Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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be-hilt

Grammar
be-hilt, pres. of be-healdan

beholds ⬩ respicit

Entry preview:

beholds; respicit R. Ben. 8;

be-hongen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-hongen, pp. of be-hón.

hung round

Entry preview:

hung roundPast.15, 4; Hat. MS. 19 b, 7

cíptun

(v.)
Grammar
cíptun, p. pl. of cípan.

bought

Entry preview:

bought, Gen. 47, 20;

cyric-ragu

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-ragu, church-lichen or moss.

Similar entry: ciric-ragu

cyric-wæcce

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-wæcce, a church-watch or

wake

Entry preview:

wake, L. Edg. C. 28; Wilk. 84, 30

Linked entry: wæcce

flýþ

(v.)
Grammar
flýþ, pres. pl. of fleón.

flee ⬩ flee from ⬩ avoid

Entry preview:

flee, flee from, avoid, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 252, 27;

for-beáh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-beáh, p. of for-búgan.

avoided

Entry preview:

avoided, Byrht. Th. 141, 21; By. 325;

for-boden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-boden, pp. of for-beódan.

forbidden

Entry preview:

forbidden, L. Eth. iii. 8; Th. i. 296, 13;

for-bogen

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

avoided

Entry preview:

avoided, App. Lit. Scint. Lye;

for-borsten

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-borsten, pp. of for-berstan.

bursted ⬩ failed

Entry preview:

bursted, failed. Cd. 4; Th. 5, 11; Gen. 70;

for-corfen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-corfen, pp. of for-ceorfan.

cut down

Entry preview:

cut down, Mt. Bos. 3, 10;

for-cymen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-cymen, pp. of for-cuman.

overcome ⬩ harassed ⬩ worn out

Entry preview:

overcome, harassed, worn out. Exon. 10a; Th. 10, 13; Cri. 151;

fóre-sǽde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóre-sǽde, p. of fóre-secgan.

foretold ⬩ predicted

Entry preview:

foretold, predicted. Mt. Bos. 24, 25;

fóre-sægde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóre-sægde, p. of fóre-secgan.

foretold ⬩ told

Entry preview:

foretold, told, Bd. 3, 15; S. 541, 16: biseno foresægde parabolam proposuit, Mt. Kmbl. 13, 24;

for-gnád

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-gnád, p. of for-gnídan.

rubbed together ⬩ broke

Entry preview:

rubbed together, broke, Ps. Lamb. 104, 16;

for-leás

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

lost

Entry preview:

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

for-léc

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-léc, p. of for-lácan.

seduced ⬩ deceived

Entry preview:

seduced, deceived, Cd. 30; Th. 40, 30; Gen. 647;

for-legen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-legen, pp. of for-licgan.

fornicated ⬩ committed fornication

Entry preview:

fornicated, committed fornication, Gen. 38, 24;

Linked entries: -legen for-licgan

for-loren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-loren, pp. of for-leósan.

forlorn ⬩ lost

Entry preview:

forlorn, lost. Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 41;

for-scáden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-scáden, pp. of for-scádan.

scattered

Entry preview:

scattered, Exon. 39 b; Th. 131, 1; Gú. 449;

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