Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ge-lemian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lemian, to cripple, disable. v. ge-læmed
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Linked entries: lemian ge-læmed ge-læmed

ge-snǽdan

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ge-swǽred

Grammar
ge-swǽred, v. swǽran
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ge-swát

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swát, adj. v. -swát
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ge-syfled hláf

Grammar
ge-syfled hláf, v. syflan
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ful-scrid

Grammar
ful-scrid, v. scrýdan
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forþ-bilding

Grammar
forþ-bilding, v. forþ-bylding
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Linked entry: bilding

for-þeófian

(v.)
Grammar
for-þeófian, v. for-þiófan, þeófian
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ge-tónamian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tónamian, v. tó-namian
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ge-endodlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-endodlic, finite. v. un-gendodlic
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ge-wedfæstan

Grammar
ge-wedfæstan, v. wed-fæstan
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gistig

Grammar
gistig, v. gestig
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hreá

Grammar
hreá, indigestion. v. hreán
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hreódig

Grammar
hreódig, v. hreódeum
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leás-tyhtend

Grammar
leás-tyhtend, v. <b>leás-tyhtan</b>
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æt-ícan

Grammar
æt-ícan, v. æt-écan
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be-hípan

Grammar
be-hípan, v. be-hýpan
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Linked entry: -hípan

beorgan

Grammar
beorgan, v. burgan
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for-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
for-wyrd, -wird, e; f. [wyrd fortune; for-weorþan to perish] Loss,

damage ⬩ destruction ⬩ perdition ⬩ ruin ⬩ death ⬩ detrīmentum ⬩ intĕrĭtus ⬩ intĕrĭtio ⬩ perdĭtio ⬩ pernĭcies ⬩ internĕcio

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He alýsde ðin líf of forwyrde qui redĭmit de intĕrĭtu vītam tuam, Ps. Th. 102, 4: 106, 19: Ps. Lamb. 9, 16: Boutr. Scrd. 17, 23: 20, 16.

Linked entries: for-wird fǽr-wyrd

fór-steal

(n.)
Grammar
fór-steal, -steall, -stal, fóre-steall, es; m. [fór, fóre before; steal from stellan to leap, spring; therefore, at least originally, an assault, consisting in one man springing or placing himself before another, so as to obstruct his progress, Thorpe's Glos. to A. Sax. Laws] .

an assault ⬩ assultus sŭper ălĭquem in via rēgia factus ⬩ viæ obstructio ⬩ the fine for an assault ⬩ mulcta pro assultu

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Diplm. A.D. 1035; 333, 32: A.D. 1066; 411, 32. See also Schmid Glos. forsteal

Linked entries: fóre-steall fór-stal

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