Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ge-bígan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bígan, ge-bégan; p. de
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To crown Hié þá swá sigebeorhte and swá gebégde mid mycelre blisse tó hám fóran, Bl. H. 203, 30

hwilpa

(n.)
Grammar
hwilpa, hwilpe ?, an ; m. f. (?).
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Some kind of bird: Dyde ic mé tó gomene ganetes hleóþor and huilpan swég fore hleahtor wera, Seef. 21. —

Linked entry: hú-ilpa

ceorfan

Grammar
ceorfan, <b>; II.</b>
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R. 8, 37. v. fore-ceorfan, ofer-ceorfan. Add

hróf-timber

(n.)
Grammar
hróf-timber, es; n.

imbrex

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Material for roofing, imbrex, Hpt. Gl. 459

cum-feorm

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Add: For the nature of this exaction

flít-ful

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For references substitute

ge-heálgian

(v.)
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In l. 4 for 13 read 12

ge-unwendness

(n.)
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In the passage read geunwendnes for ungewendnes

morgen-mete

(n.)
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In l. 3 for 129 l. 192

nefene

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Dele second passage, for which see nefa

on-unspéd

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Add: For prefix cf. three following words

ríp-ness

(n.)
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In l. 2 read 39 for 29

sám-wís

(adj.)
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In l. 4 for 201 l. 202

dengan

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For Nap. 17 l. Chrd. 60, 30

ge-dælan

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For translation of Gú. 343 (in Dict.)

ge-hlyste

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For Nap. 30 l. Chrd. 22, 36

cyric-geriht

(n.)
Grammar
cyric-geriht, es; n.

A church-due ⬩ ecclesiæ debitum

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A church-due; ecclesiæ debitum Hí gyrnaþ heora sceatta on teoðungum, and on eallum cyricgerihtum they desire their monies for tithes, and for all church-dues, L. I. P. 19; Th. ii. 328, 1

ge-sacan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sacan, p. -sóc, pl. -sócon; pp. -sacen
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To oppose, strive against; adversari Gesacan sceal sáwl-berendra, niðða bearna, gearwe stówe shall strive against the place prepared for those having souls, for the children of men, Beo. Th. 2012, note; B. 1004

gærs-swín

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Add: a swine paid for the privilege of using the lord's woods for the pasturage of swine. Cf. cap. 49 of Ine's Laws concerning the illegal pasturing of swine, Ll. Th. i. 132, 11

eh

(n.)
Grammar
eh, es; n.

a war-horse, charger ⬩ equus bellātor ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon Rune RUNE=e, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is eh a war-horse, — hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter e, but for eh a war-horse, charger, as, — RUNE [eh] byþ for eorlum the war-horse is for chiefs

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the letter e, but for eh a war-horse, charger, as, — RUNE [eh] byþ for eorlum the war-horse is for chiefs, Hick.

Linked entry: eoh

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