Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ge-spówan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-spówan, p. -speów, pl. -speówon; pp. -spówen [spówan to succeed]

To succeedprospersuccēdĕreprospĕrāre

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Him æt ðære byrig ne gespeów he did not succeed at the city, Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 82, 8

ǽfen-þeówdóm

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-þeówdóm, es; m.

An evening service or officevespertinum officium

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An evening service or office; vespertinum officium, Ælfc. Gl. 34; Som. 62, 50

Linked entry: þeów-dóm

æll-þeódignes

(n.)
Grammar
æll-þeódignes, -nys, -ness, e; f.

A going or living abroada pilgrimage

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A going or living abroad, a pilgrimage, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 38

áncer-líf

(n.)
Grammar
áncer-líf, es; n.

An anchoret's or hermit's lifeanachoretica vita

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An anchoret's or hermit's life; anachoretica vita, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 6

a-swýðerian

(v.)
Grammar
a-swýðerian, -swýðrian; p. ade; pp. ad

To make heavy or grievousaggravateincreasemake strongergravareaggravareingravareaugere

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To make heavy or grievous, aggravate, increase, make stronger; gravare, aggravare, ingravare, augere

be-bindan

(v.)
Grammar
be-bindan, p. -band, -bond, pl. -bundon; pp. -bunden [be, bindan, q. v.]

To bind in or aboutinligare

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To bind in or about; inligare, Bd. 3, 11; S. 536, note 9

Linked entry: be-bond

a-web

(n.)
Grammar
a-web, es; n.

The cross threads in weavingcalled the woof or weftsubtegmen

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The cross threads in weaving, called the woof or weft; subtegmen, Cot. 161

beámian

(v.)
Grammar
beámian, p. ede; pp. ed

To shineto cast forth rays or beams like the sunradiare

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To shine, to cast forth rays or beams like the sun; radiare, Som

friþ-geár

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-geár, es; n.

A year of peace or jubileepācis annusjūblĭæus annus

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A year of peace or jubilee; pācis annus, jūblĭæus annus, Som. Ben. Lye

fugles

(n.)
Grammar
fugles, gen. of fugel.

of a bird or fowl

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of a bird or fowl, Exon. 17 a; Th. 41, 11; Cri. 654;

hunt

(n.)
Grammar
hunt, e;

Hunting

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Hunting [Or is hunte for huntunge?]. Of hunte du venatione, Rtl. 117, 4

lǽce-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-sealf, e; f.

a plastermalagma

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A medicinal salve or ointment, a plaster; malagma, Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 77

mǽg-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-cwealm, es; m.

Murder of a father or kinsman

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Murder of a father or kinsman Mégcualm parricidio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 116, 53

morþor-hof

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-hof, es; n.

A place of torment or extreme misery

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A place of torment or extreme misery (hell), Elen. Kmbl. 2603; El. 1303

blátende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
blátende, part.

Darkening, making livid or pallidlivens

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Darkening, making livid or pallid; livens, Cd. 47; Th. 60, 14; Gen. 981

bleowum

(n.)

to or with colours

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to or with colours, Bt. 18; Fox 48, 11; dat. pl. of bleoh

twisel-tóðe

(adj.)
Grammar
twisel-tóðe, adj.
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Having the teeth forked or double Twiseltððe scinodens, Wrt. Voc. i. 17, 15

Linked entry: -tóþe

þreágend

(n.)
Grammar
þreágend, es; m.

One who reproves or corrects

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One who reproves or corrects Þreágendes (vox) correctoris (amici), Hpt. Gl. 527, 48

þri-beddod

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-beddod, adj.

Having three beds or couches

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Having three beds or couches Búr þrybeddod triclinium, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 5

Linked entry: -beddod

orþanc-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
orþanc-lic, adj.
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Skilful, showing contrivance or design, ingenious Orþanclic wíse argumentum, Gr. D. 269, 14