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21. and- pref.

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(a) In the nouns an(d)-ȝit, an(d)-let, and-seche, an(d)swere; (b) in the adjs. an(d)-sete, an(d)-weard; in the verbs and-ȝǣten, an(d)-sweren. …

22. andetnes(se n.

Additional spellings: andetnesse
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(a) Confession of sins; (b) profession (of faith, etc.). …

23. anent(es prep.

Additional spellings: anentes
108 quotations in 7 senses
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Of location or movement: (a) next to (sth.), close to, up to; near, adjoining; (b) across from (sth.), over against, facing; (c) toward. …

24. angel-twacche n.

Additional spellings: angeltwacche
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Earthworm. …

25. ang-nail n.

Additional spellings: angnail
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A corn; ?also, a whitlow. …

26. anī limiting adj.

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(a) With concrete nouns: any (person (s), thing (s), etc.); often emphatic: any whatever, any at all; ani other, anyone else; best of ani man = better than ani; (b) with mass nouns, action nouns……

27. anī-kin(nes phr. (used attributively) & adj.

Additional spellings: anikin, ani-kinnes, anikinnes
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Any kind(s) of, any; also, every kind of [quot.Cursor 276]; for ani-kin aughte, by every means, all he could; on (in) ani-kin wise, in any way or manner; bi ani-kin wei, anyway; for ani-kin thing, for……

28. antē̆me n.

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A musical composition based upon a scriptural text, sung in the Church Offices before each psalm and often repeated after the psalm, or after each verse of the psalm [see Karl Young, The Drama of the……

29. ānydan ūt v. phr.

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Expel. …

30. arblast, -blastē̆r n.

Additional spellings: arblaster
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(a) A weapon for discharging quarrels, stones, etc., consisting of a bow set crosswise on a shaft; a crossbow, an arbalest; (b) a missile shot from a crossbow; arblast shute. …

31. arecchen v.

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To tell the meaning of (a dream, a text), interpret; describe (an appearance); exemplify or illustrate (a statement). …

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

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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……

33. ascoile adv.

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?Askance; ?with a scowl. …

34. asshe n.(2)

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(a) Ashes of combustible materials; brennen to asshe; turnen to asshe; (b) ashes as used in medicaments, for making lye, etc.; (c) hot ashes or coals, as for baking. …

35. aswǒue(n, aswoune predicate adj. & adv.

Additional spellings: aswouen, aswoune
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In a swoon or faint; ben, lien, fallen, tomblen aswoue. …

36. at- pref.(1)

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In verbs of motion or direction: (a) meaning 'away', as in at-blenchen, at-bresten, at-flen, at-wappen, at-winden; (b) meaning 'toward, to', as in at-feng accepted, at-gon approach (beside 'vanish')……

37. atwọ̄ adv.

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In two, in two parts; in separate parts, to pieces: (a) breken atwo, break (sth.) to pieces; cleven, kerven, smiten atwo, etc., split, cut, knock (sth.) in two or to pieces; parten atwo, divide; (b)……

38. aughte n.

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(a) Possessions collectively, one's property, goods, wealth; (b) a possession, something valuable; also, a gift; -- often in pl.; (c) erthli aughte, worldli aughte, worldes aughte, worldly goods……

39. aunǧel n.

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One of the celestial servants of God, an angel. …

40. autē̆r n.

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(a) The altar of a church; also, the altar placed before the shrine or image of a saint; (b) heigh auter, chef auter, the high altar, the altar on which the Eucharist is offered; sacrement of the……

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