Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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BRAND

(n.)
Grammar
BRAND, brond, es; m.

a BRAND, fire-brand, torch; ⬩ titio, torris ⬩ a burning, flame, fire; ⬩ incendium, flamma, ignis ⬩ A sword; ⬩ ensis

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Hý hine ne móston bronde forbærnan they could not consume him with fire, Beo. Th. 4258; B. 2126. Brondas lácaþ on ðam deópan dæge fires shall flare on that awful day, Exon. 116 b; Th. 448, 23; Dom. 58. Bronda of fires. Beo.

Linked entry: brond

hild

(n.)
Grammar
hild, e f.[a poetical word]

War, ⬩ battle ⬩ pugna, prælium

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Ongenþeów hæfde Higeláces hilde gefrunen Ongentheow had heard of Higelac's fighting, Beo.

æfter-gencnys

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-gencnys, -nyss, e; f. [gengnys a going]

Extremity ⬩ extremitas

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Ben. Interl. 7

Linked entry: æfter-gengnys

á-hwylc

(pronoun.)

whatsoever ⬩ qualiscunque

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Ben. 46

an-hefednes

(n.)
Grammar
an-hefednes, -ness, e; f.

Exaltation ⬩ exaltatio

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Ben. 7

bert-hwíl

(n.)

a moment ⬩ momentum

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Ben. 5

cac-hús

(n.)
Grammar
cac-hús, es; n.
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Ben. Lye

cáf-scype

(n.)
Grammar
cáf-scype, es; m.
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Ben. 5

Linked entry: cóf-scipe

cantere

(n.)
Grammar
cantere, es; m.
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Ben. Lye

ceásnes

(n.)
Grammar
ceásnes, -ness, e; f.

Election, choice ⬩ electio

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Ben: Lye

Linked entry: císnes

ceósung

(n.)
Grammar
ceósung, e; f.

A choosing ⬩ electio

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Ben. Lye

cleopigend

(n.)
Grammar
cleopigend, cleopend, es; m.

A vowel ⬩ vocalis

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Ben. Lye

cúþe-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cúþe-líc, cúþ-líc; adj.

Known, certain ⬩ notus, Som. Ben. Lye

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Ben. Lye

dǽledlíce

(adv.)

by itself, apart

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Ben. Lye

deáwian

(v.)
Grammar
deáwian, to

DEW, bedew ⬩ rorāre

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Ben. Lye

efen-wiht

(n.)

even-weight ⬩ æquipondium

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Ben. Lye

egeðere

(n.)
Grammar
egeðere, es; m.

A raker ⬩ occātor

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Ben. Lye

eme

(n.)

deceit, fraud ⬩ raus

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Ben. Lye

eord

(n.)

the earth, ground

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Ben. Lye

eóred-man

(n.)

a horseman ⬩ ĕques

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Ben. Lye

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