Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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níþ-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
níþ-sceaða, an ; m.

A malignant foe

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Th. 397, 23; Rä. 16, 24

hago-steald

(n.)
Grammar
hago-steald, es; n.

Celibacy

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Celibacy, Exon. 105 b; Th. 402, 17; Rä. 21, 31

hago-stealdmonn

(n.)
Grammar
hago-stealdmonn, es; m. = hago-steald, q.
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Exon. 104 a; Th. 395, 3; Rä. 15, 2. v

hyge-gál

(adj.)
Grammar
hyge-gál, adj.

Light-minded ⬩ wanton

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Light-minded, wanton, Exon. 103 b; Th. 394, 2; Rä. 13, 12

stán-wang

(n.)
Grammar
stán-wang, es; m.
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Th. 498, 24; Rä. 88, 6

þyrel-wamb

(adj.)
Grammar
þyrel-wamb, adj.

Having the stomach pierced

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Th. 490, 13; Rä. 79, 11

Linked entry: -wamb

hǽmed-lác

(n.)
Grammar
hǽmed-lác, es; n.

Sexual intercourse ⬩ coitus

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Sexual intercourse; coitus, Exon. 112 a; Th. 429, 11; Rä. 43, 3

brúna

(n.)
Grammar
brúna, bruena; gen. pl. of brú.

of eye-brows

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of eye-brows, Exon. 111 b; Th. 427, 32; Rä. 41, 100, =

hilde-þryþ

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-þryþ, e; f.

Strength in war

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Strength in war, Exon. 105 a; Th. 400, 6; Rä. 20, 4

grund-bedd

(n.)
Grammar
grund-bedd, es; n.
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The ground; solum, Exon. 128 a; Th. 493, 3; Rä. 81, 24

neoþan

(adv.)
Grammar
neoþan, adv.

Down ⬩ beneath ⬩ from beneath

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Wrætlíc is seó womb neoþan, Exon Th. 219, 14; Ph. 307 : 392, 2; Rä. 11, 1: 407, 14; Rä. 26, 5 : 414, 14; Rä. 32, 20. Ðú mé of neowelnesse neoþan álýsdest, Ps. Th. 70, 19 : 103, 7 : Elen. Kmbl. 2228; El. 1115. Neoþan, Exon. Th. 479, 11; Rä. 62, 6

Linked entries: under under-neoþan

aþrunten

(v.; part.)
Grammar
aþrunten, pp. of a-þrintan.

swollen up

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swollen up,Exon. 109 b ; Th. 419, 7 ; Rä. 38, 2 ;

heoru-scearp

(adj.)
Grammar
heoru-scearp, adj.

Terribly sharp

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Terribly sharp, Exon. 102 b; Th. 388, 15; Rä. 6, 8

geóguþ-myru

(n.)
Grammar
geóguþ-myru, we; f.

Youthful joy?

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Exon. 109 b; Th. 419, 23; Rä. 39, 2

wann-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
wann-fáh, adj.

Dark-hued

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Th. 435, II; Rä. 53, 6

Linked entry: wan-fáh

gifen

(n.)

the sea

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the sea, Exon. 101 a; Th. 381, 29; Rä. 3, 3

bær-beáh

(n.)
Grammar
bær-beáh, g. -beáges; m.

A bearing-ring ⬩ ring ⬩ anulus

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A bearing-ring, ring; anulus, Exon. 108b; Th. 414, 18; Rä. 32, 22

be-leólc

(v.)
Grammar
be-leólc, p. of be-lácan, and Goth. cognates at the end of lácan.

flowed around ⬩ inclosed ⬩ the reduplicated

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flowed around, inclosed, the reduplicatedExon. 122 b; Th. 471, 26; Rä. 61, 7;

gúþ-fugel

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-fugel, es; m.

A bird of war ⬩ eagle

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A bird of war, eagle, Exon. 106b; Th. 406, 22; Rä. 25, 5

heáh-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-cræft, es; m.

Excellent art or skill

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Excellent art or skill, Exon. 109 a; Th. 417, 13; Rä. 36, 4

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