Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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be-scuton

(v.)

went

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Bos. 8, 31; Similar entries p. pl.of be-sceótan

ge-fette

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-fette, pl. -fetton

Fetched ⬩ brought

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Fetched, brought,Gen. 24, 11 : Ors. 3, 10; Bos. 70, 30;

ge-healt

(v.)
Grammar
ge-healt, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-healdan.

keeps ⬩ guards ⬩ protects

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Bos. 11, 21 : Ps. Lamb. 120, 5;

beorm-teág

(n.)
Grammar
beorm-teág, e; f.
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A yeast-box Man sceal habban . . . bearmteáge, Angl. ix. 264, 20

Linked entry: bearm-teág

heard-hicgende

(adj.)
Grammar
heard-hicgende, adj.

Bold in purpose

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Bold in purpose, Beo. Th. 793; B. 394: 1602; B. 799

byrst

(v.)
Grammar
byrst, 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of beran

he byrþ bearest, he bears, produces ⬩ facit

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Bos. 7, 17

BEALD

(adj.)
Grammar
BEALD, bald; adj.

BOLD ⬩ brave ⬩ confident ⬩ of good courage ⬩ validus ⬩ strenuus ⬩ fortis ⬩ constans ⬩ audax ⬩ fidens ⬩ bono animo ⬩ liber

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BOLD, brave, confident, of good courage; validus, strenuus, fortis, constans, audax, fidens, bono animo, liber He beald in gebéde bídsteal gifeþ he confident in prayer maketh a stand, Exon. 71 a; Th. 265, 28 ; Jul. 388.

Linked entries: bald byldan

ECED

(n.)
Grammar
ECED, æced, æcced, es; n. m.

ACID, vinegar ⬩ acētum

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Bos. 19, 29. Se Hǽlend onféng ðæs ecedes the Saviour received the vinegar, Jn. Bos. 19, 30. Onféng ðe Hǽlend ðæt æced, Jn. Rush. War. 19, 30. Drync ecedes a drink of vinegar, Exon. 29 a; Th. 88, 13; Cri. 1439. Mid ecede with vinegar, Ps. Th. 68, 22.

Linked entries: æcced æced

a-sǽdon

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-sǽdon, p. of a-secgan.

said out ⬩ related ⬩ told

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said out, related, told,Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 86, 33;

cuning

(n.)

a king,

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Bodl. fol. 9a, 7

fleów

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fleów, pl. fleówon

flowed ⬩ issued

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Bos. 19, 34: Ps. Lamb. 77, 20;

for-scrufon

(v.)
Grammar
for-scrufon, p. pl. of for-sceorfan.

ate off

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ate off, Ors. 5, 4; Bos. 105, 17, = for-scurfon;

for-spyllan

(v.)

to lose

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Bos. 16, 25

fylde

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

filled

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Bos. 6, 13;

líc-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
líc-fæt, es; n.

The body

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The body, Exon. 48 b; Th. 167, 20; Gú.1063

ge-cnycc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cnycc, es; n.

A bond ⬩ nexus

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A bond; nexus Gicnyccum nexibus, Rtl. 59, 13; 66, 25

Linked entry: -cnycc

ge-meten

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-meten, part.

Measured, measured back or again ⬩ remensus

Entry preview:

Bos. 7, 2

byxen

(adj.)
Grammar
byxen, adj.
Entry preview:

Of box Sió bixne buxeus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 21

Linked entry: bixen

dearf

(adj.)
Grammar
dearf, [ = W. S. deorf]
Entry preview:

Bold Dearfe ł dyrstige audaci, Mt. p. 9, 3

crǽwst

(v.)
Grammar
crǽwst, he crǽwþ crowest, crows
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Bos. 22, 34

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