Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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a-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
a-swerian, p. -swór, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen; v.a.

To swear ⬩ jurare

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To swear; jurare Ðæs deópne áþ Drihten aswór juravit Dominus veritatem, Ps. Th. 131, 11. Ðæt he hine for hóle ǽr ne aswóre non frustrabitur eam, 131, 11

a-swind

(adj.)
Grammar
a-swind, æ-swind; adj.

Slothful ⬩ sluggish ⬩ idle ⬩ iners

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Slothful, sluggish, idle; iners, Cot. 108

Linked entry: æ-swind

a-swindan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swindan, p. -swand, pl. -swundon ; pp. -swunden [a away, swindan to languish]

To languish away ⬩ to enervate ⬩ pine ⬩ consume away ⬩ to decay ⬩ perish ⬩ dissolve ⬩ tabescere ⬩ torpescere ⬩ consumi

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Ðýlæs ealle gesceafta aswindaþ lest all creatures perish, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 34. Aswindan me dyde anda mín tabescere me fecit zelus meus, Ps. Spl. C. 118, 139: 111, 9: 106, 26. Aswunden reses, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 26; Som. 11, 11.

Linked entries: a-suand a-suond a-swand a-swond a-swunden a-swundennes

a-swindung

(n.)
Grammar
a-swindung, e; f.

Idleness ⬩ sloth ⬩ desidia

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Idleness, sloth; desidia

a-swolcen

(v.; part.)

idle ⬩ iners

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idle; iners, Cot. 108

a-swollen

(v.; part.)

swollen

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swollen, Bd. 5, 3 ; S. 616, 7

a-swond

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-swond, = a-swand

he weakened ⬩ enervated ⬩ enervavit

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he weakened, enervated; enervavit,Cot. 71;

a-swondennes

(n.)
Grammar
a-swondennes, -ness, e; f.

Slothfulness ⬩ inertia

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Slothfulness; inertia

a-swópen

(v.; part.)

swept ⬩ cleaned

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swept, cleaned Aswópen clǽne mundatus, Mt. Rush. Stv. 12, 44

a-sworfen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-sworfen, pp. of a-sweorfan.

polished

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Recd. 142, 19;

a-swunan

(v.)
Grammar
a-swunan, p. -swan, pl. -swónon; pp. -swunen

To swoon ⬩ deficere animo

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To swoon; deficere animo

a-swunden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-swunden, pp. of a-swindan.

weakened ⬩ slothful

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Gr. 9, 26; Som. 11, 11;

Linked entry: a-swunden-líce

a-swunden-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
a-swunden-líce, adv.

Slothfully ⬩ segniter

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Slothfully; segniter

at-áwian

(v.)
Grammar
at-áwian, p. ode; pp. od

To shew ⬩ ostendere

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To shew; ostendere He atáwode him ostendit eis, Ps. Spl. T. 77, 14

Linked entries: at- áwian

at-berstan

(v.)
Grammar
at-berstan, p. -bærst, pl. -burston ; pp. -borsten

To break out ⬩ escape ⬩ erumpere

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To break out, escape; erumpere, Chr. 607; Ing. 30, 9

a-teáh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-teáh, p. of a-teón.

drew out or away ⬩ went ⬩ came

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drew out or away, went, came,Exon. 29 b; Th. 91, 19; Cri. 1494: Beo. Th. 1537; B. 766;

a-tefred

(v.)

painted

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painted, Solil. 4

ate-gár

(n.)
Grammar
ate-gár, es; m.

A javelin ⬩ framea

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A javelin; framea

a-telan

(v.)
Grammar
a-telan, for a-tellan.

to reckon

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to reckon,Bt. 8 ; Fox 24, 21 ;

a-tellan

(v.)
Grammar
a-tellan, p. -tealde, pl. -tealdon ; pp. -teald ; v. trans. [a, tellan]

To tell out ⬩ enumerate ⬩ reckon ⬩ explain ⬩ interpret ⬩ dinumerare ⬩ numerare ⬩ interpretari

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Gif ðú nú atellan wilt ealle ða bliþnessa wið ðám unrótnessum if thou wilt now reckon all the enjoyments against the sorrows, Bt. 8 ; Fox 24, 21, note 6.

Linked entry: a-telan

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