Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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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

a-spryngan

(v.)

to spring up ⬩ arise

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to spring up, arise, Ps. Spl. 71, 7

a-wráþ

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wráþ, p. of a-wríðan.

bound up

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bound up,Bd. 4, 22; S. 590, 36;

for-sweolgan

(v.)

to swallow up ⬩ devour

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to swallow up, devour, Ps. Th. 123, 2

ge-wyrtrumian

(v.)

to root up ⬩ eradicate ⬩ eradicare

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to root up, eradicate; eradicare, Rtl. 65, 25

weard

(adv.)
Grammar
weard, adv.
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Add: v. niþer-, ofdún(e)-, tógædere-, úp-weard

ge-brytan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-brytan, p. te; pp. ed [ge-, brytan to break]

To break up ⬩ destroy ⬩ confringĕre ⬩ extermĭnāre

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To break up, destroy; confringĕre, extermĭnāre Gebrytte hine eofor of wuda extermĭnāvit eam ăper. de sylva, Ps. Spl. C. 79, 14. Gebryted wið ecede broken up with vinegar, Med. ex Quadr. 5, 1; Lchdm. i. 348, 3

a-hefst

raisest up ⬩ exaltest

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raisest up, exaltest, Ps. Spl. 9, 14

a-wecþ

(v.)
Grammar
a-wecþ, 3rd pers. pres. of a-weccan.

awakes ⬩ raises up

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awakes, raises up, Jn. Bos. 5, 21;

a-þindung

(n.)
Grammar
a-þindung, e ; f.

A swelling or puffing up ⬩ tumor

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A swelling or puffing up; tumor,Som

for-gnóg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-gnóg, pl. -gnógon

gnawed up

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gnawed up, Homl. Th. ii. 194, 1;

for-swolgen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-swolgen, pp. of for-swelgan.

swallowed up ⬩ devoured

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swallowed up, devoured. Ps. Lamb. 106, 27;

á-styrigend

(n.)
Grammar
á-styrigend, es; m.

One stirring up; ⬩ ventilator

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One stirring up; ventilator. Germ. 393, 78

Linked entry: styrigend

an-hafen

(v.)

lifted up ⬩ exalted

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lifted up, exalted, Bd. 3, 6; S. 528, 9

forþ-framian

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-framian, -fremian; p. ode; pp. od [fremian to advance, avail]

To grow up ⬩ ripen ⬩ pubescĕre

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To grow up, ripen; pubescĕre Forþframiende pubescens, Cot. 150

Linked entry: framian

ge-bond

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

bound ⬩ tied up

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bound, tied up,Bd. 3, 10; S. 543, 23;

stýfician

(v.)
Grammar
stýfician, p. ode
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Móna se ðridda weorca onginnan ná gedafanaþ bútan ðæt biþ geedcenned stífician the third day of the moon is not good to attempt works, except to root up what has grown up again

Linked entry: stífician

ýþ-láf

(n.)
Grammar
ýþ-láf, e; f.
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The shore left bare by the waves Hié ( the sea-beasts ) mécum wunde be ýðláfe uppe lǽgon, Beo. Th. 1136; B. 566. Ofer ýðláfe on sǽ lǽdan, Andr. Kmbl. 998; An. 499. Dǽlan on ýðláfe ealde mádmas, Cd. Th. 215, 18; Exod. 585

a-hæbban

(v.)
Grammar
a-hæbban, p. -hóf, pl. -hófon; pp. -hæfen

To heave up ⬩ raise ⬩ exalt

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To heave up, raise, exalt Hió biþ up ahæfen ofer hí selfe she is exalted above herself, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 437; Met. 20, 219: 25, 37; Met. 25, 19: Elen. Kmbl. 19; El. 10

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