Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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cwoellan

(v.)

to kill ⬩ necare, interficere

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Lind. War. 5, 18

morþor-slagu

(n.)
Grammar
morþor-slagu, (?), e; f.

Murder ⬩ homicide

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Lind. 7, 21

pínere

(n.)
Grammar
pínere, es; m.
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Lind. 18, 34: Germ. 399, 265

ge-eggian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-eggian, p. ede

To egg on ⬩ urge ⬩ excite

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Lind. 15, 11

Linked entry: eggian

ge-lícan

(v.)

to liken ⬩ imitate

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Lind. 7, 24

ge-scyld

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

Guilt, debt ⬩ reatus, debitum

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Lind. 18, 34

ge-sníðan

(v.)

to lie down

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Lind. 6, 39. [?]

sprǽc-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
sprǽc-ærn, ern, es; n.

A place for speaking, court-house

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Lind. Rush. 18, 28: 19, 9

Linked entry: sprǽc-hús

nese

(adv.)
Grammar
nese, ( = ne sí) ; adv.

No

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Ðá cwæþ hé : Nese (Lind. næsæ) fæder Abraham, Lk. Skt. 16, 30. Sume cwǽdon, he is gód; óðre cwǽdon, nese (Lind. næse), ac hé beswícþ ðis folc, Jn. Skt. 7, 12. Næsi, Jn. Skt, Lind. 21, 5. Hwæðer ðú swelces áuht geworhtes habbe.

Linked entry: næse

spillan

(v.)
Grammar
spillan, p. de

To destroy ⬩ confundo, ⬩ to destroy, spoil

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Lind. Rush. 17, 33: Jn. Skt. Rush. 12, 25. Ðeóf ne cymeþ búta ðætte [hé] spilleþ (perdat), 10, 10. Ne spildic ł ne losade non perdidi, Lind. 18, 9. Eal ðæt God spilde God destroyed it all, Cd. Th. 154, 22; Gen. 2559.

þweán

(v.)
Grammar
þweán, p. þwóh, pl. þwógon; pp. þwagen, þwægen, þwegen, þwogen.

to wash ⬩ to anoint.

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Lind. 6, 17

el-þiódig

(adj.)

strange, foreign

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Lind. Stv. 25, 14

for-þiófan

(v.)

to thieve ⬩ steal ⬩ fūrāri

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Lind. 10, 19. v. þeófan, þiófan

Linked entry: for-þeófian

gæfel

(n.)
Grammar
gæfel, es; n.

A gift ⬩ offering ⬩ tribute ⬩ hostia ⬩ trĭbūtum

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Lind. 17, 25 : Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 9, 9

in-dípan

(v.)
Grammar
in-dípan, p. te

To dip in ⬩ immerse

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Lind. 16, 24

líþrian

(v.)
Grammar
líþrian, p. ede

To lather ⬩ smear

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Lind. 11, 2. Lýþre mid sápan, L. M. 1, 50; Lchdm. ii. 124, 5

níd-nima

(n.)
Grammar
níd-nima, an; m.

One who takes by force

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Nédnioma (-niomo, Lind.) raptores, Lk. Skt. Rush. 18, 11

Linked entry: nima

ged

(n.)
Grammar
ged, gedd, es; n.

A song ⬩ proverb ⬩ poem

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.; Lind. 10, 6; 16, 25

smǽran

(v.)
Grammar
smǽran, (?); p. de

To laugh at, deride

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Lind. 9, 24

embiht

(n.)
Grammar
embiht, es; n.

An office ⬩ officium

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Lind. 1, 23

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