Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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cliowen

(n.)

a clew, ball

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a clew, ball, Mone B. 1662

cyninges wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
cyninges wyrt, e; f. The herb marjoram; sampsuchum = σάμψυχον , origanum majorana, Lin
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Cyninges wyrt sampsuchum, Mone A. 529

dégian

(v.)

to colour, dye

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to colour, dye, Mone B. 6251

bismrian

(v.)

to mock

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to mock, Ps. Spl. 103, 28

ge-lióma

(n.)
Grammar
ge-lióma, an; m.

A light ⬩ lumen

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A light; lumen,Mone B. 174

a-hefig

Grammar
a-hefig, Ahefegum ( = an hefegum? Cf. Hé gesceafta gesette on hefe, Hml. Th. ii. 584, 29-32) hefe ásette wéron
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gravi mole constiterant, Kent. Gl. 265

crépel

(n.)
Grammar
crépel, es; m.

A burrow ⬩ cuniculum

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A burrow; cuniculum Mone B. 2774

ge-strangian

(v.)
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Gestrangiað eówere heortan and eówer mód confortetur cor vestrum. Ps. Th. 30, 28. God ús gestrangige and getrymme tó úre ágenre þearfe, Wlfst. 306, 13. Ðæt hié hera mód mid gestæððignesse gestrongien ut mentem gravitate roborent, Past. 307, 20.

a-hiscean

(v.)

to hiss at ⬩ to mock ⬩ irridere

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to hiss at, to mock; irridere

Linked entry: a-hnyscan

dyncge

(n.)

ploughed land

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ploughed land, Mone B. 1434: 2326

Linked entry: dyng

firgen

(n.)
Grammar
firgen, fyrgen, es; n.

A mountain ⬩ mountain-woodland ⬩ mons ⬩ saltus

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A mountain, mountain-woodland; mons, saltus

Linked entry: fyrgen

lǽdere

(n.)
Grammar
lǽdere, es; m.

A leader ⬩ guide

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Moys. [?], Lye

wraþo

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glosses moram, Mt. L. 24, 48

corn-appla

(n.)
Grammar
corn-appla, pl. n.

Pomegranates ⬩ mala Punica

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Pomegranates; mala Punica Mone B. 3822

tyhtan

(v.)
Grammar
tyhtan, p. te.
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Lǽran sceal mon geongne monnan, trymman and tyhtan. Exon. Th. 336, 10; Gn. Ex. 46.

Linked entries: a-tyhtan tihtan

ge-lǽran

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Ne mæg þec séllan rǽd mon gelǽran, Gú. 250. with acc. of person and prep., to bring to something by teaching, to instruct in Ðæt gebrocode flǽsc gelǽrð ðæt úpáhæfene mód tó ryhttre eáðmódnesse, Past. 257, 14.

hátan

Grammar
hátan, Add: <b>I a.</b> with acc. and infin.
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Tó þám deórcynne þe mon hát tigris, Bt. 38, 1 ; F. 196. 1.

on-gitan

(v.)
Grammar
on-gitan, -gietan, -giotan, -geotan ; p. -geat, -get; pl. -geáton, -géton ; pp. -giten, -gieten

To perceive ⬩ to perceive, see ⬩ to perceive by hearing ⬩ to perceive, feel (pain, etc. ) ⬩ to feel, be of opinion, judge ⬩ to know, hear of, find out ⬩ to perceive, understand ⬩ to recognise, know, ⬩ to take a person or thing to be what it really is ⬩ to recognise a fact or circumstance, ⬩ to know (of sexual intercourse)

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Ongeten, onfunden expertus, cognitus, i. probatus, inventus, 145, 47. to perceive, see Gif ðú gesihst hwylcne ungesǽligne mon and ongitst hwæthwegu gódes on him, Bt. 38, 3 ; Fox 200, 15.

Linked entries: andgitan an-gitan an-gytan

brec-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
brec-mǽlum, adv. [brece
a bit, piece;
mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, u.]

a bit, piece ⬩ By bits, piecemeal; ⬩ minutatim,

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By bits, piecemeal; minutatim,Mone B. 1819

íðast

(adv.)
Grammar
íðast, íðost ; adv. superl.

Most easily

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Most easily Ýðast meahtan frófre findan might find comfort most easily, Exon. 19 b; Th. 50, 15; Cri. 800. Ýðæst, 26 b; Th. 79, 1; Cri. 1284. Ýðost, Hy. 7, 3; Hy Grn. 287, 3

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