Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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a-gælwed

(adj.; part.)

astonished ⬩ consternatus

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astonished; consternatus, Bt. 34, 5; Fox 140, 9; MS. Cot

amel

(n.)
Grammar
amel, es; m.

A vessel for holy water ⬩ amula ⬩ vas lustrale

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A vessel for holy water; amula, vas lustrale, Cot. 2

a-slépen

(v.)
Grammar
a-slépen, = a-sleópen

slip away

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Fox 13, 18; Met. 13, 9

and-get

(n.)
Grammar
and-get, es; n.

The understanding ⬩ intellect ⬩ intellectus

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The understanding, intellect; intellectus, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 28

berh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
berh, p. of beorgan.

for bearh shunned ⬩ vitavit

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for bearh shunned; vitavit, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 28;

búr-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
búr-reáf, es; n. [búr a chamber, reáf a garment]
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Hangings for a chamber, tapestry; tapete, Th. Diplm. 530, 36

clif-hlép

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
clif-hlép, clif-hlýp

right down, under foot ⬩ pessum

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right down, under foot; pessum, Cot. 155, Som. Ben. Lye

cuning

(n.)

a king,

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Bodl. fol. 9a, 7

eástran

(n.)
Grammar
eástran, eástron; dat. pl. of éaster; gen. eás-tres, q. v. Eástron
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seems to 6e used for other cases in the pl

níþ-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
níþ-sceaða, an ; m.

A malignant foe

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A malignant foe, Exon. Th. 397, 23; Rä. 16, 24

earfoþ

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ, adj.

Hard, difficult

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Hard, difficult, Bt. proœm; Fox viii. 7. v. earfeðe; adj

ge-fætian

(v.)

to fetch ⬩ send for

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to fetch, send for, Cd. Th. 297, 22; Sat. 521

un-andwendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-andwendlíc, adj.

Immovable ⬩ unchangeable ⬩ immobilis

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Immovable, unchangeable; immobilis, Bt. 39, 6; Fox 220, 16 note

yndan

Grammar
yndan, in ða belocenan yndan wega conpeta clausa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 94, 11.
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For betýndan? cf. betýndan wega gelǽtan competa clausa, 132, 52

cleacian

(v.)
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For M. H. 115 a substitute Hml. S. 23, 493

dífan

(v.)
Grammar
dífan, (causal to dúfan); p. de
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.), immerse, [v. dýfan in Dict. for citations.]

ellen-campian

(v.)
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Substitute for quotations

feþriht

(adj.)
Grammar
feþriht, adj.

Feathered ⬩ winged

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Feathered, winged Feðrihtæ foet pennati pedes, Mt. p. 9, 19

ge-sibness

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For Lye substitute Gesibnesse adfinitate, Wrt. Voc. ii. 4. 53

rop

(n.)
Grammar
rop, (?) broth.
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See broþ for instances in which that word translates jus

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