Bosworth Toller's

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ge-wítendnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wítendnes, se; f.

Departure

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Bos. 9, 31

Bret-land

(n.)
Grammar
Bret-land, es; n.

Britain

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Britain On Bretlande in Britain, Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 126, 2

ge-stóp

(v.; part.)

stepped ⬩ went

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stepped, went, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 22 p.of ge-stapan

ge-trúwian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trúwian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed.

to trust ⬩ hope ⬩ confidere ⬩ sperare ⬩ to make a treaty ⬩ sancire

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Bos. 10, 24. He getrúwade ðæt he hine beswícan mihte he trusted that he could circumvent him, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 10: 4, 1; Bos. 78, 44.

beran

to carry ⬩ bring ⬩ to bear ⬩ to suffer ⬩ to carry ⬩ fruit

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Sý swá boren swá hé sý whatever his birth be, Ll. Th. i. 248, 4

a-gyfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-gyfan, p. -geaf, pl. -geáfon, -gefón; pp. -gyfen

To restore ⬩ give up ⬩ repay ⬩ pay ⬩ give ⬩ reddere ⬩ tradere ⬩ solvere ⬩ dare

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Bos. 27, 58: Cd. 79; Th. 98, 7; Gen. 1626: Mt. Bos. 18, 28: 21, 41: 20, 8: Exon. 127a; Th. 489, 19; Rä. 78, 10. A-gyfen, 44a; Th. 148, 30; Gú. 752

FOLA

(n.)
Grammar
FOLA, an; m.

A FOAL ⬩ colt ⬩ pullus ⬩ poledrus

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Bos. 11, 4, 5: Mt. Bos. 21, 2, 5

æfter-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
æfter-boren, [=æftergenga, q. v.] part.

Born after the father's death ⬩ posthumus

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Born after the father's death; posthumus, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 32

Africa

(n.)
Grammar
Africa, = Affrica

Africa ⬩ Africa

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Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 24, 35

a-fúnden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-fúnden, pp. of a-findan.

found ⬩ discovered

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Bos. 8, 4: Bt. 35, 5; Fox 162, 31;

a-sláwian

(v.)
Grammar
a-sláwian, p. ode; pp. od

To be heavy ⬩ dull ⬩ sluggish ⬩ torpescere

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To be heavy, dull, sluggish; torpescere, Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100, 20

be-boren-inniht

(adj.)

born within a country ⬩ free of a country ⬩ native ⬩ municipalis

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born within a country, free of a country, native; municipalis, Cot. 136

bysmrigan

(v.)
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Bos. 20, 19: Andr. Kmbl. 2713; An. 1359

demm

(n.)

damage, mischief, harm

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damage, mischief, harm, Ex. 22, 5: Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43, 29

drýfan

(v.)

to drive ⬩ pellĕre

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to drive; pellĕre Sceoldondrýfan should drive, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43, 10

for-byrnan

(v.)

to burn up

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Bos. 15, 6

frician

(v.)
Grammar
frician, p. ode, ude; pp. od, ud

To dance ⬩ saltāre

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Bos. 11, 17

fýftyne

(n.; num.; adj.)

fifteen ⬩ quindĕcim

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Bos. 11, 18

níwan-ácenned

(adj.)

new-born

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new-born Ðá wæs broht tó fulwihte níwanácenned cild, Shrn. 130, 7

biddende

(v.; part.)

praying

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praying, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 47, 40; Similar entries part. of biddan

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