Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ge-siehþ

(n.)

sight,

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sight, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 18

gnornung

(n.)
Grammar
gnornung, e; f.

Grief ⬩ lamentation ⬩ mourning ⬩ mœstitia

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Me hæfþ ðeós gnornung ðære gemynde benumen this grief hath deprived me of the remembrance, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 12, 20: 7, 2; Fox 18, 10.

séfte

(adj.)
Grammar
séfte, adj. Soft
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Ðone deáþ hé him gedéþ séftran ðonne óðrum monnum, Bt. 39, 10 ; Fox 228, 10. <b>IVa.

Linked entry: sófte

tuscel

(n.)
Grammar
tuscel, tuxl, es; m.
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A canine tooth or a molar tooth, a tusk Gefóh fox, ásleah of cucum ðone tuxl, lǽt hleápan áweg catch a fox, knock out while alive the canine tooth, let the fox run away, Lchdm. ii. 104, 12.

wíf-hand

(n.)
Grammar
wíf-hand, a; f.

The female side ⬩ female line

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The female side, female line Mín yldra fæder hæfde gecweden his land on ða sperehealfe, næs on ða spinlhealfe; ðonne gif ic gesealde ǽnigre wífhanda ðæt hé gestrýnde, ðonne forgyldan míne mágas . . . for ðon ic cweðe ðæt hí hit gyldan, for ðon hý fóð

an-æðelian

(v.)
Grammar
an-æðelian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad; v. trans. [an = un not, æðelian to ennoble]

To dishonour ⬩ degrade ⬩ ignobilem reddere

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To dishonour, degrade; ignobilem reddere And ðonan wyrþ anæðelad óþ-ðæt he wyrþ unæðele and thence becomes degraded till he is unnoble, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 22: Bt. Met. Fox 17, 53; Met. 17, 27

eáþ-metto

(n.)
Grammar
eáþ-metto, indecl. sing; pl. nom. acc. -metta; f.

Humility ⬩ humĭlĭtas

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Bt. 12; Fox 36, 22: Bt. Met. Fox 7, 65; Met. 7, 33

bísen

(n.)
Grammar
bísen, gen. bísne, bísene; f.

An example, similitude, command, precept

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An example, similitude, command, precept, Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 13: 29, 1; Fox 102, 12: Exon. 40 a; Th. 133, 33; Gú. 499: Lk. Rush. War. 13, 6: Cd. 27; Th. 36, 13; Gen. 571

a-bísegien

should prepossess

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should prepossess, Bt. 35, 1 ; Fox 154, 32

abret

Grammar
abret, abrit

takes away

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takes away, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 216, 5

ǽgen

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
ǽgen, adj.

Own ⬩ proprius

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Own; proprius, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 23

ændemes

(adv.)
Grammar
ændemes, ændemest

likewise ⬩ equally ⬩ pariter

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likewise, equally; pariter.Bt. 41, 1; Fox 244, 12

a-rǽd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-rǽd, = a-rǽded, pp. of a-rǽdan.

uttered

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uttered,Bt. 23; Fox 78, 20, note 8

ascirred

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ascirred, = ascired

separated from ⬩ saved

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separated from, saved,Bt. 20; Fox 72, 6;

a-scortian

(v.)

to shorten

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to shorten, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 12

a-sweotole

(adv.)
Grammar
a-sweotole, adv.

Clearly ⬩ manifeste

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Clearly; manifeste, Bt. 34, 4; Fox 138, 16

cwuc

(adj.)
Grammar
cwuc, def. se cwuca

alive, quick

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alive, quick, Bt. 36, 6; Fox 182, 20

fetlum

(n.)

with belts

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with belts, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 5

flíhst

(v.)
Grammar
flíhst, he flíhþ

fleest ⬩ flees

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fleest, flees, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 33;

béting

(n.)

a cable

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a cable, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 15

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