Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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mere-grota

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Add: See preceding word

mirt

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mirt, myrt.
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Dele, and see mertze

ná-hwǽrn

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pícan

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Dele, and see pýtan

prénan

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Dele, and see príwan

prýtian

(v.)
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Dele, and see writian

ryan

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Dele, and see rýn.(?)

tendling

(n.)
Grammar
tendling, e; f.
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See preceding word

tígere

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Dele, and see húfe

wód-henn

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Dele, and see wóþ

faru

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faru, <b>; IV.</b>
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dele, and see ealfara

crás

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Dele and see nicor

bæswi

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Dele, and see basu

baso

(n.)
Grammar
baso, basu, e; f.
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Dele, and see basu

baso-popig

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Dele, and see basu

háwere

(n.)
Grammar
háwere, es; m.

An observer, a spectator ⬩ spies

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spectator Ðýlæs hie síen tó óðerra monna gefeohte holde háweras, and dón him selfe náwuht lest they be friendly spectators of other men's struggle, and themselves do nothing; ne, si in hoc præsentis vitæ stadio ad certamen alienum devoti fautores, sed

tó-hlecan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-hlecan, (Ρ); p. -hlæc; pl. -hlǽcon; pp. -hlocen

To disjoin, ⬩ pull to pieces

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v. tó-lúcan; but see also hlec, hlecan.

Linked entries: hlecan tó-hlocen tó-lúcan

hruse

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hruse, l. hrúse,
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Ðonne se forst tó hrúsan cymeð, Rä. 41, 55. Hwǽr seó ród wunige under hrúsan, El. 625. Se wínsele on hrúsan ne feól, B. 772. Þonne ic hrúsan trede, Rä. 8, 1.

tó-drífan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-drífan, p. -dráf, pl. -drifon; pp. -drifen

To drive in different directions, ⬩ drive away ⬩ to drive asunder ⬩ separate ⬩ to scatter, ⬩ disperse ⬩ to scatter, ⬩ destroy ⬩ to drive away, ⬩ send elsewhere ⬩ to drive away, ⬩ dispel, ⬩ put an end to

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Se hálga deófulgild tódráf and gedwolan fylde, Andr. Kmbl. 3372; An. 1690. Tódríf ðone mist ðe nú hangaþ beforan úres módes eágum disjice nebulas, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 32: Met. 20, 264. Wearð se háta líg tódrifen and tódwæsced, Cd.

Linked entry: tó-drǽfan

ge-sǽwe

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sǽwe, (?); adj.
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That may be seen, visible, apparent Swá swá þeós geséwe (gesewene ?) sunne úres líchaman æúgan onleóht, swá onlíht se wisdóm úres módes æúgan, Solil. H. 44, 24

Linked entry: -sǽwe

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