Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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for-sión

(v.)

to despise

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to despise. Past. 32, 1; Hat. MS. 39 b, 27

freáum

(n.)
Grammar
freáum, dat. pl. of freá.

to chieftains

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to chieftains, Exon. 94 b; Th. 353, 53; Reim. 32;

fregnan

(v.)

to inquire

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to inquire, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 21, 24: Mk. 11, 29

ful-berstan

(v.)
Grammar
ful-berstan, p. -bærst, pl. -burston; pp. -borsten; v. intrans.

To burst fully or thoroughly ⬩ plēne rumpi

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To burst fully or thoroughly; plēne rumpi, Off. Reg. 3

gældan

(v.)

to pay ⬩ depend ⬩ suspend ⬩ pendĕre ⬩ dependēre ⬩ suspendĕre

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to pay, depend, suspend; pendĕre, dependēre, suspendĕre, Som. Ben. Lye

hrýtan

(v.)
Grammar
hrýtan, p. te

To scatter

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To scatter Se ðe hrét qui sternit, Prov. 10, Lye

Linked entry: hrétan

leás-lícettan

(v.)
Grammar
leás-lícettan, p. te

To dissemble ⬩ feign

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To dissemble, feign Leáslíccettan dissimulari, Wrt. Voc. ii. 27, 38

ge-wearmian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wearmian, p. ode; pp. od

To become warm ⬩ calere ⬩ calescere

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To become warm; calere, calescere, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2, 36

Linked entry: wearmian

be-sprængan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sprængan, p. de; pp. ed

To besprinkle ⬩ aspergere

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To besprinkle; aspergereHerb. 86, 4; Lchdm. i. 190, 11, note

bi-cerran

(v.)

to pass by ⬩ præterire

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to pass by; præterire,Mk. Lind. Rush. War. 6, 48

bi-sencan

(v.)

to sink

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to sink, Exon. 25 a; Th. 72, 8; Cri. 1168

bi-þringan

(v.)

to surround

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to surround, Exon. 60 b; Th. 221, 27; Ph. 341

bi-weaxan

(v.)

to overgrow

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to overgrow, Exon. 60 a; Th. 219, 21; Ph. 310

bi-wyrcan

(v.)

to make

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to make, Exon. 74 a; Th. 277, 3; Jul. 575

bógian

(v.)
Grammar
bógian, p. ode; pp. od

To inhabit ⬩ incolere

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To inhabit; incolere Bógodon incoluerunt, Ælfc. T. Lisle 21, 13

ge-dilgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dilgian, p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od

To blot out

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To blot out Gidilge dele, Rtl. 168, 19 : 19, 1

ge-hnégan

(v.)

to humble ⬩ cast down

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to humble, cast down, Ps. Th. 139, 10 : 146, 6

ge-ícendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-ícendlíc, adj.

Added to ⬩ adjective ⬩ adjectivus

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Added to, adjective; adjectivus Geícendlíc nama a noun adjective, Som

ge-met-festan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-met-festan, p. -feste; pp. -fested, -fest

To compare ⬩ comparare

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To compare; comparare Gemetfest comparatus, Ps. Spl. T. 48, 21

Linked entry: ge-mæt-fæstan

staþolfæstnung

(n.)
Grammar
staþolfæstnung, e; f.
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A foundation Tó staðolfæstnunga ad fundamentum, Ps. Lamb. 136, 7

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