Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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á-weccan

(v.)

to wake (trans.) from sleep ⬩ raise from the dead ⬩ to arouse a person from quiescence ⬩ to excite to feeling or action ⬩ stir up ⬩ to arouse ⬩ excite passion

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Beóð áwecte (á-wehte-wehte,v. l.) andan, saca and tala, R. Ben. 124, 17

un-rót

(adj.)
Grammar
un-rót, adj.

sad ⬩ sorrowful ⬩ troubled ⬩ gloomy ⬩ displeased ⬩ harsh ⬩ angry

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Middaneard geblissaþ, and gé beóð unróte mundus gaudebit, vos autem contristabimini, Jn. Skt. 16, 20: Blickl. Homl. 135, 15, 25. Ne beóð gé unróte, ac gefeóþ mid mé, 191, 22: 225, 14. Higum unróte módceare mǽndon, Beo. Th. 6288; B. 3148.

Linked entries: rót un-rétu

ǽngum

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
ǽngum, = ǽnigum

to any

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Beo. Th. 952; B. 474, to any;

ǽrendung

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrendung, e; f.

A command ⬩ mandatum

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Ben. 38

Linked entry: érndung

æt-wæg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
æt-wæg, p. of æt-wegan.

took away

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took away,Beo. Th. 2401; B. 1198;

an-hyldan

(v.)

to incline ⬩ inclinare

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Ben. in proœm

an-wreón

(v.)
Grammar
an-wreón, p. -wreáh, pl. -wrugon; pp. -wrogen [an = un un-, wreón to cover]

To uncover ⬩ reveal ⬩ revelare

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Ben. 3

ár-wyrþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ár-wyrþlíce, adv.

Honourably ⬩ reverently ⬩ solemnly ⬩ kindly

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Ben. 58

a-tillan

(v.)
Grammar
a-tillan, p. de; pp. ed

To touch ⬩ tangere

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Ben. interl. 7

bernet

(n.)
Grammar
bernet, bernett, es; n.

A burning ⬩ incendium

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Ben. interl. 28

bycgen

(n.)
Grammar
bycgen, bycgenn, e; f.
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Ben. Lye

cipresse

(n.)
Grammar
cipresse, an; f.

The cypress-tree ⬩ cupressus

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Ben. Lye

cirpsian

(v.)
Grammar
cirpsian, ede; ed

To crisp, curl ⬩ crispare

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: cyrpsian

cirps-loccas

(n.)

crisped or curled locks

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Ben. Lye

cernan

(v.)
Grammar
cernan, de;ed [ceren a churn]

To churn ⬩ agitare butyrum

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Ben. Lye

cése-lib

(n.)

rennet ⬩ runnet ⬩ coagulum

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Ben. Lye

cimbing

(n.)
Grammar
cimbing, e; f.

A joint, conjunction ⬩ commissura

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Ben. Lye

cyrliscnys

(n.)
Grammar
cyrliscnys, cyrlis-nyss,e; f.

CHURLISHNESS, clownishness, rudeness ⬩ rusticitas

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: ceorlisc-nes

dægian

(v.)

to dawn, become day

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Ben. Lye

dǽling

(n.)
Grammar
dǽling, e; f.

A dividing, parting ⬩ partitio, Som. Ben. Lye

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Ben. Lye

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