Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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a-stíhst

(v.)
Grammar
a-stíhst, a-stíhþ

ascendest ⬩ ascends

Entry preview:

ascendest, ascends,Jn. Bos. 3, 13 ;

a-scære

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
a-scære, adj. [a, scær; p. of sceran to cut, shear]

Without tonsure ⬩ untrimmed ⬩ intonsus ⬩ incultus

Entry preview:

Without tonsure, untrimmed; intonsus, incultus,Peccatorum Medicina 8

Linked entry: æ-scære

a-scuton

(v.)
Grammar
a-scuton, p. pl. of a-sceótan.

shot out

Entry preview:

shot out,Bd. 1, 7 ; S. 478, 38;

a-scyled

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-scyled, pp. of a-scilian.

taken out of the shell ⬩ shelled ⬩ enucleatus

Entry preview:

taken out of the shell, shelled; enucleatus,Cot. 75;

a-seted

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-seted, -sett

set ⬩ placed ⬩ stored ⬩ built

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set, placed, stored, built,Beo. Th. 1338; B. 667: Mt. Bos. 3, 10;

a-sette

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-sette, p. of a-settan.

set ⬩ placed ⬩ built

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set, placed, built,Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 26;

a-slóh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-slóh, -slógon

struck ⬩ fixed

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struck, fixed,Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 33, col. 1 ;

a-þwægen

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

washed

Entry preview:

washed,Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 9 ;

a-þwóh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-þwóh, -þwógon

washed

Entry preview:

washed,Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 13;

aþýdum

Grammar
aþýdum, dat. of aþýed = aþýd.

pressed

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pressed,L. M. 1, 8; Lchdm. ii. 54, 1;

átor-loppe

(n.)
Grammar
átor-loppe, an ; f. [átor, loppe a silkworm, spinner of a web]

A spider ⬩ spider's web ⬩ aranca

Entry preview:

A spider, spider's web; aranca

Linked entry: ǽtter-loppe

án-streces

(adv.)
Grammar
án-streces, adv. [an one; streces, gen. of strec a stretch]

At one stretch ⬩ with one effort ⬩ continually ⬩ sine intermissione

Entry preview:

At one stretch, with one effort, continually; sine intermissione And fóron on ánstreces dæges and nihtes and went at one stretch day and night, Chr. 894; Th. 170, 25

Linked entry: án-reces

an-wann

(v.)
Grammar
an-wann, p. of an-winnan.

fought against

Entry preview:

fought against;

ánes

(num.)
Grammar
ánes, g. m. n. of án

of one

Entry preview:

of one, Ánes bleós of one colour; unicolor. Ánes geáres of one year. Ánes hiwes of the same hue or shape. Ánes wana wanting of one, as ánes wana twentig twenty wanting one, nineteen

an-fénge

(v.)
Grammar
an-fénge, p. subj. of an-fón.

shouldest have taken

Entry preview:

shouldest have taken,Cd. 42; Th. 54, 10;

an-funden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
an-funden, pp. of an-findan.

found ⬩ taken

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found, taken;

be-feól

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-feól, -feóll

fell

Entry preview:

fell,Lk. Bos. 10, 36;

be-folen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-folen, pp. of be-felan, be-feolan.

granted

Entry preview:

granted,Elen. Kmbl. 1870; El. 937;

befylþ

(v.)
Grammar
befylþ, 3rd pers. pres. of be-feallan

falls

Entry preview:

falls Mt. Bos. 10, 29

bégaþ

Grammar
bégaþ, pres.and fut. pl. of bégan

shall settle

Entry preview:

shall settle Ps. Th. 143, 14;

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