Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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for-gæt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-gæt, pl. -gǽton

forgot

Entry preview:

Lamb. 77, 11: 118, 61

for-gnád

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-gnád, p. of for-gnídan.

rubbed together ⬩ broke

Entry preview:

Lamb. 104, 16;

líg-ræscetung

(n.)
Grammar
líg-ræscetung, e; f.

Lightning

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Lamb. 17, 15

Linked entry: ræscetung

staþoliend

(n.)
Grammar
staþoliend, es; m.
Entry preview:

Lamb. 47, 2

þiccet

(n.)
Grammar
þiccet, þiccett, es; n.
Entry preview:

Lamb. 117, 27. Stefn Drihtnes áwríhþ þiccettu (þiccetu, Ps. Lamb.) vox Dominis revelabit condensa, Ps. Spl. 28, 8

eard-begenga

(n.)
Grammar
eard-begenga, -begænga, -begenda, an; m. [beganga, begenga a dweller]

An inhabitant, dweller ⬩ incŏla

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Lamb. 119, 6. Ðá ðá híg wǽron eardbegendan cum essent incŏlæ, Ps. Lamb. 104, 12. Eardbegængan incŏlæ, Ps. Spl. M. 104, 11

a-wændednys

(n.)
Grammar
a-wændednys, -nyss, e; f.

A change ⬩ mutatio

Entry preview:

Lamb. 76, 11

a-ýdlian

(v.)
Grammar
a-ýdlian, p. ode; pp. od

To make useless

Entry preview:

Lamb. 38, 12

for-swolgen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-swolgen, pp. of for-swelgan.

swallowed up ⬩ devoured

Entry preview:

Lamb. 106, 27;

forþ-gewát

(v.; part.)
Grammar
forþ-gewát, p. of forþ-gewítan.

went forth ⬩ passed

Entry preview:

Lamb. 89, 4;

gnidennys

(n.)
Grammar
gnidennys, -nyss, e; f.

A rubbing ⬩ contrition

Entry preview:

Lamb. 13, 3

ge-bryce

(n.)

a breaking ⬩ breach

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Lamb. 105, 23

ge-mæt-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mæt-fæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted, -fæst [gemet a measure, fæst fast]

To compare ⬩ comparare

Entry preview:

Lamb. 48, 21

droppan

(v.)

to drop

Entry preview:

Lamb. 71, 6

leóht-berende

(adj.)
Entry preview:

Lamb. 109, 3. Add

ofer-full

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-full, adj.

Over-full ⬩ crapulatus

Entry preview:

Lamb. 77, 65

ge-fótcypsed

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fótcypsed, -cypst; part. [cops a fetter]

Bound with fetters ⬩ compĕdĭtus

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Lamb. 78, 11 : Ps. Spl. 101, 21. Drihten tolýsþ gecospede oððe ða gefótcypstan Dŏmĭnus solvit compĕdĭtos, Ps. Lamb. 145, 8

Linked entries: cyspan -fótcypsed

be-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-licgan, he -ligeþ, -líþ, pl. -licgaþ; p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon, ; pp. -legen; v. a. [be by, licgan to lie]

To lie or extend by or about ⬩ to surround ⬩ encompass ⬩ circumdare ⬩ cingere

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To lie or extend by or about, to surround, encompass; circumdare, cingere Hí belicgaþ us mid fyrde circumdabunt nos exercitu Jos. 7, 9. Sió eá Etheopia land beligeþ úton the river encompasseth the Ethiopian land Cd. 12; Th. 15, 7; Gen. 229. Me néd belæg

Linked entries: be-ligeþ be-líþ

ge-tácniendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tácniendlíc, -tácnigendlíc; adj.

Bearing a sign ⬩ significative ⬩ typical ⬩ signĭfĭcātīvus

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Th. ii. 278, 14] lamb wæs geoffrod æt heora Eáster-tíde the typical lamb was offered at their Easter-tide, Homl. Pasc. Lisle 11, 18

cweðs ðú lá

(v.; int.; pronoun.)
Grammar
cweðs ðú lá, = cwýst ðú'lá

O! sayest thou? numquid?

Entry preview:

Lamb. 7, 12

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