Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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cwǽman

(v.)

to please

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to please Som. Ben. Lye

Dryhten-líc

(adj.)

belonging to the Lord, Lordly

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belonging to the Lord, Lordly

dígelan

(v.)

to hide

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to hide, Som. Ben. Lye

DREÓPAN

(v.)
Grammar
DREÓPAN, ic dreópe, ðú drýpst, he drýpþ, pl. dreópaþ; p. dreáp, pl. drupon; pp. dropen

To drop ⬩ stillāre

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To drop; stillāre, Prov. 19

fere

(adj.)
Grammar
fere, adj.

Passable ⬩ able to go ⬩ meābĭlis

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Passable, able to go; meābĭlis

flogettan

(v.)
Grammar
flogettan, p. te; pp. ed

To fluctuate ⬩ fluctuāre

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To fluctuate; fluctuāre, Scint. 77

for-gíman

(v.)

to neglect

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to neglect, Ex. 9, 21

hroren-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hroren-líc, adj.

ruiturus

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Ready to fall; ruiturus. Som

bógan

(v.)
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to boast; jactare, Scint. 46

Linked entries: bógian bón

ge-dugan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dugan, p. -deáh

To thrive

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To thrive, Shm. 13, 1

ge-loccian

(v.)

to stroke gently ⬩ demulcere

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to stroke gently; demulcere,Som

Linked entry: loccian

ge-luggian

(v.)

to pull, lug ⬩ vellere

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to pull, lug; vellere, Som

for-wealwian

(v.)
Grammar
for-wealwian, p. ode
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To wither up, wither away

gifes

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in the phrase tó gifes

lísing

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Add: v. eft-, tó-lísing

pundernian

(v.)
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to weigh. See preceding word

wígende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
wígende, adj.

Fighting ⬩ able to fight

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(ptcpl. ) Fighting, able to fight

bridlian

(v.)
Grammar
bridlian, p. ode; pp. od [bridel a bridle]

a bridle ⬩ To BRIDLE ⬩ curb ⬩ rule ⬩ frenare

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To BRIDLE, curb, rule; frenare

smellan

(v.)
Grammar
smellan, (?); p. smeall

To crack, make a noise. ⬩ to crack as a whip

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To crack, make a noise

ge-mearcian

(v.)
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Add Smát, gemaercode inpingit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 111, 57. Gemearcode inpingit vel signat, 45, 59. to fix by marks, mart out a site, way (lit. or fig. ), fix the boundaries of, plan Þǽre ilcan niht þe mon on dæg hæfde þá burg mid stacum gemearcod, swá swá

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