Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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berh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
berh, p. of beorgan.

for bearh shunned ⬩ vitavit

Entry preview:

for bearh shunned; vitavit, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 28;

byrignes

(n.)
Grammar
byrignes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.
Entry preview:

A burying, burial; sepultura. Bd. 4, 11; S. 580, 8

Linked entry: an-byrignys

cneówung

(n.)
Grammar
cneówung, cnéwung, e; f.

A kneeling; ⬩ genuflectio

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A kneeling; genuflectio Bd. 3, 17; S. 544, 39, note

deágolnes

(n.)

hiding-place

Entry preview:

hiding-place, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 22. v, dígolnes

el-þeódian

(v.)
Grammar
el-þeódian, foreigners; barbăros, = el-þeódigan; acc. pl. def.
Entry preview:

of el-þeódig, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 12, note

fóran-onsettende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóran-onsettende, part. [part, of foran-onsettan]

Closing in ⬩ præcludens

Entry preview:

Closing in; præcludens, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 31, note.

fóre-wæs

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóre-wæs, p. of fóre-wesan.

was before or over

Entry preview:

was before or over, Bd. 5, 18; S. 635, 35;

Norþ-hymbre

(adj.)
Grammar
Norþ-hymbre, adj.

Northumbrian

Entry preview:

Northumbrian Ða Northymbran leóde, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 95, 9

Norþ-hymbrisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Norþ-hymbrisc, adj.

Northumbrian

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Northumbrian Tó Norþhymbriscum gereorde, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 97. 58

ge-weoton

(v.)
Grammar
ge-weoton, p. pl.

went ⬩ departed

Entry preview:

went, departed, of ge-wítan.Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 34;

bissexte

(n.)

a leap year ⬩ bisextus

Entry preview:

a leap year; bisextus, Bd. 5, 23; S. 648, 19

ge-cygd

(n.)

strife ⬩ contention ⬩ debate ⬩ jurgium

Entry preview:

strife, contention, debate; jurgium, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 26

ge-hǽled

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hǽled, comp. gehǽledra, gehǽldra, geháldre; adj.

Safe ⬩ secure ⬩ good ⬩ tutus

Entry preview:

Safe, secure, good; tutus, Bd. 2, 2; S. 503, 39

Linked entry: ge-hǽlan

ge-segn

(n.)

a saying, telling, conversation

Entry preview:

a saying, telling, conversation, Bd. pref; S. 472, note 20

Syles eá

(n.)
Entry preview:

Selsey; insula vituli marini, Bd. 4, 13; S. 583, 8

á-meltan

(v.)
Grammar
á-meltan, pp. -molten
Entry preview:

To melt (intrans.) Þá ámoltenan wecgas, Hml. S. 5, 234

Linked entry: meltan

cleacian

(v.)
Entry preview:

For M. H. 115 a substitute Hml. S. 23, 493

dwol-mann

(n.)
Grammar
dwol-mann, es; m.
Entry preview:

A heretic Þá dwolmen hine bedydrodon, Hml. S. 3, 316

slǽp

Grammar
slǽp, sleep.
Entry preview:

Slépon þá mǽdene swárum slápe, Hml. S. 35, 68. Add

a-bregdan

Grammar
a-bregdan, <b>. I</b> I.
Entry preview:

Hé his exe úp ábrǽd, Hml. S. 31, 152. Add

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