Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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a-spyrgeng

(n.)
Grammar
a-spyrgeng, e; f.

An inventing ⬩ invention ⬩ adinventio

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An inventing, invention; adinventio, Cot. 186

ceareg

(adj.)

sorrowful

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Kmbl. 2218; An. IIIO

clang

(v.; part.)
Grammar
clang, p. of clingan.

shrunk

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Kmbl. 2522; An. 1262;

epl

(n.)
Grammar
epl, eppl

an apple

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an apple, Ps. Spl. 78, 1

epse

(n.)

an asp-tree,

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an asp-tree, Som. Ben. Lye

fét

(n.)
Grammar
fét, to or for a foot, feet,
  • Ex. 21, 24: Ps. Lamb. 72, 2: Mt. Bos. 18, 8
; dat. sing.
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and nom. acc. pl. of fót

forþ-tihting

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-tihting, e; f. [tihting persuasion],

An exhortation ⬩ exhortātio

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An exhortation; exhortātio, Epil. Reg. Concord

eadesa

(n.)

an adze

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an adze, Ps. Surt. 73, 6

ealu-fæt

(n.)

an ale-vat

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an ale-vat, Som. Ben. Lye

ge-bisnung

(n.)

an example ⬩ exemplum

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an example; exemplum,Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: ge-býsnung

ge-meare

(n.)

an end,

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an end, Ps. Lamb. 58, 14

be-sceáwiendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
be-sceáwiendlic, adj.

Contemplative

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Contemplative Besceáwendlicre contemplativae, An. Ox. 991

blǽ-hǽwen

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Blǽhǽwenre glauco, An. Ox. 528. Add

corn-bǽre

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Cornbǽrum granigeris, An. Ox, 2360. Add

feormung

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Add Feormunga purgamenta, An. Ox. 609

frymþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
frymþlíce, frymþelíce; adv.
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Originally Frymfþlíce originaliter, An. Ox. 5211

ge-targed

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Getargede scutati, An. Ox. 2259. Add

ge-flǽschamod

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Geflǽschamod incarnatum, An. Ox. 944. Add

hægsteald-hád

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Add: — Hægstealdhádes celibatus, An. Ox. 1395

héfli

(adj.)
Grammar
héfli, (for be-héflic)

useful ⬩ commodum

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useful; commodum, An. Ox. 56, 190

Linked entry: be-héflic

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