Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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-lǽca

(suffix)
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For ag-lǽca l. ág-lǽca, and add:

Midsumor-mónaþ

(n.)
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Fox (at end); Hickes i. 215

mistian

(v.)
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For mistrian at end l. mistran, and add:

oþ-irnan

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Dele first passage, for which see oþ-hrínan

sceadd

(n.)
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In l. 2 for sceaddgenge l. sceadd genge

scyrft

(n.)
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For scansio l. (?) scarsio. Cf. scarsus imminutus, Migne

spinnan

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for spán, l. spáu. Dele query, and add:

strútian

(v.)
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For 'Swt . . . 177' substitute: Hml. S. 32, 208

tyllan

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For 'compound' in l. 1 substitute 'compounds be-,'

ealu-gálness

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For Nap. 5 substitute Verc. Först. 94, 1

earm-stoc

(n.)
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For 'm.(?)' l. n

hláf-hwǽte

(n.)
Grammar
hláf-hwǽte, es; m.

Wheat for making bread,

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Wheat for making bread, Chart. Th. 144, 34

wille

(n.)
Grammar
wille, wielle, welle, wylle, an ; f.

A well, spring, stream, fountain

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[The word is also found in place-names.]

weorold

(n.)
Grammar
weorold, (-uld), weorld, worold (-uld, -eld), world, e; f. (but se woruld, Prov. Kmbl. 40: worldes, Lk. Skt. l, 70: ðissum worulde, Met. 10, 70)
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Mon monþwǽre and for weorulde gód vir summae mansuetudinis et civilitatis, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 29. For weorulde wís, Met. 1, 51. For Gode oððe for worulde gyltig, Lchdm. iii. 442, 35.

Linked entries: weorld weoruld werold weruld world woruld

fóre-teohung

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-teohung, -teohhung, e; f.

Predestination ⬩ prædestĭnātio

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Be ðære fóreteohunga Godes concerning the predestination of God, Bt. titl. xxxix; Fox xviii. 16

gearo-wita

(n.)
Grammar
gearo-wita, an; m.

Intellect ⬩ understanding ⬩ intelligentia ⬩ intellectus

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Intellect, understanding; intelligentia, intellectus Ðeáh we fela smeán, we habbaþ litellne gearowitan búton tweón though we contemplate many things, we have little understanding free from doubt, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 254, 10 : 39, 8; Fox 224, 4

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ealdor-ner

(n.)
Grammar
ealdor-ner, aldor-ner, es; n.

A life-salvation, life's safety, refuge, asylum ⬩ vitæ servātio, refŭgium

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A life-salvation, life's safety, refuge, asylum; vitæ servātio, refŭgium Cwom him to áre and to ealdor-nere he come to them for mercy and for their life's salvation, Exon. 53 b; Th. 189, 4; Az. 54

Linked entries: aldor-ner feorh-ner

ge-feðeran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feðeran, -feðran; p. ede; pp. ed

To feather ⬩ give wings to ⬩ ālas addĕre

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To feather, give wings to; ālas addĕre Ic sceal ǽrest ðín mód gefeðeran I shall first give wings to thy mind, Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 31, MS. Cot. Gefeðran, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 8; Met. 24, 4

tellan

(v.; prep.)
Grammar
tellan, p. tealde; pp. teald: also forms as from telian occur: ic telge, hí teliaþ; p. telede; p. teled.
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... hwæðer nú gód hlísa sié for náuht tó tellenne? Nis hit nán cyn, ðæt mon ðæt for náuht telle, Bt. 24, 4; Fox 86, 14-19.

folgere

(n.)
Grammar
folgere, es; m.

aFOLLOWER ⬩ attendant ⬩ disciple ⬩ assecla ⬩ pĕdĭsĕquus ⬩ assectātor

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Bt. 29, 1; Fox 104, 10. Ðý þriddan dæge þeóda Wealdend arás, and he feówertig daga folgeras síne rúnum arétte on the third day the Ruler of nations arose, and for forty days he comforted his followers [ = disciples] with words, Hy. 10, 35; Hy.

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