Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ge-milcian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-milcian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To give milk, suckle ⬩ lactare

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To give milk, suckle; lactare, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 29

ge-nyðerian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-nyðerian, -nyðrian; p. ode; pp. od, ad, ud

To humble, condemn

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To humble, condemn, Ps. Spl. 17, 29: Lk. 6, 37

stillan

(v.)
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to stall [ Hrýðer anstyllan, swín stigian, Anglia ix. 262, 1]

þǽr-ymbe

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-ymbe, adv.
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About that Hig tó lyt þǽrymbe þenceaþ, Wulfst. 273, 1

Linked entry: ymb

un-snyterness

(n.)
Grammar
un-snyterness, e; f.

Folly

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Folly Tó unsnyternesse ad insipientiam, Ps. Spl. T. 21, 2

Linked entry: snyterness

yfel-lǽrende

(adj.)
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inciting to evil Yfelonbecweþende oþþe yfellǽrende malesuada, Germ. 390, 113

Linked entry: yfel-onbecweþende

ýstan

(v.)
Grammar
ýstan, p. te
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To be stormy Ýstendre ferventis (oceani ), Hpt. Gl. 464, 57

á-brítan

(v.)
Grammar
á-brítan, p. te
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To destroy Beóþ ábrýtte exterminabuntur, Ps. Spl. C. 36, 9

Linked entry: a-brytan

æt-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-healdan, p. -heóld
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To withhold Þinc fram Drihtne ætheóld ( reseruauit ), Scint. 109, 18

á-clingan

(v.)
Grammar
á-clingan, p. -clang; pp. -clungen
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To wither Áclungne flaccentia, contracta, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 22

Linked entry: clingan

á-meltan

(v.)
Grammar
á-meltan, pp. -molten
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To melt (intrans.) Þá ámoltenan wecgas, Hml. S. 5, 234

Linked entry: meltan

á-leóran

(v.)
Grammar
á-leóran, p. de
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To go away Út áleórde emigrabit, Ps. Srt. 51, 7

Linked entry: leóran

á-sceaman

(v.)
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to be ashamed Ásceamen erubescant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 144, 14

Linked entry: sceaman

be-þwyr

Grammar
be-þwyr, be-bweorian, -þwyrian
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to deprave Beþwyrad depravatum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 3. Substitute:

be-rindran

(v.)

to strip ⬩ peel

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to strip, peel Genim spracen berindred. Lch. ii. 58, 8

Linked entry: rindran

be-lyrtan

(v.)
Grammar
be-lyrtan, p. te
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To deceive Bisuicen ł bilyrtet inlusus. Mt. L. 2, 16

Linked entry: -lyrtan

bréman

(v.)
Grammar
bréman, p. de

To rage

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To rage; Hine broemende eum fervere, Mt. p. 7, 5

ceorran

(v.)
Grammar
ceorran, p. cearr, pl. curron
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To creak Cræte curran, Lch. iii. 32, 9. Cf. georran

décan

(v.)
Grammar
décan, pp. déced
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To smear, daub Déc ánne cláð, Lch. i. 150, 19

dofian

(v.)
Grammar
dofian, p. ode
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To be doting, stupid Dobgendi, dobende decrepita, Txts. 55, 638

Linked entry: dobgendi

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