Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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gæt

(n.)
Grammar
gæt, es; n.

A gate

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Lind. Stv. 7, 13

húsa

(n.)
Grammar
húsa, an; m.
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Lind. 10, 36

ge-drygan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-drygan, p. de; pp. ed

To dry

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Lind. 11, 2. Gidrygedo abstersa, Rtl. 98, 24

un-áwemmed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áwemmed, adj.

Unstained ⬩ undefiled ⬩ immaculate

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Lind. 19, 12

Linked entry: á-wemman

un-áwriten

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áwriten, adj.

Unwritten

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Lind. 16, 6

Linked entry: á-wrítan

un-gelífend

(n.)
Grammar
un-gelífend, es; m.

An unbeliever

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An unbeliever Se ðe ungeléfend (-en, Lind.) is qui incredulus est, Jn. Skt. Rush. 3, 36: 20, 27

Linked entry: ge-lífend

ymb-sǽlan

(v.)
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to bind round, tie round Sié unbunden (ymbunden, Lind.) ł unsǽled (=ymbsǽled) circumdaretur Mk. Skt. Rush. 9, 42

Linked entry: sǽlan

byrging

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Dele Jn. 20, 1, 4 Lye. and add Be Crístes líce and his byrgenge, Angl. xi. 173, 14

ealdor-geard

(n.)
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the house of life, the body Lǽtað íren ecgheard eadorgeard (ealdor-? cf. feorh-bold, -hús) sceoran, An. 1183. (?)

Linked entry: eador-geard

leódan

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Him brega engla of líce áteáh liódende bán ( the rib from which Eve was made), Gen. 182. Add

yfel-libbende

(adj.)
Grammar
yfel-libbende, adj.
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Of evil life Ásolcenum and yfellybbendum ( male viventibus ) and gímeleásum, R. Ben. I. 118, 10. Cf. wel-libbende

libban

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VI. to continue in life, be alive for a longer or shorter time, have one's life prolonged :-- Ða hwlle þe hí libbaþ, Bt. 37, 3 ; F. 192, 7. Hé leofode swá lange ꝥ man his cynn nyste, Angl. vii. 44, 417.

beáh-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
beáh-gifa, beág-gifa, -gyfa, an; m.

A ring-giver ⬩ a giver of ring or bracelet money ⬩ anulorum vel armillarum largitor

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A ring-giver, a giver of ring or bracelet money; anulorum vel armillarum largitor Se geonga gewát Eádgár of lífe, beorna beáhgifa the young Edgar, ring-giver of men, departed from life, Chr. 975; Th. 226, 36, col. 2: Byrht.

tungol-cræftiga

(n.)
Grammar
tungol-cræftiga, an; m.
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Lind. 2, 1. Tungulkræftgum Magis, Rush. 2, 7, 16. From drýum ł tungulcræftgum, Lind. 2, 16

all

all

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Lind. War. 11, 50: Elen. Grm. 815

BÆST

(n.)
Grammar
BÆST, es; m? n?

The inner bark of a tree, of which ropes were made ⬩ tilia

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The inner bark of a tree, of which ropes were made; tilia Bæst vel lind tilia, Lye

é-swíca

(n.)
Grammar
é-swíca, an; m.

A hypocrite, heathen ⬩ hypocrĭta, ethnĭcus

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Lind. 7, 5. Éswíca ethnĭcus, 18, 17

etere

(n.)
Grammar
etere, es; m.

EATER, a consumer, devourer ⬩ vŏrax

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Lind. 11. 19. Eteras commessātōres. Prov. 18

fylcian

(v.)
Grammar
fylcian, p. ade

To arrange troops

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To arrange troops Harald his liþ fylcade Harold drew up his force, Chr. 1066; Erl. 200, 33

Linked entry: ge-fylced

in-líxan

(v.)
Grammar
in-líxan, -líxian

to shine

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Lind. 23, 54

Linked entry: líxan

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