Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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feorh-bona

(n.)

a life-destroyer ⬩ murderer

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a life-destroyer, murderer, Beo. Th. 4921; B. 2465

from-slitnis

(n.)
Grammar
from-slitnis, from-slit[t]nis, se; f.

Desolation ⬩ desolatio

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Rush. and Lind. 13, 14

Linked entry: slítness

here-man

(n.)
Grammar
here-man, -mann, es; m.

A soldier

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Lind. 7, 8

hwerflung

(n.)
Grammar
hwerflung, e; f.

Wandering ⬩ error

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Lind. 24, 24

Linked entries: hwearflung hwyrfolung

neáh-gebýrild

(n.)
Grammar
neáh-gebýrild, es; m.

A neighbour

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Lind. 15, 9

Linked entry: ge-býrild

ge-weddian

(v.)

to betroth

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Lind. 1, 27

ge-frohtian

(v.)

to be afraid ⬩ expavescere

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Lind. 16, 6

ge-hercnian

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

To hear

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Lind. 22, 22

ge-hyrstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hyrstan, p. te

To murmur

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Lind. 15, 2

ge-scearfan

(v.)

to cut off ⬩ succidere

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Lind. 13, 9

ge-screngce

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-screngce, adj.

Withered, shrunken, dry ⬩ aridus

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Lind. 6, 8

gémenis

(n.)
Grammar
gémenis, gémnis, se; f.

Care ⬩ cura

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Lind. and Rush. 22, 16

un-blíðeméde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-blíðeméde, adj.

Sadhearted ⬩ sorrowful

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Lind. 26, 37

ed-cwic

(adj.)
Grammar
ed-cwic, adj.
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Restored to life Edcwicum redivivis, Angl. xiii. 400, 499

Linked entry: cwic

rúm-well

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm-well, ( = -full?)

spacious

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Lind. 7,13

brýdelíc gewrit

(n.)
Grammar
brýdelíc gewrit, es; n.

A bride-like writing, a play ⬩ drama

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A bride-like writing, a play; drama, Cot. 66

ge-teran

(v.)

to tear

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Lind. 9, 26

tó-

(prefix)

dis- ⬩ di-

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a prefix denoting separation, division, like Latin dis-, di-

be-beódan

(v.)
Grammar
be-beódan, bi-beódan; part. be-beódende, he be-být; p. be-beád, pl. be-budon ; impert. be-beód ; pp. be-boden.

to give a by-command or a gentle command ⬩ to command ⬩ order ⬩ jubere ⬩ præcipere ⬩ mandare ⬩ to offer ⬩ give up ⬩ commend ⬩ offerre ⬩ commendare ⬩ mandare ⬩ to announce ⬩ nuntiare ⬩ pronuntiare

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I. 35; Th. ii. 432, 27. to offer, give up, commend; offerre, commendare, mandare Ðú scealt leófes líc forbærnan and me lác bebeódan thou shalt burn the beloved's body and offer it me as a sacrifice, Cd. 138; Th. 173, 9; Gen. 2858.

Linked entries: bebeád be-bodan be-boden be-být bi-beódan

bídan

to wait ⬩ remain ⬩ to await ⬩ experience

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Bídan, hwonne him betre líf ágyfen wurde, Gu. 751. uncertain Bídende suspensus (Lk. 19, 48), Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 70.

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