Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ǽtten

Grammar
ǽtten, for æten,

should eat

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In. 42; Lambd. 8, 5; Wilk. 21, 24;

a-fellan

(v.)
Grammar
a-fellan, p. de; pp. ed

To fell ⬩ cædere ⬩ prosternere

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In. 43; Th. i. 128, 23

a-rǽfniende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-rǽfniende, -rǽfnigende; part.

Bearing in mind ⬩ considering ⬩ pondering

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Bearing in mind, considering, pondering, Homl. Th. i. 42, 17, 30

Angel-

(prefix)

English ⬩ Anglicanus

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English; Anglicanus, — as in the following compounds Angel-cyning, -cynn, -þeód

Linked entries: cirice wita þeód folc

carl

(adj.)
Grammar
carl, adj.
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Used in compounds, as carl-cat, -fugel, -man

ciorl

(n.)

a rustic,

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In. 40; Th. i. 126, 12, note 28

driht-líce

(adv.)

in a lordly manner

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in a lordly manner, Cd. 98; Th. 129, 4; Gen. 2138

ege-healdan

(v.)

To hold in fear, correct ⬩ corrĭpĕre

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To hold in fear, correct; corrĭpĕre, Ps. Spl. T. 93, 10

féster

(n.)

food ⬩ nourishment

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food, nourishment, foster-, in the compounds féster-bearn, -fæder, -man, -módor

folc-wélig

(adj.)
Grammar
folc-wélig, -wéleg; adj.

Rich in people ⬩ populous ⬩ pŏpŭlo dīves ⬩ abundans

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Rich in people, populous; pŏpŭlo dīves, abundans ) Folcwélega populous, Cot. 153

forþ

(prep.)
Grammar
forþ, prep.

Out of ⬩ forth ⬩ e ⬩ ex

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Out of, forth; e, ex: used in composition, Som. Ben. Lye

frécelsod

(v.)
Grammar
frécelsod, part.

Put in danger ⬩ endangered ⬩ periclĭtātus

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Put in danger, endangered; periclĭtātus Frécelsod qui periclĭtātus est, Cot. 151

hýr-oxa

(n.)
Grammar
hýr-oxa, an; m.
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In. 60; Th. i. 140, 7, note

Linked entry: oxa

inburh-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
inburh-fæst, adj.

atriensis ⬩ seneschallus ⬩ lictor

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Stationed in a hall; atriensis; scil. atrii janitor, seneschallus, lictor, Lye

mórig

(adj.)
Grammar
mórig, adj.

Marshy ⬩ fenny

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Marshy, fenny On mórium lande in locis palustribus, Gen. 41, 2

Linked entry: mór-mǽd

neb-wlátung

(n.)
Grammar
neb-wlátung, e; f.

Boldness ⬩ impudence ⬩ frontositas

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Boldness, impudence; frontositas, Lye (from a vocabulary in the Cotton library)

Linked entry: wlátung

neoþan-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
neoþan-weard, adj.

Low in position

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Low in position Nioþanweard hype ilia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 54

á-bedecian

(v.)
Grammar
á-bedecian, ; p. ode
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To get by begging. v. a-beþecian in Dict. and bedecian

á-gleddian

(v.)
Grammar
á-gleddian, p. ode
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To smear, stain Agleddégo. labefacare , Txts. in, 9. Cf. be-gleddian

bláte

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In first passage for Helle fýr, substitute Hit (Etna) óðra stówa

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