Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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sígan

(v.)
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Add Se beám wæs áhyld on áne healfe ꝥ man eáðe mihte witan hwider hé sígan wolde, Hml. S. 31, 409. <b>I a.</b> add :-- Seó sunne sáh tó setle, Hml. S. 23, 246.

forþ-forlǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-forlǽtan, p. -forlét, pl. -forléton; pp. -forlǽten

To let forth ⬩ send forth ⬩ emittĕre

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To let forth, send forth; emittĕre Egeslícne cwide Weard ofer ðæt fǽge folc forþforlæteþ the Lord shall send forth a dreadful utterance over the fated people, Exon. 30 a; Th. 92, 34; Cri. 1518

scínan

(v.)
Grammar
scínan, p. scán, sceán
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Se nama se ðe mid him swá lange sceán and bryhte nomen quod apud eos tam diu claruerat , Bd. 1, 12; S. 480, 39: 3, 13; ' S. 538, 39.

mere-streám

(n.)
Grammar
mere-streám, es; m.

A sea-stream ⬩ the sea ⬩ water of the sea

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A sea-stream, the sea, water of the sea, Cd. 39; Th. 51, 27; Gen. 833: 154; Th. 191, 5; Exod. 210: 166; Th. 207, 17; Exod. 468. Merestreám ne dear ofer eorþan sceát eard gebrǽdan (cf. sǽ, Bt. Fox 74, 26), Bt. Met.

égor-

(prefix)

water, the sea ⬩ aqua, măre

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water, the sea; aqua, măre. &nbsp;

Linked entries: eágor eógor

fóre-settendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-settendlíc, adj.

Set before ⬩ prepositive ⬩ præpŏsĭtīvus

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Set before, prepositive; præpŏsĭtīvus, Som. Ben. Lye

betwyx-sendan

(v.)

to send between ⬩ intermittere

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to send between; intermittere, R. Conc. Proœm

Linked entry: be-twyx

brycg-bót

Grammar
brycg-bót, v. bric-bót
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., and see the following word

cot-sǽta

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Dele, but see N. E. D. cotset

drófig

(adj.)
Grammar
drófig, adj.
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See first passage under dróf in Dict

gemynd-beniming

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Dele, and see ge-mynd; XII a

ge-span

(n.)
Grammar
ge-span, a tamarisk tree.
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Dele, and see ge-span a clasp

ge-swystra

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Dele first passage, and see ge-sweostren

ge-blénd

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Dele, and see ge-blendan to mix

ge-arfoþ

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
ge-arfoþ, ge-arfoðe.
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Dele, and see earfoþe; n., earfoþe; adj

ge-dwǽlan

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Dele, and see ge-dwelian, ge-dwellan

nefene

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Dele second passage, for which see nefa

sceamisc

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Dele, and see sceam-lim, sceamu; III

heaf

(n.)
Grammar
heaf, es; n.

Sea, water, ⬩ sea, ocean

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Sea, water, Beo. Th. 4947; B. 2477

missenlic-ness

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Seó missenlicnes (diversitas) manna líchamena . . . seó missenlicnes manna synna, 333, 23. Add

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