Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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declínung

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Þá naman and þá bínaman and heora declínunga, Angl. viii. 313, 5. Add

deorcung

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On þeorcun(c)ge in crepusculo, Angl. xiii. 398, 475 : 400, 508. Add

fore-sendan

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to send in advance Hé foresende premisit (thesauros), Angl. xiii. 448, 1184. Add:

ge-underþeódan

(v.)
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to subject Gif hé wǽre neádunga Gode geunderþeód ( subjectus ), Angl. vii. 4, 39

hunig-binn

(n.)
Grammar
hunig-binn, e; f.
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A receptacle for honey Man sceal habban . . . hýfa, hunigbinna, Angl. ix. 264, 15

Linked entry: bin

ofer-neód

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-neód, adj.
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Very necessary Þeáw oferneód mos pernecessarius, Angl. xiii. 377, 176. See next word

Linked entry: -neód

ǽrnemergen-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽrnemergen-lic, adj.

Of the early morning

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Of the early morning Mæssan ǽrnemergen-lice missam matutinalem, Angl. xiii. 384, 277

antefn

(n.)
Grammar
antefn, antefen, es; m.: e; f.
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Gesungennum antefne, Angl. xiii. 403, 550. Cweþan þæne antefn, 422, 811. Þæt hý ne beginnen náðer ne sealm ne antefene (-efen, v. l. ), R. Ben. 49, 5. Sealmas and antefenas, 39, 7. Antéfnas, Angl. xiii. 401, 518

æfter-sang

Matins

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Tó æftersange ad matutinas, Angl. xiii. 396, 449: 402, 528. Æftersanga symbolnys matutinorum sollempnitas, R. Ben. I. 43, 2. Æftersangum matutino, 46, 13. Æftersangas matutinas, Angl. xiii. 428, 904. Substitute:

antefnere

(n.)
Grammar
antefnere, es; m.
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An anthem-book Antefnas on antefnere ( antiphonario ), Angl. xiii. 405, 571: 409, 634

cyne-wirþe

(adj.)
Grammar
cyne-wirþe, adj.
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Royal, noble Kynewyrðe rǽd hyt ys geþúht and trumlic, Angl. viii. 308, 33

heáh-sittende

(adj.)
Grammar
heáh-sittende, adj.
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High-sitting, seated on a lofty throne Heáhsittendum celsithrono, Angl. xiii. 368, 39

Linked entry: -sittende

in-gyte

(n.)
Grammar
in-gyte, es; m.
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Infusion Þurh ingyte háliges gástes per infusionem sancti spiritus, Angl. xiii. 395, 424

ofer-fléwedness

(n.)
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superfluity Hǽra hí áweg dón oferfléwednysse pilorum euellant superfluitatem, Angl. xiii. 408, 611

Linked entry: fléwedness

ǽl-hýd

(n.)
Grammar
ǽl-hýd, (?), e; f.

An eel-skin

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An eel-skin Man sceal habban ǽlhýde, ofnrace, mexscofle, Angl. ix. 265, 2

Linked entry: hýd

á-smúgan

(v.)

to investigate

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to investigate Hí synt tó ásmúganne mid scrútniendre scrutnunge, Angl. viii. 302, 35

Linked entry: smúgan

flǽsc-mangere

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Macerarii, quos Angli uocant flaismangeres (fleis-, fles-, v.l.), Ll. Lbmn. 669, 17. Add

be-nídan

(v.)
Grammar
be-nídan, [ p. de To compel
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Mín sár (m)é benét tó segen dolor me compellit dicere, Angl. xi. 110.]

cimb-íren

(n.)
Grammar
cimb-íren, es; n.
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Hé sceal habban . . . cimbíren, tigehóc, Angl. ix. 263, 2

ge-barian

(v.)
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to bare, take the covering off Gebarudre róde nudata cruce, Angl. xiii. 419, 766

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