Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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hǽl

(n.)
Grammar
hǽl, e; f.

Health, safety, salvation, happiness ⬩ salus ⬩ good, luck, happiness ⬩ salus

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Health, safety, salvation, happiness; salus Seó hǽl cymeþ symle fram Gode salus a domino, Ps. Th. 36, 38. Tó-dæg ðisse híwrǽdene ys hǽl geworden this day is salvation come to this house, Lk. Bos. 19, 9 : Homl. Th. i. 582, 5. Cristes þénung is úre hǽl

on-wacan

(v.)

to awake, cease to sleep ⬩ to arise, spring, be derived, be born

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to awake, cease to sleep Sóna ðæs ðe heó onwóc ubi vigilavit, Bd. 3, 9; S. 534, 11: 4, 31; S. 610, 37. Ðá of slǽpe onwóc, swefn wæs æt ende, eorþlíc æðeling, Cd. Th. 249, 2; Dan. 524. Se wyrm onwóc, Beo. Th. 4563; B. 2287. Ða men onwócan, and út urnon

Linked entries: wacen á-wacan

a-beág

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-beág, p. of a-búgan.

bowed down

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bowed down,Beo. Th. 1555; B. 775

æppel-bearo

(n.)
Grammar
æppel-bearo, -bearu; g. -bearwes; d. -bearwe; acc. -bearo; pl. nom. acc. -was; g. -wa; d. -wum; m.

An orchard ⬩ pomarium

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An orchard; pomarium, Ps. Th. 78, 2

ǽryst

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽryst, adv.

First ⬩ primum ⬩ primo

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First; primum, primo, Ps. Th. 104, 15

a-gól

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-gól, p. of a-galan,

sang ⬩ cantavit

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sang; cantavit,Beo. Th. 3047; B. 1521;

ágan

(n.)
Grammar
ágan, g. d. acc. etc. of áge, an; f. property.
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Cd. 216; Th. 274, 1; Sat. 147;

a-hongen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-hongen, pp. of ahón.

hung

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hung.Exon. 24a; Th. 67, 26; Cri. 1094;

a-lamp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-lamp, p. of a-limpan.

happened ⬩ occurred

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happened, occurred,Beo. Th. 1249; B. 622;

aldor-bealu

(n.)

vital evil

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vital evil, Beo. Th. 3356; B. 1676

ár-sceamu

(n.)
Grammar
ár-sceamu, e; f.

Verecundia

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Verecundia Árscame, acc. Ps. Th. 68, 19

Linked entry: sceamu

angil

(n.)

a hook

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a hook, Coll. Monast. Th. 23, 11

Bæbban burh

(n.)
Entry preview:

Chr. 993; Th. 241, 17, col. 1

Linked entry: Bæbba-burh

be-dofen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-dofen, pp. of be-dúfan.

drowned ⬩ submersus

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drowned ; submersus,Homl. Th. ii. 472, 5 ;

Linked entry: be-dúfan

bærst

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bærst, p. of berstan.

burst

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burst,Byrht. Th. 140, 6; By. 284;

be-lamp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-lamp, p. of belimpan.

happened ⬩ befell

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happened, befell Beo. Th. 4928; B. 2468

beorhtan

(v.)
Grammar
beorhtan, berhtan, byrhtan; p. -te; pp. ed

To shine ⬩ lucere

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To shine; lucere Ps. Th. 143, 7

Linked entries: byrhtan berhtan

beorn

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

burned

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burned Beo. Th. 3764, note; B. 1880;

berige

(n.)
Grammar
berige, an; f.

A berry ⬩ grape

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A berry, grape, Ps. Th. 127, 3

buteric

(n.)
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a bottle, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 35

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