Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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cubit

(n.)
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a cubit Þín seáð bið twégea cubita wíd and feówra lang, Nar. 50, 29

el-lende

(adj.)
Grammar
el-lende, adj.
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Dele last two quotations, and add

súþ-eást

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Se leóma wæs swíðe lang geþúht súðeást scínende, Chr. 1097; P. 233, 29. Add

weorc-úhta

(n.)
Grammar
weorc-úhta, the hour of matins on a day that is neither a Sunday nor a Saint's day (excepto Dominus diebus et festivitatibus sanctorum, Chrd. 23, 21)
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: — Weorcúhtan besceáwige se bisceop ꝥ se intervallum beó swá lang ꝥ . . . , Chrd. 24, 7

hæfenleást

(n.)
Grammar
hæfenleást, e; f.

Poverty, penury

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Lamb. 43, 27

ge-beterian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-beterian, -betrian; p. ode; pp. od [ge-, beterian to make better, betera better]

To better ⬩ make better ⬩ meliōrāre ⬩ emendāre

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To better, make better; meliōrāre, emendāre Ðe mid ðære láre gebeterode wǽron who were bettered by that instruction, Homl. Th. i. 406, 32. Ða scamfæstan beóþ oft mid gemetlícre láre gebetrode the modest are often improved with moderate instruction.

Linked entry: beterian

be-gán

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-gán, pp. of be-gán

tilled ⬩ cultivated

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tilled, cultivated On begánum landum in cultivated lands Herb. 5, 1; Lchdm. i. 94, 6;

forþ-stóp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
forþ-stóp, pl. -stópon

went forth ⬩ proceeded ⬩ passed by

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Lamb. 72, 7: Mk. Bos. 14, 35: 15, 29;

mere-grund

(n.)
Grammar
mere-grund, es; m.

The bottom of a sea or lake

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The bottom of a sea or lake, Beo. Th. 2902; B. 1449: 4207; B. 2100

rabbian

(v.)
Grammar
rabbian, p. ode
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To rage God lǽt ðone deófol Antecrist rabbian and wédan sume hwíle, Wulfst. 84, 11

ge-wana

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wana, -wona, an; m.

A lack ⬩ want

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A lack, want Huædd me gwona is quid mihi deest, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 19, 20

Linked entry: wana

scitol

(adj.)
Grammar
scitol, adj.
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Purgative Mettas ðe late melten and swá ðeáh ne synd scitole, Lchdm. ii. 178, 1

ge-cosped

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cosped, part. p. [cosp a fetter]

Fettered ⬩ compĕdītus

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Lamb. 145, 8

ge-hæftednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hæftednes, -ness, e; f.

A captivity ⬩ captīvĭtas

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Lamb. 125, 4

Linked entries: -hæftedness ge-hæftnys

síd-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
síd-ádl, e; f.
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Pleurisy On sídan lama vel sídádl pleuriticus, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 31. Cf. síd-wærc

strecedness

(n.)
Grammar
strecedness, e; f.
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Lamb. 40, 4. Strecednysse míne ic beþweá, 6, 7

ed-lesendlic

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Relatiuum, þæt ys edlesendlic (-læs-, v. l. ), Ælfc. Gr. Z. 99, 1: 116, 16. Add:

hófian

(v.)
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to need Sé ðe lǽs hófad (behófað ?) dui minus indiget R. Ben. I. 64, 14. (?)

ofermódlíce

(adv.)
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Ðý lǽs ǽnig durre on eáðmódnesse híwe hit ofermódlice ( superbe ) forcweðan, Past. 51, 3. Add

stæl-þing

(n.)
Grammar
stæl-þing, es; n.
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Theft Þpe lǽs þá þénas þára bróðra gód þurh stælðing (furtim) ætferion, Chrd. 19, 16

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