Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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a-rédad

(v.; part.)
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a-rédad, pp. of a-rédian.

discovered

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Ben. 61 ;

cwælm

(n.)

death

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Ben. Lye

elp

(n.)
Grammar
elp, an

elephant

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Ben. Lye

eówestras

sheepfolds

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: éwestre

éster

(n.)

easter

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Ben. Lye

euen

(adj.)

even

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Ben. Lye

éw-bryce

(n.)

adultery

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Ben. Lye

fǽm

(n.)

foam

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Ben. Lye

ge-æfenlǽcan

(v.)

to imitate

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to imitate, Ben. Lye

hefung

beg

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beg (l. hég). Dele

cón

(adj.)
Grammar
cón, coon

bold

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: coon

corsian

(v.)

to curse

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to curse, Ben. Lye

crymbig

(adj.)

crooked

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Ben. Lye

fór án

(num.; prep.; adv.)

only ⬩ tantum ⬩ tantummŏdo

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Fór án ic beó hál, gyf ic hys reáfes æthríne si tĕtĭgĕro tantum vestĭmentum ejus, salva ĕro, Mt. Bos. 9, 21. Fór án eówre yrfe sceal beón hér ŏves tantum vestræ et armenta remăneant. Ex. 10, 24

streám-racu

(n.)
Grammar
streám-racu, e; f.
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The bed or channel of a stream, a water-course Streámracu alveus, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 26. Streámrace alveum, ii. 4, 59. Him þurh streámræce strǽt wæs gerýmed, Andr. Kmbl. 3158; An. 1582.

cystig

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Ben. I. 61, 6. Cystigre sylene prodiga liberalitate, Hpt. Gl. 517, 35. Cystigan munifica, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 29. Hí fédað yfle gliigmenn and beóð tó ungemetlíce kystige effusis largitatibus nutriunt histriones, Past. 327, 7.

nebb

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Eówer nebb sint suá scamleás suá ðára wífa ðe beóð forelegnissa frons mulieris meretricis facia est tibi, Past. 207, 9

on-drysne

(adj.)
Grammar
on-drysne, adj.

terrible, dreadful, awful ⬩ awful, exciting awe ⬩ reverence, venerable

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Ben. 140, 5. See other examples under Similar entries an-drysne

Linked entries: an-drysne drysne -drysne

ge-twǽman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-twǽman, -twéman; p. de; pp. ed [twǽman]

to separate ⬩ To cut off ⬩ separate ⬩ divide ⬩ sepărāre ⬩ sejungĕre ⬩ dīvĭdĕre

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Beó ǽlc sacu getwǽmed let every strife be appeased, L. Eth. v. 19; Th. i. 308, 30. Getwéman to alienate, Basil admn. 4; Norm. 40, 29, note p

and-efn

(n.)
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Dóð gé eówrum monnum ðæt ilce be hira andefne (-efene, v. l. ), 203, 1. Ǽlc gesceaft is tó árianne be hire andefne, and symle sió héhste swíþost, Bt. 32, 2; F. 116, 14.

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