- alecgan
- lay down
The Old English to English . 2014.
alecgan
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álecgan — wv/t1b to put, place, lay down, lay aside, throw down, give up, cease from, abandon; put down, allay, suppress, abolish, conquer, destroy, overcome, refute; lay upon, inflict, impose upon (on w.d. pers.); diminish, take away, refuse, lessen,… … Old to modern English dictionary
lay down — alecgan … English to the Old English
allay — verb Etymology: Middle English alayen, from Old English ālecgan, from ā (perfective prefix) + lecgan to lay more at abide, lay Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity ; … New Collegiate Dictionary
Old English — For other uses, see Old English (disambiguation). Old English Ænglisc, Anglisc, Englisc Spoken in England (except the extreme southwest and northwest), parts of modern Scotland south east of the Forth, and the eastern fringes of modern Wales … Wikipedia
Idioma anglosajón — Inglés antiguo / Anglosajón Ænglisc Hablado en La Inglaterra actual (excepto los extremos sudoccidental y noroccidental), partes de la Escocia actual al sur del río Forth y zonas orientales de Gales. Hablantes Lengua muerta (†) Familia… … Wikipedia Español
allay — allayer, n. /euh lay /, v.t., allayed, allaying. 1. to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest; calm; quiet. 2. to lessen or relieve; mitigate; alleviate: to allay pain. [bef. 1000; ME aleyen, OE alecgan to put down, allay (a A 3 +… … Universalium
unriht — 1. n ( es/ ) wrong, sin, vice, wickedness, evil; injustice, oppression; wrong act; unriht álecgan to suppress injustice; 2. adj wrong, unrighteous, wicked, false; unlawful … Old to modern English dictionary
áléd — 1. ptp of álecgan; 2. ptp of álǽdan … Old to modern English dictionary
allay — al|lay [əˈleı] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: alecgan, from lecgan; LAY1] allay (sb s) fear/concern/suspicion etc to make someone feel less afraid, worried etc ▪ The president made a statement to allay public anxiety … Dictionary of contemporary English
allay — [OE] In Old English, alecgan meant literally ‘lay aside’ ( a ‘away, aside, out’, lecgan ‘lay’). The more recent senses ‘relieve, mitigate’ developed from the 13th to the 15th centuries owing to the influence of two formally similar Old French… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
