Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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be-být

(v.)
Grammar
be-být, 3rd pres. of be-beódan.

commands

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commands,Lk. Bos. 4, 10;

bacu

(n.)
Grammar
bacu, nom. acc. pl. of bæc

backs

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backs; Hí me towendon heora bacu they turned their backs on me, Bt. Met. Fox 2, 29; Met. 2, 15

bén

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bén, bénn p. of bannan.

summoned

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summoned

beón

(v.)
Grammar
beón, beónn p. of bannan.

commanded ⬩ assembled

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commanded, assembled;

berwe

(n.)
Grammar
berwe, dat. of bearo q. v.

a grove

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a grove

císt

(v.)
Grammar
císt, 3rd sing. pres. of ceósan.

chooses

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chooses, Deut. 28, 9;

eáþ-médum

(adv.)
Grammar
eáþ-médum, adv. [dat. pl. of eáþméd]

Humbly, kindly ⬩ humĭlĭter, benignĭter

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Humbly, kindly; humĭlĭter, benignĭter Eáþ-médum humbly, Exon. 46 a; Th. 157, 15; Gú. 892. Ðæt he eáþmédum oncnáwe that he should treat [him] kindly, Andr. Kmbl. 641; An. 321. Gewát him se hálga eáþmédum the holy one departed kindly, 1957; An. 981

fóran-onsettende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóran-onsettende, part. [part, of foran-onsettan]

Closing in ⬩ præcludens

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Closing in; præcludens, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 31, note.

for-burnon

(v.)
Grammar
for-burnon, p. pl. of for-beornan.

burnt

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burnt, Ors. 6, 1; 805. 115, 37;

fóre-gulpon

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-gulpon, p. pl. of fóre-gilpan.

boasted greatly

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boasted greatly, Ors. cont. 4, 7; Bos. 12, 13;

for-luron

(v.)
Grammar
for-luron, p. pl. of for-leósan.

lost ⬩ have lost

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lost, have lost. Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100, 24;

for-scruncon

(v.)
Grammar
for-scruncon, p. pl. of for-scrincan.

dried up

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dried up, Mt. Bos. 13, 6;

for-ségon

(v.)
Grammar
for-ségon, p. pl. of for-seón.

despised ⬩ rejected ⬩ renounced

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despised, rejected, renounced, Elen. Kmbl. 778; El. 389;

for-wurdon

(v.)
Grammar
for-wurdon, p. pl. of for-weorþan.

perished

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perished, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 31;

fylde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fylde, pl. fyldon

filled

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filled, Andr. Kmbl. 1046; An. 523; Jn. Bos. 6, 13;

fylþ

(v.)
Grammar
fylþ, 3rd pers. pres. of feallan.

falls

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falls, Mt. Bos. 21, 44;

Linked entry: filþ

gǽt

(n.)
Grammar
gǽt, pl. nom. acc. of gát.

goats

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goats, Exon. 26 a; Th. 75, 34; Cri. 1231; Rtl. 119, 16;

galdru

(n.)
Grammar
galdru, pl. nom. acc. of galdor.

enchantments

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enchantments, Ex. 7, 11;

geal

(v.)
Grammar
geal, pl. gullon

yelled

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yelled;

ge-tióde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-tióde, p. of ge-tión

appointed ⬩ determined ⬩ decreed

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appointed, determined, decreed, p. Bt. Met. Fox 11, 76; Met.11, 38: 13, 26; Met. 13, 13

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