Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ge-hroren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-hroren, pp. of ge-hreósan.

fallen

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fallen, Exon. 124 a; Th. 476, 5; Ruin. 3;

ge-leht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-leht, pp. of ge-leccan.

wet

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wet, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 6;

ge-liden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-liden, pp. of ge-líðan.

sailed

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sailed, Exon. 20 b; Th. 53, 30; Cri. 858;

sunn-sceadu

(n.)
Grammar
sunn-sceadu, we or e; f.
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A sun-shade, veil, covering to keep off the sun Sunsceadu flammeolum (flameolum curchyfe, Wrt. Voc. i. 238, col. 2), Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 6

fefer-seóc

Grammar
fefer-seóc, sick of a fever.
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Feferseóce febricitantem (Mt. 8, 14), Wrt. Voc. ii. 72, 29. Feferseócne, 36, 70. For Cot. 88 substitute

hrífnian

(v.)
Grammar
hrífnian, (?) to become rapacious or
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ferocious (hrífe)

Linked entries: ge-hrifnian hrífe

lenden-síd

(adj.)
Grammar
lenden-síd, adj. Of a garment,
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reaching to the loins Lendensíd reáf lumbare vel renale, Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 32. Cf. fót-síd

Linked entry: fót-síþ-gerif

brocen

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

broken

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broken, Beo. Th. 4132; B. 2063;

búde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
búde, p. of búan.

dwelt ⬩ habitavit

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dwelt; habitavit, Ors. I, l; Bos. 19, 26;

ge-wyrtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrtian, p. ode; pp. od

To season with herbs ⬩ to spice ⬩ perfume

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To season with herbs, to spice, perfume Gewyrtad mid hyra weldǽdum perfumed with their good deeds, Exon. 63 b; Th. 234, 20; Ph. 543. Gewyrtod wín factitium vinum, Cot. 268, Lye. Sele him etan gewyrtodne hen fugel give him to eat a fowl dressed with herbs

Linked entry: wyrtian

godspellian

(v.)
Grammar
godspellian, p. ode; pp. od
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To declare the gospel; evangelizare Ic godspellige evangelizo, Ælfc. Gr. 24; Som. 25, 45. Godspellian [MS. A. godspel secgan] Salm. Kmbl. 132; Sal. 65. God gifeþ gleáw word godspellendum Dominus dabit verbum evangelizantibus, Ps. Th. 67, 12

gold-hordian

(v.)
Grammar
gold-hordian, p. ode; pp. od
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To hoard, lay up treasure; thesaurizare, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 19, 20

gránian

(v.)
Grammar
gránian, p. ode; pp. od
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To groan, lament, murmur Gránude lamentatæ, Ps. Spl. C. 77, 69. Hí gránedan murmuraverunt, Ps. Th. 105, 20

burgon

(v.)
Grammar
burgon, p.pl. of beorgan,

preserved

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preservedElen. Kmbl. 268; El. 134;

byrg

(n.)
Grammar
byrg, dat. of burh;

to a city

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to a city, Exon. 15a; Th. 33, 1; Cri. 519

byrig

(n.)
Grammar
byrig, dat. of burh

to a city

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to a city; Ps. Th. 44, 13: 47, 11

bytta

(n.)
Grammar
bytta, pl. of byt,

bottles

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bottles, Mt. Bos. 9, 17

cǽs

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cǽs, p. of ceósan.

chose

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chose, Chr. 963; Erl. 123, 35

care

(n.)
Grammar
care, acc. of caru.

care

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care, Ps. Th. 143, 18

Linked entry: carc-ern

LǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼTAN, p. lét, leórt; pp. lǽten. The ellipsis of a verb in the infinitive, the meaning of which may be inferred from the context, not unfrequently takes place after lǽtan; and the connection of many of the meanings which follow with the simple one seems explainable in this way.

to LET ⬩ allow ⬩ permit ⬩ suffer ⬩ to let ⬩ let go ⬩ give up ⬩ dismiss ⬩ leave ⬩ forsake ⬩ let ⬩ to let ⬩ cause ⬩ make ⬩ get ⬩ have ⬩ cause to be ⬩ place ⬩ make as if ⬩ make out ⬩ profess ⬩ pretend ⬩ estimate ⬩ consider ⬩ suppose ⬩ think ⬩ to behave towards ⬩ treat ⬩ to let

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Hé nó be ðæm ánum lǽtan wolde ac ofer ðone gársecg ðone ylecan leóman ðæs fullan geleáfan áspringan lét he would not leave off when that [the spreading of the gospel over part of the world] only was done, but caused the same beam of the perfect faith

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

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