Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

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fóre-sændan

(v.)

to send before

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Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 41, MS. D

geafol-monung

(n.)
Grammar
geafol-monung, e; f
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Sittende to geafol-monunge sedens ad teloneum, Mk. Skt. Rush. 2, 14

lytluc

(n.)
Grammar
lytluc, lytlucc, es; m.

A bittock ⬩ small piece

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A bittock, small piece Lytluccas (MS. lyttuccas) segmenta, particulas, Germ. 400, 531

mæsser-bana

(n.)
Grammar
mæsser-bana, an; m.

One who slays a priest

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One who slays a priest Mæsserbanan (MS. C. sacerdbanan), Wulfst. 165, 28

nest-pohha

(n.)
Grammar
nest-pohha, an; m.

A bag for food ⬩ wallet

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A bag for food, wallet Nestpoha pera, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 10

Linked entry: pohha

ge-wéstan

(v.)

to lay waste ⬩ desolare

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to lay waste; desolare Gewoested biþ desolabitur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 25

ge-widlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-widlian, -widligan; p. ede; pp. ed

To defile ⬩ contaminate ⬩ make common ⬩ coinquinare ⬩ contaminare

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To defile, contaminate, make common: coinquinare, contaminare, Mk. Skt. Lind. 7, 15

bide

pray ⬩ ora

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pray; ora Bide ðínne fæder ora tuum patrem, Mt. Bos. 6, 6;

bityr-líce

(adv.)

bitterly ⬩ amare

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bitterly; amare Petrus weóp bityrlíce Petrus flevit amare, Mt. Bos. 26, 75

ge-bigeþ

Grammar
ge-bigeþ, -bigþ

buys

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Ethb. 77; Th. i. 22, 1: Mt. Bos. 13, 44

ge-bítan

(v.)

to bite

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Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 18

Linked entries: bítan ge-bit

ge-cwyd-rǽden

(n.)

agreement

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agreement, Ors. 5, 12; Bos. 111, 21, 26 : Mt. Bos. 20, 2

strǽd

(n.)
Grammar
strǽd, [a, -e ?]
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a pace, stride Míle straedena mille passus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 41

un-fægerness

(n.)
Grammar
un-fægerness, e; f.

Foulness ⬩ ugliness ⬩ abomination

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Foulness, ugliness, abomination Unfegernis slitnese abominatio desolationis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 15

un-scendende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scendende, adj.

Innocent

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Innocent Unscendende ic am innocens ego sum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 24

un-gewitfulness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gewitfulness, e; f.

Madness ⬩ insanity

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MS.), Past. 26; Swt. 185, 1

Linked entry: ge-witfulness

writ-seax

(n.)
Grammar
writ-seax, es; n.

A pen

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A pen Mið pinn ł writtseax calamo, Mt. Kmbl. p. 2, 17

bén-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
bén-lic, adj.
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That may be entreated Boenlic uæs ðú deprecabilis esto, Rtl. 172, 39

blód-geótend

(n.)
Grammar
blód-geótend, es; m.
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A shedder of blood Álés mé of blódgeótendum, Ps. L. 50, 16

breoton

(adj.)
Grammar
breoton, adj.

Spacious ⬩ ample

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Spacious, ample Fóh hider tó mé burh and breotone bold, Sat. 687

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