Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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for-wealwian

(v.)
Grammar
for-wealwian, p. ode
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To wither up, wither away

þancol

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Add: v. smeá-, un-þancol

scippan

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Add: v. frum-, un-sceapen

treówsian

(v.)
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Add: v. geun-, un-treówsian

CEÓL

(n.)
Grammar
CEÓL, ciól, es; m.

KEEL ⬩ a ship ⬩ carina, celox, navis

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Ðæt ðú us gebrohte brante ceóle, heá hornscipe, ofer hwæles éðel, on ðære mǽgþe that thou wouldst bring us with the steep keel, the high pinnacled ship, over the whale's home, to that tribe, Andr. Kmbl. 545-549; An. 273-275. Ceól celox, Glos. Epnl.

Linked entry: ciól

freoðo

(n.)
Grammar
freoðo, frioðo, freoðu, friðo, fryðo, freðo; indecl. f: freoðu, friðu, e; f.

Peace ⬩ security ⬩ protection ⬩ a refuge ⬩ pax ⬩ secūrĭtas ⬩ tūtēla ⬩ asȳlum

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Utan us to Fæder freoða wilnian let us desire peace from our Father, Exon. 19 a; Th. 48, 18; Cri. 773

Linked entries: freoðu freðo friðo fryðo

leánian

(v.)
Grammar
leánian, p. ode

To reward ⬩ recompense ⬩ requite ⬩ pay

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Ðú ús leánest unfreóndlíce those dost requite us unkindly, Cd. 127; Th. 162, 29; Gen. 2688.

Linked entry: lǽnian

ge-sceótan

(v.)
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Weald þeáh eówer eard ús gesceóte ( nobis scrte debelur), Jos. 9, 7

fen-gemirce

(n.)
Grammar
fen-gemirce, (?), es; n.
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The boundary of marsh-land Þis sint þá fangemerca . . . tó binguuellan æt clibe út on ðone bróc midne, suǽ. . . út on mór . . . þanon andlangæs bróces middesweardes, C. D. B. i. 295, 27

Linked entry: ge-mirce

eá-wylm

(n.)
Grammar
eá-wylm, a welling or

boiling up of water, spring

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boiling up of water, spring, Lye

Linked entry: ǽ-welm

for-scruncon

(v.)
Grammar
for-scruncon, p. pl. of for-scrincan.

dried up

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dried up, Mt. Bos. 13, 6;

hefung

(n.)
Grammar
hefung, e; f.

Heaving ⬩ lifting up ⬩ elevatio ⬩ speculatio,

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Heaving, lifting up; elevatio, speculatio, Lye

ge-reohnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-reohnung, e; f.

A making up ⬩ confectio

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A making up; confectio, Cot. 171

-tíme

(suffix)
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Add: hefe-, hefig-, un-, wiþer-tíme

þwærness

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Add: v. mann-, mód-, un-þwǽrness

a-geaf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-geaf, p. of agifan.

gave up

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gave up,Jn. Bos. 19, 30;

be-hogadnes

(n.)
Grammar
be-hogadnes, -ness, e; f.

Use ⬩ custom ⬩ practice ⬩ exercitatio

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Use, custom, practice; exercitatio Cot. 114

for-dettan

(v.)

to shut up ⬩ obtūrāre

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to shut up; obtūrāre, Prov. 21

for-swelhþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-swelhþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-swelgan.

swallows up

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swallows up, Ps. Lamb. 57, 10;

ge-aforud

(v.)
Grammar
ge-aforud, part. [aforud exalted]

Lifted up ⬩ sublīmātus

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Lifted up; sublīmātus, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: aforud

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