Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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bæd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bæd, pl. bǽdon

asked ⬩ besought

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asked, besought,Cd. 94; Th. 122, 12; Gen. 2025: 37; Th. 48, 24; Gen. 780;

a-wræc

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wræc, -wrǽcon

related

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related,Exon. 17 a ; Th. 40, 3; Cri. 633;

clamb

(v.)
Grammar
clamb, clomm,clumbonp. of climan, climban.

climbed

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climbed;

ferend

(n.)
Grammar
ferend, es; m. [part. of feran]

A traveller ⬩ messenger ⬩ sailor ⬩ peregrīnātor ⬩ nuncius ⬩ nauta

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A traveller, messenger, sailor; peregrīnātor, nuncius, nauta He hét gefetigan ferend snelle he commanded swift messengers to be fetched, Exon. 66 b; Th. 246, 12; Jul. 60. Him ða ferend on fæste wuniaþ the sailors firmly rest on him, 97 a; Th. 361, 25

for-bærst

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-bærst, pl. -burston

burst asunder

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burst asunder, Beo. Th. 5354; B. 2680: Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 6;

for-brycst

(v.)
Grammar
for-brycst, 2nd sing. pres. of for-brecan.

breakest or shalt break

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breakest or shalt break, Ps. Th. 9, 35;

for-deáþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-deáþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-dón.

destroys ⬩ does for

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destroys, does for, Wanl. Catal. 112, 65, col. 2, = for-déþ;

for-déþ

Grammar
for-déþ, 3rd pres. sing, of for-dón.

does for ⬩ destroys

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does for, destroys, L. Edg. S. 14; Th. i. 278, i;

for-logen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-logen, pp. of for-leógan to lie.

lied greatly

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lied greatly, Lupi Serm. 1, 12; Hick. Thes. ii. 102, 41;

Linked entries: -logen for-leógan

fóron

(v.)
Grammar
fóron, pl. p. of faran to go.

went

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went, Ps. Spl. 65, 11;

for-sǽde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-sǽde, pl. -sǽdon

accused

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accused, Homl. Th. i. 50, 14, 16;

for-screncend

(n.)
Grammar
for-screncend, es; m. [part. of forscrencan]

A supplanter ⬩ supplantātor

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A supplanter; supplantātor Iacob is gecweden, forscrencend Jacob is interpreted, a supplanter, Homl. Th. i. 198, 21

Linked entry: screncend

for-seah

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-seah, ðú -seáge

despised ⬩ thou despisedst

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despised, thou despisedst, Exon. 40 b; Th. 134, 23; Gú. 512: Ps. Spl. 88, 37;

for-slyhþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-slyhþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-sleán.

smites

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smites, L. Alf. pol. 50; Th. i. 94, 14, MS. H;

for-spenþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-spenþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-spanan.

entices

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entices, Homl. Th. ii. 226, 30;

for-stæl

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-stæl, pl. -stǽlon

stole

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stole, Gen. 27, 36: Mt. Bos. 28, 13:

for-stent

(v.)
Grammar
for-stent, 3rd sing. pres. of for-standan.

stands for ⬩ avails ⬩ profits

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stands for, avails, profits, L. O. 13; Th. i. 182, 19: Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 9;

for-swelhþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-swelhþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-swelgan.

swallows up

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swallows up, Ps. Lamb. 57, 10;

for-swilt

(v.)
Grammar
for-swilt, 3rd sing. pres. of for-sweltan.

dies

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dies, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 11. note 17;

for-swulgen

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

would have swallowed up or devoured

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would have swallowed up or devoured, Ps. Lamb. 123, 4;

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