Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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from-wendan

(v.)
Grammar
from-wendan, p. de

To avert

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To avert Fromwoend averte, Rtl. 42, 13

ful-fleón

(v.)

to flee fully or completely ⬩ flee away

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to flee fully or completely, flee away

gader-tengan

(v.)
Grammar
gader-tengan, gæder-tengan; p. de; pp. ed

To continue ⬩ join ⬩ contĭnuāre

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To continue, join; contĭnuāre, Som. Ben. Lye

gadorigean

(v.)

to gather

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to gather, Andr. Kmbl. 3111; An. 1558

geárlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
geárlíce, adv.

Yearly ⬩ from year to year ⬩ annuātim

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Yearly, from year to year; annuātim, Cot

eádigan

(v.)

to bless, enrich ⬩ beatificāre

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to bless, enrich; beatificāre, App. Scint. Lye

ge-warian

(v.)

to protect ⬩ protegere

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to protect; protegere, Hpt. Gl. 489, 500

ge-wǽgnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wǽgnian, p. ode; pp. od

To frustrate ⬩ deceive ⬩ disappoint ⬩ frustrari

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To frustrate, deceive, disappoint; frustrari, Cot. 83

Linked entry: wǽgnian

giftelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
giftelíc, adj.

Belonging to a wedding ⬩ nuptialis

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Belonging to a wedding; nuptialis, Cot. 139

gristian

(v.)
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to grind, grate, gnash, Hpt. Gl. 513

gleddian

(v.)
Grammar
gleddian, p. ode

To spatter

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To spatter Gledda, Lchdm. iii. 292, 14

gliddrian

(v.)

to slip ⬩ totter ⬩ nutare

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to slip, totter; nutare, Hpt. Gl. 503

séde

Grammar
séde, sédege
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to sow, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 3

be-weorcean

(v.)

to adorn

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to adorn, Elen. Kmbl. 2045; El. 1024

bircen

(adj.)
Grammar
bircen, beorcen; adj.

BIRCHEN ⬩ betulaceus

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BIRCHEN, belonging to birch; betulaceus, Som. Lye

Linked entry: beorcen

blód-hrǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
blód-hrǽcan, p. te; pp. ed

To retch or spit blood ⬩ sanguinem excreare ⬩ to retch

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To retch or spit blood; sanguinem excreare

ge-bírigan

(v.)

to taste

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to taste, Mt. Kmbl. Hat. 27, 34

ge-frǽgnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frǽgnian, p. ode; pp. od

To make famous

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To make famous Gefrǽgnod, Beo. Th. 2670

Linked entry: frǽgnian

ge-laured

(adj.)

of or belonging to laurels ⬩ laureus

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of or belonging to laurels; laureus,Som

Linked entry: -laured

geond-hyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
geond-hyrdan, p. de; pp. ed

To harden thoroughly

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To harden thoroughly, Salm. Kmbl. 150, 28

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