Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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un-gehirt

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gehirt, adj.

Disheartened ⬩ cowardly

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Disheartened, cowardly Ða ungehyrtan of heora wege áflýman, Wulfst. 192, 24

Linked entries: ge-hirtan un-geheort un-gehyrt

for-clyccan

(v.)
Grammar
for-clyccan, p. -clyhte

To stop up ⬩ close

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To stop up, close Swá nǽdran forclyccende eáran heora, Nap. 79

Linked entry: clyccan

on-timberness

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Add: material Heora goldes ontimbernesse materia auri, Verc. Först. 119, 14

dráf

(n.)
Grammar
dráf, e; f. [dráf drove, p. of drífan]

DROVE, herd, band ⬩ armenta, grex, agmen

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Hí drifon heora dráfa into Medewæge they drove their herds into the Medway, Chr. 1016; Erl. 157, 4, 16

Linked entries: dróf-denu dróf-man drǽf

lotwrenc-ceást

(n.)
Grammar
lotwrenc-ceást, e; f.

Wiliness ⬩ cunning

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Wiliness, cunning Hé heora lotwrencceáste sciens versutiam eorum, Mk. Skt. 12, 15

ge-hyldness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hyldness, e; f.

Keeping ⬩ observance

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Keeping, observance On heora gehyldnesse in custodiendis illis, Ps. Th. 18, 10

wóh-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
wóh-georn, adj.

Loving iniquity

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Loving iniquity Ða wóhgeornan woruldrícan mid heora ungestreónum forweorðaþ, Wulfst. 183, 8

hláford-þrymm

(n.)
Grammar
hláford-þrymm, es; m.

majesty

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Lordly greatness, majesty For heora woroldwuldre and for hláfordbryrnrne, Chrd. 66, 20

leás-sagol

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Þus hí dweledon mid heora leássagelan sprǽce, Hml. S. 23, 378. Add

á-þwínan

(v.)
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to dwindle away, vanish Se scucce áðwán of heora gesihþe, Nap. 74

Linked entry: þwínan

for-licgan

Grammar
for-licgan, <b>; II 1.</b>
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Heora gedohtra ... forlæg se fæder fúllíce, Sal. K. p. 121, 35. Add

fót

Grammar
fót, <b>; I.</b>
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Hófon ðá deór heora fótas (fét, v.l. ) upp, Shrn. 72, 7. Add

winter-rím

(n.)
Grammar
winter-rím, es; n.

A number of years

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A number of years Heora winterrím anni eorum, Ps. Th. 89, 5

scilfrung

(n.)
Grammar
scilfrung, e; f.
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Hwǽr com seó wlitignes heora ræsta and setla . . . and seó scylfring heora leóhtfata ðe him beforan burnon the swinging (?) of the lamps that burnt before them, Scilbronge libramine, Wrt. Voc. ii. Cf. skelfan, and Icel. skjálfra to shake

Linked entries: scilbrong scylfring

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

bridlian

(v.)
Grammar
bridlian, l. brídlian,
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Hí heofon mid heora mægenum brídlodan, Bl. H. 161, 18. and add

fela-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
fela-sprǽc, e; f.
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Much speaking In heora feolaspréce in multiloquio suo, Mt. R. 6, 7

feólian

(v.)
Grammar
feólian, p. ode

To file

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To file Sum heora mid feólan feólode ábútan, Hml. S. 32, 203

full-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
full-mægen, es; n.
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Great power, authority Heofonwara fulmægen and heora hláfordes þrym, Wlfst. 186, 14

moþ-freten

(adj.)
Grammar
moþ-freten, adj.
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Moth-eaten: — Heora reáf nǽron nán þingc moðfretene, Hml. S. 23, 437

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