Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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dyrstnys

(n.)
Grammar
dyrstnys, -nyss

arrogance

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Els. p. 39, note 1

eofoþ

(n.)
Grammar
eofoþ, es; n.

Strength, violence, might

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Th. 5062, note; B. 2534

Linked entry: eafoþ

feording

(n.)

military service

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military service, Chr. 675; Erl. 38, 2, note 6

freah-drihten

(n.)

a lord ⬩ master

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Th. 1596, note; B. 796

be-streddon

heaped up ⬩ aggeraverunt

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heaped up; aggeraveruntBd. 3, 2; S. 524, note 20

clypenes

(n.)
Grammar
clypenes, -ness

an embrace

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an embrace Bd. 3, 24; S. 557, 6, note

nǽnig-wiht

(adv.)
Grammar
nǽnig-wiht, adv.

Nothing ⬩ not ⬩ not at all

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Nothing, not, not at all Andreas nǽnigwuht ðú gefirnodest Andrew, thou host nothing sinned, And. 10, 20

un-slæclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-slæclíce, adv.

Not slackly ⬩ not languidly ⬩ strenuously

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Not slackly, not languidly, strenuously Gif ðæt gebodene bið gefremed unsleaclíce ( non tarde ), R. Ben. 20, 18

Linked entry: slæclíce

ge-myþe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-myþe, es; n. [Theform and gender of the word are not quite certain. A dat. sing. fem, occurs once, but it is in a rather late charter with corrupt forms; all other instances are in dat. pl. Corresponding forms in other languages are neuter, so probably the English.]
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A mouth of a river, valley, opening of one road into another, of an enclosure. where one stream joins another Of Temede gemýðan; andlang Temede in wynnabæces gemýðan . . . in Temede múðan (cf. of Temede streáme in wynnabæce . . . in Temede streám, 386

un-scortende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scortende, adj.

Not failing ⬩ not running short

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Not failing, not running short Strión unscortende thesaurum non deficientem, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 12, 33

Linked entry: scortian

un-gemaca

(n.)
Grammar
un-gemaca, an; m.

Not a match ⬩ not an equal

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Not a match, not an equal Ungemaca impar, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 17; Zup. 43, 1: Germ. 389, 76

cínan

(n.)
Grammar
cínan, acc. of cíne.

a chink

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a chink, Bt. 35, 3; Fox 158, 28, note;

feóng

(n.)
Grammar
feóng, e; f.

Hatred ⬩ ŏdium

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Hatred; ŏdium, Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, note 20

for-swilt

(v.)
Grammar
for-swilt, 3rd sing. pres. of for-sweltan.

dies

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dies, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 11. note 17;

friólíce

(adv.)

freely

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freely, Bt. 18, 4; Fox 68, 14. note 4

gist-líþian

(v.)
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to be hospitable Gæstlíþiende hospitales, Nar. 38, 18 note

swin-swég

(n.)
Grammar
swin-swég, es; m.
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Ox. p. xxxiii, note 2

Linked entry: swég

on-bidian

(v.)

to wait

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to wait Onbidedon, Chr. 1006; Erl. 140 note 8

egen

(n.)

fear ⬩ tĭmor

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Catal. p. 14, line 7, note z

el-þeódian

(v.)
Grammar
el-þeódian, foreigners; barbăros, = el-þeódigan; acc. pl. def.
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of el-þeódig, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 12, note

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