Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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be-læg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-læg, p. of be-licgan

surrounded

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surrounded Ps. Th. 118, 153

be-legde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-legde, p. of be-lecgan.

covered

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coveredCd. 109; Th. 143, 21; Gen. 2382

be-locen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-locen, pp. of be-lúcan.

shut up ⬩ inclosed

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shut up, inclosed Cd. 209; Th. 259; 24; Dan. 696;

beofian

(v.)
Grammar
beofian, p. ode; pp. od

To tremble ⬩ quake ⬩ be moved ⬩ tremere ⬩ contremere ⬩ commoveri

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To tremble, quake, be moved; tremere, contremere, commoveri Beofaþ eal beorhte gesceaft all the bright creation shall tremble Exon. 116 b Th. 448, 22; Dóm. 58. Seó eorþe beofode the earth trembled 24 b; Th. 70, 27; Cri. 1145. Beofaþ middangeard the mid-earth

Linked entries: a-beofian beaftan

be-pǽht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-pǽht, pp. of be-pǽcan.

deceived

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deceived, Mt. Bos. 2, 16;

be-sænct

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-sænct, pp. of be-sæncan.

sunk ⬩ mersus

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sunk; mersus;

be-sceát

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-sceát, p. of be-sceótan.

shot into

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shot into, precipitated one's self, Ors. 3, 3; Bos. 56, 5;

búwian

(v.)
Grammar
búwian, p. ode; pp. od
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To inhabit; inhabitare Búwa eorþan inhabita terram, Ps. Th. 36, 3

byfian

(v.)
Grammar
byfian, p. ode; pp. od
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To tremble; tremere Eorþe ondréd oððe byfode and heó geswác oððe heó wæs stille terra tremuit et quievit, Ps. Lamb. 75, 9

bysmrian

(v.)
Grammar
bysmrian, p. ode; pp. od
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To deride, irritate, reproach, defame, revile, Gen. 39, 17: Ps. Spl. 58, 9: Ps. Th. 105, 14: Lev. 19, 13: Andr. Kmbl. 1923; An. 964

cleacian

(v.)
Grammar
cleacian, ode; od

hurry ⬩ festinare, trepidare

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To go nimbly, hurry; festinare, trepidare He cleacode swíðe earhlíce to porte he hurried very timidly to town; in via totus trepidabat, M. H. 115a

be-fangen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-fangen, pp. of be-fón.

taken

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taken,Jos. 7, 15;

be-feóld

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-feóld, p. of be-fealdan.

folded

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folded,Lk. Bos. 4, 20;

be-fóh

Grammar
be-fóh, impert. of be-fón.

contain ⬩ complectere

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contain; complectere,Solil. 3;

be-fongen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-fongen, pp. of be-fón.

encircled

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encircled,Beo. Th. 2906; B. 1451;

be-gnornian

(v.)
Grammar
be-gnornian, p. ode; pp. od

To deplore ⬩ lugere

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To deplore; lugere Begnornodon deplored Beo. Th. 6338; B. 3179

Linked entry: gnornian

be-goten

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-goten, pp. of be-geótan

covered

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covered Rood Kmbl. 13; Kr. 7;

clufon

(v.)
Grammar
clufon, p. pl. of cleófan.

clove

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clove, separated. Chr. 937; Th. 200, 38, col. 3; Æðelst. 5;

CITELIAN

(v.)
Grammar
CITELIAN, ode; od

To tickle

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To tickle; titillare

cildru

(n.)
Grammar
cildru, acc. pl. of cild.

children

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children, Homl. Th. i. 80, 20;

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