Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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hwæt-rǽd

(adj.)
Grammar
hwæt-rǽd, adj. [?]

counsel

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Strong of purpose or counsel Hwætréd, hygeróf, Exon. 124 a; Th. 477, 5; Ruin. 20

hyge-wælm

(n.)
Grammar
hyge-wælm, es; m.

Agitation of the mind ⬩ violent emotion

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Agitation of the mind, violent emotion, e.g. anger, Cd. 47; Th. 60, 12; Gen. 980

hyht-gifa

(n.)
Grammar
hyht-gifa, an; m.
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One who gives hope or joy [an epithet of Christ], Elen. Kmbl. 1700; El. 852

ísern-byrne

(n.)
Grammar
ísern-byrne, an ; f.

corslet

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An iron byrnie or corslet Hé him of dyde ísernbyrnan, Beo. Th. 1347 ; B. 671

Linked entry: íren-byrne

láð-treów

(n.)
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a fell, harmful tree [the tree of knowledge], Cd. 30; Th. 40, 25; Gen. 644

leáh-hrycg

(n.)
Grammar
leáh-hrycg, es; m.
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The ridge of a lea Tó ðæm ealdan lǽghrycge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 437, 17

mere-grund

(n.)
Grammar
mere-grund, es; m.

The bottom of a sea or lake

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The bottom of a sea or lake, Beo. Th. 2902; B. 1449: 4207; B. 2100

pening-sliht

(n.)
Grammar
pening-sliht, es ; m.
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The striking of money Gæfil ł penningslæht tributum vel censum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 17, 25

Linked entry: sliht

pihten

(n.)
Entry preview:

part of a loom Pihten, Anglia ix. 263, 12. Pihtine pectine, Hpt. Gl. 494, 26

preóst-heáp

(n.)
Grammar
preóst-heáp, es; m.
Entry preview:

A band of priests, the clergy On preóstheápe in clero, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 22

Linked entry: heáp

scorian

(v.)
Grammar
scorian, p. ode
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To project, jut Ða stánas swá of óðrum clife út sceoredon, Blickl. Homl. 207, 20

fýr-hús

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Siððan hí of beóderne gán drincan innan heora fýrhúse ( in caminata ), Chrd. 45, 6. Add

be-suncen

(v.; part.)

sunk

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sunk, Exon. 103 b; Th. 392, 5; Rä. 11, 3; Similar entries pp. of besincan

be-stóp

(v.; part.)

stepped, stepped into, entered

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Th. ii. 242, 14; Similar entries p. of be-stapan

be-tugon

(v.)

shut in, inclosed ⬩ concluserunt

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Bos. 5, 6; Similar entries p. pl. of be-teón

bi-cowen

(v.; part.)

gnawed

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gnawed, Exon. 99 b; Th. 373, 20; Seel. 111; Similar entries pp. of bi-ceówan

bi-eóde

(v.; part.)

venerated

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venerated, Exon. 68 b; Th. 255, 3; Jul. 208; Similar entries p. of bi-gán

bie

be

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War. 10, 44, Similar entries for bió; subj. of bión to be

bi-gǽþ

commits

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commits, Exon. 27 a; Th. 80, 18; Cri. 1308; Similar entries pres. of bi-gán

bi-noten

(v.; part.)

deprived

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deprived, Exon. 45 b; Th. 156, 10; Gú. 872; Similar entries pp. of bi-neótan

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