Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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lǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
lǽre, adj.

Empty

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Empty [see next word.]

þanc-metegung

(n.)
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deliberation. v. next word

á-ceócung

(n.)
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rumination, v. preceding word

a-hefan

Grammar
a-hefan, l. á-hebban,
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and see preceding word

drop-fág

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stronius. v. next word

Linked entry: fág

efen-wyrcan

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Substitute: v. next word

ge-mengedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-mengedlíce, adv.
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See preceding word

ge-trúwa

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ge-tyrfian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-tyrfian, l. ge-tyrfan,
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and see preceding word

on-winnende

(adj.)
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Take under preceding word

strúdan

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Add: see next word

-wín-ærn

(suffix)
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Add: v. preceding word

burg-geat-setl

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Dele: see preceding word

sesðlar

Grammar
sesðlar, v.
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preceding word

fóre-gewítnys

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-gewítnys, -nyss, e; f.

False witness ⬩ falsum testĭmōnium

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False witness; falsum testĭmōnium Ðæt heora ǽnig on fóre-gewítnysse sý quod eōrum ălĭquis in falso testĭmōnium sit, L. Ath. i. 10; Wilk. 58, 22; Lambd. 49, 12, = wóhre gewítnesse, Th. i. 204, 23;

wǽr

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽr, (?); adj.
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[The word, found here only, if at all, occurs in that part of the Genesis, which seems to show Old Saxon influence, and the phrase wǽrum wordum may be the equivalent of that found often in the Héliand, e. g.

sceád

(n.)
Grammar
sceád, scád, es; n.
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Shed (in water-shed), a division, distinction, reason, reckoning Ðú scealt gyldan scád wordum thou shalt give an account (of thine actions) in words, Dóm. L. 73

ge-myþe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-myþe, es; n. [Theform and gender of the word are not quite certain. A dat. sing. fem, occurs once, but it is in a rather late charter with corrupt forms; all other instances are in dat. pl. Corresponding forms in other languages are neuter, so probably the English.]
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A mouth of a river, valley, opening of one road into another, of an enclosure. where one stream joins another Of Temede gemýðan; andlang Temede in wynnabæces gemýðan . . . in Temede múðan (cf. of Temede streáme in wynnabæce . . . in Temede streám, 386

leóht

(adj.)
Grammar
leóht, léht, líht [from comparison with other dialects the proper spelling would seem to be líht, but leóht (or leoht?), in West-Saxon at least, is the regular form]; adj.

Light ⬩ inconsiderable ⬩ quick ⬩ ready ⬩ nimble ⬩ fickle ⬩ easy

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Leóhtre ic eom micle ðonne ðes lytla wyrm I am much lighter than this little worm, Exon. 111 b; Th. 426, 19; Rä. 41, 76. Líhtre tolerabilius, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 15.

gif

(n.)
Grammar
gif, e; f: nom. acc. gif [as tíd, dǽd]

A gift ⬩ grace ⬩ donum ⬩ gratia

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A gift, grace; donum, gratia Hú he his gif cýðde geond woruld how he shewed his grace throughout the world, Andr. Kmbl. 1150; An. 575

Linked entries: gef gyf eard-gyf gib gief

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