Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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blywnys

(n.)
Grammar
blywnys, ( = blównys ?)

bloom

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mín aruit tamquam testa uirtus mea, Ps. L. 21, 16

cyne

(adj.)
Grammar
cyne, (?); adj.
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Menn cyni (=cynig(e)?; cyninge, R. Cf. cyne*-*mann) homini regi, Mt. L. 18, 23

efestlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
efestlíce, adv.
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In haste, hurriedly Hrædlíce ł oefestlíce per praeceps, Mt. L. 8, 32. Oefestlíce, Lk. L. 8, 33. Oefestlíce ádúne stíg festinans descende, 19, 5

feccan

(v.)
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Men gesóhton þone stede heora hǽle feccende, 26, 238. Dele: "p. feahte . . . feht," and add

frum-spræc

Grammar
frum-spræc, l. -sprǽc,
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and add: First words of a discourse Seofon hálige men ðǽra naman wé áwriton on ðǽre frumsprǽce heora hálgan ðrowunge, Hml. S. 23, 120

ge-ræfnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ræfnian, p. ode
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To suffer Hé sorgode má be þám þe þá synne fremede, þonne be him sylfum þe þone æfwyrdlan geræfnode (tolerabaf), Gr. D. 291, 10

Linked entry: ræfnian

hýdig

Grammar
hýdig, of hide.
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Hídig fatu (higdi, MS.) calidilia [perhaps the reading is casidilia. v. Wülck. Gl. 97, 20. Cf. pung cassidele (-lic )], Coll. M. 27, 35. Add

mǽte

(adv.)
Grammar
mǽte, adv.
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Poorly, badly Him þúhte ꝥ heora frið mǽttor (mæctor, MS.) gelǽst wǽre þonne hit scolde, Ll. Th. i. 162, 3. v. or-, úþ-mǽte

mid-sprecende

(adj.)
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speaking on behalf of Ðú þe wǽre mydsprecende (-sprecend later MS. v. E. S. 49, 350) þám Hǽlende, Nic. 6, 24. v. mid-spreca

níþfullíce

(adv.)
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Pilatus sciebat quod per invidiam tradidissent Iesum, Mt. 27, 18), Hml. Th. ii. 226, 26. Add

telgestre

(n.)
Grammar
telgestre, an; f.
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A dyer Manige þára tælgestrena (-eona, MS.) þe hér eardiað tinctorum, qui hic habitant, plurimi, Gr. D. 342, 3. Cf. bæcestre for the suffix

rinc-getæl

(n.)
Grammar
rinc-getæl, es; n.

A number of men ⬩ a host

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A number of men, a host Ðæt wæs wíglíc werod; wác ne grétton in ðæt rincgetæl rǽswan herges, Cd. Th. 192, 19; Exod. 234

slihtan

(v.)
Grammar
slihtan, p. te

To smite, slay ⬩ caedens ⬩ mactare

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To smite, slay Gif ðú fallas ł slæhtas cadens (translator seems to have read caedens in the second case) Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 9

Linked entries: slæhtan wæl-slihta

ge-span

(n.)
Grammar
ge-span, -spon, es; n.

A prompting ⬩ enticing ⬩ persuasion ⬩ seduction ⬩ suggestio ⬩ illectatio ⬩ persuasio ⬩ seductio

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MS: Cd. 33; Th. 45, 2; Gen. 720

Linked entries: -span ge-spon ge-spon

ge-stalian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stalian, p. ode; pp. od

To steal; ⬩ fūrāri

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To steal; fūrāri Gyf gehádod man ge-stalige if a man in orders steal, L. E. G. 3; Th. i. 168, 4, MS. B

Linked entry: stálian

hlín-bedd

(n.)
Grammar
hlín-bedd, es; n.

A couch

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A couch Fundon on sande sáwulleásne hlin- [MS. hlim-] bed healdan they found him without life occupying his couch, Beo. Th. 6060; B. 3034

stíþ

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ, adj.
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</b> fig. in a good sense Mé wæs strengðu strang stíþ on Dryhtne fortitudo mea Dominus, Ps. Th. 117, 14. Stan*-*dan stíðe móde to stand with unshaken soul, 147, 6. Ic ðínes earmes ásecge stíþe strencðe, 70, 17.

Linked entries: stiép stíþe

mód

(n.)
Grammar
mód, es; n.

the inner man ⬩ the spiritual as opposed to the bodily part of man ⬩ spirit ⬩ soul ⬩ mind ⬩ soul ⬩ heart ⬩ spirit ⬩ mind ⬩ disposition ⬩ mood ⬩ Courage ⬩ high spirit ⬩ Pride ⬩ arrogance ⬩ Greatness ⬩ magnificence ⬩ pride

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Heó cwæþ on hyre móde dicebat intra se, Mt. Kmbl. 9, 21. Nis mé on geþance vel on móde non mihi est cordi, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 47. Ic hæfde mé éce geár ealle on móde annos aeternos in mente habui, Ps. Th. 76, 5.

dǽl

(adv.)
Grammar
dǽl, pl. dǽle (gelimplice daele conpetentes portiunculas,
    Wrt. Voc. ii. 104, 79
), dǽlas.
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H. 109, 19. part (in for my, your, &amp;c., part), side, behalf Mænigfealde þearfe ge Godes dǽles ge worolde dǽles, Cht. Th. 167, 17. Ic geseah of dǽle ꝥ mé þá earfeðu becwóman ego cernens ex parte mea id accidisse, Nar. 6, 24.

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

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