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andfeng (on-) m. seizing, receiving, taking, Æ, RB: defence: defender: attack, assault: revenue, means, Lk 14²⁸, Bk 10: illegal occupation of (land).

andfenga m. receiver, defender, undertaker, Ps.

andfenge I. acceptable, agreeable, approved, fit, suitable, Æ, CP: that can receive: taken.

II. m. undertaker: receptacle.

andfengend m. defender, Ps: receiver. gafoles a. tax collector.

andfengestōw f. receptacle, WW 213⁴³.

andfengnes f. acceptance, receiving: receptacle: acceptableness, W 253²¹.

andfex = andfeax

andgelōman = andlōman

andget == andgit

andgete † adj. plain, manifest. [andgiete]

andgiet (ond-; e, i, y) n., andgiete f. understanding, intellect, Mt; Æ, CP: knowledge, perception, CP: sense, meaning, Æ, CP: one of the five senses: plan, purpose. [‘angit’]

andgiet- = andgit-

andgitful intelligent, sensible.

andgitfullic intelligible, clear. adv. -līce.

andgitlēas foolish, senseless, Æ.

andgitlēast f. want of understanding, Æ.

andgitlic = andgitfullic

andgitol intelligent, sensible.

andgittācen ‡ (ie²) n. sensible token, sign.

andgyt = andgiet

andgyt- = andgit-

Printed on one line:
andgyt == andgiet, -git

andhēafod n. heading, unploughed headland of a field, EC.

andhetan, andhettan = andettan

andhweorfan³ to move against, blow against, B 548. [or ? onhweorfan]

andian to be envious or jealous.

andig envious, jealous, OEG.

andlāman = andlōman

andlang (o¹, o²) I. adj. entire, continuous, extended. andlangne dæg, niht all day (night) long, An, Gu. [‘along’]

II. prep. w. g. ‘along,’ by the side of, Æ, Chr, KC; AO.

andlangcempa (anl-) soldier fighting in line, WW 450¹⁸.

andlata (Cr 1436) = andwlita

andlēan † n. retribution, retaliation.

and-leofen (ie, i, y) f., -leofa m. sustenance, nourishment, food: money, wages. [libban]

andlīcnes = onlīcnes

andliefen (AO, CP), andlifen = andleofen

andlōman (ā², u²) m. pl. utensils, implements, vessels.

andlong = andlang

andlyfen = andleofen

andmitta = anmitta

andrecefæt? n. wine or oil press, WW 123³⁷.

andriesne = ondrysne

an-drysen-, -drysn- = ondrys(e)n-

and-rysno f. respect, reverence: etiquette.

andsaca m. adversary: denier, apostate.

andsacian to dispute, deny, CP.

andsæc m. denial, oath of purgation, El, LL: refusal: strife, resistance. [‘andsech’]

andsǣte adj. hateful, odious, repugnant, Æ: hostile. [‘andsete’]

andslyht † m. blow.

andspeornan³ to stumble against, NG.

andspyrnes f. offence, MtR 16²³.

āndstreces = ānstreces

and-sumnes, -sundnes (= on-) f. purity, chastity, virginity. v. OEG 1696.

±andswarian to ‘answer,’ Lk; Æ, CP.

andswaru f. ‘answer,’ reply, B, Jn; CP.

and-swerian (VPs), -sworian = andswarian

andsȳn = ansīen

and-timber, -tymber = ontimber

andðracian = onðracian

andðræce = onðræce

andung f. jealousy, LPs 77⁵⁸.

andūstrian ‘detestari,’ MtR 26⁷⁴.

andūstrung f. ‘abominatio,’ MtR 24¹⁵.

andwǣscan = ādwǣscan

andwǣt moist.

andward- = andweard-

andweal- = onweal-

andweard (+ at AS 63¹⁴) present, actual, existing, Æ, CP: opposite to.

±andweardian to present, bring before one. (+andweardian also = andwyrdian.)

andweardlic present, actual. adv. -līce.

andweardnes f. presence, CP: present time.

andwendednes = onwendednes

andweorc n. matter, substance, material, CP: cause.

andwerd == and-weard, -wyrd

andwīg m. resistance, Gu 147.

andwille = ānwille

andwirdan = andwyrdan

andwīs expert, skilful, Jul 244.

andwīsnes f. experience, WW 20⁵.

andwist f. support? station? An 1542.

andwlata = andwlita

+andwlatod ‘frontosus,’ OEG 8³⁶⁵.

andwlita (a, eo) m. face, forehead, countenance, form, B, MtR; AO, CP. [‘anleth’]

andwlite n. = andwlita

andwliteful ‘vultuosus,’ GPH 393.

andwrāð hostile, enraged, Pa 17.

and-wurd, -wyrd == andweard

±and-wyrdan, -wyrdian (e, i) to answer, Æ, Mt; AO, CP: (+an-) ‘conspirare,’ WW 209⁴². [‘andwurde’]

andwyrde n. answer, AO.

andwyrding f. ‘conspiratio,’ WW 373¹¹.

andȳde pret. of andōn (ondōn).

andytt- = andett-

āne (1) = ǣne, (2) heonu.

ān-ēage, -ē(a)gede (ÆL) ‘one-eyed,’ blind of one eye.

ānecge adj. having one edge, Æ.

+āned v. ānian.

ānēge, ānēgede = ānēage

ānēhst = ānīhst

ānemnan to announce, declare, Gu. [‘aname’]

ānerian to deliver, rescue, LPs 24¹⁵; EPs 49²².

ānes = ǣnes

ānescian = āhnescian

ānett mn., ānetnes f. solitude, seclusion, CP.

anf- = onf-

ān-feald, -fald, -fealdlic single, unmixed, singular, unique, superior, Æ; CP: simple, modest, honest, sincere, Mt; CP: fixed, invariable. ā. gerecednes or sprǣc prose. [‘afald’] adv. -līce.

ānfealdnes f. unity, concord, AO: simplicity, CP.

anfealt f. anvil, OEG 11⁶⁷ and n. [cp. anfilte]

anfeng == andfeng

ānfēte one-footed, Rd 59¹.

an-filt (Æ), -filte (Gl), n. ‘anvil.’

anfindan = onfindan

ānfloga m. lonely flier, Seaf 62.

anfōn (AO) == onfōn

anforht fearful, Cross 117.

ānforlǣtan⁷ to let go, lose, relinquish, abandon, surrender, CP: omit, neglect.

ānforlǣtnes f. loss, desertion, Bl 85³¹: intermission.

anforngean in front of, MF (Vesp. D xiv).

anga (o) m. stimulus, sting, goad, CP.

ānga (ǣ, ē) sole, only: solitary.

angbrēost n. tightness of the chest, asthma, Lcd.

ange = enge

angeald pret. 3 sg. of angildan.

angēan == ongēan

angel I. m. ‘angle,’ hook, fish-hook, Bo, MtL (ongul).

II. m. = engel

Angel n. Anglen, a district in Schleswig, from which the Angles came, AO.

Angelcynn n. the English people: England, AO.

āngeld = āngilde

angelic like, similar, Bo 44¹⁸.

angeltwicce fm. a certain worm used as bait, earthworm? WW, Lcd. [‘angletwitch’]

Angelðeod f. the English people: England.

āngenga I. solitary, isolated, Æ.

II. m. solitary goer, isolated one, B.

angerǣd = ungerād

āngetrum n. illustrious company, Ex 334.

angeweald = onweald

±angian to be in anguish, RPs 60³; 142⁴.

angien = anginn

angil = angel I.

angildan = ongieldan

āngilde (e, y) I. n. single payment or rate of compensation for damage, LL: the fixed price at which cattle and other goods were received as currency, LL. [‘angild’]

II. adj. to be compensated for.

III. adv. simply, only, LL.

āngildes = āngilde III.

anginn n. beginning, Æ; AO, CP: intention, design, enterprise, undertaking, CP: action, onset, attack: rising (of sun). [‘angin’]

anginnan (AO) = onginnan

angitan = ongietan

angitful = andgitful

Angle mp. the Angles or English (who came from Anglen; v. Angel, Engle).

angmōd sad, sorrowful.

angmōdnes f. sadness, sorrow, W 188⁶.

angnægl m. corn, ‘agnail,’ Lcd 30b.

angnere (on-) m. corner of the eye, WW 423³⁴.

angnes f. anxiety, uneasiness, trouble, pain, anguish, fear.

angol- = angel-, ongol-

angrisla (y) m. terror, Bl 203⁷.

angrislic (y²) grisly, terrible. adv. -(en)līce.

ang-set, -seta m. eruption, pustule, carbuncle, WW.

angsum narrow, hard, difficult.

±angsumian to vex, afflict, Æ.

angsumlic troublesome, anxious, painful. adv. -līce Æ.

angsumnes f. pain, Æ: sorrow, trouble: difficulty, perplexity.

āngum = ǣnigum dat. of ǣnig.

āngyld, āngylde = āngilde

angyn = onginn

angytan = ongietan

anh- = onh-

ānhaga (o²) † m. solitary being, recluse.

anhende (= on-) on hand, requiring attention, AO 88²⁴.

ānhende one-handed, lame, weak, Æ.

ānhīwe ‘uniformis,’ OEG 1046.

anhoga m. care, anxiety, Gu 970.

ānhoga = ānhaga

ānhorn, ānhorna m. unicorn, Ps.

ānhrǣdlīce = ānrǣdlīce

ānhundwintre a hundred years old.

ānhȳdig † resolute, firm, constant, stubborn, brave.

ānhyrne I. one-horned, having one horn.

II. m. unicorn.

ānhyrn-ed, -e(n)de having one horn, Ps.

+ānian to unite, BH 214. [‘one’ vb.]

ānīdan (ē, ȳ) to restrain, repel: force. ūt a. expel, drive out. [nīed]

ānig = ǣnig

ān-īge, -īgge = ānēage

anihst † last, in the last place.

āniman⁴ (y) to take, GD: take away or from, deprive of, Mt (y); CP. [‘anim’]

āninga = ānunga

āniðrian to cast down, Chr 675e.

anl- = andl-, onl-

anlǣc = anlēc

±ānlǣcan to unite, Æ.

ānlaga acting alone, WW 491²³.

anlang- = andlang-

ānlāp- (NG) = ānlīp-

anlēc m. respect, regard.

ānlegere consorting with one man, WW 171¹⁵.

ān-lēp- = ānlīp-

ānlic only, unique: solitary: catholic: beautiful. [cp. ǣnlic]

ānlīepig = ānlīpig

ān-līpe (CP), -līpig (Chr), -līpie (æn-; ē, ȳ) I. adj. single, separate, solitary, private, individual, special, PPs 13², BH, MtR. [‘anlepi’]

II. adv. alone, only, severally.

ānlīpnes f. loneliness.

ānlīpum (ēp) singly, MtR 26²².

ānlȳp- = ānlīp-

ānmēde n. unanimity, concord, PPs 54¹³.

anmēdla m. pomp, glory: pride, presumption, arrogance: courage. [mōd]

+anmettan to encourage, AO. [mōd]

anmitta m. weight, balance, scales, Gl. [and, mitta]

anmōd steadfast, resolute, eager, bold, brave, fierce, proud, CP. adv. -līce.

ānmōd of one mind, unanimous, El; Æ. [‘anmod’] adv. -līce.

anmōdnes f. steadfastness, resolution, Lcd 3·170²².

ānmōdnes f. unity, unanimity, CP.

ann pres. 3 sg. of unnan.

anna = heonu

ānne (AO, CP) v. ān.

ānnes f. oneness, unity, BH; Æ: agreement, covenant, Chr: solitude, Gu. [‘annesse’]

ānnihte adv. one day old, Lcd.

anoða = anda

ānpæð † m. narrow path.

anpolle f. (Æ) = ampella

anr- = onr-

ānrǣd of one mind, unanimous: constant, firm, persevering, resolute, Æ. [‘anred’]

ānrǣdlic constant, resolute: undoubting, Bl 13¹³. adv. -līce unanimously: resolutely, persistently, constantly, earnestly, Æ: definitely, decidedly.

ānrǣdnes f. unanimity, agreement: constancy, firmness, diligence, AO; Æ. [‘anrednesse’]

ānreces (Chr 1010cde) = ānstreces

ānrēd- = ānrǣd-

ans- = ands-, ons-, uns-

an-scēatan (Cp), -scēotan (Erf) = onscēotan

ānseld m. lonely dwelling, hermitage, Gu 1214.

ānsetl n. hermitage, RB 135⁹.

ansetla m. anchorite, hermit, GD, RB.

ansīen I. (on-; ē, ī, ȳ) fn. countenance, face, CP, Lk: form, figure, presence: view, aspect, sight, thing seen, AO: surface. [‘onsene’]

II. † f. lack, want.

anspel n. conjecture.

anspilde salutary, Lcd 11b.

ānsprǣce speaking as one, PPs 40⁷.

ānstandende ptc. standing alone, RB 9⁷. as sb. hermit, Æ.

ānstapa m. lonely wanderer, Pa 15.

ānstelede one-stalked, having one stem, Lcd.

ānstīg f. narrow path? Gl.

ānstonde = ānstandende

ānstræc (ǣ?) resolute, determined, CP.

ānstreces (ē?) at one stretch, continuously, continually, Chr 894a.

ansund sound, whole, entire, perfect, healthy, Æ (on-).

an-sundnes, -sumnes f. soundness, wholeness, integrity.

ānsunu m. only son.

ānswēge harmonious, accordant.

ansȳn = ansīen

ant- = and-, ont-, unt-

Antecrist m. Antichrist. [L.]

antefn m. antiphon, ‘anthem,’ BH; Æ.

antefnere m. book of antiphons, antiphonary, CM.

antemnere, antifonere (ÆP 154⁶) = antefnere

āntīd f. similar time (i.e. the corresponding time of a following day)? B 219.

antre f. radish, Lcd.

ānum alone, solely, Æ.

anunder = onunder

anung f. zeal, NG.

ānunga at once, forthwith: entirely, altogether, throughout, by all means, uninterruptedly, B: necessarily, certainly.

anw- = andw-, onw-, unw-

ānwedd n. security, pledge, TC 201¹⁶.

ānwīg n. single combat, duel, Æ, AO.

ānwīglīce in single combat, WW 512²¹.

ānwiht = āwuht

ānwille I. adj. wilful, obstinate, CP, WW; Æ. [‘onwill’]

II. adv. wilfully, obstinately.

ānwillīce obstinately, CP.

ānwilnes f. self-will, obstinacy, persistence, CP. mid ānwilnesse wantonly, wilfully.

ānwintre adj. one year old, yearling.

ānwīte n. single fine, LL 64, 31, 1.

anwlōh (Dan 585) = onwealg?

ānwuht = āwuht

ānwunung f. solitary abode, RB 134¹².

ānwylnes = ānwilnes

anxsum- = angsum-

ānȳdan = ānīdan

anȳhst = anīhst

ānyman = āniman

anȳwan = onȳwan

apa m. ‘ape,’ Gl, Lcd.

āpǣcan to seduce, lead astray.

āpǣran to avert, pervert.

āparian to discover, apprehend, EC 164.

apelder- = apuldor-

āpinsian to weigh, estimate, ponder, recount, CP. [L. pensare]

āpinsung f. weighing, OEG 1757.

apl = appel

āplantian to plant, Æ.

āplatod plated with metal? resplendent? OEG. [v. ‘plate’]

āpluccian to pluck off, ÆGr 170¹⁴.

apostata m. apostate, LL (322¹⁴).

apostol (Chr), apostel m. ‘apostle,’ MtR: disciple, ÆH 1⁵²⁰. [L. apostolus; from Gk.]

apostolhād m. apostleship.

apostolic apostolic, BH; Æ. [‘apostly’]

appel, apple == æppel

Aprelis m. April, Men 56.

āpriccan to prick, W 146²¹.

aprotane f. southernwood, wormwood, Lcd 22a. [L. abrotonum; from Gk.]

apulder, apuldor fm. apple-tree.

apuldorrind f. bark of apple-tree, Lcd.

apuldortūn m. apple-orchard, WW (e³).

apuldre, apuldur = apulder

āpullian to pull, Lcd 1·362¹⁰.

āpundrian? to measure out, requite? El 580 (GK).

āpyffan to exhale, breathe out, Gl.

āpyndrian to weigh, HGl 512⁷⁸? (BT).

āpȳtan to put out (eyes), NC 338.

ār m. I. † messenger, servant, herald, apostle, angel. [Got. airus]

II. f. ‘oar,’ Chr, Gn.

III. f. honour, worth, dignity, glory, respect, reverence, BH, Gen, JnLR, Ph; AO, CP: grace, favour, prosperity, benefit, help, B: mercy, pity, An: landed property, possessions, revenue, Æ, AO: ecclesiastical living, benefice: ownership, LL: privilege, LL, 76, 42, 2. [‘are,’ ‘ore’]

IV. n. ore, brass, copper, Æ, AO, CP.

V. (NG) = ǣr

āracsian = ārāsian

ārǣcan wv. to reach, get at, Chr: hold forth, reach out, Æ: get (a thing for a person), Æ, Gr. [‘areach’]

ārǣd I. (ē) m. welfare, LL 184n.

II. prepared?, resolute? Wa 5; GnE 192?

III. = ānrǣd

āræda (Bo 46²²) = āroda? v. ārod.

ārǣdan¹ (but usu. wk.) to appoint, prepare: arrange, settle, decide, BH: guess, prophesy, interpret, utter, Lk, Bo, Da, CP: read, read out, read to (any one), CP. [‘aread’]

ārǣdnes f. condition, stipulation, BH.

ārǣfan to set free, unwrap, WW.

āræfnan, -ian to carry out, accomplish: endure, suffer, Æ, AO: keep in mind, ponder, Æ. [æfnan]

āræfniendlic endurable, possible.

ārǣman to raise, elevate (oneself), Æ: (†) rise, stand up.

āræpsan (*-ræf-) to intercept, Gl.

ārǣran to lift up, raise, set up, create, establish, Chr, An, Jn: build, erect, Jn: rear (swine), LL 449: spread, disseminate: disturb, upset. ūp ā. bring up, raise up, exalt. [‘arear’]

ārǣrend m. one who arouses.

ārǣrnes f. raising, elevation, AO.

ārǣsan to rush, ÆH 140¹³.

ārāfian to unravel, disentangle, CP.

ārāsian to lay open, search out, test, detect, discover: reprove, correct, CP. ārāsod skilled.

ārblæd n. oar-blade, Æ.

arblast m. cross-bow, Chr 1079d. [OFr. arbaleste]

arc mf. (also earc, earce) ark, coffer, chest, box, Æ. [L. arca]

arce (æ, e) m. archiepiscopal pallium.

arcebisceop (æ¹, e¹, y³, eo⁴) m. ‘archbishop,’ CP, Chr, KC.

arcebiscopdōm m. post of archbishop.

arcebiscophād (eo) m. post of archbishop, BH 49²³.

arcebiscoprīce n. post of archbishop, Chr.

arcebiscopstōl m. archiepiscopal see.

arcedīacon m. ‘archdeacon,’ WW.

arcehād (e) m. post of archbishop.

arcerīce n. archbishopric.

arcestōl (æ¹) m. archiepiscopal see, Chr.

ārcræftig respected, honourable, Da 551.

ārdǣde merciful, Bl 131².

ārdagas mp. festival days, WW 206³¹.

ardlic = arodlic

āre f. = ār III.

ārēafian to separate, divide, Ex 290.

āreccan to spread out, put forth, stretch out: lift up, erect, build up: say, relate, declare, speak out, explain, expound, translate, MtR; CP: astonish: adorn? deck? Rim 10. [‘arecche’]

ārēcelēasian to be negligent, A 9·102⁶⁸.

ared = arod

ārēd I. = ārǣd I.

II. (strong) pret. 3 sg. of ārǣdan.

āreddan = āhreddan

ārēdian to make ready, devise, provide, arrange, carry out, CP: find, find one’s way, reach: find out, understand. [rǣde]

ārēdnes = ārǣdnes

ārēfnan = ārǣfnan

ārencan to make proud, exalt, A 11·117³²? (BT).

ārendan to tear off, Lcd 101a.

ārēodian to redden, blush, BPs.

ārēosan = āhrēosan

ārēran = ārǣran

ārētan to cheer, gladden, Æ. [rot]

arewe = arwe

ārfæst respected, honest, pious, virtuous, Æ, CP: merciful, gracious, compassionate, Æ: respectful.

ārfæstlic pious. adv. -līce.

ārfæstnes f. virtue, honour, grace, goodness, piety: pity, mercy, Æ.

ārfæt nap. -fatu, n. brazen vessel, Æ.

ārfest = ārfæst

ārful respected, venerable: favourable, kind, merciful: respectful. adv. -līce graciously, Æ.

arg (NG) = earg

argang = earsgang

ārgeblond m. tumult of the sea, An 383.

argentille f. argentilla (plant), Gl. [L.]

ārgēotere m. brass-founder, AO 54²⁰.

ārgesweorf n. brass filings, Lcd 30b.

ārgeweorc n. brass-work, WW 398²⁴.

ārgifa m. giver of benefits, Cra 11.

arhlīce = earhlīce

ārhwæt eager for glory, †Chr 937a.

±ārian to honour, respect, Æ, CP: endow: regard, care for, favour, be merciful to, spare, pardon, Æ; CP. [‘are’]

ārīdan¹ to ride, AO 118³³.

āriddan = āhreddan

ārigend mf. benefactor, benefactress.

āriht ‘aright,’ properly, LL.

ārīman to number, count, enumerate, CP; AO: relate. [‘arime’]

ārinnan³ to run out, pass away, Sol 479.

ārīsan I. (sv¹) to ‘arise,’ get up, CP, Æ, MtL: rise, Mk: spring from, originate: spring up, ascend, El.

II. = +rīsan I.