Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ge-lómlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-lómlíce, comp. -lícor; superl. -lícost; adv.

Often, frequently, repeatedly ⬩ sæpe, frĕquenter, crebro

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Gelómlícor oftener; sæpius, Ælfc. T. 22, 22 : Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 39, 53. Gelómlícost most frequently; sæpissĭme, Ors. 4, 4; Bos. 81, 3 : Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 39, 53

múþ

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Ðá sylfan his láreówas æt (æfter, v. l.) his múðe writon and leornodan doctores suos auditores sui faciebat Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 486, 20. His word þe hié æt his sylfes múþe gehýrdon, Bl. H. 119, 32. Hé ne ontýnde múþ his, An. Ox. 40, 33.

a-hó

Grammar
a-hó, pres. of a-hón.

hang ⬩ suspendo

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hang; suspendo,Ælfc. Gr. 26, 6; Som. 29, 12;

a-scyrigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-scyrigendlíc, adj. [ascirigende disjoining, from ascirian]

Disjoining ⬩ disjunctive ⬩ disjunctivus

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Disjoining, disjunctive; disjunctivus, Ælfc. Gr. 44; Som. 45, 43

Linked entry: a-scirigendlíc

a-swunden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-swunden, pp. of a-swindan.

weakened ⬩ slothful

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weakened, slothful,Ælfc. Gr. 9, 26; Som. 11, 11;

Linked entry: a-swunden-líce

beátere

(n.)
Grammar
beátere, es; m.

A BEATER ⬩ fighter ⬩ champion ⬩ pugil

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A BEATER, fighter, champion; pugil, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 8

bernan

(v.)

to burn ⬩ ardere

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to burn; ardere, Ælfc. Gr. 35; Som. 38, 5

ende-leásnys

(n.)
Grammar
ende-leásnys, -nyss, e; f.

ENDLESSNESS, eternity ⬩ infīnĭtas

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ENDLESSNESS, eternity; infīnĭtas, Ælfc. Gr. 18; Som. 21, 58

eág-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
eág-sealf, e; f.

Eye-salve ⬩ colliria

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Eye-salve; colliria, Ælfc. Gl. 12 ; Som. 57, 82

bifigan

(v.)

to tremble ⬩ tremere

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to tremble; tremere, Ælfc. Gr. 35; Som. 38, 8

blace berian

(v.)

black berries ⬩ mori

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black berries; mori, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 30

geocsung

(n.)
Grammar
geocsung, e; f.

Sobbing ⬩ singultus

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Sobbing; singultus, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Wrt. Voc. 54, 64

sixtíne

(n.; num.; adj.)
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sixteen Syxtýne sedecim, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 281, 13

stulorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
stulorlíce, adv.
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Furtively, stealthily; furtim, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 238, 4

þri-hyrnede

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-hyrnede, adj.

Triangular

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Triangular Þryhyrnede triangulus, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 289, 4

hundeahtatigoþa

(num.; adj.)
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eightieth Se hundeahtatigoða oclogesimus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 383, 13

nigontíne

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Ǽfre ymbe neogontýne geár, Lch. iii. 264, 22. Add

on-léc

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Anlǽc (-léc) respectus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 175, 7. Add

eár

Grammar
eár, wave.
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Ofer ǽra gebland. Chr. 937; P. 108, 7. Add

Linked entry: ǽr

HÝRAN

(v.)
Grammar
HÝRAN, heran, hiéran; p. de [with acc., with infin., and with acc. and infin.]

to HEAR ⬩ hear of ⬩ to listen to ⬩ follow ⬩ serve ⬩ obey ⬩ be subject to ⬩ belong to

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Ic gean ðæs landes æt Holungaburnan and ðæs ðe ðǽrtó hýrþ I grant the land at Hollingbourn and what belongs thereto, Chart. Th. 558, 27. Se haga æt Wiltúne ðe hýrþ intó Wilig, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 415, 4.

Linked entries: hiéran hýre-mann hýr-ness híran

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