Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ge-helt

(v.)
Grammar
ge-helt, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-healdan.

preserves

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preserves, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 37;

ge-healt

(v.)
Grammar
ge-healt, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-healdan.

keeps ⬩ guards ⬩ protects

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keeps, guards, protects, Lk. Bos. 11, 21 : Ps. Lamb. 120, 5;

ge-hileþ

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hileþ, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-helan.

conceals

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conceals, L. In. 27; Th. i. 120, 2;

ge-hiltst

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hiltst, 2nd sing. pres. of ge-healdan.

keepest

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keepest,Ex. 34, 6;

ge-hrepod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-hrepod, [pp. of ge-hrepian to touch]

touched ⬩ tactus

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touched; tactus He wæs gehrepod mid heortan sárnisse wiðinnan tactus dolore cordis intrinsecus, Gen. 6, 6. Gehrepod tactus, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 44, 56

Linked entry: hrepian

ge-hylt

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hylt, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-healdan.

keeps

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keeps, Ps. Lamb. 120, 7;

ge-hýrst

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýrst, 2nd sing. pres. of ge-hýran.

hearest

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hearest, Ælfc. Gr. 30; Som. 33, 57, 58;

ge-hýt

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýt, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-hýdan.

hides

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hides, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 11;

cróg-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
cróg-cynn, es; n. A kind of vessel
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Collatum, i. vas in quo deportatur vinum, vel crógcyn, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 51

ge-húsa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-húsa, a domestic, one of a household.
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Sý wyrðment gegearewod . . . þám rihtgelýfedum úrum gehúsum honor exibeatur domestici fidei, R. Ben. 83, l. Hiore gehúsan domesticis suis Kent. Gl. 1138. Gehúse his domesticos ejus Mt. L. 10, 25. Add

Linked entry: húsa

spelt

(n.)
Grammar
spelt, a board of a book; planca.
Entry preview:

Take here the first two instances given under spelt corn, and add:

brencþ

(v.)
Grammar
brencþ, 3rd pers. pres. of brengan.

brings

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brings, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 120;

brocen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
brocen, pp. of brúcan, gebrúcan.

enjoyed, =

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enjoyed, = gebrocen, Exon. 38 b; Th. 127, 29; Gú. 393;

brýt

(v.)
Grammar
brýt, 3rd pers. pres. of breótan.

breaks

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breaks;

búh

(v.)
Grammar
búh, impert. of búgan to bow, turn

turn

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turn Búh fram yfle diverte a malo, R. Ben. in proœm.

æftemest

(adj.)
Grammar
æftemest, -myst, -most; adj. superlative of æfter,—

After-most ⬩ last ⬩ postremus ⬩ novissimus

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After-most, last; postremus, novissimus Ðeós bóc is æftemyst on ðære biblioþécan this is the last book of the Bible, Ælfc. T. 31, 22; Grn. Ælfc. T. 16, 3.

langian

(v.)
Grammar
langian, p. ode: v. impers. with acc. of pers.
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Hæleþ langode hwonne hié of nearwe stæppan mósten the men longed for the time when they might step from durance, 71; Th. 86, 16; Gen. 1431. Hine ðæs heardost langode hwanne hé of ðisse worlde móste, Blickl. Homl. 227, 1.

ond-efen

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ond-efen, on-derslíc, -deslíc, -desn.

Similar entry: and-efn

a-bulgan

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-bulgan, = abulgon

angered

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angered.Ps. Th. 77, 41;

a-cænned

(v.)
Grammar
a-cænned, = a-cenned

brought forth

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brought forth ;

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