Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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geó-sceaft

(n.)
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., not fem. Cf. frum-sceaft

mód-wlanc

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-wlanc, adj.

Proud ⬩ haughty ⬩ of high courage

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Proud, haughty, of high courage Nis ðæs mód-wlonc mon ofer eorþan ðæt hé á his sǽfóre sorge næbbe no man upon earth is of courage so high, as on his sea-journey ne'er to feel fear, Exon. 82a; Th. 308, 13; Seef. 39.

bisceop-wíte

(n.)
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a bishop's fee for visiting

æge

fear ⬩ timor ⬩ terror

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fear; timor, terror, Chr. 1006, Th. 257, 41

ege-nys

(n.)
Grammar
ege-nys, eges ful-nes, -ness, e; f.

Fearfulness, fear ⬩ tĭmor

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Fearfulness, fear; tĭmor, Ps. Spl. T. 88, 39

ferht

(n.)

fear ⬩ fright ⬩ dread ⬩ păvor ⬩ tĭmor

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fear, fright, dread; păvor, tĭmor, Som. Ben. Lye

þúsend

Grammar
þúsend, <b>.
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Ic gean án þúsend werð fen . . . ꝥ healfe þúsend fen, iv. 59, 17-23

neán

Grammar
neán, <b>. I.</b> add: <b>I a.</b> of time,
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Add Míne neán ástyred fét, neán ágoten stæpas míne mei pene moti sunt pedes, pene effusi sunt gressus mei, Ps. Rdr. 72, 2

þweán

(v.)
Grammar
þweán, p. þwóh, pl. þwógon; pp. þwagen, þwægen, þwegen, þwogen.

to wash ⬩ to anoint.

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Þweáð eówre fét, Gen. 19, 2. Ne beðearf búton ðæt man his fét þweá (áðóa, Lind.: ðwǽ, Rush.), Jn. Skt. 13, 10. Búton hí hyra handa þweán, Mk. Skt. 7, 3. Scealt ðú ðweán (geðóas, Lind.: ðú mé ðwoege, Rush.) míne fét, Jn. Skt. 13, 6.

an-drǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
an-drǽdan, part. an-drǽdende

To fear

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To fear, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 25; Exod. 266

eige

(n.)

fear

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fear, Cant. Moys. Ex. 15, 19; Thw. 30, 19

líg-egesa

(n.)
Grammar
líg-egesa, an; m.
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Fear caused by fire, Beo. Th. 5554; B. 2780

ge-scunian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scunian, ge-scynian.
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to detest. v. scunian; to fear, Rtl. 32, 9

Linked entry: ge-scynian

a-þracian

(v.)
Grammar
a-þracian, p. ode; pp. od

To fear ⬩ conturbari ⬩ horrescere

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To fear; conturbari, horrescere, Ps. Spl. 6, 10: 34, 4

egen

(n.)

fear ⬩ tĭmor

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fear; tĭmor, Wanl. Catal. p. 14, line 7, note z

feówertig-geáre

(adj.)
Grammar
feówertig-geáre, adj.
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Of forty years Geond feówertiggeáre fec, Hml. S. 3, 469

onoþa

(n.)
Grammar
onoþa, an; f.
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Fear Onoþa formido, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 75. Anoþa, 109, 3

ege-healdan

(v.)

To hold in fear, correct ⬩ corrĭpĕre

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To hold in fear, correct; corrĭpĕre, Ps. Spl. T. 93, 10

of-sceacan

(v.)
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to shudder, shake with fear Ofscóc exhorruit Hpt. Gl. 504, 10

gang

Grammar
gang, <b>; II.</b>
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Hé betýneð ... þá fét fram gange, Verc. Först. 90, 7. Add

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