Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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heofon

(n.)
Grammar
heofon, heófon[?]
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Hergas on helle heofon ðider becom druron deófolgyld, Cd. 145; Th. 180, 17; Exod. 47.

cantic

(n.)
Grammar
cantic, es; m.
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A canticle, song; canticum Hafaþ se cantic ofer ealle Cristes béc wídmǽrost word the canticle hath the greatest repute over all Christ's books, Salm. Kmbl. 99; Sal. 49.

ofer-rǽdan

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Ben. I. 96, 16. to read over to oneself, peruse Gif hwilc gelǽred man þás race oferrǽde oððe rǽdan gehýre, Hml. Th. ii. 460, 5. Seó bóc is on Englisc áwend, on ðǽre mæg gehwá be ðison genihtsumlíce gehýran, sé ðe hí oferrǽdan wile, 358, 31

wedd

Grammar
wedd, <b>. I.</b>
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Syle wedd be þissum eallum þe ic for þé dyde and for þe þrowade.' Ðonne andswaraþ se man úrum Drihtne and cwið: 'Nebbe ic ǽnig wedd tó syllanne nimþe míne (dǽda). 'Þonne bið bóc ontýned . . . On þére bóc beóð áwritene ǽghwylces mannes dǽda, Verc.

ge-dreccednys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dreccednys, se; f.

Tribulation ⬩ affliction

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Tribulation, affliction Ðonne beóþ swilce gedreccednyssa swilce nǽron ǽr then shall be such tribulations as were not before, Homl. Th. i. 4, 1. Líchamlíc gedreccednys bodily affliction, 454, 26

Linked entry: á-wirdness

æft-beteht

re-assigned

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Ben. 4

ælcra

(adv.)
Grammar
ælcra, adv.

Otherwise ⬩ aliter

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Ben. 62

andigende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
andigende, part.

envying

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Ben. interl. 55

ant-fenge

(adj.)
Grammar
ant-fenge, adj.

Acceptable ⬩ acceptabilis

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Ben. 5

byrden

(n.)
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Ben. Lye

cleót

(n.)

a clout

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Ben. Lye

cliewe

(n.)

a clew

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Ben. Lye

cist-mǽlum

(adv.)

earnestly ⬩ certatim

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Ben. Lye

ciépe-mon

(n.)

a merchant

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Ben. Lye

cild-sung

(n.)
Grammar
cild-sung, e; f.

Childishness ⬩ puerilitas

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Ben. Lye

cystlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
cystlíc, adj.

Munificent ⬩ munifĭcus

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Ben. Lye

cwǽman

(v.)

to please

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Ben. Lye

cwede

(n.)

a saying

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Ben. Lye

dígelan

(v.)

to hide

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Ben. Lye

Eatole

(n.)

Italy ⬩ Itălia

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Ben. Lye

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