Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ge-treówsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-treówsian, -trýwsian; p. ode; pp. od

To justify one's self ⬩ clear one's self ⬩ prove one's self innocent ⬩ se justĭfĭcāre ⬩ se purgēre

Entry preview:

Alf. pol. 17; Th. i. 72, 5, note 8, MS. H: 36; Th. i. 84, 15, note 36, MS. B

Linked entries: treówsian ge-trýwsian

borh-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
borh-bryce, borg-bryce, es; m. [borh a pledge, bryce a breaking]

A pledge-breaking, violation of a bail ⬩ fidejussionis violatio

Entry preview:

AIf. pol. 3; Th. i. 62, 7, note 10. Borh-bryce, L. In. 31; Th. i. 122, note 20. Borg-bryce, L. Alf. pol. 1; Th. i. 60, 19

Linked entry: borges bryce

brycg-bót

(n.)
Grammar
brycg-bót, bricg-bót, e; f.

a bridge ⬩ a repairing ⬩ A repairing or restoring of a bridge ⬩ pontis restitutio vel instauratio

Entry preview:

S. 10; Th. i. 380, 27, note 65: 66; Th. i. 410, 8, note II

Linked entries: bric-bót bricg-bót

a-wygedne

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wygedne, pp. of a-wyrgian.

accursed

Entry preview:

Exon. 74 b ; Th. 279, 21, note ; Jul. 617;for awyrgedne accursed;

be-rǽcan

(v.)

to cause to smoke

Entry preview:

to cause to smoke, Herb. 14, 2; Lchdm. i. 106, note 24

eatogeða

(num.; adj.)

eighth

Entry preview:

eighth Seó eatogeðe the eighth, Bd. 4, 5; S. 573, note 10

fæccan

(v.)

to fetch

Entry preview:

G. 3; Th. i. 168, 11, note 13

fóre-timbrigende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóre-timbrigende, part.

Building before ⬩ shutting up ⬩ præclūdens

Entry preview:

Building before, shutting up; præclūdens, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 31, note

clawian

(v.)
Grammar
clawian, p. ode
Entry preview:

Z. 170, 11 note

healf-freó

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-freó, adj.

Half-free

Entry preview:

Half-free Hwílum be freótmen, hwílum be healftreón, Wlfst. 171, 4 note

cýping

(n.)
Grammar
cýping, cýpingc, cíping,e; f. [ceáping, ceáp a price, q. v. II.].

a bargaining, setting a price, marketing, chapping, traffic ⬩ negotiatio, nundina ⬩ a market-place, market ⬩ forum

Entry preview:

Ne fortruwige he hiene æt ðære cípinge let them not be too confident of their bargain, Past. 44, 6; Hat. MS. 62b, 9. Cýpinga nundinæ, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Som. 16, 21.

atolíc

(adj.)
Grammar
atolíc, adj. [atol, líc]

Dire ⬩ horrid ⬩ loathsome ⬩ dirus ⬩ horridus ⬩ deformis

Entry preview:

Dire, horrid, loathsome; dirus, horridus, deformis, Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, note 17

bysmor-líce

(adv.)
Entry preview:

C. 35; Th. ii. 356, note 2, line 20

cyrlisc

(adj.)

rustic, rural ⬩ rusticus

Entry preview:

In. 18; Th. i. 114, 6, note 8, B

edor-brice

(n.)
Grammar
edor-brice, -bryce

a fence-breaking

Entry preview:

Alf. pol. 40; Th. i. 88, 10, note 25

fullunga

(adv.)
Grammar
fullunga, adv.

Fully

Entry preview:

Lind. note in the margin

ge-efenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-efenlíc, adj.

Equal

Entry preview:

Equal, Bd. 4, 29; S. 6o8, 3, note, MS. Ca. See next word

Linked entry: ge-efenlícad

twi-fyrclede

(adj.)
Grammar
twi-fyrclede, adj.
Entry preview:

Gr. 49; Zup. 288, 10 note

Linked entries: twi-ferclede forcel fyrclian

un-widere

(n.)
Grammar
un-widere, es; n.

Bad weather ⬩ tempest

Entry preview:

Bad weather, tempest Ús unwidera weoldon unwæstma, Wulfst. 129, 4: 159, 12 note

Linked entry: un-gewidre

á-metsian

(v.)
Grammar
á-metsian, p. ode
Entry preview:

To provide food for Man him ámetsode, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 27 note

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