Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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Angol-þeód

(n.)
Grammar
Angol-þeód, e; f.

The English nation ⬩ gens Anglorum

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The English nation; gens Anglorum, Bd. 5, 21; S. 642, 31

án-wunian

(v.)
Grammar
án-wunian, part. -wuniende; p. ode; pp. od

To dwell or be alone ⬩ esse solitarius

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To dwell or be alone; esse solitarius, Ps. Lamb. 101, 8

cýþþe

(n.)
Grammar
cýþþe, gen. dat. acc.
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of cýþ, Bt. 27, 3; Fox l00, 1, Cott. note 1

fǽster-módor

(n.)

a foster-mother

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a foster-mother, Bt. 3, 1; Fox 4, 30, MS. Cot

Linked entry: féster-módor

fóre-beón

(v.)

to be before or over ⬩ to preside ⬩ præesse

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to be before or over, to preside; præesse. Scint. 32, 58

for-tíþ

Grammar
for-tíþ, pres. of for-tíhan.

covers over ⬩ obscures

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covers over, obscures, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 67; Met. 22, 34;

fýren þecelle

(n.)
Grammar
fýren þecelle, an; f.

A fiery torch ⬩ ignea fax

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Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 29

geagl

(adj.)

light ⬩ frolicsome ⬩ lascivious

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light, frolicsome, lascivious, Bd. 5, 6; Whelc. 390, 39, MS. C

earfoþ-recce

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ-recce, adj. [reccan to relate]

Difficult to be told ⬩ diffĭcĭlis narrātu

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Difficult to be told; diffĭcĭlis narrātu, Lupi Serm. 5, 3, Lye

Linked entry: -recce

ge-weallan

(v.)

to boil ⬩ be hot ⬩ fervescere ⬩ fervere

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to boil, be hot; fervescere, fervere, Rtl. 101, 26: 105, 3

blann

(v.; part.)

ceased, rested

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ceased, rested, Bd. 3, 20; S. 550, 28; p. of blinnan

ge-bécan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bécan, [ge, and bócian to book or charter]

to grant by book or charter ⬩ to charter

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to grant by book or charter, to charter, Hem. p. 480

Linked entry: bécan

ge-fragian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fragian, p. ade

To learn by asking

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To learn by asking Gefragade exquisierat, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 2, 16

Linked entries: fragian ge-frægen

ge-lomp

(v.; part.)

happened

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happened, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 66, 27; p. of ge-limpan

un-oferswiðendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-oferswiðendlíc, adj.

Invincible

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Invincible Unoferswíþendlíc weorud invincibilis exercitus, Bd. 1, 15; S. 483, 16

un-gewérigod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewérigod, adj.

Unwearied

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Unwearied Ungewérigadre geornfullnysse indefessa instantia, Bd. 4, 3; S. 568, 14

Linked entry: ge-wérgian

á-bedecian

(v.)
Grammar
á-bedecian, ; p. ode
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To get by begging. v. a-beþecian in Dict. and bedecian

á-cweorran

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L. 77, 65: Bl. Gl. Add

Linked entry: -cweorran

á-gleddian

(v.)
Grammar
á-gleddian, p. ode
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Cf. be-gleddian

for-scít

(n.)
Grammar
for-scít, for-scíte ?

a flood-gate ⬩ sluice

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a flood-gate, sluice Catracte forscéta (cataracte aquam concludunt), Bl. Gl

Linked entry: fór-sceótan

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