Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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sǽlþ

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Add: v. heard-, med-sǽlþ

sóþ-scipe

Grammar
sóþ-scipe, in fore-sóðscip
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prolatione, Mt. p. 15, 13

eornoste

(adv.)
Grammar
eornoste, eorneste; adv.

in earnest, earnestly, seriously, courageously, strongly ⬩ sērio, strēnue, sēdŭlo, vĕhĕmenter

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Met. Fox 13, 56; Met. 13, 28: 16, 44; Met. 16, 22

éþ

(adv.)
Grammar
éþ, adv.

More easily

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Fox 12, 43; Met. 12, 22: 10, 75; Met. 10, 38

HEÁH

(adj.)
Grammar
HEÁH, héh; adj.

HIGH, tall, lofty, sublime, haughty ⬩ altus, excelsus, celsus, excellens, sublimis

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Hé ásette míne fét on swíðe heánne stán, ðæt ys on swýðe heáh setl statuit super petram pedes meos, Ps. Th. 39, 2. Ofer heáne hróf heofones ðisses beyond the lofty roof of the sky, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 5; Met. 24, 3.

Linked entries: héh heá heág

æling

(n.)
Grammar
æling, e; f.

Burning ⬩ burning of the mind ⬩ ardour ⬩ ardor ⬩ flagrantia animi

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Burning, burning of the mind, ardour; ardor, flagrantia animi Ðý læs ælinge útadrífe selflícne secg lest burning desires should excite the self-complacent man. Bt. Met. Fox Introd. 11; Met. Einl. 6

FANA

(n.)
Grammar
FANA, an; m.

A standard, flag, VANE ⬩ vexillum

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Met. Fox 1, 20; Met. 1, 10: Cd. 155; Th. 193, 18; Exod. 248

Linked entries: fæna fanu fona

bí-breád

(n.)
Grammar
bí-breád, es; n.

Bee-bread ⬩ apium panis

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Met. Fox 12, 17; Met. 12, 9

Linked entry: bí

ge-fréfran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fréfran, p. ede; pp. ed

To comfort ⬩ console ⬩ consolari

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Heó nolde beón gefréfred noluit consolari, Mt. Bos. 2, 18. Gefroefred, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 5

Linked entry: ge-froefred

ge-midlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-midlian, p. ode; pp. od [medl a bridle]

To bridle, restrain

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To bridle, restrain Gif hwá nyle gemidlian his tungan if a man will not bridle his tongue, Past. 38, 8; Swt. 281, 3; Hat. MS: 38, 1; Swt. 271, 13; Hat. MS

fore-leóran

(v.)

to precede ⬩ pass by

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to precede Ic forlióro (foregá, R.) iówih praecedam vos, Mt. L. 26, 32. Foreliórað íwih praecedit vos, 28, 7. to pass in front of, pass by Foreliórende praetereuntes, Mt. R. 27, 39

ge-stæppan

(v.)

to step ⬩ go ⬩ ire ⬩ ingredi

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to step, go; ire, ingredi Ðǽr nǽnig fira ne mæg fótum gestæppan where no man may step with feet, Salm. Kmbl. 420; Sal. 210: Bt. Met. Fox 20, 279; Met. 20, 140

Linked entry: ge-steppan

ge-súgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-súgian, p. ode; pp. od

To be silent; ⬩ tăcēre

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To be silent; tăcēre Gif ðú gesúgian meahte if thou mightest be silent, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 4, MS. Cot. Gesúgode he he was silent, 17; Fox 58, 21, MS. Cot

bysmerung

(n.)
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blasphemy; blasphemia, Mk. Bos. 3, 28

be-gytan

(v.)

to obtain

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to obtain Mt. Bos. 5, 7

déglíce

(adv.)

secretly

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secretly, Mt. Lind. Stv. 20, 11

dégolnis

(n.)

solitude

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solitude, Mt. Lind. Stv. 6, 6

deóful

(n.)

the devil

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the devil, Mt. Bos. 13, 19

díhlum

in secret

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in secret, Mt. Bos. 6, 6

doefe

(adj.)
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perfect, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 19, 21

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