Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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þ

twý

Similar entry: tweó

twy-

(prefix)

Similar entry: twi-

trus

Grammar
trus, l. trús, and add: v. Philol. Trans. 1898, p. 542
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and N.E.D. trouse

twín

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Hwíte twíne geþráwne bisso retorto, Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 34. Add

trum

(adj.)
Grammar
trum, adj.
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Lǽt mé on ðínum wordum weorilan trumne confirma me in verbis tuis. Ps. Th. 118, 28. God écne and trumne, Cd. Th. 297, 30; Sat. 525. Englas trume and torhte, Exon.

frum-cyrr

(n.)
Grammar
frum-cyrr, es; m. [cyrr a turn, space of time]

A first turn or time ⬩ prīmæ vĭces

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A first turn or time; prīmæ vĭces Beó his weres scyldig æt frumcyrre let him be liable in his fine [for slaying a man] for the first time, L. Ath. i. 3; Th. i. 200, 21

twí

(n.)
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a twig

twi-

(prefix)
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in composition with force of two. v. following words

Linked entries: tweo- twig- twy- sehtness -snæcce sprecan bleoh -fingre -hlidede -fýrede

tungl

(n.)
Grammar
tungl, tungla.

Similar entry: tungol

-týne

(suffix)

Similar entry: ge-týne

twýn

Similar entry: tweón

twin

(adj.)
Grammar
twin, adj.
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Twin, double Twinnum sangum geminis concentibus, Hpt. Gl. 467, 31

Linked entry: twinn

trúw

(n.)
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Take to treów

twin

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Twinne, twifealde. An. Ox. 5085. Add

týd

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instructed

cwýst ðú

(v.; pronoun.)
Grammar
cwýst ðú, cwýst ðú lá, cwýst tú lá sayest thou? used in questions, as interrog. adv. numquid? — Cwýst ðú eom ic hyt? Mt. Bos. 26, 22

whether it am I? ⬩ numquid ego sum?

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whether it am I? Wyc. note rr; numquid ego sum? Vulg: Ps. Spl. 29, 12: 7, 12

be-hwerfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hwerfan, p. de; pp. ed [be, hwerfan to turn]

To turn ⬩ prepare ⬩ instruct ⬩ vertere ⬩ instruere

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To turn, prepare, instruct; vertere, instruere Ðonne hió ǽrest síe útan behwerfed when it is first turned round about Bt. Met. Fox 13, 154; Met. 13, 77.

hundes tunge

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Hundes tunge canis lingua, Wrt. Voc. i. 67, 28. Ribbe, hundes tunge, ii. 13, 13. Add

a-scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-scirpan, a-scyrpan, a-scerpan, a-scearpan; p. te, tun; pp. ed

To sharpen ⬩ exacuere

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To sharpen; exacuere Swíðor ablendaþ ðæs módes eágan ðonne hí hí ascirpan they rather blind the eyes of the mind than sharpen them, Bt. 34, 8; Fox 144, 34

Linked entries: a-scearpan a-scerpan a-scyrpan

æt-hweorfan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-hweorfan, p. -hwearf, pl. -hwurfon; pp. -hworfen [æt, hweorfan to turn]

To turn ⬩ return ⬩ accedere ⬩ reverti

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To turn, return; accedere, reverti Hwilum on beorh æt-hwearf sometimes he turned to the mount, Beo. Th. 4587; B. 2299

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