Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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heáh-sácerd

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Hí lǽddon hine ( Joseph ) tó ðám biscope and tó þám heáhsácerdum, 135, 648. Add

ídlian

(v.)
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D. 25a, 19. to make vain, render nugatory, v. ídel; Ídlod cassaretur (cum quicquid molire deliberaret cassaretur, Ald. 67, 7), An.

openian

(v.)
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Rdr. 5, 11. add: to spread apart, expand Openiendum þé hand þíne, Ps.

on-hlídan

(v.)
Grammar
on-hlídan, p. -hlád.

To open, unclose ⬩ To be disclosed, to appear

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To be disclosed, to appear Óþ ðæt wuldres gim onhlád until the sun shewed itself, 2539; An. 1271

accutian

(v.)

to prove ⬩ probare

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to prove; probare Accuta me proba me, Ps. Spl. M. 138, 22

a-hiéðan

(v.)

to destroy ⬩ lay waste ⬩ despoil

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to destroy, lay waste, despoil, Salm. Kmbl. 147, MS. A; Sal. 73

a-híðan

(v.)

to rob ⬩ destroy ⬩ vastare ⬩ subvertere

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to rob, destroy; vastare, subvertere, Exon. 873; Th. 328, 9; Vy. 15

a-gitan

(v.)

To discover ⬩ find ⬩ deprehendere

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To discover, find; deprehendere, L. N. P. 48; Th. ii. 296, 27

a-sáwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sáwan, p. -seów, -siów, pl. -seówon; pp. -sáwen

To sow ⬩ seminare ⬩ obserere

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To sow; seminare, obserere, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 499; Met. 20, 250

Linked entry: a-seów

a-smiðian

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

To forge ⬩ make ⬩ work as a smith ⬩ fabricare

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To forge, make, work as a smith; fabricare Asmiðod fabricatus, Cot. 82

a-spyrgan

(v.)

to search ⬩ explore ⬩ investigate

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to search, explore, investigate, Exon. 92 b ; Th. 348, 16 ; Sch. 29

a-sláwian

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

To be heavy ⬩ dull ⬩ sluggish ⬩ torpescere

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To be heavy, dull, sluggish; torpescere, Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100, 20

be-rýpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rýpan, p. -rýpde, -rýpte, pl. -rýpton; pp. -rýped, -rýpt,

To spoil ⬩ spoliare

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To spoil; spoliare Berýpton, Bt. Met. Fox 2, 23; Met. 2, 12

Linked entries: a-rýpan rípan

bysmrigan

(v.)
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to mock, revile, Mt. Bos. 20, 19: Andr. Kmbl. 2713; An. 1359

cæmban

(v.)
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to comb; pectere, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 3; Som. 30, 61, MS. D

cærcian

(v.)
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to chirk, chirp, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 5; Som. 29; 7, MS. C

be-hæftan

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-hæftan, p. -hæfte; pp. -hæfted, contr. -hæftd, -hæft q. v. captus = gehæft

To betake ⬩ take ⬩ bind ⬩ captare ⬩ vincire

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To betake, take, bind; captare, vincire Be-hæft held Gen. 22, 13.

cwylman

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

To kill, torment

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To kill, torment Ps. Spl. 36, 15: Elen. Kmbl. 1373; El. 688

drýfan

(v.)

to drive ⬩ pellĕre

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to drive; pellĕre Sceoldondrýfan should drive, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43, 10

fæccan

(v.)

to fetch

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to fetch, L. E. G. 3; Th. i. 168, 11, note 13

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