Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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in-findan

(v.)
Grammar
in-findan, p. -fand

To find ⬩ discover

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Lind. 7, 7. Infund restende invenit vacantem, 12, 44. Ic ne infand in him intinga ego non invenio in eo causam, Jn. Skt. Rush. 19, 6. Infunden wæs inventa est, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 1, 18

Linked entry: findan

á-spelian

(v.)
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Ben. 101, 5. ꝥ se mæssepreóst æt þám þingum þone bisceop áspelian móte ut presbytero in illis rebus episcopi munere fungi liceret, LI. Th. ii. 176, 34. Sý se hordere áspeled (-ad, v. l.) æt þǽre þénunge cellarius excusetur a coquina, R. Ben. 59, 2.

elcian

(v.)
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Behreówsigendum mannum hé miltsað, ac hé ne behét þám elcigendum gewiss líf oð merigen, Hml, Th. i. 350, 13. with gen. Hé elcað his tócymes, Hml. Th. ii. 566, 25. Hé elcode his sleges, 380, 31. with prep.

bratt

(n.)
Entry preview:

Lind. 5, 40

elcur

(adv.)
Grammar
elcur, adv.

Otherwise ⬩ alias

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Lind. War. 5, 37

ge-básnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-básnian, p. ade; pp. ad [ge, and básnian to expect]

To expect ⬩ exspectāre

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Lind. 23, 51

ge-bend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bend, es; n.

A band ⬩ vinculum

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Lind. 7. 35

ge-cweccan

(v.)
Entry preview:

Lind. 7, 1

Linked entries: ge-coecton cweccan

ge-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted

To place ⬩ locare

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Lind, 12, 1

Linked entry: ge-feastian

gefe

(n.)

a gift

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Lind. 23, 18, 19

ge-hréran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hréran, p. de

To move

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Lind. 24, 29

hwam-stán

(n.)
Grammar
hwam-stán, es; m.

A corner-stone

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Lind. 21, 42

on-dǽlan

(v.)
Entry preview:

Lind. 10, 34

Linked entry: dǽlan

ræt

(n.)
Entry preview:

a rat Ræt raturus (in a list of animals), Wrt. Voc. i. 22, 48

ge-strengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strengan, pp. ed
Entry preview:

Lind. 1, 80

rop

(n.)
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jus (in a list de suibus), Wrt. Voc. i. 286, 55. (?)

sécness

(n.)
Grammar
sécness, e ; f.
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Seeking, visiting, visitation Tíde soecnisse (sócnises, Lind.) tempus visitationis, Lk. Skt. Rush. 19, 44

scínness

(n.)
Grammar
scínness, e; f.
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Lind. 13, 24

un-gelífness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gelífness, (?), e; f.

Unbelief

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Lind. 13, 58

un-meaht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-meaht, adj.

Impossible

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Lind. 17, 20

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