Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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fóre-gleáwlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fóre-gleáwlíce, adv.

Providently ⬩ prudently ⬩ provĭde

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Ben. interl. 3

Linked entry: fóra-gleáwlíce

fóre-settendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-settendlíc, adj.

Set before ⬩ prepositive ⬩ præpŏsĭtīvus

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Ben. Lye

fore-wrítan

(v.)
Grammar
fore-wrítan, p. -wrát, pl. -writon pp. -writen

To proscribe ⬩ banish ⬩ proscrībĕre

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Ben. Lye

fore-writennes

(n.)
Grammar
fore-writennes, -ness, e; f.

Proscription ⬩ banishment ⬩ exile ⬩ proscriptio

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Ben. Lye

fór-nefe

(n.)
Grammar
fór-nefe, an; f.

A nephew's daughter ⬩ proneptis

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Ben. Lye

for-sweóp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-sweóp, p. of for-swápan.

swept away

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Beo. Th. 959; B. 477;

fór-þearlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-þearlíce, adv.

Very severely ⬩ strictly ⬩ districte

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Ben. 2

for-þriccan

(v.)

to tread under ⬩ oppress

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Ben. Lye

for-þryct

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-þryct, pp.of for-þryccan.

oppressed

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Bt. 3, 4; Fox 6, 23;

for-weallen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-weallen, part.

Thoroughly boiled ⬩ excoctus ⬩ percoctus

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Ben. Lye;

fræng

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fræng, = frægn; p. of frignan.

asked

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asked, Bd. 3, 14; S. 541, 3

fremeþ

(v.)
Grammar
fremeþ, 3rd sing. pres. of fremman.

performs ⬩ practises

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performs, practises, Beo. Th. 3406; B. 1701;

fremfullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fremfullíce, adv.

Effectually ⬩ beneficially ⬩ efficācĭter

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Ben. interl. Prol

friþ-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
friþ-líce, adv.

Peaceably ⬩ quietly ⬩ pācĭfĭce ⬩ quiēte

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Ben. Lye

fýr-tang

(n.)

fire-tongs ⬩ forceps igniāria

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: tang

gaderigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
gaderigendlíc, gadrigendlíc; adj.

Collective ⬩ congregative ⬩ collectivus ⬩ congrĕgātivus

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: gadrigendlíc

gæf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
gæf, = geaf; p. of gifan.

gave

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gave, Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 34

gæp

(adj.)
Grammar
gæp, adj.

Cautious ⬩ shrewd ⬩ subtle ⬩ săgax ⬩ cautus

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Cautious, shrewd, subtle; săgax, cautus, Ben. Lye

gærst

(adj.)

green like grass ⬩ herbeus

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Ben. Lye

gamian

(v.)

to game ⬩ play ⬩ sport

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Ben. Lye

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