Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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for-stylþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-stylþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-stelan.

steals

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steals, Ex. 22, 7;

for-swilgeþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-swilgeþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-swelgan.

swallows up ⬩ devours

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swallows up, devours, Exon. 113 a; Th. 433, 22; Rä. 50, 11;

for-sworceþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-sworceþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-sweorcan.

darkens

Entry preview:

darkens, Beo. Th. 3538; B. 1767;

for-swulge

(v.)
Grammar
for-swulge, 2nd sing. p. of for-swelgan.

hast swallowed up or devoured

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hast swallowed up or devoured, Cd. 43; Th. 57, 34; Gen. 938;

frýst

(v.)
Grammar
frýst, frýsþ

freezes

Entry preview:

freezes, Ælfe. Gr. 22; Som. 24, 8;

ful-geódest

(v.)
Grammar
ful-geódest, 2nd sing. p. of ful-gegán.

didst fulfil ⬩ didst follow

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didst fulfil, didst follow, Soul Kmbl. 47; Seel. 24;

ge-bryceþ

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bryceþ, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-brecan.

breaks ⬩ destroys

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breaks, destroys, Salm. Kmbl. 613; Sal. 306;

ge-císt

(v.)
Grammar
ge-císt, 2nd sing. pres. of ge-ceósan.

choosest

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choosest,Gen. 13, 9;

ge-cwyþ

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cwyþ, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-cweðan.

speaks

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speaks,Cd. 227; Th. 304, 9; Sat. 627;

ge-gréwþ

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gréwþ, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-grówan.

grows

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grows, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 27;

ge-hýrþ

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýrþ, 3rd sing, pres. of ge-hýran.

hears

Entry preview:

hears, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Som. 33, 58;

ge-lǽt

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽt, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-lǽdan.

leads

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leads,Mt. Bos. 7, 13;

ge-lent

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lent, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-lendan.

goes

Entry preview:

goes, Past. 58; Swt. 445, 113; Hat. MS;

ge-swége

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-swége, adj.
Entry preview:

Mid geswégre singan stæfne sonora psallant uoce, Angl. xiii. 410, 641. His mǽdenu mé singað mid geswégum stemnum, Hml. S. 7, 44

ǽfen-gereord

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-gereord, e; f. es; n. Substitute: add: Used in pl. for a single meal
Entry preview:

Gif hit beó seó tíd ǽfengereordes, árísen hý sóna swá hý heora mete hæbben, and sitten on ánre stówe si tempus fuerit prandii mox ut surrexerint a cena sedeant omnes in unum, R. Ben. 66, 15. Æfter his ǽfengereorde post caenam, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, 12: Angl

bæcest

(v.)
Grammar
bæcest, = bacest, 2nd sing. pres. of bacan.

bakest

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bakest

bæceþ

(v.)
Grammar
bæceþ, = baceþ, 3rd sing. pres. of bacan.

baketh

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baketh

fléwst

(v.)
Grammar
fléwst, 2nd and 3rd sing. pres. of flówan.

flowest ⬩ flows

Entry preview:

he fléwþ flowest, flows, Ex. 3, 8;

áhst

Grammar
áhst, 2nd pers. sing. pres. indic. of ágan.

hast ⬩ ownest

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hast, ownest.Elen. Kmbl. 1448; El. 726;

fóre-sǽge

Grammar
fóre-sǽge, 3rd sing. imperf. subj. of fóre-seón.

should provide ⬩ provĭdēret

Entry preview:

should provide; provĭdēret, Bd. 4, 1; S. 565, 8;

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