Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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for-geat

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-geat, ðú -geáte, pl. -geáton

forgot ⬩ hast forgotten

Entry preview:

Lamb. 41, 10: Jud. 3, 7;

for-trydst

(v.)
Grammar
for-trydst, -trytst

treadest down

Entry preview:

Lamb. fol. 190 a, 12;

meox-wilige

(n.)
Grammar
meox-wilige, an; f.

A basket for carrying dung

Entry preview:

Lamb. 80, 7

Linked entries: wilige meox-bearwe

ge-hyspendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hyspendlíc, adj.

Despicable ⬩ abominable

Entry preview:

Lamb. 13, 1

under-stapplian

(v.)

supplantare

Entry preview:

Lamb. 16, 13

Linked entries: síþ-stapel stapplian

un-oferswíðende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-oferswíðende, adj.

Unconquerable ⬩ invincible

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Unconquerable, invincible Geoffra ðíne lác ðam unoferswíðendum Apolline, Homl. Skt. i. 14, 35

Linked entry: ofer-swíðan

steóre

Entry preview:

Lár ł steóre þín gestýrde disciplina tua correxit, Ps. L. 17, 36. Add

on-wéstan

(v.)

to lay waste, desolate

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to lay waste, desolate Sý wunung heora onwést ( deserta ), Ps. Spl. 68, 30

lungre

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Add: of prompt action Eódon lungre under linde, nalæs late wǽron eorre æscberend, An. 46. Lungre leórdan, nalas leng bidon, 1044. of violent action Ic lungre earn deópe gedréfed, Cri. 167.

a-deádan

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

To fail ⬩ decay ⬩ die ⬩ mortify ⬩ lay waste ⬩ destroy ⬩ fatiscere

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To fail, decay, die, mortify, lay waste, destroy; fatiscere, Herb. 35, Lye: Cot. 90

be-neced

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-neced, pp. of be-nacian.

naked

Entry preview:

Lamb. 194 b, 42;

Linked entry: be-næced

efne-nú

(int.)
Grammar
efne-nú, interj.

Behold now ⬩ ecce

Entry preview:

Lamb. 7, 15

gǽr

(n.)
Grammar
gǽr, geár, es; n.

A year ⬩ annus

Entry preview:

Lamb. 89, 9

be-sih

(v.)

see, look, behold ⬩ aspice

Entry preview:

Lamb. 118, 132; Similar entries impert. of be-seón

un-snotorness

(n.)
Grammar
un-snotorness, e; f.

Folly

Entry preview:

Lamb. 21, 3. Þurh unsnotornesse, Wulfst. 166, 25

Linked entry: snotorness

ymb-wǽfan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-wǽfan, p. de
Entry preview:

Lamb. 44, 15

word-gid

(n.)
Grammar
word-gid, word-gidd, es; n.

A lay

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A lay Cyning mǽnan, wordgyd wrecan and worn sprecan, Beo. Th. 6325 ; B. 3173

ofer-becuman

(v.)

to supervene

Entry preview:

Lamb. 89, 10

Linked entry: be-cuman

on-blótan

(v.)

to offer, sacrifice

Entry preview:

to offer, sacrifice Abraham onbleót ðǽt lác Gode, Cd. Th. 177, 21; Gen. 2933

hleów-hræscnes

(n.)
Entry preview:

Lamb. 40, 10

Linked entry: hleó-hræscness

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