Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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be-heófian

(v.)
Grammar
be-heófian, p. ode; pp. od

To bewail ⬩ lament ⬩ lugere ⬩ lamentari

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Lamb. 77, 63

ferren

(adj.)
Grammar
ferren, ferlen; adj.

Far off ⬩ distant ⬩ remote ⬩ longinquus

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Rl.] land in regiōnem longinquam, Lk. Skt. Hat. 19, 12

ge-árweorþian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-árweorþian, -árwurþian; p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To honour ⬩ honorĭfĭcāre

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Lamb. 138, 17

Linked entry: ge-árwurþian

hryding

(n.)
Grammar
hryding, e; f.

A clearing

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A clearing, a patch of cleared land Hryding subcisiva, Ælfc. Gl. 57; Som. 67, 71; Wrt. Voc. 37, 57

Linked entries: á-ryddan ryddan

manig-brǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
manig-brǽde, (?); adj.

Consisting of many things

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Consisting of many things Mænibrǽde dóm satura lex (lanx?), Ælfc. Gl. 13; Som. 57, 111; Wrt. Voc. 20, 49

ner

(n.)
Grammar
ner, es; n.

A refuge

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Lamb. 9, 10

Linked entries: ealdor-ner ge-ner

ge-hyscan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hyscan, p. te

To mock ⬩ deride

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Lamb. 79, 7. Gehiscþ abominabitur, 5, 8

Linked entry: ge-hiscan

þínan

(v.)
Grammar
þínan, p. þán; pp. þinen
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To get moist or damp Dó on næsc, hæbbe him on, ðý læs hit þíne, Lchdm. ii. 36, 8

wiþer-cweþan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþer-cweþan, p. -cwæþ, pl. -cwǽdon
To resist,
Similar entries
cf. wiþ-cweþan, III, wiþer-cwide

resist

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Lamb. 16, 8

Linked entry: wiþ-cweþan

brád-æx

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Voc. ii. 28, 28: dolatura, i. lata securis, 141, 64. Brádacus dolabella, Txts. 116, 197. Add

neáh-ceaster

(n.)
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a neighbouring city Néhceastra gehwilce and land forhergiende proximas quasque ciuitates agrosque depopulans, Bd. I. 15; Sch. 43, II

Linked entry: ceaster

snóca

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substitute: A projecting point or piece of land, a promontory, a snook (v. N. E. D.)

súþ-ecg

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-ecg, e; f.
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The south edge of land Of cumbes súðecge, C. D. iii. 416, 21, On crundles súðecge, 465, 15: 20

Linked entry: ecg

on-scǽgan

(v.)

to mock, deride, reproach

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Lamb. 34, 16. (?)

Linked entry: scǽgan

ge-þeahtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þeahtian, p. ode; pp. od

To take counsel ⬩ consult ⬩ consĭliāri

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Lamb. 30, 17

tó-gǽnan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-gǽnan, p. de

To utter, ⬩ pronounce

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Lamb. 93, 4

Linked entry: gǽnan

trymness

(n.)
Grammar
trymness, trymeness, e ; f.
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M. 106, 26) and láre voce sanctae exhortationis, Bd. 2, 4; S. 505, 18. Trymnyssum exhortationibus, 1. 7; S. 477, 3. Trymenessum, 5, 22 ; S. 644, 6

Linked entry: trymeness

will

(n.)
Grammar
will, well, wyll, es; m.

A well, spring, fountain (lit, and fig.)

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[Cnihtes þane wel dutte, Laym. 19812 (and MS.).]

Linked entry: well

á-slídan

to slip ⬩ fall ⬩ to fall ⬩ be removed to an unfavourable place ⬩ to fall into sin ⬩ lapse ⬩ relapse ⬩ to fall ⬩ be hurt ⬩ destroyed

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Gif hit ꝥ wǽre ꝥ þín dohtor on ǽnig láð ásliden wǽre, Hml. S. 33, 223. Ásliden and gewǽht elisa et labefacta, An. Ox. 4789:Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 44. Ealle áslidene omnes elisos, Ps. L. 144, 14

Engle

(n.)
Grammar
Engle, Angle; pl. nom. acc; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m: Englan; gen. ena; pl. m.

The Angles ⬩ Angli

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hý hider on land cómon the Angles [Engles] dwelt on these lands before they came hither on land [i. e. before they came to England ], Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 21, 36.

Linked entries: Angle Angel-cyning Angel-cynn Angel-þeód Englan Ængle

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