Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ge-hréran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hréran, p. de

To move

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Lind. 24, 29

sécness

(n.)
Grammar
sécness, e ; f.
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Seeking, visiting, visitation Tíde soecnisse (sócnises, Lind.) tempus visitationis, Lk. Skt. Rush. 19, 44

scínness

(n.)
Grammar
scínness, e; f.
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Lind. 13, 24

un-gelífness

(n.)
Grammar
un-gelífness, (?), e; f.

Unbelief

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Lind. 13, 58

un-meaht

(adj.)
Grammar
un-meaht, adj.

Impossible

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Lind. 17, 20

wyrttrumian

(v.)
Grammar
wyrttrumian, p. ode
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Lind. 4, 27

yfel-dónd

(n.)
Grammar
yfel-dónd, -dóend, es; m.
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Lind. 18, 30. Cf. wel-dónd

bræcce

(n.)

trousers

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trousers Braeccę (the second c is added above the line) sarabare, Txts. 95, 1788

ge-bíwan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bíwan, ge-beówan.
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To rub, polish Gebeówed confricatus, i. lima*-*tus, exprimatus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 133, 25

Linked entry: ge-beówed

fercung

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Add: support Neód heora lífes fercunge necessitas vivendi, Chrd. 12, 22. ꝥ hí í

rop

(n.)

broth

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jus (in a list de suibus), Wrt. Voc. i. 286, 55. (?)

bratt

(n.)

A cloak; ⬩ pallium

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Lind. 5, 40

on-dǽlan

(v.)

to impart, infuse ⬩ infundere

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Lind. 10, 34

Linked entry: dǽlan

ge-strengan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-strengan, pp. ed

To strengthen; ⬩ confortare

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Lind. 1, 80

tó-fær

(n.)
Grammar
tó-fær, es; n.

A going away, ⬩ departure, ⬩ decease

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Lind. 9, 31

leóht

(n.)
Grammar
leóht, a light.
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¶ where sight is taken as a mark of life :-- Sé þe wile eorlscipe æfnan, oð þæt eal scæceð leóht and líf somod, Víd. 142. a body which emits illuminating rays. a heavenly body Ðonne swegles leóht, gimma gladost, ofer gársecg úp æðeltungla wyn

neód

(n.)
Grammar
neód, néd, niéd, nýd, e; f.

Desire ⬩ eagerness ⬩ diligence ⬩ earnest endeavour

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Biþ him neód micel ðæt hé ða yldu móte wendan tó lífe feorg geong onfón it is most eager to turn old age to life, to receive youth, Exon. Th. 210, 22; Ph. 189 : 228, 3; Ph. 432. (Cf. O.

un-berende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-berende, adj.

not bearing ⬩ barren ⬩ sterile ⬩ unbearable

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Lind. 15, 2 margin. Unbeorende sterilem, Ps. Surt. 112, 9. Eádige syndon ða men ða ðe wǽron unberende, Blickl. Homl. 93, 30. Unberende telgan spadones, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 58. unbearable Byrðenna unbærende onera importabilia, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 23, 4

ge-tǽlan

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

To accuse ⬩ reprove ⬩ accusare ⬩ exprobrare ⬩ calumniari ⬩ reprehendere

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Lind. 20, 26. Óðerne getéleþ alterum contemnet, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 24. Nǽfre getéldon gé ða unsuinnigo numquam condemnassetis innocentes, 12, 7. Ðætte hé getéldon him ut accusarent eum, 10: Mk. Skt. Lind. 3, 2.

Linked entry: ge-télan

hlot

(n.)
Grammar
hlot, es; n.

A lot, ⬩ portion, ⬩ share

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Lind. 15, 24. Hlott ł tán, Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 24. Æfter gewunan ðæs sacerdhádes hlotes secundum consuetudinem sacerdoti sorte, Lk. Skt. 1, 9. Sel mé dǽl ł hlodd [hlott, Rush.] striónes da mihi portionem substantiæ, Lind. 15, 12.

Linked entries: hlét hlodd hlyt

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