Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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á-hyspan

(v.)
Grammar
á-hyspan, p. te
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To reproach Áhyspton ( exprobrabant ) mé míne feónd, Ps. L. 101, 9

Linked entry: hyspan

cynehelmian

(v.)
Grammar
cynehelmian, p. ode
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To crown Se geleáfa cynehelmode ( coronat ) þá mægnu, Prud. 10 a

deópian

(v.)
Grammar
deópian, p. ode
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To get deep Swá dolh ne deópian, Lch. ii. 352, 2

Linked entry: ge-deópian

díþing

(n.)
Grammar
díþing, (déþ-), e; f.
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Killing, putting to death Ródes déðinges crucis mortificationem, Rtl. 72, 30

Linked entry: déþing

eáþ-dǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
eáþ-dǽde, adj.
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Easy to do Wæs hit hyre eáðdǽde, Lch. iii. 428, 30

eft-bétung

(n.)
Grammar
eft-bétung, e; f.
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Restoration to health Eftboeteng restitutio (manus aridae ), Mk. p. 2, 17

Linked entry: bétung

for-clyccan

(v.)
Grammar
for-clyccan, p. -clyhte

To stop up ⬩ close

Entry preview:

To stop up, close Swá nǽdran forclyccende eáran heora, Nap. 79

Linked entry: clyccan

firen-tácnian

(v.)
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to pollute with sin Hý fyrentácnodon conpulluerunt, Ps. Rdr. 288, 21

Linked entry: firen-tácn

ge-incígan

(v.)
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to invoke On dægi ðonne giincége ( invocavi ) ðec, Rtl. 20, 29

Linked entry: in-cígan

ge-lǽstfullian

(v.)
Entry preview:

to prove by witness Ic gelǽstfullige contestabor, Ps. L. 80, 9

Linked entry: -lǽstfullian

ge-stefnan

Entry preview:

Add: to reciprocate, alternate Gistaebnendrae, ge-staefnendre reciprocato, Txts. 92, 864

ge-berstan

(v.)
Entry preview:

to burst: Hnescað se swile and gebersteþ, Lch. ii. 202, ii. —

Linked entry: berstan

ge-blǽcan

(v.)
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to make pale, disfigure Geblǽcte exterminavit, Ps. Spl. C. 79, 14

harian

(v.)
Grammar
harian, horian.
Entry preview:

Dele: for horige in note to Ps. 27, 1 read hopige

norþ-hyrne

(n.)
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a north-corner Tó mórmǽde norðhyrnan, C. D. iii. 449, 20

ryderian

(v.)
Entry preview:

to grow red [ Áryderende erubescentes, Ps. Rdr. 69, 4]. Cf. rudu

willung

Grammar
willung, heat.
Entry preview:

Dele passage, in which wylme is to be read for wylinc

ǽht

Grammar
ǽht, <b>. I d.</b>
Entry preview:

Hé wæs riht ǽht tó Hǽðfelda, Cht. E. 276, 18. Add

á-solian

(v.)
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to get foul Hwít ásolað nitor squalescit, Angl. ii. 374. 3

Linked entry: solian

for-stregdan

(v.)
Entry preview:

to destroy Ðý lǽs hé forstrugde hié, Ps. Vos. 105, 23

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