Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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scrád

(n.)

a moving body ⬩ a vessel ⬩ a body of travellers

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a moving body (? v. scríðan), a vessel (?), a body of travellers (? cf. Icel. skreið a shoal, flock) Scrifen scrád glád þurh gescád in brád, wæs on lagustreáme lád, Exon. Th. 353, 15; Reim. 13

ge-sylt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-sylt, pp. of ge-syltan.

salted; ⬩ sale conditus

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Bos. 5, 13: Mk. Bos, 9, 49

a-býgan

(v.)
Grammar
a-býgan, v. trans.

To bow ⬩ bend ⬩ incurvare

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To bow, bend; incurvare, Grm. ii. 826

a-leáh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-leáh, -leág

falsified

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falsified,Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 7;

be-geat

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-geat, be-geáton p. of be-gytan.

obtained

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obtained Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 72, 6;

Babilónie

(n.)
Grammar
Babilónie, an; f.

Babylon

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Babylon, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 11

be-dráf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-dráf, p. of be-drífan.

drove

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drove,Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 72, 38;

be-leác

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-leác, p. of belúcan.

shut in

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shut inOrs. 4, 5; Bos. 81, 40

for-seten

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-seten, pp. of for-sittan.

obstructed

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obstructed, Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 84, 13;

bil-witness

(n.)

simplicity

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simplicity, Ors. 1, 2; Bos. 27, 5

ge-broht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-broht, pp. of ge-brengan.

brought

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brought, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 66, 20;

ge-budon

(v.)
Grammar
ge-budon, p. pl. of ge-beódan.

proposed

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proposed,Ors. 3, 1; Bos. 52, 27;

ge-búdon

(v.)
Grammar
ge-búdon, p. pl. of ge-búan.

abode

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abode,Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 36;

ge-burnen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-burnen, pp. of beornan.

burnt

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burnt,Ors. 4, 2; Bos. 79, 19;

ge-fleów

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-fleów, p. of ge-flówan.

overflowed

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overflowed, Ors. 1, 3; Bos. 27, 28;

ge-fór

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-fór, p. of ge-faran.

died

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died,Ors. 6, 3; Bos. 126, 40;

costnigend

(n.)
Grammar
costnigend, es; m.

A tempter ⬩ tentator

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Bos. 4, 3

creów

(v.; part.)
Grammar
creów, pl. creówon

crew

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Bos. 18, 27;

ge-sceót

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceót, es; n.

shooting, hurling ⬩ rapid movement as of anything shot

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Similar entries v. gesceot ge mid stána torfungum both with shootings and flingings of stones, Ors. 3, 9: Bos, 68, 19. rapid movement as of anything shot Ða wǽmna flugon mid swiftum gesceóte on heora fínd the weapons flew with swift movement on to their

borh

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Th. i. 254, 21. add: of a body of persons Hér swutelað seó gewitnes and se borh þe þǽr æt wǽron ( here follows a list of names ), C. D. iv. 235, 19

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