Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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be-scyred

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-scyred, deprived, Bd. 5, 5; S. 617, 38; pp.
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of be-scyrian

bétte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bétte, corrected, Bd. 4, 25; S. 599, 25; p.
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of bétan

blan

(v.; part.)
Grammar
blan, ceased, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 17; p.
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of blinnan

cúþra

(adj.)
Grammar
cúþra, more sure, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 40; comp.
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of cúþ

ge-sege

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sege, say, tell, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 1; impert.
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of ge-secgan

blann

(v.; part.)
Grammar
blann, ceased, rested, Bd. 3, 20; S. 550, 28; p.
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of blinnan

brist

Grammar
brist, supportest; vehis; for birst, 2nd pres. s. of beran
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to bear, support Ðú birst [MS. brist] ealle þing búton geswince thou supportest all things without labour, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 36

cwylmd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cwylmd, = cwylmed killed, Bd. 1, 15; S. 484, 1; pp.
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of cwylman

fallende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fallende, falling, Bd. 5, 6; S. 618, 24, = feallende; part.
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of feallan

ge-stuncon

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stuncon, smelt, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 35; p. pl.
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of ge-stincan

ge-teód

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-teód, determined, decreed, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 12; pp.
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of ge-teón

be-sceoren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-sceoren, shorn, Bd. 5, 7; S. 621, 15, = be-scoren; pp.
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of be-sceran

be-tilldon

(v.)
Grammar
be-tilldon, be-teldon, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 19, for betǽldon
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deceived

a-habban

(v.)
Grammar
a-habban, p. -hæfde; subj. pres. s. -hæbbe [a from, habban to have]

To abstain ⬩ restrain ⬩ abstinere

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To abstain, restrain; abstinere Ðú ne woldest ðé ahabban fram ðam húse ðæs forlorenan mannes noluisti te continere a domo perditi, Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 36. Ðæt Herebald eallinga hine fram ðam geflíte ahæbbe ut Herebald ab illo se certamine funditus abstineat

a-wyltne

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wyltne, acc. s. m. of a-wylt ; pp. of a-wyltan.

rolled away

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rolled away,Lk. Bos. 24, 2;

béne

(n.)
Grammar
béne, gen. dat. s ; nom. acc. pl. of bén q. v.

a prayer

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a prayer

be-sweóp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-sweóp, covered over, clothed, Bd. 3, 9; S. 534, 13; p.
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of be-swápan

be-þæht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-þæht, covered, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534. 32, = be-þeaht; pp.
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of be-þeccan

on-médan

(v.)
Grammar
on-médan, (?) to take upon one's self, to presume (
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the following passage should be given under médan) Ondsware ýwe se hine on méde wordum secgan hú se wudu hátte let him give answer, who will take upon himself to say in words, what the name of that wood is, Exon. Th. 437, 30; Rä. 56, 15. v. next word

Linked entry: médan

smirwan

(v.)
Grammar
smirwan, smerwan, s. mirewan, smeruwan, smirian, smerian, smyrian; p. smirede, ode
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To smear, anoint Ic smirie míne flán on blóde. Deut. 32, 42. Ðu smirest unges. Ex. 29, 36. Ðú smyrest linies, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 46. On ðam dæge ðe hig man smiraþ in die vnctionis suae, Lev. 6, 20. Smirewaþ (smirjaþ, Hatt, MS. ) eówre eágan mid sealfe

Linked entries: smerian smerwan smirian smyrian

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