Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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riht-gefang

(n.)
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rosen

(adj.)
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síclian

(v.)
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þúsend-ealdormann

(n.)
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þúsendfeald-getæl

(n.; adj.)
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þúsendfeald-getæl, þúsendfeald-getel.
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weorold-bryce

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wundor-cræftiglíce

(adv.)
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bær-fisce

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weorold-gesceaft

(n.)
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weorold-gesceaft, e; f.
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the created world Óð ðæt ðeós woruldgesceaft þurh word gewearð wuldorcyninges, Cd. Th. 7, 23 ; Gen. 110. created things, creatures God wolde ðæt him eorðe and uproder and síd wæter geseted wurde woruldgesceafte on wráðra gield, Cd.

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ge-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-winnan, p. -wan, -won, -wann, pl. -wunnon; pp. -wunnen.

to make war ⬩ fight ⬩ contend ⬩ pugnare ⬩ bellum gerere ⬩ to obtain by fighting ⬩ to conquer ⬩ gain ⬩ win ⬩ pugna consequi ⬩ obtinere ⬩ subjugare

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to make war, fight, contend; pugnare, bellum gerere He ána gewon he fought alone, Exon. 39 a; Th. 129, 15; Gú. 21: Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 2. Hú hie wið ðæm drý gefliton and gewunnon how they contended and strove against the sorcerer, Blickl. Homl. 173, 3

firen-weorc

(n.)
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firen-weorc, es; n.

A wicked work ⬩ crime ⬩ scŭlestum ŏpus ⬩ scĕlus

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A wicked work, crime; scŭlestum ŏpus, scĕlus Hí firenweorc beraþ they bear their wicked works, Exon. 26b; Th. 80, 1; Cri. 1301: 28a; Th. 85, 30: Cri. 1399

ge-egsian

(v.)
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ge-egsian, -egesian; p. ode; pp. od

To frighten ⬩ terrēre

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To frighten; terrēre He hý mid his wordum geegsode he frightened them with his words, Ors. 2, 3; Bos. 42, 13 : Jud. 7, 22. Geegsod frightened, 4, 17

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ge-swinclic

(adj.)
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ge-swinclic, adj.
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That requires labour, laborious, hard (of work) Bebeád Drihten eów þæt gé healdan þone Sunnandæg fram ǽlcum geswinclicum worce (non facies omne opus in eo), Wlfst. 294, 18

wapol

(n.)
Grammar
wapol, (-ul, -el) foam:' — Wapul famfaluca (cf. faam, leásung famfaluca, 17), Wrt. Voc. ii. 108, 20: 35, 4 (cf. leásung oððe fám
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famfaluca, 24,75). v. next word

be-légan

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cynde

(adj.)
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cynde, adj.
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cúþ-lǽtan

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Dele, and see preceding word

cisten

(n.)
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a chestnut. v. preceding word

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eá-streám-ýþ

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Dele, and see preceding word

efen-heort

(adj.)
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efen-heort, adj.
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Concordant, harmonious. v. next word

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