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† aˈbelȝe-n, v. Obs.
Forms: 1 abelᵹan, 2–4 abelȝe(n. pa. tense 1 abealh, 2–4 abelh, abalh. pa. pple. 1 abolᵹen, 2–3 abolȝe(n, 3 abolwe(n, 4 abolke.
[f. a- prefix 1 + belᵹan to swell with anger.]
1. trans. To anger, enrage.
a1000Solom. & Sat. 328 Ne sceal ic ðe abelᵹan. c1175Lamb. Hom. 111 Ȝif he miltsað þan men þe hine abelh. 1205Layamon I. 67 Þe bearn was abolȝen [l.t. abolȝe]. Ibid. I. 273 Morpidus þe balde . iwærð him abolwen [l.t. a-bolwe]. c1315Shoreham 22 That hy ne be abolke In prede.
2. intr. To become angry.
1250Layamon III. 47 Þo abalh Ȝaweyn, and wreþþede him swiþe [e.t. an-bælh]. |