Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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sigefæstan

(v.)
Grammar
sigefæstan, p. te
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To triumph Sigefeston triumphant, Txts. 182, 77

á-león

(v.)
Grammar
á-león, p. -láh
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To lend Álíh accommoda, Rtl. 41, 23

Linked entry: león

berian

(v.)

to beat ⬩ berry

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to beat, berry (v. N. E. D. )

byrgan

(v.)
Grammar
byrgan, byrgean
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to save. v. be-byrg(e)an

clynian

(v.)
Grammar
clynian, (?) to make into a ball (v. clyne),
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to enfold Clyniende inplicans, Germ. 401, 24

for-cippian

(v.)
Grammar
for-cippian, p. ode

To cut off

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To cut off Forcyppud precisa, Nap. 79

Linked entry: cippian

ge-hatian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hatian, pp. od
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To hate Gehatud exosa, An. Ox. 4923

ge-inníwian

(v.)
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to renew Giinníwado innovati, Rtl. 33, 36

Linked entry: in-níwian

ge-lǽcan

(v.)
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to compete Gelǽcende emula, Germ. 391, 27

ge-spinnan

(v.)
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to spin Gespunnen netum, An. Ox. 3738

gítan

(v.)
Grammar
gítan, gétan; p. te
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To destroy Méces ecgum gétan, B. 2940

hospettan

(v.)
Grammar
hospettan, p. te
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To mock Hospetęt subsannat, Txts. 101, 1963

á-healtian

(v.)
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to halt; claudicare, Ps. L. 17, 46

Linked entry: healtian

ge-sýclian

(v.)

to be infirm,

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to be infirm, Jn. Bos. 4, 46

ge-þicfyldan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þicfyldan, p. de

To make thick; ⬩ densare,

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To make thick; densare, Gl. Prud. 970

ge-þinge

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þinge, es; n.
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Hé him wítgode wyrda geþingu he should foretell to him what was appointed to happen, Dan. 545

Linked entries: ge-þingio ge-þynge

á-beran

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D. 36, 21. to bring forth, to bear a child Ðæt bearn ðe ábær úrne Hǽlend, Hml. A. 25, 16 : Hml. Th. i. 198, 1. to bring to light Se goldhord ne mæg beón forholen, nú hit swá upp is áboren, Hml.

crístnian

(v.)
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Add: to instruct in the Christian religion previous to (adult) baptism, to catechize Þá crístnade hé mé ( me cathecizare ipse curavit ) . . . and æfter medmiclum fæce . . . ic gefullad wæs, Bd. 5, 6; Sch. 581, 1-19.

Linked entries: crístian crístnere

for-wiernan

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L. 30, 27. (1 b) with dat. of person only to refuse to give Hé heóld his ǽhta him tó weán, and forwyrnde (-on, MS.) þám Drihtnes þearfum ... ꝥ to refuse admittance Hé slóg on þæs húses duru and heó him ne forwyrnde, ac heó hié ontýnde, Bl.

higian

(v.)
Grammar
higian, l. hígian,

in strive after ⬩ to ⬩ towards ⬩ to strive to do

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Tó þám ꝥ þú hígie ꝥ þú mæge becuman tó þám gesǽlþum þe éce þurh-wuniaþ, Bt. 22, 2; F. 78, 18

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