Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

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áni

(pronoun.)

any

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any,Bt. 38, 3; Fox 200, 27 [MS. Bod.]

andettean

(v.)

to confess ⬩ confiteri

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to confess; confiteri, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 3

an-scúnian

(v.)

to shun ⬩ evitare

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to shun; evitare, Bt. 18, 1; Fox 60, 20

Arrianisc

(adj.)

Arian

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Arian, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 18, 27, 33

ár-wyrþian

(v.)
Grammar
ár-wyrþian, p. ode; pp. od

To honour ⬩ reverence

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To honour, reverence, Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 15

a-wárnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wárnian, p. ode; pp. od

To be confounded ⬩ confundi

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To be confounded; confundi, Ps. Spl. M. 85, 16

á ðý

ever the ⬩ unquam eo

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ever the; unquam eo, Bt. 13 ; Fox 38, 9

bearuwe

(n.)

with a grove

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with a grove, Bd. 5, 2 ; S. 614, 31

bærnes

(n.)
Grammar
bærnes, bærnis, -ness, e; f.

A burning ⬩ incendium

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A burning; incendium, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 25

Linked entry: bernes

beosmriende

(v.; adj.)

deceiving

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deceiving Bd. 5, 12; S. 628, 31, note, = bysmriende

dreámere

(n.)
Grammar
dreámere, es; m.

A musician ⬩ musĭcus

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A musician; musĭcus, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 31

drygge

(adj.)

dry

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dry, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 31; Met. 7, 16

deácon-hád

(n.)

deaconhood, deaconship ⬩ diaconātus

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deaconhood, deaconship; diaconātus, Bd. 5, 23; S. 647, 29

dyseg

(adj.)

foolish

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foolish, Bt. Met. Fox 19, 57; Met. 19, 29

eldcung

(n.)

delay

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delay, Bt. 38, 3; Fox 202, 17, MS. Cot

Linked entries: elcung ildcung

fóre-sǽge

Grammar
fóre-sǽge, 3rd sing. imperf. subj. of fóre-seón.

should provide ⬩ provĭdēret

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should provide; provĭdēret, Bd. 4, 1; S. 565, 8;

frægn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
frægn, p. of frignan.

asked ⬩ interrŏgāvit

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asked; interrŏgāvit, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 37, 38;

fromcumen

(v.)

to be rejected ⬩ reprobari

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to be rejected, reprobari, Lk. Skt. Rush. 9, 22

fugel-hǽlsere

(n.)
Grammar
fugel-hǽlsere, es; m. [hǽlsere a diviner]

A diviner by birds ⬩ soothsayer ⬩ augur

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A diviner by birds, soothsayer; augur, Som. Ben. Lye

inwit-scear

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-scear, es; m.
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Slaughter effected by craft,Beo. Th. 4949; B. 2478

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