Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

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horian

(v.)
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to defile. v.horwian

-íþan

(v.; suffix)
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to be gentle

nihtian

(v.)
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to become night

on-byrdan

(v.)
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to violate; temerare

Linked entry: -byrdan

tonwinto

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Add: = ? ? tó-onwinde

trúw

(n.)
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Take to treów

á-súcan

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Add: to consume

á-súgan

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Add: to consume

byrdan

(v.)
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to be born

brýsan

(v.)
Grammar
brýsan, he brýsþ; p. brýsde; pp. brýsed, ge-brýsed

To BRUISE ⬩ conterere

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To BRUISE; conterere

Linked entry: ge-brýsed

sparrian

(v.)

to bar ⬩ shut ⬩ claudere

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to bar, shut

Linked entry: be-sparrad

ge-súwian

(v.)

to be silent

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to be silent

týdrian

(v.)

to bring forth

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to bring forth

týdrian

(v.)

to get weak

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to get weak

frettan

(v.)

to consume

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to consume. Add:

býe

(n.)
Grammar
býe, dat. of bý

to a habitation

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to a habitation ;

byrdian

(v.)

to bear ⬩ sustinere

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to bear; sustinere

byri

(n.)
Grammar
byri, = byrig

to a city

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to a city

sprǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
sprǽdan, de

To spread, expand. ⬩ dispergere ⬩ pandere, expandere, diffundere

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To spread, expand

Linked entry: a-spreádan

stípan

(v.)

to deprive

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to deprive Add:

Linked entries: steóp- stípere

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