Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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a-wend

(v.)
Grammar
a-wend, pp. of a-wendan

turned ⬩ translated

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turned, translated; Seó bóc is on Englisc awend the book is turned [translated] into English, Homl. Th. ii. 358, 30

a-weódian

(v.)
Grammar
a-weódian, -weódigan; v. a.

To weed ⬩ root or rake up ⬩ to destroy ⬩ sarculare

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To weed, root or rake up, to destroy; sarculare Ðæt man aweódige unriht that one should root up injustice, L. C. S. 1 ; Th. i. 376, 7

Linked entry: a-wódian

a-wóc

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wóc, p. of a-wacan.

awoke ⬩ arose

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awoke, arose,Gen. 9, 24;

a-wráþ

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wráþ, p. of a-wríðan.

bound up

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bound up,Bd. 4, 22; S. 590, 36;

a-wrecen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wrecen, pp. of a-wrecan.

banished ⬩ driven away ⬩ extorris

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banished, driven away; extorris,Cot. 212: 5;

a-wruge

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wruge, p. of a-wreóhan.

revealedst

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revealedst,Lk. Bos. 10, 21 ;

a-wrungen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wrungen, pp. of a-wringan.

wrung

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wrung;

a-wunnen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wunnen, pp. of a-winnan.

overcome

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overcome,Cd. 208; Th. 257, 8; Dan. 654;

a-wygedne

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wygedne, pp. of a-wyrgian.

accursed

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Exon. 74 b ; Th. 279, 21, note ; Jul. 617;for awyrgedne accursed;

a-wyltne

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wyltne, acc. s. m. of a-wylt ; pp. of a-wyltan.

rolled away

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rolled away,Lk. Bos. 24, 2;

a-wræc

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wræc, -wrǽcon

related

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related,Exon. 17 a ; Th. 40, 3; Cri. 633;

a-scilian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scilian, p. ede; pp. ed [a from, scel a shell]

To take off the shell ⬩ to shell ⬩ enucleare

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To take off the shell, to shell; enucleare, Cot. 171

Linked entry: a-scyled

a-bleóton

(v.)
Grammar
a-bleóton, p. pl. of a-blótan.

sacrificed

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sacrificed;

a-brugdon

(v.)
Grammar
a-brugdon, p. pl. of a-bregdan.

withdrew

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withdrew, Cd. 114; Th. 150, 4 ; Gen. 2486;

á-forþ

(adv.)
Grammar
á-forþ, adv. [á always, forþ forth]

Always ⬩ continually ⬩ daily ⬩ still ⬩ indies

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Always, continually, daily, still; indies, Cot. 115

a-lénian

(v.)
Grammar
a-lénian, [a, lǽnian to be lean]

To make lean ⬩ to soak ⬩ macerare

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To make lean, to soak; macerare, Ælf. pref. Hom. p. 4

a-sudon

(v.)
Grammar
a-sudon, p. pl. of a-seóðan.

seethed

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seethed;

a-scuton

(v.)
Grammar
a-scuton, p. pl. of a-sceótan.

shot out

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shot out,Bd. 1, 7 ; S. 478, 38;

a-dwæscan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dwæscan, p. ede, te; pp. ed, t; v. a. [a, dwæscan to quench]

To quench ⬩ put out ⬩ staunch ⬩ appease ⬩ extinguere

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To quench, put out, staunch, appease; extinguere Smeócende flex he ne adwæscþ linum fumigans non extinguet, Mt. Bos. 12, 20. Ðæt fýr adwæsced wæs flammæ extinctæ sunt, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 29. Adwæscton extinguerent, 4, 8; S. 575, 41. Adwæsctum ðínum feóndum

Linked entry: on-dwæscan

a-fýlan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fýlan, p. ede; pp. ed; v. a. [a, fúl foul, unclean]

To foul ⬩ defile ⬩ pollute ⬩ to make filthy ⬩ to corrupt ⬩ inquinare ⬩ contaminare ⬩ fœdare

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To foul, defile, pollute, to make filthy, to corrupt; inquinare, contaminare, fœdare Yfel biþ ðæt man mid flǽsc-mete hine sylfne afýle it is sinful that any one defile himself with flesh-meat, L.C.S. 47; Th. i. 402, 24: Past. 54, 1. Afýled fœdatus, Prœm

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