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á-lǽdan

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to lead off, carry off
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  • Ic of álǽde

    abduco,

      Ælfc. Gr. Z. 275, 10.
of captivity
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  • Cirus cyning hí ásende eft ongeán tó ludéa lande, þanon þe hí álǽdde wǽron,

      Ælfc. T. Grn. 8, 37.
of removal from difficulty, danger
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  • Loth God álǽdde þanon,

      4, 18: Bl. H. 67, 19.
  • Hé álǽdde (

    eduxit

    ) mé fram þám pytte yrmða,
      Ps. Th. 39, 1.
  • Út álǽdde

    explicuit,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 145, 14.
  • Þá þe mid him ætfleón mihton hé út álǽdde,

      Chr. 1072; P. 208, 27.
  • Álǽd mé út of þyssum bendum,

      Bl. H. 87, 33.
  • Gang on ðá ceastre and álǽde hine of ðáre ceastre,

      237, 3.
of guidance
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  • Ꝥ dysig ðá earman men gedwelaþ and álǽt of þám rihtan wege,

      Bt. 32, 3; F. 118, 7.
  • Oþ þæt hine mon on gewitte álǽde until he be brought to exercise his reason (cf.

    to bring a person to reason:

    on gewitte gebringan,
      Hml. Th. i. 458, 11), Gn. Ex. 48.
  • Tó ware álǽd (is)

    ad tutelam dirigitur,

      An. Ox. 3335.
to bear off; carry off an object
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  • Swá hwæt swá hí (

    two ravens

    ) mihton gegrípan, hí þæt woldon onweg álǽdan,
      Guth. 50, 24.
  • Ealle þá scipu þe hié álǽdan ne mehton hié tóbrǽcon,

      Chr. 896; P. 89, 20.
  • Wæs Sc̃e Óswaldes líchoma álǽded of Beardanigge,

      906; P. 95, 24.
  • His bán wǽron eft álǽded þanon in ðá ceastre Constantinopili,

      Shrn. 138, 31.
  • Álǽd

    translatus, portatus,

      An. Ox. 5, 35
Etymology
[O. H. Ger. ar-leiten.]
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