Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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for-swilt

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

dies

Entry preview:

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

for-syhþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-syhþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-seón.

despises

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despises, Lk. Bos. 9, 26;

friteþ

(v.)
Grammar
friteþ, fritt

eats

Entry preview:

eats, Salm. Kmbl. 596; Sal. 297: Ps. Spl. T. 48, 14;

geara

(n.)
Grammar
geara, gen. pl. of geare, q. v.

furniture ⬩ gear for horses

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furniture, gear for horses

gearwe

(adj.)
Grammar
gearwe, nom. pl. n. of gearo; adj.

prepared ⬩ părāta

Entry preview:

prepared; părāta Ealle míne þing synt gearwe omnia părāta sunt, Mt. Bos. 22, 4;

ge-bún

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bún, pp. of ge-búan, q. v.

inhabited

Entry preview:

inhabited, Ors. 1, 1, § 13; Bos. 20, 2, 3, 7;

ge-hæft

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hæft, adj. [-hæft; pp. of ge-hæftan]

Bound ⬩ captive ⬩ captus

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Bound, captive; captus Óþ ðære gehæftan wylne to the captive slave, Ex. 12, 29. Nyle he gehæfte ná forhycgan vinctos suos non sprevit, Ps. Th. 68, 34. Ða gehæftan vinctos, 67, 7. Gehæftum captivis, Lk. Bos. 4, 18

Linked entry: hæft

ge-helt

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

preserves

Entry preview:

preserves, Bt. 12; Fox 36, 37;

ge-healt

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

keeps ⬩ guards ⬩ protects

Entry preview:

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

ge-hileþ

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

conceals

Entry preview:

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

ge-hiltst

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

keepest

Entry preview:

keepest,Ex. 34, 6;

ge-hrepod

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

touched ⬩ tactus

Entry preview:

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

Entry preview:

keeps, Ps. Lamb. 120, 7;

ge-hýrst

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

hearest

Entry preview:

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

ge-hýt

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

hides

Entry preview:

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

cróg-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
cróg-cynn, es; n. A kind of vessel
Entry preview:

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.
Entry preview:

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

Entry preview:

brings, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 120;

brocen

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

enjoyed, =

Entry preview:

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

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