Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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grétan

(v.)
Grammar
grétan, to bewail.
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Groeto (greóto (?), gréto (?)) mereo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 83. Add

gynan

(v.)
Grammar
gynan, to gain.
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Dele

hyldan

(v.)
Grammar
hyldan, to flay.
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leóþian

(v.)
Grammar
leóþian, to sing.
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Dele, and see liþian

lífan

(v.)
Grammar
lífan, to believe.
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líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
líhtan, to lighten.
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Ðá lýhte (hlíhte, líhte, v. ll. ) hé sóna desiliens. Bd. 3, 14 ; Sch. 257, 12. Hí þá sóna líhton descendentes, Gr. D. 15, 27. v. ofer-, under-líhtan. Add

métan

(v.)
Grammar
métan, to paint.
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Wercað hió of weaxe . . . mgtað Fenix, E. S. viii. 478, 50. Add

rípan

(v.)
Grammar
rípan, to spoil.
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Rýpeð lurcatur, An. Ox. 20, 1. Sé ðe Godes cyrican rýpe (rípe, v. l.) oððe reáfige si quis ecclesiam Dei denudauerit, Wlfst. 68, 1. Add

scirpan

(v.)
Grammar
scirpan, to sharpen.
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Ísen mid ísene byð gescyrped and mann scyrpð (exacuit) ansýne freónd(es) his, Scint. 205, 4. Hig scerptan exacuerunt, Ps. L. 63, 4. Add

seón

(v.)
Grammar
seón, to strain.
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Dele: v. ge-seón, and add: p. seáh (v. þurh-seón)

sícan

(v.)
Grammar
sícan, to sigh.
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Add: [v. N. E. D. siche, sike]

slífan

(v.)
Grammar
slífan, to slive.
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Add: [v. N. E. D. siive]

snǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
snǽdan, to slice.
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Add: [Mid seaxum tósnǽdod, H. R. N. 28, 5.]

spittan

(v.)
Grammar
spittan, to spit.
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The instances under spyttan should be taken here

stencan

(v.)
Grammar
stencan, to scatter.
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FLEÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
FLEÓGAN, fliógan, to fleógenne; part. fleógende; ic fleóge, ðú fleógest, he fleógeþ, pl. fleógaþ; p. ic, he fleág, fleáh, ðú fluge, pl. flugon; pp. flogen [fleóge a fly] .

To FLY as with wings ⬩ vŏlāre ⬩ To flee ⬩ flee from ⬩ fŭgĕre ⬩ effŭgĕre

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To FLY as with wings; vŏlāre Ðæt he mid feðerhoman fleógan meahte that he might fly with wings, Cd. 22; Th. 27, 14; Gen. 417: Bt. Met. Fox 24, 3; Met. 24, 2.

Linked entries: FLEÓN fliógan flecgan

for-dón

(v.)
Grammar
for-dón, to for-dónne; he -déþ; p. ic, he -dyde, ðú -dydest, pl. -dydon; subj. pres. -dó, pl. -dón; p. -dyde, pl. -dyden; pp. -dón, -dén.

to do for ⬩ destroy ⬩ kill ⬩ perdĕre ⬩ destruĕre ⬩ dēlēre ⬩ contĕrĕre ⬩ interfĭcĕre ⬩ occīdĕre ⬩ to seduce ⬩ defile ⬩ corrupt ⬩ sedūcĕre ⬩ scĕlĕrāre

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Sax. fardón: Dut. ver-doen to destroy, kill: Ger. ver-thun to waste.] Used by Shakespeare

Linked entry: for-gedón

flugol

(adj.)
Grammar
flugol, adj. [fleógan to fly; fleón to flee]

Apt to fly or flee ⬩ flying swiftly ⬩ swift ⬩ fúgax

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Apt to fly or flee, flying swiftly, swift; fúgax Flugol fúgax, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 60; Som. 13, 43

Linked entries: fugol fligul flygul

ge-notian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-notian, to use.
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Ðonne þú antiphonariam habban wille, þonne wege þú þíne swíþran hand and crip þínne þúman, for þon hé is genotod (cf. 2), Tech. ii. 119, 4. Add

frettan

(v.)
Grammar
frettan, to consume.
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