Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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for-licgan

(v.)
Grammar
for-licgan, -licggan, -ligan; p. -læg, pl. -lǽgon; pp. -legen [licgan to lie]

To lie in a forbidden manner ⬩ fornicate ⬩ commit fornication ⬩ fornĭcāri ⬩ adultĕrāre

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To lie in a forbidden manner, fornicate, commit fornication; fornĭcāri, adultĕrāre Ðá forlǽg heó hý sóna then she soon committed fornication, Ors. 3, 6; Bos. 58, 6: 4, 4; Bos. 80, 21. Ðæt nán wíf heó ne forlicge that no woman commit fornication, L. C

bér

(n.)
Grammar
bér, beer, e; acc. bé, bére ; f.

A bed ⬩ lectus ⬩ grabatus

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Lind. War. 5, 12. Nim bére ðíne, Jn. Rush. War. 5, 12

Linked entry: bǽr

níwunga

(adv.)
Grammar
níwunga, adv.

Anew

Entry preview:

Lind. 14, 40. Niúnge (niówunga, Rush.), Jn. Skt. 3, 3. Neówinga, Andr. Kmbl. 2787; An. 1396

Linked entry: níwinga

un-trymigu

(n.)
Grammar
un-trymigu, (-o); f.

Weakness ⬩ sickness ⬩ infirmity

Entry preview:

Lind. 10, 1

Linked entry: -trymigu

hát

(n.)
Grammar
hát, es; n.

A promise, vow ⬩ vota ⬩ a solemn promise, vow ⬩ a command

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Lind. 24, 49. Hátes promissionis, Rtl. 14, 14

scip

(n.)
Grammar
scip, es; m.
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.: ðæt ésceapa commisuram, Lind.) of níwum reáfe on eald reáf; elles ðæt níwe slít, and se níwa scyp (as before in MS. A. and Lind.) ne hylpþ ðam ealdan, Lk. Skt. 5, 36: Mt. Kmbl. 9, 16. Scyp (also scep, MS.

Linked entries: scyp é-sceapa ǽ-sceap

sixtig

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
sixtig, used as subs, or adj.
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Lind. 4, 8. Sexdig ł sextih. Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 23. Sexdeih, 13, 8

efne-esne

(n.)
Grammar
efne-esne, es; m.

A fellow-servant ⬩ conservus

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Lind. 18, 33

Linked entry: efen-esne

fróferian

(v.)
Grammar
fróferian, frófrian; p. ode; pp. od

To comfort ⬩ consōlāri

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Lind. 2, 18

heópa

(n.)
Grammar
heópa, an; m.

A briar ⬩ bramble

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Lind. 20, 37. (Or should this be placed under heópe?)

Linked entries: heópe heápa heópe hióp

súmness

(n.)
Grammar
súmness, e; f.
Entry preview:

Lind. 25, 19

un-weorþe

(adv.)
Grammar
un-weorþe, adv.

Unworthily

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Lind. 10, 14: 14, 4. Gif hé ðæs hálgan húsles unwurðe onbyrigð, Homl. Th. ii. 278, 5

wiþ-styltan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-styltan, p. te

To hesitate ⬩ doubt

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Lind. 21, 21

ymb-beran

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-beran, p. -bær, pl. -bǽron; pp. -boren
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Lind. Rush. 6, 55

ge-sprǽdan

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

To spread out ⬩ extend ⬩ extendere

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Lind. 12, 13. Gesprǽde hond extendens manum, 8, 3

Linked entry: sprǽdan

hoga-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
hoga-scipe, es; m.

Prudence, ⬩ carefulness, ⬩ thoughtfulness, ⬩ wisdom

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Lind. 2, 47. Tó hogascipe ad prudentiam, 1, 17

un-týnan

(v.)
Grammar
un-týnan, p. de.

to unclose ⬩ open ⬩ to disclose ⬩ lay open ⬩ solvere ⬩ inhiare

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Lind. 5, 19. Hé untýnde ( solvebat ) ðone Sunnadæg, Jn. Skt. Rush. Lind. 5, 18. Ðætte eardlíco lusto wiðsæcgende giliorniga wé untýna ( inhiare ) heofonlíco, Rtl. 34, 20

Linked entries: an-týnan on-týnan

ymb-cirran

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-cirran, p. de
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Lind. 23, 4. to change Ymbcerred mutata, Mt. Kmbl. p. 1, 2

ge-cuman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cuman, -cyme; p. -com, pl. -cómon; pp. -cumen

To come ⬩ go ⬩ venire ⬩ ire

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Lind. 16, 24; 17, 10 : Jn. Skt. Lind. 5, 40; 7, 27

ge-fleón

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fleón, -fleóhan; p. -fleáh, pl. -flugon

To flee ⬩ escape

Entry preview:

Lind. 3, 7. Se to ánre ðara burga gefliéhþ who to one of those cities escapes, Past. 21, 7; Swt. 167, 20; Hatt. MS. Geflég fugit, Rtl. 147, 15. Alle geflugun omnes fugerunt, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 56. Ðætte gifléga ut fugiant, Rtl. 118, 31.

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