Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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eácen

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
eácen, adj. [pp. of eácan]

Increased, great, vast, powerful ⬩ auctus, magnus, pŏtens, grăvĭdus

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Eald sweord eácen an old, powerful sword, Beo. Th. 3330; B. 1663: 4286; B. 2140. Eácne eardas the vast dwellings, 3246; B. 1621. Insende eácne egesan he sent in mighty terror, Salm. Kmbl. 947; Sal. 473.

ge-wand

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-wand, p. of. ge-windan

turned

Entry preview:

turned .Beo. Th. 2007; B. 1001;

Linked entry: -wand

ge-worpen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-worpen, of ge-weorpan; pp.

thrown ⬩ cast ⬩ projectus

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thrown, cast; projectusPs. Th. 87, 5 ;

ge-beád

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-beád, p. of ge-beódan.

offered

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offered,Chr. 755; Erl. 50, 5, 15;

ge-bleów

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bleów, p. of ge-bláwan.

blew

Entry preview:

blew,Jn. Skt. Lind. 20, 22;

ge-bogen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bogen, pp. of ge-búgan.

submitted

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submitted,Chr. 1013; Erl. 148, 2, 21;

ge-borgen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-borgen, pp. of ge-beorgan.

defended ⬩ safe ⬩ secure

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defended, safe, secure,Homl. Th. i. 56, 18;

ge-bræd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bræd, p. of ge-bredan.

drew ⬩ brandished

Entry preview:

drew, brandished,Beo. Th. 5118; B. 2562;

ge-brocen

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

broken

Entry preview:

broken,Bd. 5, 6; S. 619, 24;

ge-bunden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bunden, pp. of ge-bindan.

bound

Entry preview:

bound,Mk. Bos. 15, 7;

Linked entry: gebundennes

ge-bygeþ

Grammar
ge-bygeþ, pres. of ge-bycgan.

buys

Entry preview:

buys,L. In. 56; Th. i. 138, 10;

ge-ceás

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-ceás, p. of ge-ceósan.

chose

Entry preview:

chose,Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 17;

ge-cneów

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-cneów, p. of ge-cnáwan.

knew ⬩ perceived

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knew, perceived, Gen. 38, 26 : Elen. Kmbl. 2278; El. 1140;

ge-cweden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-cweden, pp. of ge-cweðan.

spoken ⬩ called ⬩ ordained

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spoken, called, ordained, Chr. 456; Th. 22, 5, col. 2, 3 : L. Ath. v. § 12, 1; Th. i. 240, 32;

ge-funden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-funden, pp. of ge-findan.

found

Entry preview:

found, Bd. 3, 11; S. 535. 10;

ge-heolp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-heolp, p. of ge-helpan.

preserved

Entry preview:

preserved,Jos. 6, 22;

ge-horsod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-horsod, [pp. of ge-horsian]

Horsed ⬩ mounted ⬩ equo impositus vel instructus

Entry preview:

Horsed, mounted; equo impositus vel instructus Ðá com him ðǽr ongeán twá hund þúsenda gehorsodes [MS. gehorsades] folces then came against him [Alexander] two hundred thousand horsemen [horsed folk, cavalry], Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 67, 43

ge-leáh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-leáh, p. of ge-leógan.

Similar entry: ge-leógan

gold-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
gold-fæt, a plate of gold.
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Dele

loca

(n.)
Grammar
loca, a lock of wool.
Entry preview:

Loca floccus, Txts. 64, 448. Add

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