Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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fæx

(n.)

hair

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Lind. War. 11, 2

feorh-bold

(n.)

the dwelling of life ⬩ the body

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the dwelling of life, the body

ferh-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
ferh-cwalu, e; f.

Life-destruction ⬩ slaughter ⬩ internĕcio

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Life-destruction, slaughter; internĕcio, Cot. 114

frico

(n.)
Grammar
frico, f.

Usury ⬩ usura

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Lind. 25, 27

ge-bleów

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bleów, p. of ge-bláwan.

blew

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Lind. 20, 22;

hleomoc

(n.)
Grammar
hleomoc, hleomoce, an; f.
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Brook-lime, Lchdm. Gloss. ii. iii

hunig-swǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
hunig-swǽs, adj.

melleus

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Like honey; melleus. Hpt. Gl. 481

ge-plægde

(v.)
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Lind. 14, 6

woxo

Grammar
woxo, ( = oxan)

bovem

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Lind. 13, 15

fyllnis

(n.)
Grammar
fyllnis, se; f.

Fulness ⬩ that which makes full or complete ⬩ a supplement

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Lind. 9, 16; Rtl. 100, 13. Fyllnis supplementum, Mk. Skt. Lind. 2, 21. Fylnis perfectio, p. 1, 13

ge-wǽdian

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

To dress ⬩ clothe ⬩ equip

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Lind. 11, 8. Woere gewoedad vestiebatur, Lk. Skt. Lind. 12, 27

Linked entries: ge-wǽdod ge-wǽdan wǽdian

un-býed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-býed, adj.

Uninhabited ⬩ desert

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Lind. Rush. 6, 35. Wéstig ł unbýed deserta, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 23, 38. In unbýedum londæ in deserto, p. 9, 14

Linked entry: býed

ge-lengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lengan, to lengthen.
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Ꝥ hé his líf gelengde, Hml. S. 3, 599. Swylce hí magon heora líf gelengan, Hml. Th. i. 100, 21. Gelenced proteletur (disputatio nequaquam ulterius ), An. Ox. 5355. Elðeódignys mín gelængd is incolalus meus prolongatus est, Ps. L. 119, 5.

on-hyrian

(v.)
Grammar
on-hyrian, p. ede
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Heora líf onhyrian wolde, 4, 13; S. 582, 24: 5, 9; S. 622, 12. Onhyrigean, 1, 26; S. 487, 32. Onhyrgan, 3, 18; S. 545, 43. Hé ðære frymþelícan cyrican líf wæs onhyrigende, 1, 26; S. 487, 28: 4, 23; S. 593, 15. Onhyrgende, L. Ecg.

Linked entries: an-hyrian on-herian hyrian

þeáh

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Þonne andwyrdan þá yrfenuman swá hé sylf sceolde, þeáh hé líf hæfde, Ll. Th. i. 416, 1. ¶ with negative clause :-- Nis þé genóh ꝥ þú sylf losast, þeáh þú uppan ꝥ óþre ne forspylle?

a-lésenis

(n.)

redemption

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Lind. Stv. 20, 28

fácon

(n.)

deceit

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Lind. War. 1, 47

froht

(adj.)
Grammar
froht, adj.

Timid

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Lind. 4, 40

ge-blann

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-blann, p. of ge-blinnan.

ceased

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Lind. 6, 51;

in-merca

inscribtio

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Lind. 12, 16

Linked entry: -merca

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