Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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fretere

(n.)
Grammar
fretere, es; m.

A glutton ⬩ lurco

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Ben. Lye

frófrung

(n.)
Grammar
frófrung, e; f.

Comfort ⬩ consolation ⬩ consōlātio

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Ben. Lye

fyht

(n.)

a fight ⬩ battle

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Ben. Lye

fyðer-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
fyðer-ríce, es; n.

A tetrarchy ⬩ tetrarchia

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Ben. Lye

gál-wrǽne

(adj.)
Grammar
gál-wrǽne, adj.

Luxurious ⬩ lecherous ⬩ luxŭriōsus

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Ben. Lye

geácnung

(n.)

a conceiving ⬩ conceptio

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Ben. Lye

eal-líc

(adj.)

universal, general, catholic

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Ben. Lye

eallnunge

(adv.)
Grammar
eallnunge, adv.

Altogether ⬩ omnīno

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Ben. 55

leger-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
leger-fæst, adj.

Sick ⬩ ill

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Ben. 39, Lye

ealu-fæt

(n.)

an ale-vat

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Ben. Lye

ge-bisnung

(n.)

an example ⬩ exemplum

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: ge-býsnung

ge-ealgian

(v.)

to defend

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Ben. 69, Lye

ge-sceádwíslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sceádwíslíc, adj.

Reasonable ⬩ rationalis

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Ben. Interl. 2

Linked entry: sceádwíslíc

ge-mǽn-sumung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mǽn-sumung, e; f.

A communion ⬩ communio

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Ben. 38

swyrige

(v.)
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Ben. Interl. 54, 4) (

croc-hwær

(n.)
Grammar
croc-hwær, es; m. [hwer an ewer]

A kettle ⬩ cacabus

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Ben. Lye

ge-synlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-synlíce, adv.

More frequently; ⬩ sæpius,

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Ben. 56

hlúd-clipol

(adj.)
Grammar
hlúd-clipol, adj.

Calling aloud

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Ben. interl. 7

ge-hnǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hnǽgan, -hnǽgean, -hnégan; p. -hnǽgde, -hnǽde; pp. -hnǽged, -hnǽgd; v. trans.

To bend down ⬩ humble ⬩ cast down ⬩ subdue ⬩ declīnāre ⬩ hŭmĭliāre ⬩ dejĭcĕre ⬩ subĭgĕre

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To bend down, humble, cast down, subdue; declīnāre, hŭmĭliāre, dejĭcĕre, subĭgĕre Ðú miht oferhydige eáðe mid wuude heáne gehnǽgean tu hŭmĭliasti sīcut vulnĕrātum sŭperbum, Ps. Th. 88, 9.

Linked entries: ge-hægan ge-hnégan hnǽgan

ge-anbídian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anbídian, l. ge-anbidian, geandbidian,

to wait ⬩ to wait for. ⬩ to wait for the coming ⬩ return ⬩ to wait for the coming to pass ⬩ to wait

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Ben. 25, 21. to wait for the settlement of what is uncertain Drihten geanbidaþ hwæþer wé mid weorcum his láre gefyllan willen, R. Ben. 4, 16. Hé geanbidode þǽr hwæðer man him tó búgan wolde, Chr. 1066; P. 200, 8

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