Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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a-scearpan

(v.)

to sharpen

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to sharpen, Ps. Surt. 63, 4

a-screádian

(v.)
Grammar
a-screádian, p. ode; pp. od

To prune ⬩ lop ⬩ præsecare

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To prune, lop; præsecare,Anlct. Gl

a-slæccan

(v.)
Grammar
a-slæccan, p. -slæcte; pp. -slæced, -slæct

To slacken ⬩ loosen ⬩ remit ⬩ laxare ⬩ remittere

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To slacken, loosen, remit; laxare, remittere

a-þrǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þrǽstan, p. -þrǽste; pp. -þrǽst

To wrest out ⬩ extorquere

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To wrest out; extorquere, Cot. 73

be-bodan

(v.)

to command

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to command, Ps. Spl. 67, 31

be-ceorian

(v.)
Grammar
be-ceorian, p. ode; pp. od

To complain ⬩ obmurmurare

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To complain; obmurmurare, R. Ben. 5

beógol

(adj.)
Grammar
beógol, beógul; adj.

Agreeing ⬩ consenting ⬩ bending wholly to ⬩ consentiens

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Agreeing, consenting, bending wholly to; consentiens

byggan

(v.)
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to build; ædificare, Som. Ben. Lye

bylgean

(v.)
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to bellow; mugire, Martyr. 17, Jan

býrigean

(v.)
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to taste, v. on-býrigean, býrgan

clemman

(v.)
Grammar
clemman, de;ed [clam a chain]

To fetter, bind, inclose ⬩ vincire, includere

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To fetter, bind, inclose; vincire, includere

Linked entry: clæmman

be-hlǽman

(v.)

to overwhelm with noise ⬩ strepitu obruere

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to overwhelm with noise; strepitu obruere

be-hlemman

(v.)

to dash together ⬩ collidere cum strepitu

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to dash together; collidere cum strepitu

Linked entry: hlemman

cerian

(v.)

to murmur

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to murmur, Wanl. Catal. 4, 6

cwínan

(v.)
Grammar
cwínan, p. cwán , pl. cwinon ; pp. cwinen

To waste or dwindle away ⬩ tabescere

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To waste or dwindle away ; tabescere

Linked entry: á-cwínan

dúfian

(v.)
Grammar
dúfian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To sink, immerge ⬩ immergĕre

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To sink, immerge; immergĕre, Ben. Lye

dreápian

(v.)

to drop

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to drop, Ps. Surt. 67, 9

dégian

(v.)

to colour, dye

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to colour, dye, Mone B. 6251

dropian

(v.)

to drop

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to drop, Ps. Th. 44, 10

Linked entry: dreópian

drupian

(v.)

to drop

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to drop, Ps. Spl. 67, 9

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