Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ge-mercian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mercian, p. ode; pp. od

To mark out ⬩ signāre

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Lind. 27, 66. Ðæt gemercod wére all ymb-hyrft ut describeretur universus orbis, Lk. Skt. Lind. 2, 1

Linked entry: ge-mearcian

elcur

(adv.)
Grammar
elcur, adv.

Otherwise ⬩ alias

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Lind. War. 5, 37

ge-básnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-básnian, p. ade; pp. ad [ge, and básnian to expect]

To expect ⬩ exspectāre

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Lind. 23, 51

hwam-stán

(n.)
Grammar
hwam-stán, es; m.

A corner-stone

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Lind. 21, 42

lygen-word

(n.)
Grammar
lygen-word, es; n.

lie ⬩ falsehood

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A lying word, lie, falsehood Mid ligenwordum, Cd. 33; Th. 43, 32; Gen. 699

biaþ

(v.)
Grammar
biaþ, bióþ

are ⬩ for

Entry preview:

Lind. Stv. 26, 31; Similar entries pl. pres. of bión = beón

ge-bend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bend, es; n.

A band ⬩ vinculum

Entry preview:

Lind. 7. 35

ge-cweccan

(v.)
Entry preview:

Lind. 7, 1

Linked entries: ge-coecton cweccan

gefe

(n.)

a gift

Entry preview:

Lind. 23, 18, 19

ge-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted

To place ⬩ locare

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Lind, 12, 1

Linked entry: ge-feastian

ge-hréran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hréran, p. de

To move

Entry preview:

Lind. 24, 29

sécness

(n.)
Grammar
sécness, e ; f.
Entry preview:

Seeking, visiting, visitation Tíde soecnisse (sócnises, Lind.) tempus visitationis, Lk. Skt. Rush. 19, 44

scínness

(n.)
Grammar
scínness, e; f.
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Lind. 13, 24

un-gelífness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gelífness, (?), e; f.

Unbelief

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Lind. 13, 58

un-meaht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-meaht, adj.

Impossible

Entry preview:

Lind. 17, 20

wyrttrumian

(v.)
Grammar
wyrttrumian, p. ode
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Lind. 4, 27

yfel-dónd

(n.)
Grammar
yfel-dónd, -dóend, es; m.
Entry preview:

Lind. 18, 30. Cf. wel-dónd

bræcce

(n.)

trousers

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trousers Braeccę (the second c is added above the line) sarabare, Txts. 95, 1788

breág

(n.)

an eye-lid

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an eye-lid Breága palpebrarum, Exon. 111 b; Th. 427, 32; Rä. 41, 100

bratt

(n.)

A cloak; ⬩ pallium

Entry preview:

Lind. 5, 40

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