Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ymb

(prep.)
Grammar
ymb, ymbe, umbe, embe, emban; prep.
Entry preview:

Beón, wesan ymb to be about a business, be occupied with a matter or a person :-- Gif gé ymb woruldcunde dómas beón scylen secularia judicia si habueritis, Past. 18; Swt. 131, 6. Hwonne hé móste beón ymbe ðæs líchaman oferfylle, Wulfst. 236, 11.

Linked entries: emb ymbe ymb-útan emban

a-seted

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-seted, -sett

set ⬩ placed ⬩ stored ⬩ built

Entry preview:

set, placed, stored, built,Beo. Th. 1338; B. 667: Mt. Bos. 3, 10;

byrele

(n.)
Entry preview:

Voc. 290, 51: Beo. Th. 2327; B. 1161

Linked entry: byrle

deáþ-scúa

(n.)
Grammar
deáþ-scúa, an; m. [scúa a shade]

The shadow of death, death ⬩ mortis umbra, mors

Entry preview:

The shadow of death, death; mortis umbra, mors, Beo. Th. 322; B. 160

Linked entry: dǽd-scúa

for-bærst

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-bærst, pl. -burston

burst asunder

Entry preview:

burst asunder, Beo. Th. 5354; B. 2680: Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 6;

from

(adv.)
Grammar
from, adv.

Forth ⬩ fŏras

Entry preview:

Forth; fŏras From ǽrest cwom first came forth, Beo. Th. 5106; B. 2556

heoru-drync

(n.)
Grammar
heoru-drync, es; m.

The sword's drink ⬩ blood flowing from a wound,

Entry preview:

The sword's drink, blood flowing from a wound, Beo. Th. 4706; B. 2358

here-gríma

(n.)
Grammar
here-gríma, an; m.

A helmet

Entry preview:

A helmet, Beo. Th. 797; B. 396: 4104; B. 2049: 5203; B. 2605

hreðer-bealo

(n.)
Grammar
hreðer-bealo, n.

care ⬩ grief

Entry preview:

Breast-bale, hurt to the mind, care, grief, Beo. Th. 2690; B. 1343

lind-plega

(n.)
Grammar
lind-plega, an; m.

Shield-play ⬩ battle

Entry preview:

Shield-play, battle, Beo. Th. 4085; B. 2039: [MS. hild-] 2151; B. 1073

medu-seld

(n.)
Grammar
medu-seld, es; n.

Mead-house ⬩ house in which feasting takes place

Entry preview:

Mead-house, house in which feasting takes place, Beo. Th. 6123; B. 3065

ge-beorgan

Grammar
ge-beorgan, <b>; I 2.</b>
Entry preview:

Swá swá hé wille beón wið Godd geborgen, Cht. Th. 391, 24. Add

segl-rád

(n.)
Grammar
segl-rád, e ; f.
Entry preview:

The sail-road, the sea Síð on seglráde, Beo. Th. 2863 ; B. 1429

un-gifeðe

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gifeðe, adj.

Not granted

Entry preview:

Not granted Ús wæs á syððan milts ungyfeðe, Beo. Th. 5835; B. 2921

Linked entry: gifeðe

wráþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
wráþlíce, adv.

Cruelly ⬩ direly ⬩ bitterly

Entry preview:

Cruelly, direly, bitterly Sió fǽhð gewearð gewrecen wráðlíce, Beo. Th. 6116 ; B. 3062

wundor-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-fæt, es; m.

A wondrous vessel

Entry preview:

A wondrous vessel Byrelas sealdon wín of wunderfatum, Beo. Th. 2328; B. 1162

brýd-sceamol

(n.)
Entry preview:

a bridal bed Ánum brýdscean (-sceamole?) gifoegedo uni thoro juncta, Rtl. 110, 1. (?)

wil-cuma

Entry preview:

Wilcuman lâ, mîne hláfordas bene veniant, domini mei, Gr. D. 276, 23. Add

rysc-bedd

(n.)
Grammar
rysc-bedd, es; n.

A bed of rushes

Entry preview:

A bed of rushes On ðæt riscbed, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 428, 31

sceadu-helm

(n.)
Grammar
sceadu-helm, es; m.

Entry preview:

The cover of night, darkness Niht, scaduhelma gesceapu, Beo. Th. 1304 ; B. 650

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