Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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æcst

(v.)
Grammar
æcst, 2nd pers. sing. pres. of acan.

akest

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akest

æcþ

(v.)
Grammar
æcþ, 3rd pers. sing. pres. of acan.

aketh

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aketh

ǽrne

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽrne, acc. sing, m. of ǽt, adj.

Early

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Early On ǽrne mergen primo mane, Mt. Bos. 20, 1;

for-brycst

(v.)
Grammar
for-brycst, 2nd sing. pres. of for-brecan.

breakest or shalt break

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breakest or shalt break, Ps. Th. 9, 35;

for-deáþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-deáþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-dón.

destroys ⬩ does for

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destroys, does for, Wanl. Catal. 112, 65, col. 2, = for-déþ;

for-déþ

Grammar
for-déþ, 3rd pres. sing, of for-dón.

does for ⬩ destroys

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does for, destroys, L. Edg. S. 14; Th. i. 278, i;

for-slyhþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-slyhþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-sleán.

smites

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smites, L. Alf. pol. 50; Th. i. 94, 14, MS. H;

for-spenþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-spenþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-spanan.

entices

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entices, Homl. Th. ii. 226, 30;

for-stent

(v.)
Grammar
for-stent, 3rd sing. pres. of for-standan.

stands for ⬩ avails ⬩ profits

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stands for, avails, profits, L. O. 13; Th. i. 182, 19: Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 9;

for-swelhþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-swelhþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-swelgan.

swallows up

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swallows up, Ps. Lamb. 57, 10;

for-swilt

(v.)
Grammar
for-swilt, 3rd sing. pres. of for-sweltan.

dies

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dies, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 11. note 17;

for-syhþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-syhþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-seón.

despises

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despises, Lk. Bos. 9, 26;

ge-helt

(v.)
Grammar
ge-helt, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-healdan.

preserves

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preserves, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 37;

ge-healt

(v.)
Grammar
ge-healt, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-healdan.

keeps ⬩ guards ⬩ protects

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keeps, guards, protects, Lk. Bos. 11, 21 : Ps. Lamb. 120, 5;

ge-hileþ

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hileþ, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-helan.

conceals

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conceals, L. In. 27; Th. i. 120, 2;

ge-hiltst

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hiltst, 2nd sing. pres. of ge-healdan.

keepest

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keepest,Ex. 34, 6;

ge-hylt

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hylt, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-healdan.

keeps

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keeps, Ps. Lamb. 120, 7;

ge-hýrst

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýrst, 2nd sing. pres. of ge-hýran.

hearest

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hearest, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Som. 33, 57, 58;

ge-hýt

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýt, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-hýdan.

hides

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hides, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 11;

ge-seówan

Grammar
ge-seówan, ge-síwan, ge-seowian to sew.
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Take here <b>ge-siwed</b> in Dict., and add Geseówe mid seolce, Lch. ii. 358, 25. Gesióuuid, -siówid, -síuuid sarcinatum, Txts. 95, 1763. Gesiówed consutum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 39. Gesiúwid netum, 114, 66. Gesíwid consutum, 23, 20. Gesíuuid

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