Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ágan

(n.)
Grammar
ágan, g. d. acc. etc. of áge, an; f. property.
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Cd. 216; Th. 274, 1; Sat. 147;

a-hyltan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hyltan, [a from, away; hylt holds, 3rd pres. of healdan]

should take support away ⬩ supplant ⬩ supplantaret

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should take support away, supplant; supplantaret Ða þohton ðæt hí ahyltan [ = ahylten] me who thought that they should supplant me, Ps. Th. 139, 5

a-stíhst

(v.)
Grammar
a-stíhst, a-stíhþ

ascendest ⬩ ascends

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ascendest, ascends,Jn. Bos. 3, 13 ;

a-scære

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
a-scære, adj. [a, scær; p. of sceran to cut, shear]

Without tonsure ⬩ untrimmed ⬩ intonsus ⬩ incultus

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Without tonsure, untrimmed; intonsus, incultus,Peccatorum Medicina 8

Linked entry: æ-scære

án-streces

(adv.)
Grammar
án-streces, adv. [an one; streces, gen. of strec a stretch]

At one stretch ⬩ with one effort ⬩ continually ⬩ sine intermissione

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At one stretch, with one effort, continually; sine intermissione And fóron on ánstreces dæges and nihtes and went at one stretch day and night, Chr. 894; Th. 170, 25

Linked entry: án-reces

berhtra

(adj.)
Grammar
berhtra, acc. berhtre, comp. of berht, beorht, q. v.

brighter

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brighter, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 43; Met. 22, 22;

eówih

(pronoun.)
Grammar
eówih, = eówic you; acc. pl. of pers. pron. gé ye.

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-est

(suffix)
Grammar
-est, the termination of the superlative degree, perhaps from ést

abundance

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abundance

ferþ-sefa

(n.)
Grammar
ferþ-sefa, an; m. [sefa the faculty of perceiving; sensus]

The mind ⬩ mens

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The mind; mens Fæstnian ferþsefan to fix in the mind, Exon. 92 b; Th. 347, 29; Sch. 20

flégende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
flégende,
  • Bd. 1, 7, Lye,
= fleógende; part. of fleógan.

flying ⬩ vŏlans

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flying; vŏlans

fór

(n.)
Grammar
fór, e; f. [fór, p. of faran to go]

A going ⬩ setting out ⬩ journey ⬩ course ⬩ way ⬩ approach ⬩ ĭtio ⬩ profectio ⬩ ĭter ⬩ cursus ⬩ sĕmĭta ⬩ accessus

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A going, setting out, journey, course, way, approach; ĭtio, profectio, ĭter, cursus, sĕmĭta, accessus Fór wæs ðý beorhtre the course was the brighter. Exon. 105 a; Th. 400, 11; Rä. 20, 8. Me is fenýce fóre hreþre a fen-frog is more rapid than I in its

fóre-ceorfend

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-ceorfend, es; m. [fóre-ceorfende, part. of fóre-ceorfan]

A fore-cutter ⬩ front tooth ⬩ præcīsor

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A fore-cutter, front tooth; præcīsor, Wrt. Voc. 282, 73

fóre-stæppend

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-stæppend, es; m. [fóre-stæppende; part. of fóre-stæppan]

A stepper or goer before ⬩ præcessor

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A stepper or goer before; præcessor Se ðe fórestæppend ys qui præcessor est, Lk. Bos. 22, 26

fóre-stóp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóre-stóp, ðú -stópe, pl. -stópon

stepped before ⬩ prevented ⬩ went before ⬩ preceded

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stepped before, prevented, went before, preceded, Ps. Lamb. 20, 4: Lk. Bos. 18, 39: Homl. Th. ii. 82, 22;

for-geaf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-geaf, ðú -geáfe, pl. -geáfon

forgave ⬩ gave ⬩ gavest

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forgave, gave, gavest. Cd. 30; Th. 40, 20; Gen. 642: Gen. 3, 12;

for-sihst

(v.)
Grammar
for-sihst, -sihþ

despisest ⬩ despiseth

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despisest, despiseth, Ps. Spl. second 9, 1: Gen. 16, 5;

frum-cyrr

(n.)
Grammar
frum-cyrr, es; m. [cyrr a turn, space of time]

A first turn or time ⬩ prīmæ vĭces

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A first turn or time; prīmæ vĭces Beó his weres scyldig æt frumcyrre let him be liable in his fine [for slaying a man] for the first time, L. Ath. i. 3; Th. i. 200, 21

fýr-leóma

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-leóma, an; m. [leóma a ray of light, beam]

A fire-beam ⬩ igneus splendor

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A fire-beam; igneus splendor Fýrleóma stód geond ðæt atole scræf a fire-beam stood through that horrid den, Cd. 216; Th. 272, 32; Sat. 128

gælþ

(v.)
Grammar
gælþ, ðú gælst

sings

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sings, thou singest;

blód-yrnende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
blód-yrnende, part. [blód, yrnende, part. of yrnan to run, flow]

Blood-flowing ⬩ sanguinans, sanguine fluens

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Blood-flowing; sanguinans, sanguine fluens Ðæt wíf blódyrnende þrówaþ the blood-flowing woman suffereth [was suffering], Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, note 8, B

Linked entry: blódes flównyss

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