Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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leþer-hose

Grammar
leþer-hose, leþer-hosu ?. l. leþer-hosu, and add: — Leberhosa ocreae uel
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tibiales, Wülck. Gl. 125, 31

a-weorpan

(v.)
Grammar
a-weorpan, -wurpan, -wyrpan ; ðú -wyrpst, he -wyrpþ ; p. ic, he -wearp, ðú -wurpe, pl. -wurpon; impert. -weorp, -wurp, -wyrp ðú; pp. -worpen; v. a. [a from, weorpan to throw]

To throw or cast from or down ⬩ to cast away or off ⬩ cast out ⬩ to degrade ⬩ reject ⬩ divorce ⬩ abjicere ⬩ dejicere ⬩ projicere ⬩ ejicere ⬩ propellere ⬩ repellere ⬩ reprobare ⬩ repudiare

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To throw or cast from or down, to cast away or off, cast out, to degrade, reject, divorce; abjicere, dejicere, projicere, ejicere, propellere, repellere, reprobare, repudiare Ðæt he ðec aweorpe of woruldríce that he shall cast thee from thy worldly kingdom

Linked entries: a-werpan a-worpen a-wurpan a-wurpon a-wyrpan

webbian

(v.)
Grammar
webbian, p. ode

To weave, contrive

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[Webbon̄ or webbe clothe of lynnyne linifico, webbon̄ clothe of wulle lanifico, Prompt. Parv. 519.]

Linked entries: webbung webgian

un-forhladen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forhladen, adj.

Unexhausted

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Unexhausted Unforhladenum inexaustis, Wülck. Gl. 255, 39

Linked entry: for-hladan

deór-net

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Add: — Deórnett cassis, Wülck. Gl. 183, 12

lígen

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Lígen flammeum, Wülck. Gl. 239, 21. Add

on-gemet

(adj.)
Grammar
on-gemet, adj.

Immense

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Immense Ongemetum immensis, Wülck. Gl. 250, 23

Linked entry: ge-met

turnung

(n.)
Grammar
turnung, e; f.
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Turning, rotation Turnunge rotatu, Wülck. Gl. 253, 14

Linked entry: tyrning

delfín

(n.)
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a dolphin Delfín pina, Wülck. Gl. 293, 13

ofer-wrecan

(v.)

to overwhelm

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to overwhelm Oberurecan obruere, Wülck. Gl. 35, 14

lissan

(v.)

to soften ⬩ weaken ⬩ tame ⬩ subdue

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to soften, weaken, tame, subdue Yldo beoþ on eorþan ǽghwæs cræftig ... lisseþ eal ðæt heó wile beám heó ábreóteþ ... friteþ wildne fugol ... heó oferwígeþ wulf on earth age has power over everything ... .she subdues all that she will; the tree she destroys

hǽð-stapa

(n.)
Grammar
hǽð-stapa, an; m.

A heath-stepper, an animal which wanders over heaths or uncultivated country

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Wulf hár hǽðstapa the wolf, the grey wanderer of the heath, Exon. 87 a; Th. 328, 6 : Vy. 13

núna

(adv.)
Grammar
núna, adv.

Now

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Now Núna nunc, Wülck. Gl. 254, 24

sceand-full

(adj.)
Grammar
sceand-full, adj.

Shameful, infamous, vile

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[Him wule þunche swiðe strong and swiðe scondful þet he scal al aȝeuen and seodðan bisechen milce et þan ilke monne þe he haueð er istolen, O. E. Homl. i. 31, 2.]

ge-onþracian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-onþracian, ge-anþracian
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to be afraid of Geanðracige horrescat, Wülck. Gl. 251, 24

Linked entries: on-þracian ge-anfþracian

blóstmig

(adj.)
Grammar
blóstmig, adj.

Flowery

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Flowery Blósmige land florea rura, Wulck. Gl. 256, 3

Linked entry: brómig

hrycg-mearh

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Hricgmearh (printed -mearð) spina, Wülck. Gl. 292, 7. Add

sceacel

(n.)
Grammar
sceacel, es; m.

a shackle ⬩ plectrum

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Þet tet bodi schal beon hwar so euer þe gost wule in one hondhwule, Prompt. Parv.; A. R. 94, 25

Linked entries: sceacdóm sceacul scecel

ísern-helm

(n.)
Grammar
ísern-helm, on
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iron helmet Irsenhelm (Wrighi prints íren) cassis, Wulck. Gl. 142, 2

Linked entry: íren-helm

ge-þeót

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeót, es; n.

Howling

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Howling Wulfa geþeót howling of wolves, Guthl. 8; Gdwn. 48, 4

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