Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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wel-dón

(v.)

to satisfy ⬩ please

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Lind. 15, 15

brýd-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-reáf, es; n.

A nuptial garment ⬩ nuptialis vestis

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Lind. Stv. 22, 11

hand-hefe

(n.)
Grammar
hand-hefe, es; m.

A burden

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Lind. 11, 46

of-fylgan

(v.)
Grammar
of-fylgan, -fyligan

to come up with, overtake by pursuit ⬩ assequi,

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Lind. Rush. l, 3

ge-sparrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sparrian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To shut; ⬩ claudere

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Lind. 6, 6

gest-ern

(n.)
Grammar
gest-ern, es; n.

A guest-place ⬩ guest-chamber

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Lind. Rush. 22, 11

lǽðan

(v.)
Grammar
lǽðan, p. de

To speak ill of ⬩ accuse ⬩ abuse ⬩ execrate ⬩ detest ⬩ hate

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Gif hwelc cymiþ tó mé and ne lǽdes [lǽðues, Lind] fæder his si quis venit ad me et non odit patrem suum, Lk. Skt. Rush. 14, 26. Miððý iuih lǽðeþ menn cum vos oderint homines, Lind. 6, 22. Ða ðe lǽðes ł lǽðedon qui oderunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 44.

Linked entry: láðian

ofer-leóran

(v.)

to pass, pass away, pass by ⬩ to pass moral bounds, deviate from right, transgress

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Lind. 5, 24. Oferleóraþ transeant, p. 4, 10. Oferhlióras transibunt, Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 31. Ðætte oferleórade transiret ðió tíd 14, 35. Tíd ðætte hé oferliórde of ðissum middengeorde, Jn. Skt. Rush. 13, 1. Oferleórdun transierunt. Ps.

cawl

(n.)
Grammar
cawl, caul, ceawl, ceaul, es; m. A basket; sporta, corbis, cophĭnus = κόφινος
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Lind. 14, 20. Ceaulas cophinos, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 43

Linked entries: caul ceaol ceawl cel ceofl ceol ceoul ceowl cewl

smolt

(adj.)
Grammar
smolt, smeolt; adj.

Serene, quiet, peaceful

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Lind. 16, 2. Smolt dæg ł restdæg (smolte dæge, Rush.) sero die Jn. Skt. Lind. 20, 19. Éfern ł smolt (efern smolt, Rush.) sero Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 47. Wé hæfdon smolte niht nox serena reddita est nobis Nar. 23, 52.

Linked entry: smeolt

æd-wítan

To reproach ⬩ exprobare

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Lind. Stv. 27, 44

fæðem

(n.)
Grammar
fæðem, es; m.

Bosom, lap ⬩ sĭnus, grĕmium

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Lind. War. 1, 18

feoter

(n.)
Grammar
feoter, feotur; gen. feotre, feoture; f.

A fetter ⬩ compes

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Lind. 5, 4

fihle

(n.)
Grammar
fihle, es; m? n?

A cloth ⬩ rag ⬩ pannus

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Lind. 9, 16

lætemest

(adv.)
Grammar
lætemest, adv.

Lastly ⬩ at last ⬩ finally

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Lastly, at last, finally Lætemest (lætmest, Lind.) novissime, Mk. Skt. Rush. 16, 14

lætest

(adj.)
Grammar
lætest, superl. of læt.

Last

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Last Ðe lætest [ða lætmesta, Lind.] the last, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 22, 27

losing

(n.)
Grammar
losing, e; f.

Loss ⬩ perdition

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Lind. 7, 13

mót

(n.)
Grammar
mót, e; f.(?)

Toll ⬩ tax

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Lind. 22, 19

pís

(adj.)
Grammar
pís, adj.
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Lind. 23, 4

Linked entry: písian

ge-cráwan

(v.)

to crow

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Lind. 26, 74

Linked entry: cráwan

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