Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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feásceaft-ness

(n.)
Grammar
feásceaft-ness, e; f.

Poverty

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Poverty Fǽsceaftnes paupertas, An. Ox. 1171

Linked entry: fǽsceaft-ness

ge-spédsumian

(v.)
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Gespédsumede prosperabantur, An. Ox. 3630. Add

ge-tynge

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-tynge, adv.
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Courteously Getincge affabiliter, An. Ox. 2853

inhoh

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Dele, and see An. Ox. 5161

leáf-full

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Leáfulre fideli An. Ox. 1329. Add

mǽg-cúð

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Mǽgcúþre cognate An. Ox. 2700. Add

mis-hworfen

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Add: — Mishworfenre tíde, An. Ox. 3836

nering

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Nerun[ge], An. Ox. 5395. Add

steór-mann

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Steórmannes naucleri, An. Ox. 32. Add

stríplian

(v.)
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Strípligan perfringere, An. Ox. 46, 21

swæðelyne

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glosses pingues, An. Ox. 27, 32

telgor

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Telgra surculorum, An. Ox. 562. Add

wealh-stod

Grammar
wealh-stod, <b>. II.</b>
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Walestoda, An. Ox. 8, 120. Add

æfstnung

(n.)
Grammar
æfstnung,
  • Hpt. Gl. 436, 32
(æstnung,
  • MS. v. Angl. vi. 99
    • )
.

costnung,

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An. Ox. 1260

geán-hwyrf

(n.)
Grammar
geán-hwyrf, geán-hwurf, es; m.

Return

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Return Geánwurfe reditu An. Ox. 559

Linked entry: hwyrf

ge-spænning

(n.)
Grammar
ge-spænning, e; f.

An incitement ⬩ a provocation ⬩ incitamentum,

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An incitement, a provocation; incitamentum, Som

ge-sylhþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sylhþ, a plough. Substitute: a team (of oxen)
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Here (unless ánre might be read for án?) sylhðe seems to be neuter (an iþja- stem, v. Kl. Nom. Stam. &amp;sect;&amp;nbsp;70), and to be similar in form and meaning to M. H.

or-gete

(adj.)
Grammar
or-gete, gyte, -geate; adj.

To be perceived, manifest

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Kmbl. 1052 ; An. 526. Is seó wyrd mid eów open orgete, 1517; An. 760. Andrea orgete wearþ folces gebǽro, 3137; An. 1571. Ic eów secgan mæg sóþ orgete, 1702 ; An. 853. Ðú meaht geseón orgete on mínre sídan swátge wunde, Exon. Th. 89, 17 ; Cri. 1458

Linked entries: -gete or-gyte

for-ðig

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðig, conj.

For ⬩ because ⬩ ĕnim ⬩ etĕnim ⬩ quia ⬩ quŏniam

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For, because; ĕnim, etĕnim, quia, quŏniam Forðig he áhte ǽgðer ge Engla land ge Normandige for he owned both the land of the English as well as Normandy, Chr. 1085; Erl. 218, 3-4

eald-spell

(n.)
Grammar
eald-spell, es; n.

An old story ⬩ antīqua narrātio

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An old story; antīqua narrātio Ælfréd us ealdspell reahte Alfred told us an old story, Bt. Met. Fox introduc. 2; Met. Einl. 1. On ealdspellum in old tales, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 19

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