Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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gewist-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
gewist-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To feast ⬩ epulari

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Bos. 15, 24

be-scofen

(v.; part.)

thrust off, precipitated

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Bos. 5, 13.; Similar entries pp. of be-scúfan

EÁGE

(n.)
Grammar
EÁGE, ége; gen. dat. -an; acc. -e; pl. nom. acc. -an, -on; gen. -ena, -na; dat. -um, -on; n.

EYE ⬩ ocŭlus ⬩ the eye of a needle ⬩ forāmen

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Bos. 19, 24: Lk. Bos. 18, 25

Linked entry: ége

azíma

(n.)
Grammar
azíma, orum; pl. n.

Unleavened ⬩ infermentata ⬩ azyma

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Bos. 22, 1. Se dæg azímorum dies azýmorum; ή ήμέρα τών άζύμων, Lk. Bos. 22, 7

FEÁWA

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FEÁWA, feá; pl. nom. acc. feáwe, feáwa, feá; gen. feáwena, feáwera, feára; dat. feáwum, feáum, feára; adj.

FEW ⬩ pauci

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Bos. 7, 14: Lk. Bos. 13, 23. Feáwa synt gecorene pauci sunt electi, Mt. Bos. 20, 16: 22, 14.

Linked entry: feá

a-þencan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þencan, -þencean ; p. -þohte ; pp. -þoht.

to think out ⬩ devise ⬩ invent ⬩ excogitare ⬩ to think ⬩ intend ⬩ cogitare ⬩ intendere ⬩ velle

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ána aþohte to gefremmanne he thought this bold work to perform alone, Beo.

Linked entries: a-þohte a-þoht

a-drǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-drǽdan, p. -dréd; pp. -drǽden

To fear ⬩ timere

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Bos. 14, 5

Linked entry: a-dréd

a-rád

(v.)
Grammar
a-rád, p. of a-rídan.

rode

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rode He út arád he rode out, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 62, 22;

a-stód

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-stód, p. of a-standan.

stood up ⬩ insisted

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Bos. 23, 23 ;

anddetan

(v.)

To confess ⬩ confiteri

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Bos. 1, 5

ár-ing

(n.)
Grammar
ár-ing, árung, e ; f.

Honour ⬩ respect ⬩ honoratio

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Honour, respect; honoratio Búton áringe without honour, Ors. 5, 10; Bos. 108, 41

caru

(n.)
Entry preview:

Bos. 10, 40: Ps. Th. 60, 1: 78, 11

dígelnes

(n.)
Grammar
dígelnes, dígelnys

solitariness, recess

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Spl. second 9, 10: Ors. 2, 1; Bos. 39, 40

for-scruncen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-scruncen, pp. of for-scrincan.

shrank up ⬩ dried up ⬩ withered

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Bos. ii. 20;

be-þýan

(v.)
Grammar
be-þýan, p. -þýde, -þýdde, pl. -þýddon; pp. -þýed, -þýd

To thrust ⬩ trudere

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To thrust; trudere Hí beþýddon they thrust, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 78, 8

be-wópen

(v.; part.)

bewailed

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bewailed, Ors. 2, 8; Bos. 51, 41; Similar entries pp. of be-wépan

þúf-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
þúf-bǽre, adj.

Bearing foliage ⬩ leafy

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Bearing foliage, leafy Bóh þúfbǽres píntreówes frondentis pini stipitem, Hpt. Gl. 458, 67

Linked entry: þúf

ge-swác

(v.; part.)

ceased ⬩ rested from

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Bos. 14, 32: Gen. 2, 3 p.of ge-swícan

fulluht

(n.)
Grammar
fulluht, fulwiht, fullwiht, fulwuht, es; n. [v. Grimm And. u. El. pp. 136-7]

Baptism ⬩ baptismus

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Bos. 3, 3

Linked entries: fulloc fullwon fulwiht fulwihðe fulwuht

betera

(adj.)
Grammar
betera, betra; m : betere, betre; f. n. adj. [from bet good, v. bet-líc good-like, comp. betera, betra better; sup. betest, betst best, v. besta, gód]

BETTER ⬩ melior

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Bos. 12, 12 Hit is betre it is a better [thing], Wyc. Bt. 38, 7; Fox 210, 5 : 29, 1; Fox 102, 6

Linked entry: betre

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