Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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tíd-ege

(n.)
Grammar
tíd-ege, (?), es; m.
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Fear of a time, fear of the time of death. v. tíd, I.

ge-brégdnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-brégdnes, -ness, e; f.

Fear ⬩ dread ⬩ tĭmor ⬩ terror

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Fear, dread; tĭmor, terror.Som. Ben Lye

on-drysness

(n.)
Grammar
on-drysness, -desness, e; f.

Fear

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Fear Ondesnisse timoris, Rtl. 3, 24

Linked entry: -drysness

án-genga

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Sum módig fearr wearð ángencga and þǽre heorde dráfe oferhogode, 502, 11. Hwí se fearr ángenga his heorde forsáwe, 17. Add

god-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
god-sǽd, es; n.
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The fear of God, piety Æþele cnihtas and ǽfæste ginge and góde in godsǽde noble youths and pious, young and good in the fear of God, Cd. 176; Th. 221, 19; Dan. 90

Linked entry: sǽd

feoh

cattle ⬩ property ⬩ wealth ⬩ money ⬩ riches ⬩ treasure ⬩ bribe ⬩ gift ⬩ metal ⬩ coin

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Add: cattle, tame beasts as opposed to wild Fugel oððe fisc on sǽ, oððe on eorðan neát, feldgangende feoh bútan snyttro, oððe wildra deóra þæt grimmeste, Seel. 81. Inc is hálig feoh and wilde deór on geweald geseald, Gen. 201: 1517. Feoh and fuglas,

ge-scýnian

(v.)

to fear ⬩ metuere

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to fear; metuere, Rtl. 32, 9

ægsa

(n.)
Grammar
ægsa, an; m.

Fear ⬩ timor

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Fear; timor, Mt. Rush. Stv. 14, 26

æge

fear ⬩ timor ⬩ terror

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fear; timor, terror, Chr. 1006, Th. 257, 41

ege-nys

(n.)
Grammar
ege-nys, eges ful-nes, -ness, e; f.

Fearfulness, fear ⬩ tĭmor

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Fearfulness, fear; tĭmor, Ps. Spl. T. 88, 39

ferht

(n.)

fear ⬩ fright ⬩ dread ⬩ păvor ⬩ tĭmor

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fear, fright, dread; păvor, tĭmor, Som. Ben. Lye

ge-scunian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-scunian, ge-scynian.
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to detest. v. scunian; to fear, Rtl. 32, 9

Linked entry: ge-scynian

an-drǽdan

(v.)
Grammar
an-drǽdan, part. an-drǽdende

To fear

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To fear, Cd. 156; Th. 194, 25; Exod. 266

eige

(n.)

fear

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fear, Cant. Moys. Ex. 15, 19; Thw. 30, 19

líg-egesa

(n.)
Grammar
líg-egesa, an; m.
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Fear caused by fire, Beo. Th. 5554; B. 2780

el-þeódgian

(v.)
Grammar
el-þeódgian, -þeódian; p. ode
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To be in foreign parts, to travel to or live in a foreign land Foerde fearr ł ellðiódegde peregre profectus est, Mt. L. 21, 33. Ellðeódigde ł fearr færende wæs, Lk. L. 15, 13. Ellðiódade, Mk. L. 13, 34.

Linked entries: -þeódgian -þeódgian

a-þracian

(v.)
Grammar
a-þracian, p. ode; pp. od

To fear ⬩ conturbari ⬩ horrescere

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To fear; conturbari, horrescere, Ps. Spl. 6, 10: 34, 4

egen

(n.)

fear ⬩ tĭmor

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fear; tĭmor, Wanl. Catal. p. 14, line 7, note z

ege-healdan

(v.)

To hold in fear, correct ⬩ corrĭpĕre

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To hold in fear, correct; corrĭpĕre, Ps. Spl. T. 93, 10

of-sceacan

(v.)

to shudder, shake with fear

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to shudder, shake with fear Ofscóc exhorruit Hpt. Gl. 504, 10

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