Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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for-gráp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-gráp, p.of for-grípan.

grasped

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grasped, Beo. Th. 4695; B. 2353;

for-leás

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-leás, p. of for-leósan.

lost

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lost, Beo. Th. 5715; B. 2861;

fyrwyt

(n.)

curiosity

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curiosity, Beo. Th. 470; B. 232

gang

(v.; part.)
Grammar
gang, p. of geongan.

went

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went, Beo. Th. 2595; B. 1295;

gealp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
gealp, p. of gilpan.

boasted

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boasted,Beo. Th. 5160; B. 2583;

ge-barn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-barn, p. of ge-beornan.

burned

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burned, Beo. Th. 5388; B. 2697;

ge-leáfnes-word

(n.)
Grammar
ge-leáfnes-word, es; n.

A pass-word

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A pass-word, Beo. Th. 496

hand-gripe

(n.)
Grammar
hand-gripe, es; m.

Grasp ⬩ pugillus

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Grasp, Beo. Th. 1934; B. 965

brǽd

(adj.)

broad ⬩ latus

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broad; latus, Beo. Th. 4421, note

breát

(v.; part.)
Grammar
breát,

destroyed,

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destroyed, Beo. Th. 3430; B. 1713;

brocen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
brocen, pp. of brecan.

broken

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broken, Beo. Th. 4132; B. 2063;

DREPAN

(v.)
Grammar
DREPAN, ic drepe, ðú drepest, dripest, dripst, he, drepeþ, dripeþ, dripþ, pl. drepaþ; p. ic, he drep, dræp, ðú drǽpe, pl. drǽpon; pp. drepen, dropen

To strike ⬩ percŭtĕre

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Ðonne biþ on hreðre, under helm drepen biteran strǽle then he will be stricken with the bitter shaft in the breast, beneath the helmet, Beo. Th. 3495; B. 1745. Wæs him feorh dropen his life was stricken, Beo. Th. 5955, note; B. 2981

un-eáðmilte

(adj.)
Grammar
un-eáðmilte, adj.

Not easily digested ⬩ indigestible

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Not easily digested, indigestible Sió melt mete wel, swíþost ða ðe hearde beóð and uneáðmylte, Lchdm. ii. 220, 23

un-þearfes

(adv.)
Grammar
un-þearfes, adv.

Needlessly ⬩ without cause

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Needlessly, without cause Heora fét beóð swíðe hraðe blód tó ágeótanne unþearfes for yflum willan, Ps. Th. 13, 6

Linked entry: -þearfes

ge-edwyrpan

Grammar
ge-edwyrpan, l. ge-edwirpan,
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Sóna swá hý geedwyrpte (geedewyrpte, v. l.) beóð and gestrangode ubi meliorati fuerint, R. Ben. 61, 2. and add

ǽngum

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
ǽngum, = ǽnigum

to any

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Beo. Th. 952; B. 474, to any;

æt-wæg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
æt-wæg, p. of æt-wegan.

took away

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took away,Beo. Th. 2401; B. 1198;

bát

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bát, p. of bítan.

bit ⬩ momordit

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bit; momordit,Beo. Th. 1488; B. 742;

diópe

(adv.)
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deeply, solemnly, Beo. Th. 6131; B. 3069

fremde

(adj.)

foreign ⬩ strange

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foreign, strange, Beo. Th. 3387; B. 1691

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