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1. ablọ̄d(e adv. & predicate adj.

Additional spellings: ablode
13 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) With blood, in blood, bloodily; (b) covered or flowing with blood, bloody. …

2. abǒute(n adv. as adj.

Additional spellings: abouten
40 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Nearby, neighboring, surrounding; the countre aboute, the neighborhood; (b) placed or set in various parts of something; (c) all, entire; al the world aboute, the entire world, the whole earth……

3. abǒve-fō̆rth adv. (also as adj.)

Additional spellings: aboveforth
4 quotations in 1 sense
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At or from the top; above, from above. …

4. abǒve(n adv. as adj.

Additional spellings: aboven
20 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Being directly over (but not touching or resting upon), above, overhead; God above, heven above, etc.: (b) being upon something, lying or resting above; (c) being at a higher level; (d) higher in……

5. afīr(e adv. & predicate adj.

Additional spellings: afire
47 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) On fire, in flames, afire: ben afir, be on fire; (b) fallen afir, worthen afir, catch fire, go up in flames; (c) setten afir, set on fire, put to the torch. …

6. afọ̄te adv. & predicate adj.

27 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) On foot, afoot (i.e. not on horseback); fighten afote, gon afote, etc.; (b) folk afote, men afote, foot soldiers, etc. [cp. fọ̄t-folk, afote man]. …

7. after adj. (?& adv.)

11 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Second in time; after dai (night), the second day (night); second in a series; after del, the second part; personal name: ?the Second; (b) next following in time, immediately after, next; (c)……

8. al-hōl adj. & adv.

Additional spellings: alhol
36 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Entire, whole, as a whole; intact, undiminished, full (voice); Bretaine al-hol, all Britain; (b) fully preserved, unharmed; al-hol and sound, hale and sound; (c) fully recovered or relieved……

9. alī̆rī adv. or adj.

1 quotation in 1 sense
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leiden legges aliri, ?crossed their legs or thighs; ?made their legs lame, acted as if paralyzed. …

10. alīve adv. & adj.

39 quotations in 3 senses
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Living, alive: -- (a) as a pred.; (b) after a noun or pron.; man alive, any living being, anyone; God alive, the living God; maken alive, revive (sb.). …

11. al-maner adj. & adv.

Additional spellings: almaner
12 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Of every or any kind, of all sorts; al-maner kind; on al-maner wise, in every way; (b) adv. in any way. …

12. al-ōn(e adv. & adj.

Additional spellings: alon, al-one, alone
124 quotations in 5 senses
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Unaccompanied, alone; all alone, solitary; -- (a) in the predicate; (b) with a noun or pron.; (c) mi-self al-on, ourself al-on, all by myself, ourselves; etc; bi him(-self) al-on, all by himself; etc……

13. al-swich adj. & adv.

Additional spellings: alswich
10 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Such (periods); al-swich..as, exactly the same as, just as; (b) in exactly the same way; al-swich wise; exactly (as), just (as). …

14. and-weard adj. & adv.

Additional spellings: andweard
7 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Present (as opp. to future), at hand; (b) opposite, across; in the presence of, present; (c) ?effective. …

15. arēdī adj. & adv.

14 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Prepared, ready, in readiness; haven aredi; maken aredi; stonden aredi; (b) already. …

16. arveð adj. & adv. (also in adjectival compounds.)

15 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Difficult, hard; it is arveð, it is hard (to do); him is arveð, it is hard for him (to do); (b) arveð finde, hard to find, rare; arveð forþe, hard to achieve or do; arveð healde, arveðihialde……

17. askoin adv. and adj.

4 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) On a slant; (b) (look) askanse. …

18. asǒnder, -re adv. & predicate adj.

Additional spellings: asondre
46 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Of position: apart, distant; ben asonder, be separated; (b) of movement: apart; gon, parten, twinnen, wenden asonder, to part, part company, become separated; lepen asonder, become separated……

19. asǒndrī adj. & adv.

8 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Separate, distinct; (b) wenden asondri, to part; breken asondri, to shatter (sth.); smiten asondri, to sever (sth.); (c) knouen (dividen) asondri, to distinguish between (distinct things); varien……

20. asorowed adj. & adv.

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