Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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a-þunden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-þunden, pp. of a-þindan.

swollen

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swollen,Bd. 5, 1 ; S. 614, 8 ;

a-þwegen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-þwegen, pp. of a-þweán.

washed

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washed,Bd. 1, 7 ; S. 478, 41;

a-þwítan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þwítan, p. -þwát, pl. -þwiton ; pp. -þwiten [a, þwítan to cut of]

To disappoint ⬩ frustrari

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To disappoint; frustrari Ná aþwát [bewægde C.] him non frustrabitur eum, Ps. Spl. 131, 11

Linked entry: a-þwát

a-togen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-togen, pp. of a-teón.

drawn out

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drawn out,Num. 22, 22;

be-arn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-arn, p. of be-yrnan.

occurred

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occurred,Wanl. Catal. 154, 5;

be-bond

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-bond, p. of be-bindan.

bound

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bound,Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, note 9;

be-brocen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-brocen, pp. of be-brecan.

broken ⬩ consumed

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broken, consumed,Gr. Dial. 2, 21;

be-být

(v.)
Grammar
be-být, 3rd pres. of be-beódan.

commands

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commands,Lk. Bos. 4, 10;

beceþ

(v.)
Grammar
beceþ, = baceþ; 3rd pers. pres. of bacan.

baketh

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baketh

bǽm

(num.; adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
bǽm, for bám; dat. of begen

both

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both, Bt. 38, 5, MS. Cott; Fox 206, 15: Th. Diplm. A.D. 804-829; 463, 3

bær

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bær, pl. bǽron

bore

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bore,Cd. 24; Th. 31, 2; Gen. 479: 178; Th. 223, 18; Dan. 121;

bærwe

(n.)
Grammar
bærwe, dat. of bearo.

a grove

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a grove,Som;

bǽtte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bǽtte, p. of bǽtan.

restrained

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restrained,Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 16;

baldor

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
baldor, es; m. [the comp. of bald is baldor more bold, courageous, honourable, hence]

A prince ⬩ ruler ⬩ princeps ⬩ dominus

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A prince, ruler; princeps, dominus thus, Gumena baldor a ruler of men, Cd. 128; Th. 163, 4; Gen. 2693: Judth. 9; Thw. 21, 8; Jud. 9. Rinca baldor, 12; Thw. 26, 21; Jud. 339. Wígena baldor a prince of warriors, 10; Thw. 22, 5; Jud. 49

Linked entry: bealdor

bám

(pronoun.)
Grammar
bám, dat. of begen.

with both

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with both,Hexam. 2; Norm. 4, 22: Cd. 6; Th. 8, 23; Gen. 128;

band

(v.; part.)
Grammar
band, p. of bindan.

bound

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bound,Cd. 143; Th. 178, 22; Exod. 15;

axode

(v.; part.)
Grammar
axode, p. of axian.

asked

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asked,Ors. 2, 5 ; Bos. 46, 43;

Babilónis

(n.)
Grammar
Babilónis, of Babylon, gen. Lat.
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Ps. Th. 86, 2

baca

(n.)
Grammar
baca, gen. pl. of bæc.

of backs

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of backs;

bacu

(n.)
Grammar
bacu, nom. acc. pl. of bæc

backs

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backs; Hí me towendon heora bacu they turned their backs on me, Bt. Met. Fox 2, 29; Met. 2, 15

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