Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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biscop-líc

(adj.)

episcopal

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episcopal, Bd. 5, 18; S. 635, 23

bísegu

(n.)

occupation

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occupation, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 132, 28

ge-druncen

(v.; part.)
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ge-druncen, pp. of ge-drincan.

drunk

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drunk,Bd. 5, 5; S. 618, 13;

gef

(con.)

if

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if, Bt. 36, 4; Fox 178, 27

ge-holen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-holen, pp. of ge-helan.

hidden

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hidden,Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 25;

ge-hýt

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hýt, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-hýdan.

hides

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hides, Bt. 39, 8; Fox 224, 11;

ge-leht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-leht, pp. of ge-leccan.

wet

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wet, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 6;

ge-leófst

(v.)
Grammar
ge-leófst, = ge-lýfst; 2nd sing. pres. of ge-lýfan.

believest

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believest, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 10

ge-lómelíc

(adj.)

frequent

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frequent, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, 32

ge-mimorlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-mimorlíce, adv.

By heart ⬩ memoriter

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By heart; memoriter, R. Ben. Inter. 13

Linked entry: -mimorlíce

land-gewyrpe

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Add: the ridge formed by a land (?)

on-drysnu

(n.)
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might be pl. neut. Cf. ge-risene

hand-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
hand-fæstan, p. -fæste

To pledge by giving the hand, ⬩ betrothed ⬩ to betroth by joining hands ⬩ to strike a bargain by shaking hands, to pledge, betroth

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To pledge by giving the hand, Lye

Broten

(n.)

Britain

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Britain, Bd. 3, 29; S. 561, 15

Bryton

(n.)

Britain

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Britain, Bd. l, 7; S. 476, 34

ge-siehþ

(n.)

sight,

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sight, Bt. 5, 3; Fox 14, 18

níd-þearf

(n.)
Grammar
níd-þearf, e; f.

necessity ⬩ inevitableness ⬩ necessity ⬩ constraint ⬩ need ⬩ a necessary thing ⬩ what a person needs ⬩ need ⬩ distress ⬩ trouble ⬩ a necessary business

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necessity, inevitableness Sum hit sceal geweorþan unáwendendlíce, ðæt biþ ðætte úre nýdþearf (néd-, Cott. MS.) biþ, and his willa biþ. Ac hit is sum swá gerád ðæt his nis nán neódþearf (néd-, Cott.

fyl

(n.)
Grammar
fyl, es; m.

A fall ⬩ ruin ⬩ ⬩ cāsus ⬩ intĕrĭtus

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A fall, ruin, ; cāsus, intĕrĭtus Hy ðam feore fyl gehéhton they threatened destruction to his life, Exon. 40 b; Th. 135, 7; Gú. 520: Byrht. Th. 133, 57; By. 71: 139, 35; By. 264

eald-spell

(n.)
Grammar
eald-spell, es; n.

An old story ⬩ antīqua narrātio

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An old story; antīqua narrātio Ælfréd us ealdspell reahte Alfred told us an old story, Bt. Met. Fox introduc. 2; Met. Einl. 1. On ealdspellum in old tales, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 19

neádian

(v.)
Grammar
neádian, neódian; p. ode (v. níd, IV)

To be necessary

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To be necessary On cealdum eardum neódaþ (is neód, W. F.), ðæt ðæs reáfes máre sý, on hleówfæstum læs. Ðæs abbodes forsceáwung sceal beón be ðysum, hú ðæs neódige, R. Ben. 89, 6, 8

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