Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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a-druncen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-druncen, pp. of a-drincan.

drowned

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drowned;

be-druncen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-druncen, pp. of be-drincan.

drunk in ⬩ absorbed

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drunk in, absorbed,Med. ex Quadr. 2, 10; Lchdm. i. 336, 4, MS. B;

ge-druncen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-druncen, pp. of ge-drincan.

drunk

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drunk,Bd. 5, 5; S. 618, 13;

for-druncen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-druncen, -druncn

drunken

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drunken, Past. 40, 4; Hat. MS. 55 a. 13;

spiw-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
spiw-drenc, -drinc (spiwe-), es; m.

An emetic

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An emetic Spiwedrenc, Lchdm. ii. 136, 25 : 270, 19 : 272, 4, 6. Se ðe hæfþ þearfe piwdrinces,s 60, 26. Tó spiwdrence, 268, 21. Wyrc spiwdrenc, 270, 27 : 302, 17. Se man þurh spiwedrenc áspíwþ ðone wǽtan, 60, 22: 336, 1. Spiwedrencas, 170, 6

Linked entry: spiwe-drenc

druncaþ

Grammar
druncaþ, drink, Exon. 99 b; Th. 373, 23; Seel. 114, = drincaþ; pres. pl.
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of drincan

a-dronc

(v.)
Grammar
a-dronc, -droncen. for a-dranc, -druncen; p. and pp. of a-drincan.

Similar entry: a-drincan

ác-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
ác-drenc, -drinc, es; m.

Oak-drink ⬩ a kind of drink made of acorns ⬩ potus ex quercus glandibus factus

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Oak-drink, a kind of drink made of acorns; potus ex quercus glandibus factus

gegaf-sprǽc

Grammar
gegaf-sprǽc, buffoonery.
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Sume menn drincað æt deádra manna líce ofer ealle þá niht and gremiað God mid heora gegafsprǽce, Hml. S. 21, 315. Hí willað wacian and wódlíce drincan binnan Godes húse and mid gegafsprǽcum Godes hús gefýlan, 13, 78.

druncon

(v.)
Grammar
druncon, drank, Lk. Bos. 13, 26; p. pl.
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of drincan

un-feferig

(adj.)
Grammar
un-feferig, adj.

Not feverish

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Not feverish Syle drincan on wíne, gif hé unfeferig sý; gif hé on fefere sý, syle drincan him on wætere, Lchdm. i. 164, 19

Linked entry: feferig

nefne

Grammar
nefne, <b>. II.</b> add: <b>II a.</b> without negative,
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only, nothing but Dó tó drence nǽdran geworhte swá lǽcas cunnon, and þonne hié ǽlcra drincan willen, drincan hié nemne wæter, Lch. ii. 202, 18

dranc

(v.; part.)
Grammar
dranc, drank, Gen. 9, 21; p.
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of drincan

druncen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
druncen, drunken, Gen. 9, 21; pp.
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of drincan

Linked entry: druncen-læt

dryncþ

Grammar
dryncþ, drinks, Ps. Spl. 14, 8;
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3rd pres. sing. of drincan

ciric-belle

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Of ciricbellum drincan, Lch. ii. 14, 6. Add

ge-milscod

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-milscod, ge-milscad, ge-mislced; adj.
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Gewyrce him gemilscade drincan, ꝥ is micel dǽl bewylledes wæteres on huniges godum dǽle, Lch, ii. 202, 26. Drince mulsa, ꝥ is gemilscede drincan, ii

Linked entry: miliscian

niht-nihstig

(adj.)
Grammar
niht-nihstig, -nestig; adj.

Fasting for a night

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Fasting for a night Sele nihtnestig drincan, Lchdm. ii. 64, 18. Gedrinc ǽlce dæge neahtnestig, 30, 26. Drince iii morgenas neahtnestig, 296, 12. Mid his selfes nihtnestiges migoþan, 42, 1. Sele nihtnestigum drincan, 64, 9, 19 : 186, 5.

Linked entries: nihstig nihstig

fýr-hús

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Siððan hí of beóderne gán drincan innan heora fýrhúse ( in caminata ), Chrd. 45, 6. Add

elcora

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., and þonne hié ælcra drincan willen ..., Lch. ii. 202, 17. Add

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