Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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a-býgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-býgan, v. trans.

To bow ⬩ bend ⬩ incurvare

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To bow, bend; incurvare, Grm. ii. 826

æspen

(adj.)
Grammar
æspen, adj.

ASPEN ⬩ belonging to the asp-tree ⬩ populeus

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ASPEN, belonging to the asp-tree; populeus

a-myrian

(v.)
Grammar
a-myrian, p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od

To examine ⬩ examinare

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To examine; examinare, Ps. Spl. 65, 9

ǽwnian

(v.)
Grammar
ǽwnian, p. ode; pp. od [ǽw marriage]

To marry ⬩ wed ⬩ connubio jungere

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To marry, wed; connubio jungere,Leo 104

Linked entry: be-ǽwnian

ágniend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ágniend-líc, adj.

Possessive ⬩ pertaining to possession or owning ⬩ possessivus

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Possessive, pertaining to possession or owning; possessivus

agén-gecyrran

(v.)

To turn again ⬩ recur ⬩ recurrere

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To turn again, recur; recurrere, Fulg. 9

a-holan

(v.)
Grammar
a-holan, p. ede

To dig ⬩ fodere

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To dig; fodere.Mt. Kmbl. Rl. 5, 29

Linked entry: a-holede

a-hrýnan

(v.)

To touch ⬩ tangere

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To touch; tangere, Ps. Spl. 143, 6

an-hagian

(v.)
Grammar
an-hagian, p. ode; pp. od

To be at leisure

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To be at leisure, R. Ben. 58

a-sperian

(v.)

to track ⬩ trace ⬩ investigate ⬩ investigare

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to track, trace, investigate; investigare, Prov. 20

a-sprettan

(v.)

to sprout out ⬩ germinare ⬩ pullulare

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to sprout out; germinare, pullulare, Solil. 9

a-scyrian

(v.)

to separate

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to separate, Elen. Kmbl. 2623; El. 1313

a-setan

(v.)

to appoint ⬩ design ⬩ destinare

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to appoint, design; destinare,R. Conc. pref

and-speornan

(v.)

to stumble

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to stumble, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 4, 6

be-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cnáwan, p. -cneów, pl. -cneówon; pp. -cnáwen

To know ⬩ cognoscere

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To know; cognoscere, C. R. Ben. 25

basuian

(v.)
Grammar
basuian, p. ode; pp. od

To be clad in purple ⬩ purpura vestiri

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To be clad in purple; purpura vestiri

a-wlǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wlǽtan, p. -wlǽtte; pp. -wlǽted

To defile ⬩ foedare

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To defile; foedare,Hymn: Mod. Confit. 1

beorhtan

(v.)
Grammar
beorhtan, berhtan, byrhtan; p. -te; pp. ed

To shine ⬩ lucere

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To shine; lucere Ps. Th. 143, 7

Linked entries: byrhtan berhtan

bylgan

(v.)
Grammar
bylgan, p. de; pp. ed
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To offend, anger, vex; offendere, irritare, vexare

calfian

(v.)
Entry preview:

to CALVE ; vitulum edere, Som. Ben. Lye

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