Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ǽrist

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽrist, = ǽrest; adv.

First

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First Mec se wong ærist cende the field first brought me forth, Exon. 109a; Th. 417, 10; Rä. 36, 2:

áhst

Grammar
áhst, 2nd pers. sing. pres. indic. of ágan.

hast ⬩ ownest

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hast, ownest.Elen. Kmbl. 1448; El. 726;

a-hyrte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-hyrte, = a-hyrde; p. of a-hyrdan.

hardened

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hardened,Ex. 8, 15

a-rǽd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-rǽd, = a-rǽded, pp. of a-rǽdan.

uttered

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uttered,Bt. 23; Fox 78, 20, note 8

astreht

(v.)
Grammar
astreht, astrehte

prostrated

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prostrated;

a-sceofen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-sceofen, = a-scofen,

expelled

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expelled,Bd. 4, 12; S. 581, 17;

a-swond

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-swond, = a-swand

he weakened ⬩ enervated ⬩ enervavit

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he weakened, enervated; enervavit,Cot. 71;

be-cwom

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-cwom, pl. -cwómon

came fell

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came fell,Cd. 160; Th.199, 26; Exod. 344;

bedd

(v.)
Grammar
bedd, = bid, bidd ; impert. of biddan.

bid ⬩ command

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bid, command,Lev. 6, 20

be-deaht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-deaht, = be-þeaht

covered

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covered,Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 29; Jud. 213;

be-drǽf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-drǽf, = be-dráf; p. of be-drífan.

drove

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drove,Exon. 108 a; Th. 412, 5; Rä. 30, 9

a-þrowen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-þrowen, = a-þráwen

thrown forth ⬩ spilt

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thrown forth, spilt,Andr. Kmbl. 2850; An. 1427;

beceþ

(v.)
Grammar
beceþ, = baceþ; 3rd pers. pres. of bacan.

baketh

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baketh

be-sáwe

(v.)
Grammar
be-sáwe, pl. -sáwen p. subj. of be-seón.

looked

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looked, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 9;

clumbon

(v.)
Grammar
clumbon, clumben; p. pl. and pp. of climban.

climbed

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climbed, Chr. 1070; Erl. 209, 9;

clungon

(v.)
Grammar
clungon, clungen p. pl. and pp, of clingan.

withered, pined

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withered, pined;

cinen

Grammar
cinen, cínende; pp. and pres. Part. of cínan.

gaping

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gaping

dǽl-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
dǽl-mǽlum, adv. [mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, n.]

By parts or pieces ⬩ partim

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By parts or pieces; partim, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 59: particulātim, Mone B. 148: 3549: paulātim, 2635

flít-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
flít-mǽlum, adv. [mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, n.]

By strife ⬩ strifewise ⬩ eagerly ⬩ earnestly ⬩ certātim

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By strife, strifewise, eagerly, earnestly; certātim Flítmǽlum certātim, Mone B. 199

fóre-sǽge

Grammar
fóre-sǽge, 3rd sing. imperf. subj. of fóre-seón.

should provide ⬩ provĭdēret

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should provide; provĭdēret, Bd. 4, 1; S. 565, 8;

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