Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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céne

(adv.)
Grammar
céne, adv. Dele, and for belliter read
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belliger

dióp

(adj.)
Grammar
dióp, deep, Prov. 22. v. deóp; adj.

á-rétan

Grammar
á-rétan, Dele 'set right' (in last two passages á-rétan = to comfort),
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and add Hé hæfde his wíf mid him þe hine árétte, þeáh hé his bearna þolode, Hml. S. 30, 204. On þǽm sealme hé wæs cleopiende tó Drihtne, wilnode þæt hé hine árétte, Ps. Th. 27, arg. Be eallum þám þe gebrocode wǽron and eft árétte, 28, arg

ceace

(n.)
Grammar
ceace, a trial, &amp;c. Dele, and see ceáp, <b>III a.</b>

drohtnung

Grammar
drohtnung, Dele 'in great renown' l. 10,
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and add Þæt þú fare tó wéstene þǽr ðǽr nánes mannes drohtnung nis ( where nobody lives ), Hml. Th. i. 466, 32. Drohtnunge religionis, i. conversationis, An. Ox. 2567. Se gewuna þisse hálgan drohtnunge ( conversationis ), R. Ben. 5, 18. Angin gódre drohtnunge

gihþig

Grammar
gihþig, Dele, and see <b>gydig.</b>

heáfod-lencten-fæsten

Grammar
heáfod-lencten-fæsten, Dele, and see <b>heáfod;</b>

horian

(v.)
Grammar
horian, Ps. Th. 27, 1 note. Dele, and see <b>hopian; III</b>.

of-brytsig

Grammar
of-brytsig, Dele, and see <b>byrstig.</b>

fætt

(n.)
Grammar
fætt, m. Dele: the MS. has sefa ? geðang. v. Mod. Lang. Rev. xi. 215.

a-þryþian

(v.)
Grammar
a-þryþian, Dele.

bát

Grammar
bát, Dele.

food.

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food

be-clemman

Grammar
be-clemman, Dele:
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'Beclæmed Lye.' glutinatus

ge-dugan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dugan, p. -deáh

To thrive

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To thrive, Shm. 13, 1

DELFAN

(v.)
Grammar
DELFAN, ic delfe, ðú delfest, dilfst, he delfeþ, dilfþ, pl. delfaþ; p. ic, he dealf, ðú dulfe, pl. dulfon; subj. delfe, pl. delfen; p. dulfe, pl. dulfen; pp. dolfen; v. a.

To dig, dig out, DELVE ⬩ fŏdĕre, effŏdĕre

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Ic dealf ðisne pytt ego fodi pŭteum istum, Gen. 21, 30. Se dealf deópe qui fodit in altum, Lk. Bos. 6, 48. Wæterpyttas ðe ge ne dulfon wells which ye dug not, Deut. 6, 11.

brédan

(v.)
Grammar
brédan, p. de

To cherish ⬩ nourish

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To cherish, nourish, hatch an egg Feormat, broe*-*deth fovet, Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 79. Brédeþ, feormaþ fovit, 35, 74. Fugelas ne týmað swá swá óðre nýtenu, ac ǽrest hit bið ǽig, and seó módor siððan brét þæt ǽig tó bridde, Hml. Th. i. 250, 24. Been týmað

ge-seccan

Grammar
ge-seccan, Dele, and see <b>ge-sécan;</b>
2.

of-dæle

Grammar
of-dæle, an (?). l. of-dæle, es, and add: v. gén-dele, æf-dæll (which should be taken here],
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and cf. æf-, geán-dýne

æled

(v.)
Grammar
æled, l. ǽled, and dele [pp. of ælan].

deópnes

(n.)
Grammar
deópnes, diópnes,deóp-ness, deóp-nys, deóp-nyss,deóp-niss,e ; f.

DEEPNESS, depth, an abyss ⬩ prŏfundum, altitūdo, ăbyssus = άβυσσos, vŏrāgo

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DEEPNESS, depth, an abyss; prŏfundum, altitūdo, ăbyssus = άβυσσos, vŏrāgo Onafæstnod ic eom on líme deópnesse ... ic com on deópnysse sǽ infixus sum in līmo profundi ... vēni in altitudĭnem măris, Ps. Lamb. 68, 3. Ǽnig ne wát ða deópnesse Drihtnes mihta

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