Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

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æt-feorrian

(v.)
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to take away Ná ætfeorra þú non auferas, Scint. 160, 7

á-scildan

(v.)
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to protect Ué sié áscildad protegamur, Rtl. 75, 9: 80, 19

Linked entry: scildan

a-gálan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gálan, l. á-gálian; p. ode
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To become remiss Ástreccað eówre ágálodan ( remissas ) honda, Past. 65, 18

á-gifian

(v.)
Grammar
á-gifian, p. ode
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To bestow, grant Ágefaiga (so in MS.) largiatur , Rtl. 124, 36

Linked entry: gifian

á-hátan

(v.)
Grammar
á-hátan, p. -hét
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To call, name Wæs áhéten dicebatur (Barabbas), Mt. L. 27, 16

be-þráwan

(v.)

to twist

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to twist Riscene weocan beþráwene fila scirpea conlita, Germ. 391, 16

breátan

(v.)
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Transfer the passage to breótan, and see remark at á-breátan

brémel-þýfel

(n.)
Grammar
brémel-þýfel, es; m.
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A bramble-thicket Tó ðám brǽmbeldýfelan, C. D. v. 340, 24

bríting

(n.)
Grammar
bríting, e; f.
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Breaking to pieces Bréting hláfes fractio pants, Lk. L. 24, 35

dómere

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Þé mon tó dómere geceás, Bt. 8; F. 24, 30. Add

ed-gildan

(v.)
Grammar
ed-gildan, p. de
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To requite, remunerate Hé edgylt remunerat, i. reditat, Scint. 162, 11

Linked entry: gildan

for-leán

(v.)
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to reprehend strongly Þú scealt úpáhyfeðnysse forleón, Angl. xii. 517, 22

Linked entry: leán

fremed-lǽcan

(v.)
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to alienate, estrange Fremedlǽcede (-lǽtede, MS.) alienati, Ps. Rdr. 57, 4

for-setnian

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

To besiege

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To besiege Forsetnode obsedit, forsætnodon obsederunt, Ps. Rdr. 21, 17, 13

Linked entries: of-setnian for-sætnian

ge-inbúan

(v.)
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to inhabit In Jacob giinbýa in Jacob inhabita, Rtl. 65, 17

Linked entry: in-búan

ge-lengan

(v.)
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to call for Gelængdum dǽdum pervocatis actibus, Hy. S. 90, 9

ge-cólian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cólian, p. ode
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To cool (intrans.) Hrér tósomne, lǽt gecólian, Lch. ii. 354, 13

hleówsian

(v.)
Grammar
hleówsian, hlíwsian; p. ode.

To shelter ⬩ protect

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To shelter, protect Þú hlíwsast favis Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 21

Linked entry: hlíwsian

hreáwan

(v.)
Grammar
hreáwan, p. de
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To get raw Reáwde vel blódgade crudescit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137

hwearf

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
hwearf, adj.
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Dele. For and hwearf l. andhwearf, pp. of andhweorfan to oppose

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