Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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be-hwurfon

(v.)
Grammar
be-hwurfon, p. pl. of be-hweorfan.

spread about

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spread about Num. 11, 32;

dæges

(adv.)
Grammar
dæges, adv. [from gen. of dæg]

Daily ⬩ die

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Daily; die Dæges and nihtes die ac nocte, Ps. Th. 1, 2: Bt. 35, 6; Fox 168, 7: Chr. 894; Erl. 93. 5

Linked entry: dages

ége

(n.)
Grammar
ége, gen. dat. acc. of ég

water

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water, Chr. 47; Th. 11. 6, col. 3

for-budon

(v.)
Grammar
for-budon, p. pl. of for-beódan.

forbade

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forbade, Mk. Bos. 9, 38;

for-cirfst

(v.)
Grammar
for-cirfst, 2nd sing. pres. of forceorfan.

cuttest ⬩ shalt cut

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cuttest or shalt cut, Jos. 11, 6;

for-curfon

(v.)
Grammar
for-curfon, p. pl, of for-ceorfan.

cutout

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cutout, Chr. 797; Erl. 58, 13;

for-druncen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-druncen, -druncn

drunken

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drunken, Past. 40, 4; Hat. MS. 55 a. 13;

fóre-birig

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-birig, dat. s. of fóre-burh

a vestibule

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a vestibule. Ex. 29, 32

fór-rád

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fór-rád, p. of fór-rídan, q.v.

rode before

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rode before Fórrád sió fierd hie fóran the force rode before them, Chr. 894; Th. 166, 7;

for-sáwon

(v.)
Grammar
for-sáwon, p. pl. of for-seón.

rejected ⬩ despised

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rejected, despised, Elen. Kmbl. 2633; El. 1318;

for-swulgon

(v.)
Grammar
for-swulgon, p. pl. of for-swelgan.

swallowed up ⬩ devoured

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swallowed up, devoured, Ps. Spl. 34, 28;

forþ-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
forþ-boren, part. [pp. of forþ-beran]

Born forth ⬩ noble-born ⬩ high-born ⬩ clāris parentĭbus ortus ⬩ nōbĭlis

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Born forth, noble-born, high-born; clāris parentĭbus ortus, nōbĭlis We lǽraþ ðæt ǽnig forþboren preóst ne forseó ðone læsborenan we enjoin that no high-born priest despise the lower born, L. Edg. C. 13; Th. ii. 246, 20

forþ-cyme

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-cyme, subj. pres. of forþ-cuman.

may come forth or forward

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may come forth or forward, Exon. 125 a; Th. 480, 28; Rä. 64, 8;

for-tió

(v.)
Grammar
for-tió, subj. pres. of for-tión.

may cover over

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may cover over;

for-weallen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-weallen, part.

Thoroughly boiled ⬩ excoctus ⬩ percoctus

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Thoroughly boiled; excoctus, percoctus, Som. Ben. Lye;

frægin

(v.; part.)
Grammar
frægin, = frægn; p. of frignan.

asked

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asked. Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 9: 4, 5; S. 572, 21

fræng

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fræng, = frægn; p. of frignan.

asked

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asked, Bd. 3, 14; S. 541, 3

freás

(v.)
Grammar
freás, pl. fruron

froze

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froze;

fréfergende

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
fréfergende, = fréfrigende

comforting

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comforting; Cd. 220; Th. 284, 7; Sat. 318

fregn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fregn, = frægn; p. of frignan.

asked ⬩ inquired

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asked, inquired, Andr. Kmbl. 2327; An. 1165

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