Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ÁÞ

(n.)
Grammar
ÁÞ, es; m.

an OATH ⬩ a swearing ⬩ juramentum

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. accuses me.'

Linked entries: aaþ ánfeald áþ

a-stælan

(v.)
Grammar
a-stælan, [a, stælan to steal]

To steal out ⬩ to seduce ⬩ obrepere

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To steal out, to seduce; obrepere Ðæt me nǽfre deófol on astelan ne mǽge that the devil may never secretly creep on me [seduce me], L. De. Cf. 9; Wilk. 88, 49

fríþ

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Substitute: Fair Mec (the cuckoo) seó friðe mǽg (the bird that hatches the cuckoo's egg) fédde oð þæt ic áweóx the fair lady (cf. freólec mǽg used of a woman) nurtured me, till I grew up, Rä. 10, 9

COSTIAN

(v.)
Grammar
COSTIAN, costigan, costnian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od , ad, ed

To tempt, try, prove ⬩ probare, tentare.

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Ðú mín costadest, Drihten Domine, probasti me Ps. Th. 138, 1. He mín costode he tried me Beo. Th. 4175; B. 2084. Úre costade, God probasti nos, Deus, Ps. Th. 65, 9. Costodon mín tentaverunt me Ps. Spl. C. M. 94, 8. Hí Godes costodon [MS.

Linked entries: costigan costnian

scip

(n.)
Grammar
scip, es; m.
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Scyp (also scep, MS. A.: later MSS. scep, scyp) assumentum, Mk. Skt. 2, 21

Linked entries: scyp é-sceapa ǽ-sceap

a-feccan

(v.)

To receive ⬩ accipere

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To receive; accipere He afecþ [MSS. C. T. onféhþ] me acceperit me. Ps. Spl. 48,16

calfur

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calves; vituli Ymb-saldon me calfur circumdederunt me vituli, Ps. Surt. 21, 13: 50, 21

mild-hleahtor

(n.)
Grammar
mild-hleahtor, es; m.

Gentle laughter

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Gentle laughter Bysmrodon mé mildleahtre (or mid hleahtre?) subsannaverunt me subsannatione, Ps. Spl. 34, 19

farnian

(v.)
Grammar
farnian, p. ode

To prosper

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Hál mé dó uel farniga salvum me fac bene prosperare, Rtl. 176, 25

of-setnian

(v.)
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to besiege, encompass Geþeaht áwargedre ofsetnode mé concilium malignantium obsedit me, Ps. Cant. 21, 17

on-rǽsend

(n.)
Grammar
on-rǽsend, es; m.
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One who assaults Fram onrǽsendum on mé ab insurgentibus in me, Ps. L. 17, 49

Linked entry: -rǽsend

on-scunung

(n.)
Grammar
on-scunung, -sceonung, e; f.

abomination, execration ⬩ irritation, exasperation

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Hí setton mé on onscununge ( abominationem ) him, 87, 8. Ðonne gé geseóþ ða onsceonunge ( abominationem ) ðære tóworpennysse, Mt. Kmbl. 24, 15. irritation, exasperation In onscununge in exacervatione, Ps. Surt. 94, 9

eahtend

(n.)
Grammar
eahtend, es; m.
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A persecutor Mé syndon eahtend ungemete neáh appropiaverunt persequentes me, Ps. Th. 118, 150

Linked entries: eahtan éhtend

DÓHTOR

(n.)
Grammar
DÓHTOR, dóhtur, dóhter; indecl. in sing. but the dat. déhter is found: pl. nom. acc. dóhtor, dóhtra, dóhtru, dóhter; gen. dóhtra; dat. instr. dóhtrum; f.
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A DAUGHTER; fīlia Mín dóhtor is deád fīlia mea dēfuncta est, Mt. Bos. 9, 18. Gelýf, dóhtor confide, fīlia, 9, 22. Ðú fram mínre dóhtor onwóce thou from my daughter wast born, Cd. 223; Th. 292, 11; Sat. 439.

Linked entries: dóchtor dóhtar dóhter dóhtur

ge-anbídian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-anbídian, part. -anbídiende, -anbídigende; p. ode; pp. od [anbídian to abide]

To abide ⬩ await ⬩ wait for ⬩ expect ⬩ expectāre ⬩ sustĭnēre

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Hí þrý dagas me geanbídiaþ jam trīduo sustĭnent me, Mk. Bos. 8, 2. Geanbída Drihten, werlíce dó ðú, and sý gestrangod heorte ðín, and geanbída Drihten expecta Dŏmĭnum, virīlĭter ăge, et confortētur cor tuum, et sustĭne Dŏmĭnum, Ps. Spl. 26, 20

torne

(adv.)
Grammar
torne, adv.

In a way that causes grief or distress, ⬩ grievously, ⬩ distressingly

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Mé ys torne on móde (cf. ys mé nú hige geómor, 22, 31; Jud. 87) I am distressed in mind, Judth. Thw. 22, 36; Jud. 93. Him ðæs wópes hring torne gemonade, Exon. Th. 182, 22; Gú. 1314. Heó mec torne tǽle gerahte (-rǽhte?), 247, 3; Jul. 73

Linked entry: torn

clipigendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
clipigendlíc, adj.

calling, vocative ⬩ vocativus ⬩ making a vocal sound ⬩ vocalis

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calling, vocative; vocativus Vocativus is clipigendlíc oððe gecígendlíc: mid ðam casu we clipiaþ to ælcum þinge, Eálá ðú man cum hider O! homo veni huc: Eálá ðú man sprec to me O! homo loquere ad me: Eálá ðú láreów tǽce me sum þing O!

Linked entry: ge-cígendlíc

blód-hreów

(adj.)
Grammar
blód-hreów, def. se blóð-hreówa; adj.

Blood-thirsty, cruel ⬩ sanguinolentus, crudelis

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[hreów cruel] Blood-thirsty, cruel; sanguinolentus, crudelis Me wið blódhreówes weres bealuwe gehǽle save me from the wickedness of the blood-thirsty man, Ps. Th. 58, 2. Blódhreówe weras ge bebúgaþ me viri sanguinum declinate a me, 138, 17.

a-lǽran

(v.)
Grammar
a-lǽran, p. ede; pp. ed

To teach ⬩ docere ⬩ edocere

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To teach; docere, edocere Me ðíne dómas alǽr judicia tua doce me, Ps. Th. 118, 108

be-tredan

(v.)
Grammar
be-tredan, p. -træd, pl. -trǽdon; pp. -treden

To tread upon, cover ⬩ conculcare

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To tread upon, cover; conculcare Þýstru betredaþ me tenebræ conculcabunt me, Ps. Spl. C. 138, 10

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