Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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a-fandigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-fandigendlíc, -fandelíc, -fandodlíc; adj.

What may be tried ⬩ proved ⬩ probable ⬩ probabilis

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What may be tried, proved, probable; probabilis,Scint. de prædest

Linked entry: a-fandelíc

a-reccende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-reccende, part.

Explaining ⬩ exponens

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Explaining; exponens, Bd. 1, 27, resp. 8; S. 494, 35

ang-sumian

(v.)
Grammar
ang-sumian, p. ode; pp. od

To vex ⬩ afflict ⬩ to be solicitous ⬩ vexare ⬩ angere ⬩ sollicitus esse

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To vex, afflict, to be solicitous; vexare, angere, sollicitus esse

a-slépen

(v.)
Grammar
a-slépen, = a-sleópen

slip away

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slip away, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 18; Met. 13, 9

and-get

(n.)
Grammar
and-get, es; n.

The understanding ⬩ intellect ⬩ intellectus

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The understanding, intellect; intellectus, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 28

a-sǽd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-sǽd, pp. of a-secgan, q. v.

said out ⬩ related ⬩ told

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said out, related, told,Bd. 4, 22; S. 590, 32;

a-tuge

(v.)
Grammar
a-tuge, p. subj. of a-teón.

might draw away ⬩ abstraheret

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might draw away; abstraheret,Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 19;

a-woffian

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

To rave ⬩ be delirious ⬩ frantic ⬩ delirare

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To rave, be delirious, frantic; delirare Awoffod phreneticus, Leo 266

berh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
berh, p. of beorgan.

for bearh shunned ⬩ vitavit

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for bearh shunned; vitavit, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 28;

byrignes

(n.)
Grammar
byrignes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.
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Bd. 4, 11; S. 580, 8

Linked entry: an-byrignys

deágolnes

(n.)

hiding-place

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hiding-place, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 22. v, dígolnes

DWELAN

(v.)
Grammar
DWELAN, ic dwele, ðú dwelest, dwilst, he dweleþ, dwilþ , pl. dwelaþ; p. ic, he dwæl, ðú dwǽle, pl. dwǽlon; pp. dwolen; v. n.

To be led into error, err ⬩ in errōrem dūci, errāre

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To be led into error, err; in errōrem dūci, errāre

el-þeódian

(v.)
Grammar
el-þeódian, foreigners; barbăros, = el-þeódigan; acc. pl. def.
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of el-þeódig, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 12, note

fóran-onsettende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóran-onsettende, part. [part, of foran-onsettan]

Closing in ⬩ præcludens

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Closing in; præcludens, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 31, note.

fóre-wæs

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóre-wæs, p. of fóre-wesan.

was before or over

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was before or over, Bd. 5, 18; S. 635, 35;

mis-tríwan

(v.)

to mistrust ⬩ be diffident

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to mistrust, be diffident Wé mistríwaþ difidimus, Rtl. 39, 32

earfoþ

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ, adj.

Hard, difficult

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Hard, difficult, Bt. proœm; Fox viii. 7. v. earfeðe; adj

ge-fylnes

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Oþ þá gyfylnesse þisse worolde, Bl. H. 145, 16. Add

bissexte

(n.)

a leap year ⬩ bisextus

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a leap year; bisextus, Bd. 5, 23; S. 648, 19

ge-cygd

(n.)

strife ⬩ contention ⬩ debate ⬩ jurgium

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strife, contention, debate; jurgium, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 26

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