Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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híwian

(v.)

to marry

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to marry: Add:

hnǽgan

(v.)

to bow

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to bow. Add:

tillan

(v.)
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to pay toll

wǽdian

(v.)

to clothe ⬩ dress.

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to clothe, dress

brihtan

(v.)
Grammar
brihtan, p. brihte; pp. brihted [briht = beorht
bright
]

bright ⬩ To brighten ⬩ illuminare

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To brighten; illuminare

brinnan

(v.)
Grammar
brinnan, p. bran, pl. brunnon; pp. brunnen

To burn ⬩ ardere

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To burn; ardere

slípan

(v.)
Grammar
slípan, (?); p. sláp, pl. slipon

⬩ he slips off ⬩ to move freely, as any weighty body which is dragged through a mire ⬩ labi

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To slip, glide

trendlian

(v.)
Grammar
trendlian, p. ode

To trundle ⬩ roll

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To trundle, roll

sweðian

(v.)
Grammar
sweðian, p. sweðede

To swathe, wrap.

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To swathe, wrap

girran

(v.)

to chatter ⬩ garrire

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to chatter; garrire

Linked entries: gyrran georran

þirran

(v.)
Grammar
þirran, þierran

to dry ⬩ wipe.

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to dry, wipe

Linked entries: þæran á-þierran

býrian

(v.)

to taste ⬩ gustare

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to taste; gustare

splottian

(v.)

to spot, blot.

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to spot, blot

á-scrincan

(v.)

to shrivel up

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to shrivel up

Linked entry: scrincan

Cent-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
Cent-ríce, es; n.

The kingdom of Kent ⬩ Cantii regnum

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The kingdom of Kent; Cantii regnum Hér Eádberht féng to Centríce here, A. D. 725, Eadberht succeeded to the kingdom of Kent, Chr. 725; Erl. 44, 31

clumian

(v.)
Grammar
clumian, ode; od

To murmur, mutter ⬩ mussitare

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To murmur, mutter; mussitare Hí clumiaþ mid ceaflum ðǽr hí scoldon clypian they mutter with their jaws where they ought to speak aloud, Wanl. Catal. 30, 14

fagenian

(v.)
Grammar
fagenian, p. ode; pp. od

To rejoice, to be glad ⬩ gaudēre

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To rejoice, to be glad; gaudēre He fagenode ðæs he rejoiced at it, Bt. 16, 4; Fox. 58, 9. Híg fagenodon gāvīsi sunt, Lk. Bos. 22, 5

fóre-specen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóre-specen, part.

Fore-spoken ⬩ aforesaid ⬩ præfātus ⬩ prædictus

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Fore-spoken, aforesaid; præfātus, prædictus Dó ðæt [MS. ðæs] leán to ðám fórespecenan gódum add that reward to the aforesaid goods, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 190, 2

Langa-land

(n.)
Grammar
Langa-land, es; n.

Langeland

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Langeland an island in the Baltic belonging to Denmark On bæcbord him wæs Langaland ... and ðás land call hýraþ tó Denemearcan, Ors. 1, 1: Swt 19, 35

geon-síþ

(n.)
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a yon-journey, journey to the other world, death Æfter hyra geonsíðe hié tó hellewítum beóð gelǽdde, Verc. Först. 147. Cf. ellor-síþ, heonan-síþ, hin-síþ