Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ge-weddian

(v.)

to betroth

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Lind. 1, 27

aron

(v.)

estis

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Lind. 5, 11, = earon

bearnende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bearnende, part. of byrnan.

burning ⬩ ardens

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Lind. War. 5, 35

be-brugdon

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-brugdon, p. of be-bregdan.

they pretended

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Lind. War. 20, 20;

básnung

(n.)
Grammar
básnung, e; f.

Expectation ⬩ exspectatio

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Lind. War. 21, 26

doema

(n.)
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Lind. 5, 25

doeman

(v.)
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Lind. 7, 1

eft-lésing

(n.)
Grammar
eft-lésing, e; f.

Redemption ⬩ redemptio

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Lind. 20, 28

bi-fǽrende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bi-fǽrende, part.

Passing by

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Lind. War. 18, 36

ge-frígian

(v.)

to embrace

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Lind. 10, 16

ge-græppian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-græppian, p. ade; pp. ad

To seize

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Lind. 14, 31

Linked entry: græppian

ge-sagu

(n.)

a narration

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Lind. 1, 1

Linked entry: sagu

burug

(n.)

a city

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Lind. 5, 14

búte

(adv.)
Grammar
búte, adv.

without ⬩ foris

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Lind. War. 18, 16

camal

(n.)

a camel

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Lind. War. 18, 25

Samaringas

(n.)
Grammar
Samaringas, Samaritane, Samaritanisce; pl.

The Samaritans

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The Samaritans Innan Samaritana ceastre (in burgum ðæra Samaritanesca, Lind. ; in cæstra Samaringa, Rush. ) in civitates Samaritanorum, Mt. Kmbl. 10, 5. Tó Samaritaniscum, Jn. Skt. Rush. Lind. 4, 9. Similar entries v. next word (Samaritanisc)

ymb-ceorfan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-ceorfan, p. -cearf, pl. -curfon; pp. -corfen

To circumcise

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To circumcise Gé ymbceorfas (-cearfas, Lind.) ðone monno circumciditis hominem, Jn. Skt. Rush. 7, 22. Tó ymbceorfanne (-cearfanne, Lind.) ðone cnæht circumcidere puerum, Lk. Skt. Rush. 1, 59. Ðætte ymbcorfen wére ðe cnæht, 2, 21

fel-tún

(n.)
Grammar
fel-tún, es; m.

An enclosed place ⬩ garden ⬩ privy ⬩ dunghill ⬩ secessus ⬩ latrīna ⬩ sterquĭlīnium

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Lind. 15, 17: Mk. Skt. Lind. 7, 29. In feltúne oððe mixen in sterquĭlīnium, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 14, 35

recenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
recenlíce, adv.
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Lind. 28, 8. Hreconlíce (ricenlíce, Rush.) protinus, Mk. Skt. Lind. 1, 18. Reconlíce (ricenlíce, Rush.) continuo, 1, 31. Reconlíce (recunlíce, Rush.) protinus, 6, 25

Linked entry: ricenlíce

on-fenge

(adj.)
Grammar
on-fenge, adj.

Taken, accepted

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Lind. 16, 19. Mið ðý onfenge woeron assumtis, acceptis, Lk. Skt. Lind. 9, 10: 9, 16. Án geonfenge (onfenge, Rush.) biþ una assumetur, 17, 35. Onfengo suscepta, Rtl. 9, 7

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