Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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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.

egen

(n.)

fear ⬩ tĭmor

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Catal. p. 14, line 7, note z

færm

(n.)

a supper, feast

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Lind. 22, 2, 3, 4

from-gebúga

(v.)
Grammar
from-gebúga, p. -beáh, -bég

To turn from

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Lind. 5, 15

ge-bernan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bernan, [ge-, bernan to burn]

To burn ⬩ combūrere

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Lind. 3, 17

ge-cælcian

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

To whiten ⬩ dealbare

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Lind. 23, 27

ge-druncnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-druncnian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To sink ⬩ drown

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Lind. 5, 7

ge-hǽnan

(v.)

to accuse ⬩ condemn

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Lind. 8, 6; 8, 10

Linked entry: hǽnan

ge-milcian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-milcian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad
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Lind. 23, 29

hoga-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
hoga-fæst, adj.
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Lind. 25, 2, 4

Linked entries: hoh- hyge-fæst

hyngrig

(adj.)
Grammar
hyngrig, adj.

Hungry

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Lind. 25, 35

líxende

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
líxende, adv.

Splendidly

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Lind. 16, 19

mót-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
mót-ærn, -ern, es; n.

A court-house

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Lind. 18, 28

ofer-cirr

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-cirr, es; m.
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Lind. 1, 11

rúm-well

(adj.)
Grammar
rúm-well, ( = -full?)
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Lind. 7, 13

under-drencan

(v.)

suffocare

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Lind. 5, 13

un-tweógendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-tweógendlíc, adj.

Certain

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Lind. 20, 6

Linked entry: tweógend-líc

un-rótlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rótlíc, adj.

Gloomy

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Lind. 16, 3

Linked entry: rót-líc

un-þearf

(adj.)
Grammar
un-þearf, adj.

Needless ⬩ useless

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Lind. 2, 6

wéstness

(n.)
Grammar
wéstness, e; f.
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Lind. 21, 20

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