Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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earm

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Add: an arm Se earm betweónan elnbogan and hand*-*wyrste cubitus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 61. Sum man feóll on íse ꝥ his earm tóbærst, Hml. S. 26, 34. Wearð Pirrus wund on óþran earme Pyrrhus transfixo brachio saucius, Ors. 4, 1; S. 158, 2. Earma lacertorum

heáfod-leás

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Se cwellere slóh þone cniht ꝥ hé læg heáfodleás, Hml. S. 12, 208 : Hml. A. 113, 369. Þæs bisceopes líc . . . árás and nam his ágen heáfod þe of áheáwen wæs, and eóde forð . . . his Drihten herigende . . . Ꝥ wæs syllic wundor ꝥ se martyr heáfodleás mihte

æfter-wearþ

Grammar
æfter-wearþ, beón

To be away, absent

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To be away, absent, Bd. 3, 15; S. 542, note 6

ágend-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ágend-líce, adv.

Properly ⬩ as his own ⬩ proprie

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Properly, as his own; proprie, Bd. 1, 1; S. 474, 42

a-sóht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-sóht, pp. of a-sécan.

sought out ⬩ searched

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sought out, searched,Bd. 1, 27, resp. 8; S. 496, 8 ;

bigsen

(n.)
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an example, Bd. 3, 28, MS. B; S. 560, note 35

biscop-setl

(n.)
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a bishop's residence, Chr. 604; Th. 38, 1

brýtian

(v.)
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to profit, Bd. 5, 9; S. 623, note 32, 33, T

Linked entry: brýttian

camp-weorud

(n.)
Grammar
camp-weorud, es; n.
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Fighting-men, soldiers; militia, exercitus, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 33

clífa

(n.)
Grammar
clífa, an; m.

A den, cave ⬩ cubile, spelunca,

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A den, cave; cubile, spelunca, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 22

feárlíc

(adj.)

sudden

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sudden, L. C. S. 71; Th. i. 412, 28, MS. A

ge-dyrste-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-dyrste-líce, adv.

Boldly ⬩ daringly ⬩ rashly ⬩ temere ⬩ audaciter

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Boldly, daringly, rashly; temere, audaciter, Bd. 4, 26; S. 602, 16

heáh-freóls

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-freóls, es; m.
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A high festival, L. C. S. 48; Th. i. 404, 1

in-settan

(v.)
Grammar
in-settan, p. te

To appoint ⬩ institute

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To appoint, institute Insette instituit, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 38

líc-hryre

(n.)
Grammar
líc-hryre, es; m.

death

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Fall of the body, death, s; Th. 67, 11; Gen. 1099

griðleás

(adj.)
Grammar
griðleás, adj.
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Without 'grith' or protection, unprotected, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 106, 41

setl-gangende

(adj.)
Grammar
setl-gangende, adj. (ptcp. )
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Setting Setlgangendre sunnan occi-denti, Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 27

sibban

(v.)
Grammar
sibban, (?); p. sifde (?)
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To rejoice Sifeþ gaudet, Bd. 5, 23; S. 646, 35 note

Linked entry: sifeþ

African

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Geseah ic miccle meniu Affricana, Hml. S. 23 b, 346. Add

á-rǽrend

(n.)
Grammar
á-rǽrend, es; m.
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One who arouses Árǽrend móda excitator mentium, Hy. S. 18, 31

Linked entry: rǽrend

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