Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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a-cwerren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-cwerren, -cworren

drunk

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drunk;

a-cworren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-cworren, pp. of a-cweorran.

drunk

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drunk,Ps. Spl. T. 77, 71;

a-dolfen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-dolfen, pp. of a-delfan.

dug

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dug,Ps. Th. 93, 12;

Linked entry: dolfen

a-dreág

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-dreág, -dreáh

bore

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bore,Exon. 25b; Th. 74, 6; Cri. 1202;

a-dréd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-dréd, p. of a-drǽdan.

feared

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feared,Mt. Bos. 14, 5;

a-drogen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-drogen, pp. of a-dreógan.

done ⬩ finished ⬩ transactus ⬩ peractus

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done, finished; transactus, peractus;

a-dronc

(v.)
Grammar
a-dronc, -droncen. for a-dranc, -druncen; p. and pp. of a-drincan.

Similar entry: a-drincan

a-druncen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-druncen, pp. of a-drincan.

drowned

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drowned;

a-dylf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-dylf, = a-dealf; p. of a-delfan, q. v.

effodit

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effodit,Ps. Th. 7, 15

æ-céled

(v.)
Grammar
æ-céled, pp. of æ-célan = a-célan.

cooled

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cooled;

æcest

(v.)
Grammar
æcest, = æcst

akest

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akest

æceþ

(v.)
Grammar
æceþ, = æcþ

aketh

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aketh

æf

(prep.)
Grammar
æf, af, of: prep.

Of ⬩ from ⬩ ab ⬩ de

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Of, from: ab, de

æfdon

(v.)
Grammar
æfdon, = æfndon, p. pl. of æfnan.

performed ⬩ executed

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performed, executed,Exon. 27b; Th. 83, 16; Cri. 1357

æftemest

(adj.)
Grammar
æftemest, -myst, -most; adj. superlative of æfter,—

After-most ⬩ last ⬩ postremus ⬩ novissimus

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After-most, last; postremus, novissimus Ðeós bóc is æftemyst on ðære biblioþécan this is the last book of the Bible, Ælfc. T. 31, 22; Grn. Ælfc. T. 16, 3. Ðonne he sylf mid ðam fyrmestan dǽle wið ðæs æftemestan flúge when he himself with the first part

æf-werdla

(n.)
Grammar
æf-werdla, æf-wyrdla, æ-wyrdla, a-wyrdla, an; m. [æf of, wyrdan to corrupt]

Damage ⬩ injury ⬩ loss ⬩ the amercement for it ⬩ detrimentum ⬩ jactura ⬩ damnum

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Damage, injury, loss, the amercement for it; detrimentum, jactura, damnum Þolie ðone æfwerdlan [æfwyrdlan MS. H.] let him bear the damage, L. In. 40; Th. i. 126, 16: R. Ben. 2 : Cot. 104

Linked entries: æf-werdelsa æ-wyrdla ewerdla ewyrdlu

ǽ-fyllende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
ǽ-fyllende, adj. [ǽ = law, fyllende part, of fyllan to fill, fulfil]

Following the law ⬩ faithful ⬩ legem exsequens

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Following the law, faithful; legem exsequens Seó circe ǽfyllendra the church of the faithful, Exon. 18 a; Th. 44, 17; Cri. 704

ǽhte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ǽhte, v. áhte; p. of ágan.

had ⬩ owned ⬩ possessed

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had, owned, possessed

æ-lǽten

(v.; part.)
Grammar
æ-lǽten, = a-lǽten; pp. of a-lǽtan.

divorced

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divorced,L. C. E. 7; Th. i. 364, 23

Linked entry: -lǽte

æled

(n.; part.)
Grammar
æled, g. ældes; m. [pp. of ælan]

Fire ⬩ conflagration ⬩ ignis ⬩ incendium

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Fire, conflagration; ignis, incendium Æled wæs micel the fire was great, Cd. 186; Th. 231, 6; Dan. 243. Hát biþ monegum egeslíc æled the dreadful fire shall be hot to many, Exon. 63 a; Th. 233, 9; Ph. 522. Æled weccan to light afire, Cd. 140; Th. 175

Linked entries: æld ælednys

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