Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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slǽpan

(v.)
Grammar
slǽpan, slépan; p. te.

to sleep ⬩ to sleep ⬩ lie with a person

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Lind. 11, 12. Slépiaþ ł slépeþ árísaþ (slépiaþ árísas, Rush.), Mk. Skt. Lind. 4, 27. Slépade (geslépedon, Lind.) dormitaverunt, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 25, 5.] to sleep Ðú slépes, Mk. Skt. Lind., Rush. 14, 37. Slépes dormit. Mt. Kmbl. Lind., Rush. 9, 24.

Linked entry: slépan

æced-wín

(n.)
Grammar
æced-wín, es; n.

ACID-WINE ⬩ murratum vinum

Entry preview:

Lind. War. 15, 23

Linked entry: eced-wín

asal

(n.)
Grammar
asal, asald

an ass

Entry preview:

Lind. Stv. 18, 6: 21, 2

eher

(n.)

an ear of corn

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Lind. War. 4, 28

from-genimma

(v.)

to take away ⬩ diripere

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Lind. 12, 29

gearwutol

(adj.)
Grammar
gearwutol, adj.

Austere

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Lind. 19, 21, 22

hreówian

(v.)

to repent

Entry preview:

Lind. 1, 15

in-áwritting

(n.)
Grammar
in-áwritting, e; f.

An inscription

Entry preview:

Lind. 20, 24

Linked entry: á-writting

in-gebyrigan

(v.)
Grammar
in-gebyrigan, p. de

To taste

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Lind. 2, 9

ge-gryndan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gryndan, p. de; pp. ed

To found

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Lind. 7, 25 [MS. gewrynded]

Linked entries: ge-wryndan gryndan

ge-rec

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rec, es; n.

A tumult ⬩ tumultus

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Lind. 27, 24

sundorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sundorlíce, adv.
Entry preview:

Lind. 7, 33

Linked entry: synderlíce

up-hebbing

(n.)
Grammar
up-hebbing, e; f.

Uplifting ⬩ uprising

Entry preview:

Lind. 8, 8

Linked entry: hebbing

hǽðen-mann

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðen-mann, -monn, es; m.

A heathen

Entry preview:

Lind. 10, 33

ofer-seám

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-seám, es; m.

A bag

Entry preview:

Lind. 12, 33

Linked entry: seám

ge-tryccan

(v.)

to trust

Entry preview:

Lind. 16, 33

Linked entries: tryccan ge-tricce

LIFIAN

(v.)
Grammar
LIFIAN, leofian; p. ode

To LIVE

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To LIVE Ne swelte ic ac ic lifige non moriar, sed vivam, Ps. Th. 117,17: 118, 93. Ðú eádig leófast, 127, 2. Ðenden ðú hér leofast, Cd. 43; Th. 57, 29; Gen. 935. Ðǽr hit lifaþ swá unnyt swá hit wæs where it continues as useless as it was before, Beo.

Linked entries: leofian LIBBAN

æf-dæl

(n.)
Grammar
æf-dæl, g. -dæles; pl. nom. -dalu; n. [æf, dæl a vale]

A descent ⬩ descensus

Entry preview:

Lind. War. 19, 37

nest-pohha

(n.)
Grammar
nest-pohha, an; m.

A bag for food ⬩ wallet

Entry preview:

Lind. 10, 10

Linked entry: pohha

ge-bítan

(v.)

to bite

Entry preview:

Lind. 9, 18

Linked entries: bítan ge-bit

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