Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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béting

(n.)

a cable

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a cable, Bt. 41, 3; Fox 250, 15

biscop-ríce

(n.)

a bishopric

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a bishopric, Bd. 4, 6; S. 573, 35

ge-bilegan

(v.)

to make angry ⬩ to be angry

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to make angry, to be angry.Som. Ben. Lye

ge-cneordlǽcan

(v.)

to study ⬩ be diligent

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to study, be diligent, Hpt. Gl. 412, 432

ge-cwelmbǽran

(v.)

to be tortured ⬩ extorqueri ⬩ cruciari

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to be tortured; extorqueri, cruciari, Hpt. Gl. 470

ge-eádmódlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-eádmódlíce, adv.

Humbly ⬩ humiliter

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Humbly; humiliter, Bd. 2, 2; S. 503, 11

geonc

(adj.)

young

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young, Bt. 8; Rawl. 15, 13, note m

ge-rislíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rislíc, adj.

Convenient

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Convenient, Bd. 5, 19; S. 636, 34, note

ge-mett

(n.)

measure, manner

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measure, manner, Bd. 4, 9; S. 577, 7

col-sweart

(adj.)
Grammar
col-sweart, adj.
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Coal-black Hwílum hé bið collsweart, Nap. 13

Linked entry: sweart

for-seáþ

(n.)
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Be eástan forseáðas, C. D. v. 173, 16

ge-rínan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-rínan, to touch.
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The passage should be given under ge-hrínan

hlóþian

(v.)
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Hleóðedon, Bd. l, 14; Sch. 38, 9. Add

hoffingas

(n.)
Grammar
hoffingas, hóf-hring, es; m.
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The circle described by the horse's feet. Substitute:

Linked entry: hóf-ring

metod-sceaft

(n.)
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The word might be masculine. Cf. fram-sceaft

Nazarenisc

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Se Nadzarenisca wítga, Bl. H. 71, 15. Add

Breoten

(n.)
Grammar
Breoten, e; f.

Britain; ⬩ Britannia,

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Britain; Britannia, Bd. l, 17; S. 484, 26

ge-sie

(v.)

to be; ⬩ esse,

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to be; esse, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 31

hlíseádig-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hlíseádig-ness, e; f.

Renown, ⬩ celebrity; ⬩ claritudo.

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Bt. 33,1; Fox 122, 3

for-ðam

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðam, for-ðæm, for-ðan, for-ðon, for-ðam-ðe, for-ðæm-ðe, for-ðan-ðe, for-ðon-ðe; conj, [for that which]

For that ⬩ for that reason which ⬩ for ⬩ because ⬩ nam ⬩ quia

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Bos. 7, 13: Ps. Spl. 1, 7: Exon. 25 b; Th. 74, 7, Cri. 1203: Beo. Th. 1010; B. 503

Linked entries: for-ða for-ðon

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