Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

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æt-sceófan

(v.)

To shove away ⬩ removere

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To shove away; removere, Leo. 239

ǽttrian

(v.)
Grammar
ǽttrian, p. ede; pp. ed; v. trans.

To poison ⬩ envenom ⬩ venenare

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To poison, envenom; venenare.Pref. R. Conc

a-sweltan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sweltan, p. -swealt, pl. -swulton; pp. -swolten

To die ⬩ mori

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To die; mori, Cot. 147: 62

aweg-weorpan

(v.)

to cast or throw away ⬩ abjicere

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to cast or throw away; abjicere

býe

(n.)
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to a habitation; dat. of bý

be-feohtan

(v.)
Grammar
be-feohtan, p. -feaht, pl. -fuhton ; pp. -fohten

To deprive by fighting ⬩ pugnando privare

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To deprive by fighting; pugnando privare

be-gíman

(v.)

to guard ⬩ custodire

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to guard; custodire Gen. 2, 15

Linked entry: be-gíming

be-girdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-girdan, p. -girde ; pp. -girded

To begird

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To begird Apol. Th. 12, 17

be-gytan

(v.)

to obtain

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to obtain Mt. Bos. 5, 7

be-hlæstan

(v.)

to load a ship ⬩ navem onerare

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to load a ship; navem onerare

ebylgan

(v.)

to be angry

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to be angry; īrasci, Ben. Lye

eoforen

(adj.)
Grammar
eoforen, adj.

Belonging to a boar ⬩ aprīnus

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Belonging to a boar; aprīnus. Som

felsan

(v.)

to recompense ⬩ expiāre

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to recompense; expiāre, Som. Ben. Lye

feðeran

(v.)
Grammar
feðeran, feðran

to provide with feathers or wings

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to provide with feathers or wings

for-hæl

(v.)
Grammar
for-hæl, -hǽle, -hǽlon; p. indic. subj. indic. pl. of for-helan

to conceal

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to conceal, Glostr. Frag. 4, 20

gafollíc

(adj.)

of or belonging to tribute ⬩ tributary

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of or belonging to tribute, tributary

gancgan

(v.)

to go

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to go, Ps. Th. 85, 10

geápan

(v.)
Grammar
geápan, geapian; p. te, ode; pp. ed, od

To GAPE ⬩ open ⬩ pandĕre

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To GAPE, open; pandĕre, Cot. 158

hristlan

(v.)

to rustle

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to rustle Hristlend[e] crepens, Lye

legerian

(v.)
Grammar
legerian, p. ode

To be ill

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To be ill, afflicted with sickness

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