Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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æt-

(prep.; prefix)
Grammar
æt-, prefixed to words, like the prep, æt,

at ⬩ to ⬩ from ⬩ ad- ⬩ ab-

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denotes at, to, and from; ad-, ab-

Linked entries: sihþ wesan stæppan steall stillan swimman telg reccan sceótan eáca styntan wítan feng spornan

bygest

(v.)
Grammar
bygest, he bygeþ buyest, he buys, Exon. 90b; Th. 340, 14; Gn. Ex. 111;
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2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of bycgan

byrgst

(v.)
Grammar
byrgst, byrhst, he byrgeþ, byrgþ, byrnþ protectest, he protects, Ps. Th. 16, 8;
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2nd and 3rd pers, pres. of beorgan

drægþ

(v.)
Grammar
drægþ, ðú drægst drags, thou draggest, Past. 56, 2; Hat. MS;
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3rd and 2nd pers. pres. of dragan

etst

(v.)
Grammar
etst, he et eatest, eats; es, est, Ælfc. Gr. 32; Som. 36, 18;
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2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of etan

a-hládan

Grammar
a-hládan, l. á-hladan,
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and add Áhlæt exhauriet, Scint. 199, 16

dreópian

(v.)
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Dele dropian, drupian and last two passages

fneósung

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In bracket dele. ' Icel. . . . sneezing', and add

geár-dagum

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Dele first passage, and see preceding word

ge-sǽhþ

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Add:ge-sǽligþ. (Cf. mirigþ and mirig) happiness

gecynde-sprǽc

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Dele, and see ge-cynde, (4 a)

gínan

(v.)
Grammar
gínan, to yawn.
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Dele Cot. 23, and add: cf. gánian

hand-hefe

(n.)
Grammar
hand-hefe, es; m. l. hand-hæf. es; n.
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and add Hondhafum, Lk. R. 11, 46

hǽmed-gifta

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Dele, and see last instance under hǽmed

hirdan

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Take here hyrdan in Dict., and add:

Linked entry: hyrdan

-mǽr-treów

(suffix)
Grammar
-mǽr-treów, v. gemǽr-treów under ge-mǽre; <b>II. ¶</b>
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and see N. E. D. mere-tree

mamor

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Dele second passage, and see preceding word

smylte

(adj.)
Grammar
smylte, adj.
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Fat (? v. smyltness; and cf. smolt pinguedo.)

-wille

(suffix)
Grammar
-wille, (cf. willa will).
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Add: v. áwille-, and-wille, yfel-wille

fýr-hole

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Dele, and see Similar entries fýr-þolle

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