Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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toll

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Add Toll and teám sý ágifen into þám mynstre, Cht. E. 236, 4

þegen

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Add Geánlǽhte Lisias fíf and sixtig þusenda fyrdendra þegena, Hml. S. 25, 363

þrilig

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Wǽs þǽr án þrilig wáhrægel and swýðe þicce gewefen, Vis. Lfc. 69. Add

un-forgifende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-forgifende, adj.
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Unforgiving Hé wæs heard and unforgyfende þám forwyrhtum mannum, Gr. D. 320, l

un-gedéflic

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gedéflic, un-gedéfelic; adj.
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Unbecoming, unseemly Mid ungedéflicre and unwærlicre ofersprǽce loquacitatis incauta importunitate. Past. 95, 19

wannian

(v.)
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Add: to become dark coloured Þonne wannað hé and doxaþ, Nap. 13, 16

yfel-dónde

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Good edleán ðám weldóndum and yfel þám yfeldóndum, Solil. H. 10, 19. Add

beald

(adj.)
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Tó beald (bald, v.l.) and tó scomleás presumptione percussus, Past. 61, 2. Add

cæg

(n.)
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Dele 'For eage; f. l. ' and add Seó cǽge, Verc. Först. 128, 20

æcer-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
æcer-mǽlum, adv.

By acres

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By acres Ðæt land líð hídmǽlum and æcermǽlum, C. D. vi. 98, 5

heaðu-geong

(adj.)
Grammar
heaðu-geong, adj.

Young and active in battle

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Young and active in battle(?) [Hickes reads hearo], Fins. Th. 3; Fin. 2

cruncon

(v.)
Grammar
cruncon, pp. cruncen

yielded

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yielded p. pl. and pp. of crincan. Byrht. Th. 140, 43; By. 302

getal-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
getal-scipe, es; m.

Number; ⬩ numerositas

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Number; numerositas Getalscipes and tídes numerositatis et temporis, Mt. Kmbl. p. 12, 14

þǽr-oninnan

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-oninnan, adv.

Therein ⬩ thereinto

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Therein, thereinto Healreced gewyrcean, and þǽroninnan eall gedǽlan, Beo. Th. 142; B. 71

Linked entry: on-innan

fót-geswell

(n.)
Grammar
fót-geswell, es; n.

A swelling of the foot

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A swelling of the foot Wið cneówwræce and fótgeswelle, Lch. iii. 70, 27

Linked entries: ge-swel fót-swyle

fram-swengan

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l. fram swengan, and for Cot. 179 Substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 31, 55

frum-heowung

Grammar
frum-heowung, l. -híwung, -heówung,
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Þǽre frumheówunge plasmatica, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 36. and for Cot. 154 substitute

sib-gemágas

(n.)
Grammar
sib-gemágas, pl. m.

Kinsmen

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Kinsmen Heáhlond stigon sibgemágas (Abraham and Isaac), Cd. Th. 202, 10; Exod. 386

Linked entry: ge-mǽg

ge-ealdian

(v.)
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Þte hiá lifia and gialdia ut vivent et senescant, Rtl. 111, 14. Add

fóre-ætýwian

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-ætýwian, p. ede; pp. ed

To fore-show ⬩ to go before and show the way ⬩ præmonstrāre

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To fore-show, to go before and show the way; præmonstrāre, Som. Ben. Lye

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