Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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blyscan

(v.)

shine

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to be red, shine Bliscan (blyscan) ł glitian rutilare, coruscare, Hpt. Gl. 434, 75

brémend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
brémend-lic, adj.
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Worthy to be celebrated Brémendlicum cele-brandis, An. Ox. 7, l. Brýmlicum ( = brýmendlicum), 4614

brúnian

(v.)
Grammar
brúnian, p. ode
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To get brown Wylle on pannan oþ ꝥ hit brúnige, Lch. ii. 292, 24

Eáster-symbel

(n.)
Grammar
Eáster-symbel, es; n.
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The Passover On ðǽm dæge gearuadon hiora mett tó Eástrosymble, Jn. 19, 42 margin

Linked entry: symbel

eft-bót

(n.)
Grammar
eft-bót, e; f.
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Restoration to health Eftboete restitutio, Mk. p. 2, 17. Eftbóte reparationis, Rtl. 33, 17

fore-déman

(v.)

to pre-judge

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to pre-judge Ne hé ne foredéme nec prejudicet, R. Ben. I. 105, 6

Linked entry: déman

fore-fleón

(v.)
Grammar
fore-fleón, p. -fleáh

To flee away

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To flee away Hé foreflǽh from ðǽm profugit ab eis, Mk. L. 14, 52

Linked entry: fleón

for-lorian

(v.)

to lose

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to lose Gif forlorað ł losað énne si perdiderit unam, Lk. L. 15, 4

full-þungen

(adj.)
Grammar
full-þungen, adj.
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Fully grown, perfect, complete Tó fulþungenre fulfremednesse ad celsitudinem perfectionis, R. Ben. 133, 1

ge-ánwyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ánwyrdan, p. de
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To be in agreement, conspire Geánlǽhtan vel geánwyrdan conspiraverant Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, II

Linked entries: án-wyrdan -wyrdan

ge-hleápan

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Add: to jump (fig. ) Æfter þissum hig gehleápað on metaplasmum, Angl. viii. 313, 28

helpend-ráp

(n.)
Grammar
helpend-ráp, es; m.
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A rope used to help or support Helpendráp opiffera, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 47

Linked entry: helpend-bǽre

hláf-mæsse

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Blódlǽs is to forgánne fíftýne nihtum ǽr hláf-mæsse. Lch. ii. 146, 9. Add

hleór-beran

(n.; v.)

face-protectors

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Another suggestion, which accepts a compound form, is to read hleór-bergan face-protectors

in-híwan

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Mon ágefe ðæt lond innhígun tó heora beóde, C. D. i. 316, 17. Add

lár-sum

(adj.)
Grammar
lár-sum, adj.
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Ready to learn, docile Sién wé snotre . . . and lár*-*sume, Verc. Först. 95, 23

mǽr-cnoll

(n.)
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a boundary cnoll Of wealhgeate tó mǽrcnolle ; of mǽr-cnolle, Cht. E. 445, 11

mǽr-flóde

(n.)
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a boundary channel Forð on ðá díc tó mǽrflódan, C. D. iii. 408, 31

Linked entry: flóde

míl-gemet

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Út on þone feld; ðæt út tó mílgemete, C. D. v. 382, 2. Add

mylen-feld

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-feld, m.
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A field where there is a mill Tó mylenfelda, C. D. v. 381, 34

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