Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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on-rísan

(v.)

to arise

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to arise Mín yrre onríst ongén hig irascetur furor meus contra eum, Deut. 31, 17

on-stépan

(v.)

to raise

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to raise Onstép mínne hige in gearone rǽd, Exon. Th. 454, 25; Hy. 4, 38

on-þenian

(v.)

to extend, stretch, bend ( a bow)

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to extend, stretch, bend ( a bow) Hí onþeneden ( intenderunt ) boga, Ps. Spl. T. 63, 3

on-wacnian

(v.)
Grammar
on-wacnian, p. ode

To wake up, rouse one's self

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To wake up, rouse one's self Onwacnigeaþ nú, wígend míne, Fins. Th. 28; Fin. 10

Linked entry: on-wæcnian

on-ýðan

(v.)

to pour in

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to pour in Tunge witan swylce lagoflód onýðaþ lingua sapientis quasi diluvium inabundabit, Scint. 65

ge-strongian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strongian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To strengthen;corrōbŏrāre

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To strengthen; corrōbŏrāre Ceadwala wæs gestrongad Ceadwalla was strengthened, Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 4

ge-streccan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-streccan, p. -streahte, -strehte; pp. -streaht, -streht

To stretchspreadsternere

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To stretch, spread; sternere Wel gestreht bed a well spread bed, Lchdm. iii. 208, 4

ge-þecgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þecgan, p. ede

To consume

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To consume Þurste geþegede consumed with thirst, Exon. 30 a; Th. 92, 17; Cri. 1510

hluttran

(v.)

to grow or make pure, clean, bright,

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to grow or make pure, clean, bright, Exon. 54 a; Th. 191, 8; Az. 85

Linked entries: a-hluttrian ge-hluttrad

swornian

(v.)
Grammar
swornian, swarnian; p. ode

To coalesce

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To coalesce Suornodun, suornadun, suarnadun coaluissent, Txts. 48, 198. Swornodon, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 64

Linked entries: swærnung swarnian

trumnaþ

(n.)
Grammar
trumnaþ, es; m.

Strengtheningconfirmation

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Strengthening, confirmation Swilc God wyrceb gǽsta lífes trumnaþe, Exon. Th. 147, 18; Gú. 729

forðmest

(adv.)
Grammar
forðmest, adv.

First

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First Cueð ðǽm apostolum and biscopum æfter him forðmest, Mt. L. 10, 8 note

for-weorpness

(n.)
Grammar
for-weorpness, e; f.

Ejectionexpulsion

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Ejection, expulsion forworpnise Babilones ad transmigrationem Babylonis, Mt. L. 1, 17. v. preceding word

Linked entries: weorpness for-worpness

for-wirdan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wirdan, p. de

To corruptdestroy

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To corrupt, destroy Heora forwyrdendan (-weorðendan, v. l.) welan perituras divitias, Gr. D. 201, 15

fregen-seldlic

(adj.)
Grammar
fregen-seldlic, -syllic; adj.

Very strangevery wonderful

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Very strange, very wonderful Nys þis fregensyllic þinc rǽdenne, Wanl. Cat. 223, col. 1

Linked entry: seld-lic

wíf-gemána

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-gemána, an; m.

Mulieris consortium

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Mulieris consortium Wífgemánan to áwec*-*canne . . . ðæt áwecceþ wífgemánan lust, Lchdm. i. 336, 15 — 17

á-tweónian

(v.)
Grammar
á-tweónian, p.á-tweónodeode

To cause doubt in a person

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To cause doubt in a person (dat.); impers. Gif hwám átweónige, Angl. viii. 333, 6

Linked entry: tweónian

beácnian

(v.)

to make a sign

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Add: to make a sign Hig beácnað mid eágum annuunt oculis, Ps. L. 34, 9

beán-stede

(n.)
Grammar
beán-stede, es; m.

A place where beans are grown?

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beánstede . . . of beánstede, C. D. iii. 425, 19

be-brǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-brǽdan, p. de.

To be-spreadcover with

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To be-spread, cover with Se weg wæs bebrǽded mid hwítum ryftum, Shrn. 65, 23