Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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a-grafan

(v.)
Grammar
a-grafan, p. -gróf, pl. -grófon; pp. -grafen

To engrave ⬩ inscribe ⬩ sculpere ⬩ cælare ⬩ sculptare ⬩ inscribere

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Se ðisne beám agróf he inscribed this beam, Exon. 123a; Th. 473, 10; Bo. 13

Linked entries: a-græfen a-gróf

for-gildan

(v.)
Grammar
for-gildan, -gyldan, -gieldan, -geldan; he -gildeþ, -gilt; p. ic, he -geald, ðú -gulde, pl. -guldon; subj. pres. -gilde, pl. -gilden; p. -gulde, pl. -gulden; pp. -golden

To pay for ⬩ make good ⬩ repay ⬩ requite ⬩ recompense ⬩ reward ⬩ reddĕre ⬩ exsolvĕre ⬩ compensāre ⬩ retrĭbuĕre

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756: Beo.

Linked entries: for-geldan for-gieldan

geómrian

(v.)
Grammar
geómrian, geómerian, geómran; part. geómrigende, geómriende, geómerigende, geómrende; p. ode; pp. od [geómor sad, sorrowful]

To be sad, to sigh, groan, murmur, mourn, sorrow, lament, bewail ⬩ gĕmĕre, murmŭrāre, ingĕmĕre, ingĕmiscĕre, lūgēre, quĕri

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Ides geómrode giddum the lady bewailed in songs, Beo. Th. 2240; B. 1118. On ðone heofon behealdende, geómrode suspĭciens in cœlum, ingĕmuit, Mk. Bos. 7, 34: Jn. Bos. 11, 33, 38. Ne geómra ðú be not thou sad, Cd. l00; Th. 132, 25; Gen. 2198

Linked entries: gémerian gímran geómerian

ofer-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-mód, adj.

Proud, arrogant, presumptuous

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Proud, arrogant, presumptuous Ne sceal mon beón ofermód, R. Ben. 17, 15. Cild ácenned ofermód him sylfum gelícigende a child born on the thirteenth day of the moon will be arrogant, pleasing himself Lchdm. iii. 190, 14.

a-gól

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-gól, p. of a-galan,

sang ⬩ cantavit

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sang; cantavit,Beo. Th. 3047; B. 1521;

an-bryrdnes

(n.)
Grammar
an-bryrdnes, -ness, e; f.

Compunction ⬩ remorse ⬩ compunctio

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Ben. 70

a-lamp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-lamp, p. of a-limpan.

happened ⬩ occurred

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happened, occurred,Beo. Th. 1249; B. 622;

aldor-bealu

(n.)

vital evil

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vital evil, Beo. Th. 3356; B. 1676

bedd-clýfa

(n.)

a bed-chamber ⬩ cubiculum

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a bed-chamber; cubiculum, Gen. 43, 30

calfian

(v.)
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Ben. Lye

cígnis

(n.)
Grammar
cígnis, niss, e; f.

A name, naming ⬩ nomen

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Ben. Lye

cylenisc

(adj.)
Grammar
cylenisc, adj.

Like a kiln ⬩ fornāceus

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Ben. Lye

dumnys

(n.)
Grammar
dumnys, dum-nyss,e ; f.

DUMBNESS, speechlessness ⬩ loquendi impotentia

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Ben. Lye

dúne-ward

(adv.)
Grammar
dúne-ward, dúne-weard

downward

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Ben. Lye. v. a-dúnweard

Deora mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
Deora mǽgþ, Deora ríce the province or

kingdom of the Deirians

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Ben. Lye

eág-ece

(n.)
Grammar
eág-ece, es; m.

Eye-ache ⬩ ocŭlórum dŏlor

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Ben. Lye

eást-folc

(n.)
Grammar
eást-folc, es; n.

Eastern people ⬩ pŏpŭlus orientālis

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Ben. Lye

edwistfull

(adj.)
Grammar
edwistfull, adj. [edwist substance, full full]

Existing, substantial, substantive ⬩ substantiālis

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Ben. Lye

efen-hérian

(v.)
Grammar
efen-hérian, v. trans.

To praise together ⬩ collaudāre

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Ben. Lye

efen-lǽcestre

(n.)
Grammar
efen-lǽcestre, an; f.

A female imitator ⬩ imĭtatrix

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: -lǽcestre

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