Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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and-get

(n.)
Grammar
and-get, es; n.

The understanding ⬩ intellect ⬩ intellectus

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The understanding, intellect; intellectus, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 28

earfoþ

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ, adj.

Hard, difficult

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Hard, difficult, Bt. proœm; Fox viii. 7. v. earfeðe; adj

un-andwendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-andwendlíc, adj.

Immovable ⬩ unchangeable ⬩ immobilis

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Immovable, unchangeable; immobilis, Bt. 39, 6; Fox 220, 16 note

cræftga

(n.)

an artificer

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Fox ii. 184; Met. 11, 92

un-dǽled

(adj.)
Grammar
un-dǽled, adj.

Undivided ⬩ not separated

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Undivided, not separated Hit þencþ ætgædere beón gehál undǽled, forþam gif hit tódǽled biþ, ðonne tie biþ hit nó hál, Bt. 34, 12; Fox 152, 27. Ða hwíle ðe seó sáwl and se líchoma undǽlde beóþ, 34, 9; Fox 148, 5

búgian

(v.)
Grammar
búgian, búian, búwian, to búgianne; p. ode; pp. od. intrans.

To dwell ⬩ habitare ⬩ To inhabit, occupy ⬩ inhabitare, incolere

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To dwell; habitare Ge ðǽr búgiaþ ye dwell there, Bt. 18, l; Fox 62, 22. Grammar búgian, v. a. acc. To inhabit, occupy; inhabitare, incolere Ðis is land to búgianne this is to inhabit land, Bt. 17; Fox 60, 4

Linked entries: búwian bógian búian

swangorness

(n.)
Grammar
swangorness, e ; f.
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Ðæt is ðonne ðæt mon his eáge lǽte slápian ðæt mon for his unwísdóme and for his suongornesse ne mǽge ongietan ða unðeáwas ðara ðe him underðiédde beóþ.

a-cwilþ

perishes

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perishes Nea-cwilþ perishes not, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 29

á-hwǽrgen

(adv.)

everywhere ⬩ uspiam

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Fox 30, 19; Met. 30, 10

a-stýfecigan

(v.)

to exterminate

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to exterminate, Bt. 27, 1 ; Fox 94, 23, note 9

Linked entry: á-swefecian

a-týhst

drawest out

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Fox 12, 49 ; Met. 12, 25

áuðer

(pronoun.)

either ⬩ each

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Fox 29, 19; Met. 29, 10

beorn-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
beorn-wíga, an; m. [wíga a warrior]

A soldier ⬩ hero ⬩ loricatus bellator

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Fox 447; Men. 225

dwolema

(n.)

darkness, chaos

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Fox 5, 86 ; Met. 5, 43

dríe

(adj.)

dry

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dry, Ex. 14, 21: Bt. 5, 2; Fox 10, 31

diór-ling

(n.)
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Fox 15, 15; Met. 15, 8

fealuwian

(v.)

to wither

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Fox 11, 216; Met. 11, 58

fieren-full

(adj.)

wicked

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Fox 15, 13; Met. 15, 7, note

flýþ

(v.)
Grammar
flýþ, pres. pl. of fleón.

flee ⬩ flee from ⬩ avoid

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flee, flee from, avoid, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 252, 27;

eáhum

(n.)
Grammar
eáhum, with eyes; = eágum; pl. dat. or inst.
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of eáge, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 25, MS. Bod

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