Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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fyht

(n.)

a fight ⬩ battle

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Ben. Lye

fyðer-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
fyðer-ríce, es; n.

A tetrarchy ⬩ tetrarchia

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Ben. Lye

gál-wrǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
gál-wrǽne, adj.

Luxurious ⬩ lecherous ⬩ luxŭriōsus

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Ben. Lye

geácnung

(n.)

a conceiving ⬩ conceptio

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Ben. Lye

geald

(v.; part.)
Grammar
geald, p. of gildan.

paid

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paid, Beo. Th. 2099; B. 1047;

eal-líc

(adj.)

universal, general, catholic

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Ben. Lye

eallnunge

(adv.)
Grammar
eallnunge, adv.

Altogether ⬩ omnīno

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Ben. 55

hrá-fyl

(n.)
Grammar
hrá-fyl, -fyll, es; m.

Slaughter

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Slaughter, Beo. Th. 559; B. 277

leger-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
leger-fæst, adj.

Sick ⬩ ill

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Ben. 39, Lye

ealu-fæt

(n.)

an ale-vat

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Ben. Lye

birþ

(v.)

bears

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bears; 3rd pers. pres. of beran

ge-bisnung

(n.)

an example ⬩ exemplum

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: ge-býsnung

ge-ealgian

(v.)

to defend

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Ben. 69, Lye

ge-sceádwíslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sceádwíslíc, adj.

Reasonable ⬩ rationalis

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Ben. Interl. 2

Linked entry: sceádwíslíc

ge-mǽn-sumung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mǽn-sumung, e; f.

A communion ⬩ communio

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Ben. 38

croc-hwær

(n.)
Grammar
croc-hwær, es; m. [hwer an ewer]

A kettle ⬩ cacabus

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Ben. Lye

ge-synlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-synlíce, adv.

More frequently; ⬩ sæpius,

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Ben. 56

hlúd-clipol

(adj.)
Grammar
hlúd-clipol, adj.

Calling aloud

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Ben. interl. 7

swyrige

(v.)

partiat

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Ben. Interl. 54, 4)

ge-wand

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-wand, p. of. ge-windan

turned

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turned .Beo. Th. 2007; B. 1001;

Linked entry: -wand

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