Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ge-acsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-acsian, -acsigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To find out by asking ⬩ discover ⬩ learn ⬩ hear ⬩ resciscĕre ⬩ discĕre ⬩ agnoscĕre ⬩ audīre

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To find out by asking, discover, learn, hear; resciscĕre, discĕre, agnoscĕre, audīre Ic wolde geacsigan and gewitan hwæt be ðé ðón sceolde I would find out and know what should be done about thee, Bd. 5, 12; S. 630, 30. Gyf se déma ðis geacsaþ si hoc

ealneg

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Hé nǽfre ne besyhð tó ðǽre úplican áre, ac ealneg (ealne weg, v. l. ) fundað tó ðisum eorðlicum, Past. 66, 15: 395, 29. Gé ymb þæt án gefeoht alneg ceoriað, Ors. 3, 11; S. 142, 7. Ealneg (-ig, Bos. 88, 2), 4, 7; S. 182, 16: 5, 1; S. 214, 4. Hit God wræc

heán-lic

paltry ⬩ common ⬩ vile ⬩ contemptible ⬩ base

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Add: of little worth or importance, paltry, common; vilis Man wót oft máre be þám heálicran ðonne be þám heánlicran, Solil. H. 17, 14. vile, contemptible, base Heánlic slǽp, Dóm. L. 257. Eów mæg gescomian ꝥ gé swá heánlic geþóht on eów geniman for ánes

a-sceofen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-sceofen, = a-scofen,

expelled

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expelled,Bd. 4, 12; S. 581, 17;

a-swollen

(v.; part.)

swollen

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swollen, Bd. 5, 3 ; S. 616, 7

a-wrát

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wrát, p. of a-wrítan.

wrote

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wrote,Bd. 5, 23; S. 648, 27;

a-þroten

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-þroten, pp. of a-þreótan.

loathed

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loathed,Bd. 3, 7; S. 530, 4;

a-þunden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-þunden, pp. of a-þindan.

swollen

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swollen,Bd. 5, 1 ; S. 614, 8 ;

a-þwegen

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

washed

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washed,Bd. 1, 7 ; S. 478, 41;

cennynde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cennynde, = cennende; part. of cennan.

producing

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producing, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 23

cwylmnes

(n.)

torment

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torment Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 10

flugon

(v.)
Grammar
flugon, p. pl.of fleógan.

flew

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flew, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 32;

bí-hydig

(adj.)

careful

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careful, Bd. 4, 7; S. 574, 33

bil-wetnes

(n.)

innocence

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innocence, Bd. 3, 27; S. 559, 28

bitter-líce

(adv.)

bitterly

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bitterly, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 29

ge-brocen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-brocen, pp. of ge-brecan.

broken

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broken,Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 24;

ge-ceás

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-ceás, p. of ge-ceósan.

chose

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chose,Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 17;

ge-funden

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

found

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found, Bd. 3, 11; S. 535. 10;

æt-spyrning

(n.)
Grammar
æt-spyrning, e; f.
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Offence Ætspyrningum offensis , Hy. S. 142, 6

Linked entry: spyrnung

Anglisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Anglisc, Onglisc; adj.
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English Ongliscre sprǽce, Hml. S. 16, 33

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