Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ge-læccan

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Th. i. 182, 11. to take a person preparatory to action, to take and do something Gelahte hine of ðǽm folce sundurlíce, Mk. L. 7, 33. Gelæhte hine Petrus ongann geðreádtaige hine, 8, 32. Se Hǽlend gelahte cnæht sette hine néh him, Lk. L. 9, 47.

a-drygan

Grammar
a-drygan, -dryggean

to dry

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to dry, Past. 13, 1; Hat. MS. 16b, 6

æ-drífan

(v.)

to expel

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to expel, Ps. Spl. T. 42, 2: 43, 26

a-hwelfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hwelfan, [a, hwelfan]

to cast down ⬩ cover over

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to cast down, cover over, Ps. Lamb. 58, 12

an-drǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
an-drǽdan, part. an-drǽdende

To fear

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To fear, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 25; Exod. 266

a-slýtan

(v.)
Grammar
a-slýtan, p. -slát; pp. -slyten; v. trans.

To cut off

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To cut off Aslýteþ abscindet, Ps. Spl. 76, 8

a-scádan

(v.)

to separate

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to separate, L. Wih. 3; Th. i. 36, 19

a-screpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-screpan, -scrypan; pp. en

To bear ⬩ cast or vomit out ⬩ egerere

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To bear, cast or vomit out; egerere, Cot. 71

Linked entry: a-scrypan

andettean

(v.)

to confess ⬩ confiteri

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to confess; confiteri, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 3

an-scúnian

(v.)

to shun ⬩ evitare

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to shun; evitare, Bt. 18, 1; Fox 60, 20

ár-wyrþian

(v.)
Grammar
ár-wyrþian, p. ode; pp. od

To honour ⬩ reverence

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To honour, reverence, Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 15

a-wárnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wárnian, p. ode; pp. od

To be confounded ⬩ confundi

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To be confounded; confundi, Ps. Spl. M. 85, 16

a-windwian

(v.)
Grammar
a-windwian, -wyndwian

to winnow ⬩ blow away ⬩ ventilate

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to winnow, blow away; ventilate, Ps. Spl. 43, 7

Linked entries: a-wyndwian windwian

bédan

(v.)

to offer

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to offer, Chr. 1011; Th. 267, 12, col. 1

be-lændan

(v.)

to deprive of land

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to deprive of land Chr. 1112; Th. 369, 39

be-lagen beón

(v.)

to be oppressed ⬩ opprimi

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to be oppressed; opprimi Past. 58, 1; Hat. MS

bernan

(v.)

to burn ⬩ ardere

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to burn; ardere, Ælfc. Gr. 35; Som. 38, 5

befóran-gestihtian

(v.)

To fore-ordain ⬩ præordinare

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Grammar befóran-gestihtian, ode; od To fore-ordain; præordinare

cípan

(v.)
Grammar
cípan, cípte, cípton, cíptun; cípt

To sell ⬩ vendere

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To sell; vendere Híg cíptun vendiderunt, Gen. 47, 20

be-hlǽnan

(v.)

to beset by leaning anything against another ⬩ acclinando circumdare

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to beset by leaning anything against another; acclinando circumdare

Linked entries: bi-hlǽman hlǽnan

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