Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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cimþ

(v.)
Grammar
cimþ, 3rd pres. of cuman.

comes

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comes,; Ps. Th. 15, 11

be-heófian

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

To bewail ⬩ lament ⬩ lugere ⬩ lamentari

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To bewail, lament; lugere, lamentari Heora mǽdena ne synt beheófode virgines eorum non sunt lamentatæ Ps. Lamb. 77, 63

be-hét

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-hét, p. of be-hátan.

promised

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promised Deut. 5, 2;

be-hlád

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-hlád, p. of be-hlídan

covered

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covered Ors. 3, 3; Bos. 56, 6;

dreahnian

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

To strain out, drain ⬩ excolāre

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To strain out, drain; excolāre Dreahna út þurh wyllene cláþ drain [it] out through a woollen cloth, Lchdm. iii. 72, 23

Linked entry: drehnigean

dap-fugel

(n.)
Grammar
dap-fugel, the dip-fowl or

diver, a gull ⬩ merges, mergulus

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diver, a gull;merges, mergulus Som. Ben. Lye

dógian

(v.)
Grammar
dógian, p. ode; pp. od
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To bear, suffer; pati?-Ic dógode I suffred, Exon. 100 b; Th. 380, 17; Rä. 1, 9

essian

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

To waste, consume ⬩ tābescĕre

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To waste, consume; tābescĕre Essian me dyde æfþanca mín tābescĕre me fēcit zēlus meus. Ps. Spl. M. 118, 139

fluton

(v.)
Grammar
fluton, p. pl. of fleótan.

floated ⬩ swam

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floated, swam;

fór-arn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fór-arn, p. of fór-yrnan.

ran before

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ran before, Jn. Bos. 20, 4;

for-barn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-barn, p. of for-beornan.

burnt

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burnt, Beo. Th. 3236; B. 1616;

for-bearn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-bearn, p. of for-beornan.

burnt

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burnt, Boutr. Scrd. 22, 33 ;

for-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-boren, pp. of for-beran.

forborne ⬩ restrained ⬩ endured

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forborne, restrained, endured. Bt. 38, 4; Fox 204, 18: L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm. ii. 114, 8;

for-born

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-born, p. of for-beornan.

burnt

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burnt, Chr. 816; Erl. 62, 7:

for-brocen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-brocen, pp. of for-brecan.

broken

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broken, Cd. 33; Th. 43, 30; Gen. 698;

for-burnen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-burnen, pp. of for-beornan.

burnt

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burnt, Ex. 3, 2;

for-dén

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-dén, pp. of for-dón.

done for ⬩ destroyed ⬩ defiled

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done for, destroyed, defiled, Exon. 25 b; Th. 74, 15; Cri. 1207;

for-fangen

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

forfeited ⬩ Seized

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forfeited, L. Alf. pol. 2; Th. i. 62, note 9; Seized, Cd. 205; Th. 254, 19; Dan. 614;

for-geald

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-geald, p. of for-gildan.

paid for ⬩ repaid

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paid for, repaid, Job Thw. 168, 17;

for-golden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-golden, pp. of for-gildan.

paid for ⬩ repaid

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paid for, repaid, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 31; Jud. 217;

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