Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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in-búan

(v.)

to inhabit

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Lind. 23, 21

of-blindian

(v.)

to make blind

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Lind. Rush. 12, 40

Linked entry: blindian

pening-sliht

(n.)
Grammar
pening-sliht, es ; m.
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Lind. 17, 25

Linked entry: sliht

ge-wana

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wana, -wona, an; m.

A lack ⬩ want

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Lind. 19, 20

Linked entry: wana

seorðan

(v.)
Grammar
seorðan, seordan (?) ; p. searð
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Lind. 5, 27

Linked entry: serð

bie

be

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Lind. War. 10, 44, Similar entries for bió; subj. of bión to be

ge-sceortian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceortian, p. ade

To fall short, fail

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Lind. 2, 3

un-neáh

(adj.)
Grammar
un-neáh, adj.

Distant ⬩ far

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Lind. 15, 13: 19, 12

Linked entries: neáh un-néh

út-irning

(n.)
Grammar
út-irning, e; f.

A flux

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Lind. 5, 25

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

lim-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
lim-rǽden, The passage where this word is given as a gloss to chlamide is: Pro chlamide, quam angelicae puritatis liniamento . '. . adsciscebat, Ald. 35, 10. In Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 47, which refers to the same passage, liniamento is glossed by lim-gelecg : it is probable, then, that lim-rǽden is a gloss to liniamento rather than to chlamide, and has the same meaning as lim-gelecg (q. v.

ge-géman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-géman, p. de; pp. ed

To heal ⬩ cure ⬩ amend ⬩ treat [as a patient]

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Lind. 10, 1 : Mk. Skt. Lind. 3, 2. Gegémde ł gehǽlde curavit, 6, 5. Gegéma corrigere, Mt. Kmbl. p. 1, 9. Gegémed, L. Æðelb. 62; Th. i. 18, 8

geóna

(adv.)
Grammar
geóna, adv.

Hitherto, yet ⬩ adhuc

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Lind. 19, 20. Geóna hlifigende adhuc vivens, 27, 63. Ðá geóna [geone, Lind.] athuc, Jn. Skt. Rush. 11, 30: Mk. Skt. Rush. 5, 35. Ne ðá geóna nondum, Jn. Skt. Rush. 7, 39: 8, 57

ge-mercian

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

To mark out ⬩ signāre

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Lind. 27, 66. Ðæt gemercod wére all ymb-hyrft ut describeretur universus orbis, Lk. Skt. Lind. 2, 1

Linked entry: ge-mearcian

spere-hand

(n.)
Grammar
spere-hand, the male side or
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line in speaking of inheritance Ic cýþe mínan leófan hláforde þæt ic on mínan suna þæs landes þe ic tó þé geearnode æfter mínan dæge tó habbanne his dæg, and æfter his dæge tó syllanne þǽm þe him leófast seó, and þæt sió on þá sperehand, C.

elcur

(adv.)
Grammar
elcur, adv.

Otherwise ⬩ alias

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Lind. War. 5, 37

ge-básnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-básnian, p. ade; pp. ad [ge, and básnian to expect]

To expect ⬩ exspectāre

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Lind. 23, 51

hwam-stán

(n.)
Grammar
hwam-stán, es; m.

A corner-stone

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Lind. 21, 42

biaþ

(v.)
Grammar
biaþ, bióþ

are ⬩ for

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Lind. Stv. 26, 31; Similar entries pl. pres. of bión = beón

ge-bend

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

A band ⬩ vinculum

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Lind. 7. 35

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