Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ageán-féran

(v.)
Grammar
ageán-féran, p. de; pp. ed

To go again ⬩ return ⬩ reverti

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To go again, return; reverti, Chr. 1070; Th. 344, 31

a-mællad

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-mællad, part.

Emptied out ⬩ brought to naught ⬩ exinanitus

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Emptied out, brought to naught; exinanitus, Ps. Surt. 74, 9

a-súgan

(v.)

to suck

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to suck, Exon. 99 b; Th. 373, 19; Seel. 111

Linked entry: a-sogen

at-berstan

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

To break out ⬩ escape ⬩ erumpere

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To break out, escape; erumpere, Chr. 607; Ing. 30, 9

barian

(v.)
Grammar
barian, p. ede; pp. ed

To make bare ⬩ discover ⬩ disclose ⬩ denudare ⬩ prodere ⬩ in medium proferre

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To make bare, discover, disclose; denudare, prodere, in medium proferre

beácne

(n.)
Grammar
beácne, dat. of beácen.

to a sign

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to a sign,Cd. 80; Th. 100, 19; Gen. 1666;

a-woffian

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

To rave ⬩ be delirious ⬩ frantic ⬩ delirare

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To rave, be delirious, frantic; delirare Awoffod phreneticus, Leo 266

be-dúfan

(v.)
Grammar
be-dúfan, p. -deáf, pl. -dufon; pp. -dofen

To bedive ⬩ put under ⬩ submergere

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To bedive, put under; submergere,Homl. Th. ii. 392, 13

a-þracian

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

To fear ⬩ conturbari ⬩ horrescere

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To fear; conturbari, horrescere, Ps. Spl. 6, 10: 34, 4

be-riówsian

(v.)

to repent

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to repent, Ælfc. Gr. 33, MS. D; Som. 37, 22

byrhtan

(v.)
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to shine; lucere, Exon. 24a; Th. 67, 18; Cri. 1090

be-gnornian

(v.)
Grammar
be-gnornian, p. ode; pp. od

To deplore ⬩ lugere

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To deplore; lugere Begnornodon deplored Beo. Th. 6338; B. 3179

Linked entry: gnornian

ciorian

(v.)

to complain

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to complain, Ælfc. Gr. 29, MS. D; Som. 33, 52

DWELAN

(v.)
Grammar
DWELAN, ic dwele, ðú dwelest, dwilst, he dweleþ, dwilþ , pl. dwelaþ; p. ic, he dwæl, ðú dwǽle, pl. dwǽlon; pp. dwolen; v. n.

To be led into error, err ⬩ in errōrem dūci, errāre

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To be led into error, err; in errōrem dūci, errāre

eástran

(n.)
Grammar
eástran, eástron; dat. pl. of éaster; gen. eás-tres, q. v. Eástron
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seems to 6e used for other cases in the pl

eáþ-médan

(v.)

To adore ⬩ adōrāre

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To adore; adōrāre Eáþmédaþ feorr adōrābĭtis prŏcul, Ex. 24, 1

Linked entries: eád-médan ge-eáþmédan

ed-cucian

(v.)
Grammar
ed-cucian, -cwician; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To re-quicken, revive ⬩ reviviscĕre

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To re-quicken, revive; reviviscĕre, Greg. Dial. 1. 12, Lye

fleán

(v.)
Grammar
fleán, p. flóh, pl. flógon; pp. flagen

To flay ⬩ pull off the skin ⬩ excŏriāre ⬩ deglūbĕre

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To flay, pull off the skin; excŏriāre, deglūbĕre,Cot. 61

for-sǽcan

(v.)

to punish

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to punish, Exon. 38 a; Th. 125, 2; Gú. 348

for-scríhan

(v.)
Grammar
for-scríhan, p. -scráh, pl. -scrigon; pp. -scrigen [scríhan dĭcāre]

To abdicate ⬩ resign ⬩ give up ⬩ abdĭcāre

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To abdicate, resign, give up; abdĭcāre Forscráh abdĭcāvit, Cot. 205

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