acnyssan

Old English

Alternative forms

• ācnysan

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- +‎ cnyssan.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ɑːˈknyssɑn/

Verb

ācnyssan

1. to expel, beat off (with adverb ūt)
   • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online

     Ūt ācnysed hī synd.

     They are beaten off.

Further reading

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĀCNYSSAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĀCNYSSAN supplemental input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.