Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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beren

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of a bear

þole-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
þole-mód, adj.
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Ben. 26, 18. His mon fandige hwæðer hé þolemód (þolo-, Wells Frag.) sý and geþyldig probetur in omni patientia, 99, 4. Þolomód patiens, Scint.8, 12, 14. Ðæt se mann beó geðyldig and ðolomód (þol-, MSS. U. D.), Homl. Skt. i. 16, 335.

Linked entries: þol-mód þolo-mód

ǽsce

question, inquiry ⬩ search for stolen cattle

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Ben. 3, 16. Hé angan tó befrínenne . . . Hé wearð æfter ðysse ǽscan ontend, Lch. iii. 432, 29. Ðá áxunga ðǽre ǽscan tówríðende interrogationi interrogationem jungens, Hml.

ge-stælan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stælan, p. de; pp. ed

To set up ⬩ put upon ⬩ impute ⬩ accuse ⬩ statuere ⬩ imponere in ⬩ imputare ⬩ arguere ⬩ accusare

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Ðý læs on me mǽge ídel spellung oððe scondlíc leágung beón gestæled ne aut fabulæ aut turpi mendacio dignus efficiar, Nar. 2, 21

bíte

(n.)
Grammar
bíte, l. bite,

a bite ⬩ the bite

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Gif bánes bite weorð if the bone be cut, Ll. Th. i. 12, 5. (Cf. O. Frs. bénes biti.)

ge-spornan

Grammar
ge-spornan, <b>ge-speornan</b>
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K. p. 148, 13. to strike against, beat upon (of the wind) Windas bleówan and þæt hús swíðlíce gespurnun (impegerunt in domum illam), R. Ben. 4, 13

here-wæsmun

(n.; adv.)
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Taking either of the first the passage might be translated 'I do not account myself worse in the warlike fruits of martial deeds than Grendel himself' or an herewæsmum and gúþgeweorca might be taken as both dependent upon hnágran

Linked entry: wǽsma

sárgian

(v.)
Grammar
sárgian, ode.

to make sad (sárig), to grieve (trans.),afflict, wound ⬩ to be or become sad, to grieve (intrans.), languish

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Ben. 17, 3 MS. O

wǽpen-strǽl

(n.)
Grammar
wǽpen-strǽl, es; m.

An arrow to be used as a weapon

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An arrow to be used as a weapon Synd mé manna bearn mihtigum tóðum wǽpenstrǽlas filii hominum dentes eorum arma et sagittae, Ps. Th. 56, 5

biþ

is, shall be ⬩ est, erit,

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is, shall be; est, erit, Bt. Met. Fox 6, 11; Met. 6, 6: Cd. 217; Th. 276, 1; Sat. 182; 3rd pers, pres. and fut. of beón

a-scofen

(v.; part.)

banished

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Ben. 63

bædd

(n.)

a bed

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a bed,Vit. Swith

beódende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
beódende, part. of beódan.

commanding

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Ben. 5

deáþ-lícnes

(n.)

mortality

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Ben. Lye

dwés

(adj.)
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Ben. Lye

diégel-líce

(adv.)

secretly

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Ben. Lye

gaar-leece

(n.)

garlic

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Ben. Lye

cóf-líce

(adv.)

quickly

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Ben. Lye

cóf-scipe

(n.)

quickness

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Ben. Lye

comp-hád

(n.)

warfare

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Ben. Lye

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