Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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æt-eówedniss

(n.)
Grammar
æt-eówedniss, e; f.

A revelation ⬩ revelatio

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A revelation; revelatio To æteówednisse cynna ad revelationem gentium, Lk. Rush. War. 2, 32

a-wrigenes

(n.)
Grammar
a-wrigenes, -wregennes, -ness, e; f.

A discovery ⬩ revelation ⬩ revelatio

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A discovery, revelation; revelatio To þeóda awrigenesse ad revelationem gentium, Lk. Bos. 2, 32

Linked entries: a-wregennes a-wrygenes

elcur

(adv.)
Grammar
elcur, adv.

Otherwise ⬩ alias

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Stv. 6, 1: 9, 17: Lk. Lind. War. 5, 37

ge-básnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-básnian, p. ade; pp. ad [ge, and básnian to expect]

To expect ⬩ exspectāre

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To expect; exspectāre Gebásnade ríc Godes expectābat regnum Dei, Lk. Skt. Lind. 23, 51

hús-hláford

(n.)
Grammar
hús-hláford, es; m.
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The master of a house Secgeaþ ðam húshláforde dicetis patrifamilias, Lk. Skt. 22, 11

leód-gewinn

(n.)
Grammar
leód-gewinn, es; n.

Strife

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Strife Lǽt sace restan, láð leódgewin, Exon. 68 b; Th. 254, 22; Jul. 20

ge-bealg

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bealg, -bealh [ge, and bealg was angry, p. of belgan to be angry]

made angry ⬩ irritated ⬩ enraged

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made angry, irritated, enraged, Bt. 27, 1; Fox 94, 32 : Lk. Bos. 15, 28

ge-cweccan

(v.)
Entry preview:

Gecwecton ðegnas his ða croppas vellebant discipuli ejus spicas, Lk. Skt. Lind. 7, 1

Linked entries: cweccan ge-coecton

ǽ-swice

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-swice, es; m.
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Failure in the keeping of the law Þurh lahbrycas and ǽswicas, Wlfst. 164, 3

Linked entry: swice

apostata

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Add: — Sume synd apostatan þe sceoldan wesan Godes cempan, Ll. Th. ii. 322, 15

á-grétan

(v.)
Grammar
á-grétan, p. te
Entry preview:

To attack Ágroette hine se diówl elisit illum daemonium, Lk. L. R. 9, 42

Linked entry: grétan

cunelle

Entry preview:

Cunela rutam, Lk. L. R. 11, 42. Add

dǽl-ness

(n.)
Grammar
dǽl-ness, e; f.
Entry preview:

Division, breaking (of bread) On dǽlnise hláfes in fractions panes, Lk. p. 11, 11

fester-man

Grammar
fester-man, l. fester-,
Entry preview:

De emptionibus sine fidejussoribus, quod Anglice dicitur fastermannes, Ll. Lbmn. 668, 18. and add

ge-leáfa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-leáfa, an; m.
Entry preview:

Leave Be þes cynges gelǽfan (leáfe, lǽfe, v. ll. ), Chr. 1043; P. 165, 10

hádod

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Add: — Gif gehádod (hádod, v. l. ) man hine forwyrce. Ll. Th. i. 400, 27

helle-bryne

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Wið hellebryne beorgan his sáwle, Wlfst. 271, 16: Ll. Th. i. 318, 20. Add

wæter-full

(adj.)
Grammar
wæter-full, adj.

Dropsical

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Lk. 14, 2), Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 57 : 43, 21

on-dǽlan

(v.)

to impart, infuse ⬩ infundere

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to impart, infuse; infundere, Rtl. 17, 11 : 85, 39 : Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 34

Linked entry: dǽlan

ge-strengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strengan, pp. ed

To strengthen; ⬩ confortare

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To strengthen; confortare Se cnæht gestrenced wes puer confortebatur, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 80

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