Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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fóran-onsettende

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

Closing in ⬩ præcludens

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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

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

Norþ-hymbre

(adj.)
Grammar
Norþ-hymbre, adj.

Northumbrian

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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

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

bissexte

(n.)

a leap year ⬩ bisextus

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

ge-cygd

(n.)

strife ⬩ contention ⬩ debate ⬩ jurgium

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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

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

Linked entry: ge-hǽlan

ge-segn

(n.)

a saying, telling, conversation

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

á-meltan

(v.)
Grammar
á-meltan, pp. -molten
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To melt (intrans.) Þá ámoltenan wecgas, Hml. S. 5, 234

Linked entry: meltan

cleacian

(v.)
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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

blóstm

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Lilian blóstm oþþe rosan brǽð, Hml. S. 34, 104. Add

cneówung

(n.)
Grammar
cneówung, cnéwung, e; f.

A kneeling ⬩ genuflectio

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

Syles eá

(n.)

insula vituli marini,

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

áweg-gewitennes

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Sárie for his áweggewitennysse, Hml. S. 30, 159, 226. Add

Linked entry: ge-witennes

ge-brosnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-brosnung, -borsnung, e; f. [ge-, brosnung corruption]

A decaying ⬩ corruption ⬩ corruptio

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A decaying, corruption; corruptio Hí hire líchoman gemétton swá ungewemmedne and swá gesundne, swá swá heó wæs fram gebrosnunge lícumlícre willnunge clǽne and unwemme intĕmĕrātum corpus invēnēre, ut a corruptiōne concŭpiscentiæ carnālis ĕrat immūne,

Linked entry: ge-borsnung

ge-hyldra

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hyldra, m. e; f. n; compar. of geheald(?)

Safer

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Safer Ðǽm gehyldrum wegum tuta itinera, Nar, 6, 3. Ðohtan ðæt him wíslícre and gehyldre wǽre they thought that it would be wiser and safer for them, Bd. 1, 23; S. 485, 31. On gehældran stówe in tutiore loco, Bd. 2, 2; S. 503, 39

Linked entry: ge-heald

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