Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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wuldor-helm

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Först. 119, 1. Add

á-swǽman

Grammar
á-swǽman, <b>; II.</b>
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Först. 72, 2. Add

be-witan

Grammar
be-witan, <b>; I.</b>
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Först. 128, 16. Add

ge-tǽse

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tǽse, es; n.
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thy advantage than thou wouldest then do for his, Shrn. 202, 31-4.

Linked entries: ge-tése ge-tǽsu

wiþer-tihtle

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-tihtle, an; f.

A counter-charge ⬩ cross-action

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A counter-charge, cross-action Gif énig yfelra manna wǽre ðe wolde óðres yrfe tó borge settan for wiðertihtlan, ðæt hé gecýðe mid áðe, ðæt hé hit for nánum fácne ne dyde, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 160, 5, and see note.

á-bídan

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Hí ábiden heora máles they waited for their pay 1055; P. 186, 19. case uncertain Ábíd dryht expecta Dominum, sustine Dominum Ps. Srt. 26, 14

feter

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L. 8, 29. a shackle for an animal Gyf feoh sý underfangen. Gif hit hors sý sing on his feteran oþþe on his brídele, Lch. iii. 286, 5. On his fetera oððe on his brídel, i. 392, 9

hin-síþ

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Cf. insíðgryre for hinsíðgryre, Sae. 456), Txts. 181, 39. Add:

ild

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L. 42, 4. v. cild-ild, for-ild, ofer-ild

heán

(adj.)
Grammar
heán, adj.
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Hí hí sylfe léton ǽgðer ge for heáne ge for unwrǽste ultima propemodum desperatione tabuerunt, Ors. 3, 1; Swt. 98, 22.

Linked entries: ge-hén ge-heán ge-híne hýn hýnan hýn-ness hýnþ hígan

hopian

(v.)
Grammar
hopian, p. ode, ede
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Hit nys nó unnyt ðǽt wé hopien tó Gode forðæm hé ne went swá swá wé dóþ it is not vain for us to have hope in God; for he does not change as we do, Bt. 42; Fox 258, 20.

Linked entries: á-hopian tó-hopian

hám-weard

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Hí fóron tó Róme and gebidan mycele earfoðnysse þá hí hámward fóran, Chr. 1061; P. 191, 2

lǽn

(n.)
Grammar
lǽn, lán [v. under lǽn-land], e; f.

a loan ⬩ grant ⬩ gift ⬩ lease ⬩ fee ⬩ fief

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Seó fóstormódor weóp for ðære áwyrdan lǽne the sieve broke in two during the loan. The foster-mother wept for the injured loan, Homl. Th. ii. 154, 16.

Linked entries: lǽne lǽn-land

GYLT

(n.)
Grammar
GYLT, gilt, gelt, gielt, es; m.

Guilt ⬩ crime ⬩ sin ⬩ offence ⬩ fault ⬩ wrong ⬩ debt ⬩ fine ⬩ forfeiture

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For ðam gylte ðe hig worhton ðæt gildene celf for the sin of making the golden calf, Ex. 32, 35; Deut. 9, 21.

Linked entry: gelt

mann

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Se hláford ne derige his mannum, ne forðan his nýdþeówan, ii. 314, 2.

lǽce-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-cræft, es; m.

a remedy ⬩ recipe ⬩ medicine

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Ðis sceal ðan manna tó lǽcecræfte this shall be a remedy for the men, 22.

lár-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
lár-sum, adj.
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Först. 95, 23

cwilm-ness

(n.)
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Först. 112, 13. v. cwealm-ness in Dict

Linked entry: cwealm-ness

ge-rotian

(v.)
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Först. 77, 1

Linked entry: rotian

dwolma

(n.)
Grammar
dwolma, dwolema, an; m.

Chaos, a chasm, gulph ⬩ chaos, n.= χάos, τό, hiātus

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Ða twegen tregan teóþ to-somne wið ðæt mód fóran mistes dwoleman the two vexations draw together before the mind a chaos of darkness, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 86; Met. 5, 43

Linked entries: dwolema for-dwilman

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