraid’]

ābredwianto lay low, kill, B 2619.

ābrēganto alarm, terrify.

ābregdan=ābrēdan

ābrēotan2to destroy, kill.

ābrēotnesf.extermination, OET 182.

ābrēoðan2(intr.)to fail, decay, deteriorate, perish, be destroyed,Ma; Æ. ābroðen (pp.)degenerate, reprobate,ÆGr. (tr. and wk.)destroy. [v. ‘brethe’]

ābrerd-= onbryrd-

ābroðennesf.baseness, cowardice, W.

ābrūcan3to eat, A 11·117.

ābryrd-= onbryrd-

ābrȳtanto destroy,EPs369.

ābūfan(= on-) adv.above,Chr1090e.

ābūgan2(= on-)to bow, incline, bend, submit, do reverence,B, ChrL; Æ:swerve, turn(to or from),deviate, CP:withdraw, retire:be bent or turned, turn one’s self. [‘abow’]

ābundenunimpeded.

ābūrodnot inhabited, TC 16228.

ābūtan, -būten, -būton.I.prep. acc.on, about, around, on the outside, round about,CP, ChrL, Æ.

II.adv.about, nearly,ChrC. [= onbūtan; ‘about’]

ābycganto buy, pay for, requite:redeem:perform, execute.

ābyffanto mutter, WW 44724.

ābȳgan(ē)to bend, deflect:subdue, bring low:convert.

ābȳgendlicv.un-ā.

ābylg-, ābylig- = ǣbylg-

ā-byrgan, -byrianto taste, eat.

ābyrging(-iri-) f.taste.

ābysgianto busy, occupy, employ:engage in, undertake:take up, fill, GD.

ābysgungf.occupation:trouble.

ābȳwan(ēo)to rub off, polish, cleanse, purify.

acI.conj.but:but also, moreover, nevertheless, however:because, for(?):and(?),An569. ac gifunless, except,Bl151. [Goth.ak]

II.interrog. particle,why, wherefore, whether: in direct questions =L.nonne, numquid.

ācf. gds. and np. ǣc ‘oak,’Æ, Ct, Lcd; Mdf: (‡)ship of oak: (w. nap. ācas)name ofthe rune fora. [OHG.eih]

ācǣgan=ācīgan

ācǣglod‘serratus,’Nar2026.

ācænn-= ācenn-

ācærran=ācirran

ācalan6to become frost-bitten,Lcd2b.

acan6to‘ache,’suffer pain,Æ.

acas, acase f. (NG) =æcs

ācbēamm.oak-tree.

accentm.accent. [L.]

accutian?=ācunnian

āccynnn.a kind of oak, WW 4306.

ācdrencm.oak drink, drink made from acorns?, WW.

ace=ece

ācealdianto become cold,Æ, CP. [‘acold’]

ācēapianto buy off, buy out.

ācēlanto cool off, still, quiet,Met. [‘akele’]

ācelma=ǣcelma

ācen=ǣcen

ācennanto bring forth, produce, renew,Bo, WG; Æ:attribute to. [‘akenne(d)’]

ācennedlic‘genuinus,’native, OEG.

ācennednes(WG;Æ), -cennes (CP, NG; AO) f.birth. [‘akenn(ed)nes’]

ācennendm.parent, DR 19711.

ācennicgef.mother, DR.

ācenningf.birth,Bk16.

ācēocian(tr.)to choke: (intr.)burn out.

ācēocungf. ‘ruminatio,’ WW 1792.

āceorfan3to cut off, hew down, AO, CP. onweg ā.to cut away. of ā.to cut off, AO.

ācēosan2to choose, AO, CP.

acer=æcer

ācerr-= ācirr-

ācīganto call, summon.

ācirran(e, y) (tr.)to turn, turn away or aside: (intr.)turn oneself, go, return.

ācirrednesv.onweg-ā.

ācl=ācol

āclǣc==āglǣc

āclǣnsianto cleanse, purify, Æ.

āclēafn.oak leaf,Lcd.

āclēofan2to cleave, EC 35110.

ācleopianto call out, WW 3785.

+āclian†to frighten, excite. [ācol]

āclungencontracted, WW 23937. [clingan]

ācmelun.acorn meal,Lcd.

ācmistelf.mistletoe,Lcd.

ācn-= ēacn-

ācnāwan1to know, recognise, understand.

ācnyssanto drive out, expel,SPs3513.

ācofrianto recover,Lcd. [‘acover’]

ācol†affrighted, dismayed.

ācōlianto grow cold, CP.

ācolitusm.acolyte, LL [L.].

ācolmōd†fearful minded, timid.

+ācolmōdianto cast down, sadden, WW 20916. [ācol]

ācordianto make terms, reconcile,Chr1120.

ācorenliceligible, worthy of choice, CP 40936.

ācostnianto try, test, prove, CM, WW.

ācræftanto think out, devise, AO 4629.

ācrammianto cram, WW 23610.

ācrēopianto creep, crawl, Æ.

ācrimman3(y)to cram, stuff, WW.

ācrindf.oak bark,Lcd.

ācrummenpp. ofācrimman.

acs=æx

ācs-= āsc-

acse=asce

āctānm.oak-twig,Lcd.

āctrēon.oak-tree,Wif2836.

ācucian(Æ) =ācwician

ācul=ācol

ācuma(Æ) =ācumba

ācuman4to come, come forth(from), Æ:bear, bring:endure, withstand, Æ:get to or from, reach,Gen. [‘acome’]

ācum-bam., -be fn. ‘oakum,’hards, tow,Lcd, OEG, WW:ashes of oakum:parings, clippings. [cemban]

ācumendlictolerable, Æ:possible.

ācumendlīcnesf.possibility.

ācunnan(NG) =oncunnan

ācunnianto try, test, prove:experience, CP.

ācunnungf.experience, trial, GD.

ācusanto accuse, MtL 1210[L.].

ācwacianto tremble.

ācwæncan=ācwencan

ācweccan(tr.)to move, swing, shake, vibrate,Ma; Æ: (intr.)quiver, Æ. [‘aquetch’]

ācwelan4to die, perish, Æ, AO, CP.

ācwellanto kill, destroy,JnL; Æ, AO, CP. [‘aquell’]

ācwellednes(eæ2) f.slaughter,EPs4322.

ācwencanto quench, extinguish,Mt; AO. [‘aquench’]

ācweornam.squirrel,Gl. [‘aquerne’]

ācweorran3to guzzle, gorge,ELPs7771.

ācwern=ācweorna

ācwerren= ācworren pp. ofācweorran.

ācweðan5to say, speak out, declare, utter, express, answer,Gen:reject, banish,Gen304. [‘acweath’]

ācwician(tr.)to quicken, vivify,Ps: (intr.)revive,BH. [‘aquick’]

ācwīnan1to dwindle away, disappear, go out(of fire), BH,LPs.

ācwincan3to vanish, be extinguished or eclipsed.

ā-cwucian, -cwycian =ācwician

ācwudum.an oak wood, KC 6·21819.

ācwylan=ācwelan

ācwylmanto kill, slay.

ācwylmianto be tormented, W 2205.

ācwyncan=ācwencan

ācynned= ācenned pp. ofācennan.

ācyrr-= ācirr-

ācȳðanto show, proclaim, reveal, announce, confirm, prove.

ādmn.heap, funeral pile, pyre:fire, flame. [OHG.eit]

ādǣlanto divide, separate.

ādēadianto fail, decay, mortify, become torpid or callous, Æ.

ādēafianto became deaf, WW 17925.

ādēafungf.deafening, making deaf,Lcd. [v. ‘adeave’]

ādelI.=ādl.

II.=ādela

ādelam.mud, dirt, filth, filthy place,Æ. [‘addle’]

ādelfan3to delve, dig, excavate, Æ, AO, CP.

ādelihtfilthy, WW.

ādelsēaðm.sewer, sink, Æ.

ādēmanto judge, try, deprive of or exclude from by a legal decision:try, afflict.

ādeorcianto become dull, obscure, tarnished, CP:grow dark, W.

āderianto hurt, GD 21919.

adesam., adese f. ‘adze,’hatchet,BH, W.

ādexe=āðexe

ād-faruf. ds. -færeway or path to the funeral pile, B 3010.

ādfinin.limit?ash-heap of a beacon? EC 3545.

ādfȳrn.sacrificial fire,Ex398.

+ādgian=+ēadgian

ādihtanto compose, write.

ādihtianto regulate, arrange, order, CP.

ā-dīlegian, -dīl(i)gian (ȳ)to destroy, blot out, annihilate, devastate, CP.

ādimmianto become dim or dull, to darken, obscure, CP.

ādlfn., ādle f.disease, infirmity, sickness, AO, CP.

ādlēgm.flame of the funeral pile,Ph222.

±ādlianto be diseased or ill, languish, Æ:cause disease, DR.

ādligsick, diseased, Æ.

ādligam.sick person

ādliht=ādeliht

ādlomam.one crippled by fire,Gu884. [lama?]

ādlsēocsick of a contagious disease, ES 39·322.

ādl-ðracu‡ f. gs. -ðræceforce of disease.

ādlungf.illness, ÆH 1·12231.

ādlwērigweary from illness,Gu981.

ādōn(for conj. v.dōn)to take away, send away:cast out, expel, destroy: (w. preps.to, on, from, etc.)put, place, take, remove, set free, AO, CP.

adosa=adesa

ādrǣdan=ondrǣdan

ādrǣfanto drive away, shut out, expel, AO, CP. [‘adreve’]

ādrǣnct= ādrenced pp. ofādrencan.

ādragan6to draw(sword), HL 15356.

ādrēfan=ādrǣfan

adremintef.feverfew.

ādrencanto submerge, immerse, drown, AO. [‘adrench’]

ādrēogan2to act, perform, do, practise,Æ:bear, suffer, endure,An; CP:pass time, live, Æ. [‘adree’]

ādrēogendlicbearable.

ādrēohan=ādrēogan

ādrēopan2to drip, drop,An.

ādrēosan2to fall to pieces, decline, vanish,fail.

ādrīfan1to drive, drive away, drive out, pursue, follow up,LL; Æ, AO, CP:stake out(a ford):chase(metal), Æ. [‘adrive’]

ādrīgan=ādrȳgan

ādrincan3be drowned, extinguished,BH; AO. [‘adrink’]

ādrūgian, ādrūwian (Mt, Æ)to dry up. [‘adroughe’]

ādrȳgan(ī)to become dry, dry up, wither, CP:dry, wipe dry.

ādrysnanto extinguish, repress, NG.

adsa=adesa

adulsēað=adelsēað

ādumbianto become dumb, keep silence,Mk; Æ. [v. ‘dumb’ vb.]

a-dūn, -dūna, -dūne adv.down, downward, Æ. [=ofdūne]

adūne(ā)stīganto descend,CPs.

adūnfeallanto fall down,EPs14414.

adūnweardadv.downwards,ChrL. [‘a-downward’]

ādūstrigan=andūstrian

ādwǣscan(ē)to put out, quench, extinguish, blot out, destroy, AO:suppress, Æ, CP.

ā-dwelianto wander, stray.

ādwellan, pret. 3 sg. -dwealdeto seduce, lead astray:hinder, Æ.

ādwēscan=ādwǣscan

ādwīnan1to dwindle or waste away.

ādȳdanto destroy, mortify, kill,Æ. [‘adeaden’]

ādȳfanto overpower with sound.

ādylf= ādealf pret. ofādelfan.

ādȳlgian, ādȳlegian =ādīlegian

ādymman=ādimmian

ādysgianto make foolish, W 18512.

ǣ-accented verbal prefix, = (1)without; (2) ā-.

ǣI.f. also ǣw f. (and m. or n.? inNG)law(divine or human),custom, covenant, AO, CP;WG, NG. butan ǣoutlaw: (esp. in pl.)rite, ceremony:faith, religion. unrihte ǣfalse religion. Crīstes ǣgospel:scriptures, revelation:marriage, Æ: (lawful)wife. For some comps. v. ǣw-. [‘æ’]

II.=ēa I.

III.interj.oh!alas!

ǣaI.=ēa I.

II.gp. ofǣ.

æal-= eal-

ǣalāinterj. =ēalā

ǣar-= ēar-

āeargianto become remiss, AO 21220.

ǣbǣre(ēLL)manifest, notorious, public, open, evident, clear. [‘eber’]

āebbianto ebb away, recede,Chr.

æbbung(= ebb-) f. ‘ebbing.’ sǣ æ.gulf, bay,WW154

ǣbebodn.injunction of the law, command,PPs118102.

ǣbēcfp.books of the law, WW 43915.

ǣbēre=ǣbǣre

ǣbesn=ǣfesn

ǣbilg-, -bili(g)- = ǣbylg-

ǣblǣc-= āblǣc-

ǣblǣcelustreless, pale, pallid.

ǣbodm.business, Æ:statute.

ǣbodam.messenger, preacher,Gu909.

ǣbræce=ǣwbræce

ǣbreca=ǣwbreca

ǣbrecðf.sacrilege,LPs.

ǣbrucolsacrilegious, GPH 402.

æbsf?fir-tree, Æ. [L.abies]

ǣbylgn. =ǣbylgð

ǣbylgam.anger,LPs7749.

±ǣbylgan, -byli(g)anto make angry, offend, Æ.

ǣbylgnesf.anger, offence, Æ.

ǣbylgð, -bylgðu f.anger, AO.

ǣbylig-= ǣbylg-

ǣ-bylð, -bylygð =ǣbylgð

ǣcI.f. =āc.

II.(N) =ēac

ǣcambef. =ācumbe

ǣcan=īecan

æccyrn=æcern

æce=ece

ǣce=ēce

æced=eced

æcedwīnn.wine mingled with myrrh, MkL 1523.

ǣcēlan=ācēlan

ǣcelmam.chilblain, OEG, WW.

ǣcelmehte(ecil-)having chilblains, OEG 1523.

ǣcenI.a wood of oaks.

II.oaken, WW 27014.

III.= ēacen pp. ofēacan.

æcernap. æcras m.field, sown land, cultivated land,Mt; Æ, AO, CP; Mdf:a certain quantity of land, ‘acre,’Æ; v. LL 2·267:crop.

æcerceorlm.countryman, farmer, NC 268.

æceren=æcern

æcerhegem.hedge of a field, KC 3·332.

æcermǣlumby acres, KC 6·985.

æcermannm.farmer,WW. [‘acreman’]

æcernn.nut, mast of tree,Æ(i2): ‘acorn,’ WW.

æcernsprancam. ‘ilex,’oak sapling?ÆGr6915.

æcersǣdn.seed enough for an acre?Chr1124.

æcerteoðungf.tithe of the produce of the soil, W 31024.

æcertȳningf.fencing, EC 3779.

æcerweorcn.field-work, GPH 391.

æces=æx

æcest, æceð pres. 2 and 3 sg. ofacan.

ǣcilma=ǣcelma

æcirn=æcern

ǣclǣca=āglǣca

ǣclēaw=ǣglēaw

ǣcnōsledegenerate, not noble, WW.

+ǣcnōsliendedegenerating, WW 21812.

ǣcræft† m.knowledge of law or ordinances, religion.

ǣcræftiglearned in the law; as sb. =lawyer, scribe, Pharisee.

æcrasv.æcer.

æcren=æcern

æcsf. ‘axe,’pickaxe, hatchet, CP;Mt(æx).

æcst, æcð pres. 2 and 3 sg. ofacan.

ǣcumba=ācumba

æcur=æcer

æcyrfm. (wood-)choppings, BH 22415.

æd(NG) =æt

æd-= ed-

ædderseax(WW) =ǣdreseax

æddre, ǣdr =ǣdre

ǣdreI.f.artery, vein, pulse, nerve, sinew,B; AO: pl.veins, kidneys:runlet of water, fountain, spring, stream. [‘eddre’]

II.adv.at once, directly, instantly, quickly: (†)fully, entirely. [OS.ādro]

ǣdreseax(der) n.lancet, WW 41010.

ǣdrewegm.artery, vein.

ǣdrīfan=ādrīfan

ædwist=edwist

æfæst=æfest

ǣfæst=ǣwfæst

æfdæll-dell (NG) =ofdæle

æfdȳnem.declivity,Gl.

ǣfellewithout skin, peeled, WW 19031.

æfen=efen

ǣfen(ē) nm. ‘even,’evening, eventide,B, MkL, Gu(ēfn). tō ǣfenestill evening:eve,RB.

ǣfencollatiothe‘collatio’read before compline, NC 268.

ǣfendrēamm.even-song, RB.

ǣfengebedn.evening service, WW 12934.

ǣfengereordn.evening meal, supper(often used in pl. of one meal).

ǣfengereordianto sup, give supper to, CM 1030.

ǣfengereordungf.supper, NC 269.

ǣfengeweorcn.evening work,Lcd70b.

ǣfen-giefl, -gifl n.evening repast, supper, AO, CP.

ǣfen-glōm, -glōma m., -glōmung (omm-, eom-) f.gloaming, twilight.

ǣfengromfierce at eve, B 2074.

æfenian=æfnian

ǣfenlācn.evening sacrifice, evening prayer,PPs1403.

ǣfenlǣcanto grow towards evening, Lk 2429.

ǣfenlēohtn.evening light, B 403.

ǣfenleoð† n.evening song.

ǣfenlicof the evening; adv. -līce.

ǣfenlofn.lauds(service), CM 1035.

ǣfenmetem.supper.

ǣfenoffrungf.evening sacrifice, NC 269.

ǣfenrǣdingf.reading(during the evening meal at a monastery), ‘collatio,’ CM.

ǣfenrepsungf.nightfall, Æ.

ǣfen-rest, -ræst † f.evening rest.

ǣfensangm. ‘evensong,’Æ, RB.

ǣfensceopm.evening singer, bard,Rd95. [scop]

ǣfenscīmam.evening splendour,Gen2448.

ǣfensprǣcf.evening talk, B 759.

ǣfensteorram.the evening star, Hesperus,Bo; Æ. [‘evenstar’]

ǣfen-tīdf., -tima m.eventide, Æ.

ǣfenðēnungf.evening service:evening repast, supper.

ǣfenðēowdōmm.evening service or office, WW 12934.

ǣfenung=ǣfnung

ǣfer=ǣfre

æferðef.name of a plant,Lcd.

æfes-= efes-

æfesa? m., æfese (m.) f. =æfesn

æfesn, æfesen f.relish, dainty, special pasturage, pannage;the charge for special pasturage, LL.

æfesne?=æpsen?

æfestmf.envy, hatred, malice, spite, CP;El, Ps:zeal, rivalry. [‘evest’]

ǣfest==ǣwfæst

æfestfulfull of envy.

±æfestian-igianto be or become envious.

æfestigenvious:zealous.

æfestlīce=ofostlīce

æfgælðf.superstition, OEG.

æfgerefa(-groefa) ‘exactor,’ LkL1258.


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