Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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gearod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
gearod, = gear-wod; pp. of gearwian.

clothed ⬩ endowed

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clothed, endowed, Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, note 7, MS. Cott

in-beornan

(v.)
Grammar
in-beornan, p. -bearn

To burn

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To burn, be on fire Inbiorne wé inardescamus, Rtl. 95. 27

in-settan

(v.)
Grammar
in-settan, p. te

To appoint ⬩ institute

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To appoint, institute Insette instituit, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 38

leoþu-wácung

(n.)
Grammar
leoþu-wácung, e; f.

compeditorum

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T. 78, 11 compeditorum is glossed by liþewácunga

Linked entry: wácung

Mircisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Mircisc, adj.

Mercian

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Mercian Be Merciscan áðe, L. O. 13; Th. i. 182, 18

bigsen

(n.)

an example

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an example, Bd. 3, 28, MS. B; S. 560, note 35

ge-drǽfnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-drǽfnes, ness, e; f.

A disturbance ⬩ perturbatio

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A disturbance; perturbatio, Bt. Met. Fox 22, 121; Met. 22, 61

ge-dyrste-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-dyrste-líce, adv.

Boldly ⬩ daringly ⬩ rashly ⬩ temere ⬩ audaciter

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Boldly, daringly, rashly; temere, audaciter, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 16

geglesc

(adj.)

light ⬩ frolicsome ⬩ lascivious

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

tánian

(v.)

to decide by lot

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to decide by lot Tánages decimatis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 23, 23. (?)

Linked entry: tánages

under-fóndlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
under-fóndlíc, adj.

To be received

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To be received Se underfónlíca suscipiendus, R. Ben. Interl. 97, 8

Linked entry: -fóndlic

wyrm-geblǽd

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-geblǽd, es; n.
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A blister raised by a snake-bite(?), Lchdm. iii. 36, 21

wyrm-hord

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-hord, es; n.
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A treasure held by a serpent, Beo. Th. 4447; B. 2222

ǽ-wird

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-wird, -werd ; adj.
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Corrupt Sé bið ǽwerd on his lífe. Lch. iii. 162, II

Linked entry: ǽ-werd

costigend

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Þone costigend on helle grund besencean, Bl. H. 33, 19. Add

dǽdbótnys

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For Scint. 9 substitute Be dǽdbótnysse de penitenlia Scint. 41, 4

dómere

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Þé mon tó dómere geceás, Bt. 8; F. 24, 30. Add

ende-byrdlic

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Endebredlices originalis (misread by glosser as ordinalis?), Rtl. 109, 27. Add

for-hwirfedlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-hwirfedlic, adj.

Perverse

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Perverse Se forhwyrfda gást spræc forhwyrfedlice word, Bl. H. 31, 4

Linked entry: -hwirfedlic

ge-hangian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hangian, to hang (intrans.),
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be suspended Ꝥ hé gehongiga ut suspendatur, Mt. L. 18, 6

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