Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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el-riord

(adj.)
Grammar
el-riord, adj.

Barbarous ⬩ barbărus

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Barbarous; barbărus Mid elriordre dysignesse barbăra stultĭtia, Bd. 2, 5; Whelc. 122, 3

emb-stemn

(adv.)
Grammar
emb-stemn, adv.

By turns ⬩ vĭcissim

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By turns; vĭcissim Embstemn vel ðǽr gemang vĭcissim, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 140, 2

for-bærst

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

burst asunder

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

fyrn-geára

(adv.)
Grammar
fyrn-geára, adv. [gen. pl. of -geár]

In by-gone years ⬩ of old time ⬩ ōlim ⬩ antīquĭtus

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In by-gone years, of old time; ōlim, antīquĭtus, Ps. Th. 94, 9

here-wóp

(n.)
Grammar
here-wóp, es; m.

The shout raised by an army

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The shout raised by an army, Cd. 166; Th. 207, 2; Exod. 460

Linked entry: wóp

morþ-sliht

(n.)
Grammar
morþ-sliht, es; m.

Murder ⬩ assassination

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Murder, assassination Be morþslihtum, L. Æðelst. iv. 6; Th. i. 224, 11, 12

Linked entry: morþor-sliht

gewald-leðer

(n.)
Grammar
gewald-leðer, geweald-leðer

a power-leather ⬩ a rein

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a power-leather, a rein, Bt. Met. Fox 24, 77; Met. 24, 39

Linked entries: LEÐER weald-leðer

ge-welt-leðer

(n.)
Grammar
ge-welt-leðer, es; n.

A power-leather ⬩ a rein

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A power-leather, a rein, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 155; Met. 29, 78

ge-wyrdlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wyrdlian, p. ede; pp. ed

To hurt ⬩ injure ⬩ lædere ⬩ nocere

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To hurt, injure; lædere, nocere, Bd. 3, 16; S. 543, 11, col. 2

Linked entry: wirdlian

geopenian

(v.)
Grammar
geopenian, <b>; B. II.</b>
Entry preview:

Wille wé eów geopenian be ðám húsle, Hml. Th. ii. 262, 20. Add

bleowum

(n.)

to or with colours

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to or with colours, Bt. 18; Fox 48, 11; dat. pl. of bleoh

ge-bétt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-bétt, pp. of ge-bétan.

amended ⬩ reformed

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amended, reformed,Bd. 1, 21; S. 485, 8: 1, 27; S. 492, 17;

stregdness

(n.)
Grammar
stregdness, e; f.
Entry preview:

Scattering, sprinkling Mid strægdnesse (aspersione) ðæs wæteres, Bd. 5, 18 ; S. 635, 29

Linked entry: á-stregdness

sulh-ælmesse

(n.)
Grammar
sulh-ælmesse, an; f.
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Plough-alms, a contribution of one penny to be paid for every sulh

Linked entry: ælmesse

stíþ-hugende

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-hugende, adj.
Entry preview:

Th. 135, 23 ; By. 122

Linked entry: -hugende

tán-hlyta

(n.)
Grammar
tán-hlyta, an; m.

One who divines by casting lots

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One who divines by casting lots Tánhlyta sortilegus, Wrt. Voc. i. 60, 13

þeór-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
þeór-wærc, es; m.
Entry preview:

The pain caused by þeór (q. v.) Wiþ þeórwærce, Lchdm. ii. 120, 7

þorn-geblǽd

(n.)
Entry preview:

a blister caused by the prick of a thorn, Lchdm. iii. 36, 21

un-fortreden

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fortreden, adj.

Not destroyed by treading

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Not destroyed by treading Unfortreden wyrt appoligonius ( = polygonum ), Lchdm. iii. 299, col. 2

Linked entry: for-tredan

un-geþyldiglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-geþyldiglíce, -geþyldelíce; adv.

Impatiently

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Impatiently Ðá scylde hé ongeán swíþe ungeþyldelíce, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 1

Linked entry: ge-þyldiglíce

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