Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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fóre-sceáwere

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-sceáwere, es; m.

A foreshewer ⬩ foreseer ⬩ prævīsor

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A foreshewer, foreseer; prævīsor, Consid. ætātum lunæ in mŏdo gĕnĭtis, Lye

fór-sorged

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fór-sorged, part, [fór, sorgian to sorrow]

Made very sad ⬩ grieved ⬩ sorrowful ⬩ tristātus ⬩ triste factus

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Lye

fór-ward

(n.)
Grammar
fór-ward, e; f.

a fore-ward ⬩ precaution

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Lye

gabul-roid

(n.)

a line ⬩ rod ⬩ staff compass ⬩ rădius ⬩ circĭnus ⬩ κίρκινos,

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Lye

Linked entry: gafol-rand

gauel-sester

(n.)
Grammar
gauel-sester, es; m.

A measure of rent ale ⬩ sextārius vectīgālis cerevisiæ

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Lye

hweóled

(adj.)
Grammar
hweóled, adj.
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Provided with wheels Héhhwiólad wǽn a waggon having high wheels, Lye

here-téma

Grammar
here-téma, l. here-tíma, and in 1. 6 for 'prince' read 'captain' or 'general': hereþ, v. hergaþ: here-preát.
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For ' cohortes, Lye' substitute:

brúcing

(n.)
Grammar
brúcing, e; f.

A function, an occupation, enjoyment ⬩ functio, fruitio, occupatio, usus

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Lye

cræft-searo

(n.)
Grammar
cræft-searo, gen. -searowes; n.

An instrument of war ⬩ a device ⬩ stratagem ⬩ machina

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Lye.

an-wlite

(n.)
Grammar
an-wlite, es; m. [an = un un-, wlite decus]

Disgrace ⬩ dedecus

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Lye

cépe-stów

(n.)

a market-place, market ⬩ forum, emporium

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Lye

be-gyldan

(v.)
Grammar
be-gyldan, p. -gylde; pp. -gylded

To gild ⬩ inaurare ⬩ deaurare

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To gild; inaurare, deaurare Begylded fatu vasa deaurata Lye

Linked entry: gyldan

cim

(n.)
Grammar
cim, cim-stanas; pl. m.
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Lye

cúþ-lǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
cúþ-lǽtan, [cúþ = cýþ relationship, lǽtan to admit]

To enter into friendship ⬩ societatem facere, Som. Ben. Lye

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Lye

demman

(v.)
Grammar
demman, p.de ; pp. ed

DAM, stop water ⬩ obturāre flūmen

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Lye

droht

(n.)

drawn, draught ⬩ tractus, haustus

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Lye

drýming

(n.)
Grammar
drýming, e; f.

A soft or murmuring noise ⬩ sŭsurrus

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Lye

efen-metan

(v.)
Grammar
efen-metan, v. trans.

To make equal, to compare ⬩ compărāre

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Lye

Linked entry: metan

efen-wel

(adv.)

even, well, equally ⬩ æque, sĭmĭlĭter

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Regum 10, Lye

Linked entry: wel

egean

(v.)

To harrow or break clods ⬩ occāre

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Lye

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