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tó-sǽlan

  • verb [ weak ]
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tó-sǽlan, p. de; impers. vb.
To happen amiss to a person (dat.) in respect to something (gen.), to be lack of something for a person
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  • Ne tósǽleþ him gúþgemótes siþþan ic þurh hylles hróf gerǽce

    he (the dog) will not want for fighting, when I (the badger) reach through the hill's roof,

      Exon. Th. 397, 26; Rä. 16, 25.
  • Ic beom strong ðæs gewinnes gif ic stille weorþe gif mé ðæs tósǽleþ hí beóþ swíþran ðonne ic

    I (the anchor) am strong for the struggle if I keep still; if I fail in that they will be stronger than I,

      398, 9; Rä. 17, 5.
  • Tósǽle,

      Prov. Kmbl. 65.
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