Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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dwolema

(n.)

darkness, chaos

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darkness, chaos, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 86 ; Met. 5, 43

dríe

(adj.)

dry

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dry, Ex. 14, 21: Bt. 5, 2; Fox 10, 31

diór-ling

(n.)
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a darling, Bt. Met. Fox 15, 15; Met. 15, 8

éhtre

(n.)

a persecutor

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a persecutor, Bd. 1, 7; S. 476, 37, MS. B

emn-sárian

(v.)

to be alike sorry, to condole ⬩ condŏlēre

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to be alike sorry, to condole; condŏlēre, Som. Ben. Lye

eonde

(n.)

a species ⬩ spĕcies

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a species; spĕcies, Bd. 3, 14; S. 540, 16, note

fealuwian

(v.)

to wither

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to wither, Bt. Met. Fox 11, 216; Met. 11, 58

fieren-full

(adj.)

wicked

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wicked, Bt. Met. Fox 15, 13; Met. 15, 7, note

flýþ

(v.)
Grammar
flýþ, pres. pl. of fleón.

flee ⬩ flee from ⬩ avoid

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flee, flee from, avoid, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 252, 27;

eáhum

(n.)
Grammar
eáhum, with eyes; = eágum; pl. dat. or inst.
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of eáge, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 25, MS. Bod

líg-cwalu

(n.)
Grammar
líg-cwalu, e; f.
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Torment, or death by fire, Elen. Kmbl. 591; El. 296

blan

(v.; part.)

ceased

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ceased, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 17; p. of blinnan

ge-cnoden

(v.; part.)

given ⬩ dedicated

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given, dedicated, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 63; Met. 1, 32

ge-hæld

(n.)

a keeping ⬩ regarding ⬩ observatio

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a keeping, regarding; observatio, Bd. 4, 23; S. 594, 16

Buccingahám-scír

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Innon Buccinghámscíre be Cilternes efese, C.D. iv. 232, 32. Add

eácniend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
eácniend-lic, eácnigend-lic; adj.
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To be increased For eácniendlicum pro augendis, An. Ox. 1078

feól-heard

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hardened by the file. For 'hard like a file' substitute:

for-georne

(adv.)
Grammar
for-georne, adv.

Very diligently

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Very diligently Geseó wé nú forgeorne, Bl. H. 111, 23

Linked entry: georne

ge-wísness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wísness, e; f.
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Teaching Be lǽcecræftes gewísnesse peri didaxeon, Lch. iii. 82, 2

Linked entry: wísness

ge-wæstmbǽrian

(v.)
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to be fruitful; fecundare, multiplicare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 48

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