Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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sliccan

(v.)
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The passages here may be taken to sleán; I

syllabas

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renders Latin syllabas, Bd. 5, 2; Sch. 559, 5

wealdend-god

(n.)
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Perhaps Men. 46: El. 4 should be taken here

bréhg

(n.)

an eye-lid,

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an eye-lid, Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, 40

Breten

(n.)

Britain,

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Britain, Bt. Met. Fox 20, 197; Met. 20, 99

Linked entry: Breoten

brícsian

(v.)
Grammar
brícsian, p. ade

To profitprodesse

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To profit; prodesse, Bd. 5, 13; S. 632, 6

Brytta

(n.)
Grammar
Brytta, gen. pl. of Bryttas.

of the Britons

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of the Britons, Bd. l, 34; S. 499, 20;

corn-hwæcca

(n.)
Grammar
corn-hwæcca, an; m.

A corn-chestbin arca frumentaria

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A corn-chest, bin; arca frumentaria Som. Ben. Lye

Crécisc

(adj.)

Grecian

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Grecian Bt. Met. Fox 26, 55; Met. 26, 28

Linked entries: Creácisc Grécisc

á-sweorfan

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The citation may be found also Germ. 391, 41

martyr

(n.)
Grammar
martyr, martyre, es: m.

A martyr

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Hé gemynegode ðara eádigra martyra, Bd. 1. 7; S. 476, 33: Andr. Kmbl. 1751; An. 878. Martira gemynd, Menol. Fox 137; Men. 69. Æfter gerisenre áre martyrum, Bd. 5, 10; S. 625, 17

lufian

(v.)
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H. 42, 15: Bt. 38, I ; F. 194, 25.

nesan

(v.)
Grammar
nesan, p. næs; pl. nǽson; pp. nesen

To be saved fromto escape from

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To be saved from, to escape from Ðam ðe mid sceolon mereflód nesan those who are to be saved with you from the flood (the living creatures in the ark with Noah ), Cd. Th. 81, 7; Gen. 1341

ge-feðeran

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

To feathergive wings toālas addĕre

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To feather, give wings to; ālas addĕre Ic sceal ǽrest ðín mód gefeðeran I shall first give wings to thy mind, Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 31, MS. Cot. Gefeðran, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 8; Met. 24, 4

un-pleólíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-pleólíce, adv.

Without dangerwithout risksafely

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Without danger, without risk, safely Ða óðre apostoli be Godes hǽse leofodon be heora láre unpleólíce; ac ðeáh hwæðere Paulus ána nolde ða álýfdan bigleofan onfón, ac mid ágenre teolunge his neóde foresceáwode, Homl. Th. i. 392, 20

Linked entry: pleólíce

fore-gengel

(n.)
Grammar
fore-gengel, (for-), es; m.

A predecessor

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Be cinga dagan mínra forgenglan (foren-, Chr. 693; Th. 66, n. 2), and be mínra mágan dagon, C. D. B. i. 137, 19

Linked entries: foran-gengel for-gengel

dott

(n.)
Grammar
dott, es; m.

DOT, small spot, speckpunctum

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ADOT, small spot, speck ; punctum Geopenige mon ðone dott and binde ðone clíðan to ðan swyle let the speck [at the head of a boil] be opened, and the poultice be bound to the swelling, Lchdm. iii. 40, 14

ge-bétung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-bétung, -béttung, e; f. [gebétan to better]

A betteringamendingrepairingrenewingrestoringemendātioinstaurātio

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A bettering, amending, repairing, renewing, restoring; emendātio, instaurātio Be ciricena gebétunge of the repairing of churches, L. Edm. E. 5; Th. i. 246, 9. Be burga gebettunge of repairing of fortresses, L. Ath. i. 13; Th. i. 206. 13

Linked entry: bétung

ge-líman

(v.)
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ge-líman, pp. ed

To glue or join togetherconnectconglutinare

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To glue or join together, connect; conglutinare Gelímþ ða friénd togædere joins the friends together, Bt. 24, 3; Fox 84, 1. Gelímed fæste tosomne joined fast together, Bt. 35, 2; Fox 156, 35. Gelímod conglutinatus, Ps. Lamb. 43, 25

Linked entry: líman

wiþerbrocian

(v.)
Grammar
wiþerbrocian, p. ode

To opposebe adverse tobe against

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To oppose, be adverse to, be against Se feónd bismerad wiðerbrocaþ noman ðínne inimicus inritat adversarius nomen tuum, Ps. Surt. 73, 10. Ða ðe wiðerbrociaþ mé qui adversantur mihi, Ps. Spl. C. 34, 22. Similar entries v. preceding word