Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ǽfnian

(v.)
Grammar
ǽfnian, p. ode; pp. od

To grow towards evening ⬩ vesperascere

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To grow towards evening; vesperascere, Dial. 1, 10

Linked entry: ǽfenian

a-sprian

(v.)
Grammar
a-sprian, v. a.

To lay before ⬩ shew ⬩ prætendere

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To lay before, shew? prætendere, Bd. 4, 19

a-scortian

(v.)

to shorten

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to shorten, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 12

a-wæccan

(v.)

To awake ⬩ suscitare

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To awake; suscitare, Mt. Rush. Stv. 3, 9

a-wæh

weighed out ⬩ weighed to ⬩ appendit

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weighed out, weighed to; appendit, Gen. 23, 16

a-wersian

(v.)

to make worse ⬩ deterius facere

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to make worse; deterius facere,Cart. Edwardi R

be-ceásan

(v.)
Grammar
be-ceásan, p. -ceós, pl. -ceóson ; pp. -ceásen

To attack ⬩ fight ⬩ combat ⬩ oppugnare ⬩ contendere

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To attack, fight, combat; oppugnare, contendere,Leo 131

Linked entry: ceásan

clappan

(v.)

to CLAP, move, palpitate ⬩ palpitare

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to CLAP, move, palpitate; palpitare, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: clæppettan

ciósan

(v.)

to choose, accept

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to choose, accept, Beo. Th. 4742; B. 2376

be-hédan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hédan, p. -hédde; pp. -héded

To watch ⬩ heed ⬩ guard ⬩ cavere ⬩ curare

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To watch, heed, guard; cavere, curare, Leo 178

cwycian

(v.)

to make alive, quicken

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to make alive, quicken Ps. Th. 118, 50

forþ-bláwan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-bláwan, p. -bleów, pl. -bleówon; pp. -bláwen

To blow forth ⬩ belch out ⬩ eructāre

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To blow forth, belch out; eructāre, Cot. 78

fóstrian

(v.)
Grammar
fóstrian, p. ode; pp. od

To FOSTER ⬩ nourish ⬩ ălĕre ⬩ nutrīre

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To FOSTER, nourish; ălĕre, nutrīre, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: féstrian

frédan

(v.)
Grammar
frédan, p. de; pp. ed [fród wise, prudent]

To feel ⬩ perceive ⬩ know ⬩ be sensible of ⬩ sentīre

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To feel, perceive, know, be sensible of; sentīre

fyrstan

(v.)
Grammar
fyrstan, [fyrst a space of time, respite]

To give respite ⬩ indūcias facere

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To give respite; indūcias facere, Som. Ben. Lye

eád-módan

(v.)

to humble ⬩ humĭliāre

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to humble; humĭliāre, Ps. Spl. T. 17, 29

Linked entry: ge-eádmódian

eæd-leǽnian

(v.)

to reward ⬩ retrĭbuĕre

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to reward; retrĭbuĕre, Ps. Spl. T. 17, 22

in-belgan

(v.)
Grammar
in-belgan, p. -bealg; pp. -bolgen

To exasperate

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To exasperate Ða inbolgeno aspirando, Rtl. 15, 40

in-beran

(v.)
Grammar
in-beran, p. -bær

To bring in

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To bring in, Beo. Th. 4310 ; B. 2152

pucian

(v.)
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to poke (?), strike Pucigende repens, Germ. 397, 493

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