Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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a-wrát

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wrát, p. of a-wrítan.

wrote

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wrote,Bd. 5, 23; S. 648, 27;

a-wreáh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wreáh, p. of a-wreóhan.

discovered

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discovered,Ps. Spl. 97, 3 ;

a-wrigen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wrigen, pp. of a-wríhan.

revealed

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revealed,Lk. Bos. 2, 35 ;

a-wunden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wunden, pp. of a-windan.

bent

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bent,Mk. Bos. 15, 17;

a-þroten

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-þroten, pp. of a-þreótan.

loathed

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loathed,Bd. 3, 7; S. 530, 4;

a-þroxen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-þroxen, pp. of a-þrescan.

spoiled ⬩ robbed ⬩ spoliatus

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spoiled, robbed ; spoliatus ;

a-þunden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-þunden, pp. of a-þindan.

swollen

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swollen,Bd. 5, 1 ; S. 614, 8 ;

a-þwegen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-þwegen, pp. of a-þweán.

washed

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washed,Bd. 1, 7 ; S. 478, 41;

a-togen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-togen, pp. of a-teón.

drawn out

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drawn out,Num. 22, 22;

a-bicgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-bicgan, p. -bohte; pp. boht; v. a. [a, bycgan to buy]

To buy ⬩ pay for ⬩ recompense ⬩ emere ⬩ redimere

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To buy, pay for, recompense; emere, redimere Gif fríman wið fríes mannes wlf geligeþ, his wérgelde abicge if a freeman lie with a freeman's wife, let him buy her with his wergeld, i. e.price, L. Ethb. 31; Th. i. 10, 7

Linked entry: a-boht

a-wreðian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wreðian, p. ede; pp. ed; v. a. [a, wreðian to support]

To support ⬩ underprop ⬩ sustain ⬩ sustentare

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To support, underprop, sustain; sustentare Agustínus fram Gode awreðed wæs Augustin was sustained by God, Bd. 2, 3 ; S. 505, 1. He, mid his crycce hine awreðiende, hám becom he, with his crutch supporting himself, came home, Bd. 4, 31; S. 610, 18: Past

Linked entry: wreþian

a-teorigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-teorigendlíc, adj. [a-teorigende part. of a-teorigan to fail, líc]

Failing ⬩ fleeting ⬩ perishable ⬩ caducus ⬩ fugax

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Failing, fleeting, perishable; caducus, fugax Seó yld is geteald to ǽfnunge ðises ateorigendlican middaneardes that age is considered as the evening of this fleeting world, Homl. Th. ii. 266, 6

a-þrotsum

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
a-þrotsum, adj. [a-þroten pp. of a-þreótan to trouble, -sum]

Troublesome ⬩ irksome ⬩ wearisome ⬩ tædiosus ⬩ pertæsus

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Troublesome, irksome, wearisome; tædiosus, pertæsus Aþrotsum is pertæsum est, Cot. 188

a-giéta

(n.)
Grammar
a-giéta, a-gíta, an; m.

A spendthrift ⬩ prodigal ⬩ prodigus ⬩ profligator

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A spendthrift, prodigal; prodigus, profligator, Past. 20, 1; Hat. MS. 29 a, 26

a-fǽded

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-fǽded, part. [for a-féded; pp. of a-fédan to feed, nourish]

Fed ⬩ nourished ⬩ brought up ⬩ educated ⬩ nutritus

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Fed, nourished, brought up, educated; nutritus, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 37

a-scealian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scealian, p. ode; pp. od [a from, scealu a scale]

To pull off the scales or bark ⬩ to scale ⬩ bark ⬩ decorticare

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To pull off the scales or bark, to scale, bark; decorticare, Cot. 79

a-reaht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-reaht, -reht

put forth ⬩ spoken ⬩ explained

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put forth, spoken, explained,Exon. 24 a ; Th. 69, 23 ; Cri. 1125: Bt. 36, 2 ; Fox 174, 3 ;

a-scúnung

(n.)
Grammar
a-scúnung, a-sceónung, e; f.

An execration ⬩ abomination ⬩ a detestation ⬩ execratio ⬩ abominatio

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An execration, abomination, a detestation; execratio, abominatio Ge geséoþ ðære toworpennysse asceónunge [ascúnunge, Jun.] videritis abominationem desolationis, Mk. Bos. 13, 14; Ps. Spl. 58, 14

Linked entry: a-sceónung

weal-more

Grammar
weal-more, (-u, -a).

Similar entry: wealh-more

a-bogen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-bogen, pp. of a-búgan, -beógan

bowed

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bowed; to bow, bend

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