Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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berian

(v.)

to beatberry

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to beat, berry (v. N. E. D. )

broden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
broden, pp. of bredan.

woven, braided

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woven, braided, Beo. Th. 1108; B. 552;

gúþ-sweord

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-sweord, es; n.

A sword

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A sword, Beo. Th. 4314; B. 2154

Linked entry: sweord

heáh-lufe

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-lufe, an; f.

Deep love

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Deep love, Beo. Th. 3912; B. 1954

CNUCEL

(n.)
Grammar
CNUCEL, gen. cnucles; m.

A KNUCKLEjoint articulus

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Ben. Lye

coln

(n.)

a pebble stone calculus

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Ben. Lye

hilde-rand

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-rand, es; m.

A shield

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A shield, Beo. Th. 2489; B. 1242

hilde-mæcg

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-mæcg, es; m.

A warrior

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A warrior, Beo. Th. 1603; B. 799

hilde-strengo

(n.)

Warlike strength

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Warlike strength, Beo. Th. 4232; B. 2113

swíþlícness

(n.)
Grammar
swíþlícness, e; f.

Excessnimietas

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Ben. Interl. 73, 7

wic-þegen

(n.)
Grammar
wic-þegen, es; m.
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Ben. Interl. 66, 6) ánre tíde ǽr gemǽnum gereorde gán tó hláfe . . . Æfterfylige ðære tóweardan wucan wicþén, R. Ben. pp. 58-60. Se diácon wucþén diaconus hebdomadarus, Anglia xiii. 415, 721.

twi-sprǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-sprǽce, adj.

Double-tonguedbilinguisdeceitful in speechfalse in speechflatteringdetracting

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Ne sýn wé tó tǽlende ne tó twigsprǽce let us not be too free with calumnies and detractions, 253, 6. Ne beó ðú nó tó tǽlende ne tó tweo-sprǽce ... ac beó leófwende, Exon. Th. 305, 19; Fä. 90.

fultum-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
fultum-leás, adj.

Without helphelplesssĭne auxĭlio

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Without help, helpless; sĭne auxĭlio Ðæt hí tó raðe woldon fultumleáse beón æt hiora bearnteámum that they would very soon be without help from their posterity, Ors. 1. 14; Bos. 37, 18

mótian

(v.)
Grammar
mótian, p. ode.

to address one's selfspeak (to a person)converseto address an assemblyto discussdisputemoot a question

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heart not be defiled through the idle conversations, Basil admn. 7; Norm. 48, 11.

hold-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hold-líce, adv.

Graciously, with kindness or friendliness, with devotion or attachment, faithfully, loyally

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Hé cwæþ swíðe holdlíce be us 'Fæder mín ic wille ðæt ða ðe ðú mé forgeáfe beón mid mé ðǽr ic beó' he said very graciously concerning us 'My Father, I will that those whom thou hast given me be with me where I am,' Homl.

twelf-wintre

(adj.)
Grammar
twelf-wintre, adj.

Twelve years old

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Ǽlc man ofer twelfwintre sylle ðone áð, ðæt hé nelle þeóf beón, 21; Th. i. 388, 6. Ǽlc man ðe beó ofer twelfwintre, Wulfst. 136, 17. Perhaps in the last five passages ofer twelfwintre should be taken as a compound

singales

(adv.)
Grammar
singales, adv.
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Ever, continually Ic singales wæg módceare micle, Beo. Th. 3559 ; B. 1777 : Exon. Th. 115, 15 ; Gú. 190. Simle sin*-*gales, 20, 25 ; Cri. 323 : 24, 31 ; Cri. 393. Syngales, Beo. Th. 2274 ; B. 1135

ge-ealgian

(v.)
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Ben. 122, 2. Ðá stówe þe se fearr geealgode, Hml. Th. i. 502, 33. Þæt hé óþerne mid ǽnigum anginne geealgige (defendere ], R. Ben. 129, 6. Add

on-íwan

(v.)

to shew

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Ben. 3, 5. Ic ðé bidde ðæt ðú mé ðé onýwe, St. And. 10, 14. Seó hlǽdder ðe Jacobe on swefne wearþ anýwed, R. Ben. 23, 5

Linked entries: an-íwan íwan

balw

(n.)
Grammar
balw, g. m. n. es; f. re

Miserablewickedmalus

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Miserable, wicked; malus, Beo. Th. 1958; B. 977