Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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bearnende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bearnende, part. of byrnan.

burning ⬩ ardens

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Lind. War. 5, 35

be-brugdon

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-brugdon, p. of be-bregdan.

they pretended

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Lind. War. 20, 20;

básnung

(n.)
Grammar
básnung, e; f.

Expectation ⬩ exspectatio

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Lind. War. 21, 26

bi-fǽrende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bi-fǽrende, part.
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Lind. War. 18, 36

burug

(n.)
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Lind. 5, 14

camal

(n.)
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Lind. War. 18, 25

cylenisc

(adj.)
Grammar
cylenisc, adj.

Like a kiln ⬩ fornāceus

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Like a kiln; fornāceus Som. Ben. Lye

doema

(n.)
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Lind. 5, 25

doeman

(v.)
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Lind. 7, 1

eft-lésing

(n.)
Grammar
eft-lésing, e; f.

Redemption ⬩ redemptio

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Lind. 20, 28

gærst

(adj.)

green like grass ⬩ herbeus

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green like grass; herbeus, Som. Ben. Lye

ge-frígian

(v.)

to embrace

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Lind. 10, 16

ge-græppian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-græppian, p. ade; pp. ad

To seize

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Lind. 14, 31

Linked entry: græppian

ge-sagu

(n.)
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Lind. 1, 1

Linked entry: sagu

scripen

Grammar
scripen, scripende gloss
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Lind. Rush. 19, 21

ge-sendan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sendan, p. -sende; pp. -sended, -send
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Lind. 15, 37. Ðá wæs gesended then was sent, Blickl. Homl. 9, 28: Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 13: 15, 17. Gesend missus, Ps. Lamb. 33, 8

seofoþa

(num.; adj.)
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seventh Tó ðære seofoþan (ðió seofunda, Lind.: ðý siofunda, Rush. ) tíde, Jn. Skt. 4, 52. Óþ ðone seofoþan (tó ðæm seofunda, Lind.: siofund, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 22, 26. On ðone seofeþan dæg, Gen. 2, 2

swinc-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
swinc-leás, adj.
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Without labour or toil On ð æm écan lífe wé bútan geswince God heriaþ. Wé sceolon on andwerdum lífe hine herian, ðæt wé móton becuman tó ðære swincleásan herunge, Homl. Th. ii. 364, 9

writ

(n.)
Grammar
writ, es; n.

a writing ⬩ writ ⬩ scripture

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Lind. 24, 45

MACIAN

(v.)
Grammar
MACIAN, p. ode

To MAKE ⬩ do ⬩ act

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Ðæt is láþlíc líf ðæt hí swá maciaþ they never labour at any necessary matter, but do all for pleasure and ease . . It is a detestable life, that they act so, L. I. P. 14; Th. ii. 322, 23-26.

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