Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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a-merran

(v.)

to hinder ⬩ trouble ⬩ disturb

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Met. Fox 8, 87; Met. 8, 44

an-wunigende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
an-wunigende, part.

Dwelling in ⬩ inhabiting ⬩ inhabitans

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Met. Fox 7, 93; Met. 7, 47;

a-trendlian

(v.)
Grammar
a-trendlian, p. ode; pp. od

To trundle ⬩ roll ⬩ volutare ⬩ provolvere

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Met. Fox 5, 33; Met. 5,17

Linked entry: trendlian

dióre

(adv.)
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Met. Fox 26, 37; Met. 26, 19

gioleca

(n.)
Grammar
gioleca, an; m.

A yolk ⬩ ovi vitellus

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Met. Fox 20, 339; Met. 20, 170

for-tíþ

Grammar
for-tíþ, pres. of for-tíhan.

covers over ⬩ obscures

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Met. Fox 22, 67; Met. 22, 34;

cat

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Gif hwylcum mete hund oððe catt ( felis ) oððe mús oðhrine, oððe óðer unclǽne nýten hwylc, Ll. Th. ii. 164, 8. Cattes fleót, stán, stoke, C. D. vi. 267. Add

fódder

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Se scírgeréfa férde mid him and léet him findan mete and fóddor æt ælcan castelle, Chr. 1075; P. 210, 25. Atih ł wilde fóter zizania, Mt. L. 13, 27

sáwel-sceatt

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Þis is Alfwoldes bisceopes cwyde, ꝥ is ðæt hé geann þæs landes æt Sandforda intó þám mynstre intó Crydiantúne him tó sáulsceatte mid mete and mid mannum swá hit stent bútan wíteþeówum mannum, Cht. Crw. 23, 3. Add

eald-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
eald-geweorc, es; n.

An ancient work, the world ⬩ priscum ŏpus, mundus

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Met. Fox 11, 80; Met. 11, 40: 20, 232; Met. 20, 116

gleó-word

Grammar
gleó-word, glió-word, es; n.

A musical strain ⬩ a song

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Met. Fox 7, 3; Met. 7, 2

a-sáwan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sáwan, p. -seów, -siów, pl. -seówon; pp. -sáwen

To sow ⬩ seminare ⬩ obserere

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Met. Fox 20, 499; Met. 20, 250

Linked entry: a-seów

be-rýpan

(v.)
Grammar
be-rýpan, p. -rýpde, -rýpte, pl. -rýpton; pp. -rýped, -rýpt,

To spoil ⬩ spoliare

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Met. Fox 2, 23; Met. 2, 12

Linked entries: a-rýpan rípan

eáw

(int.)
Grammar
eáw, eáw-lá

oh! alas! ⬩ O! eheu!

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Met. Fox 9, 109; Met. 9, 55

Linked entry: eálá

galdra

(n.)
Grammar
galdra, gen. pl. of galdor.

of enchantments ⬩ of sorceries

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Met. Fox 26, 106; Met. 26, 53;

ge-gongan

(v.)

to go over ⬩ conquer

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Met. Fox 1, 24; Met. 1, 12

Tróiána

(n.)
Grammar
Tróiána, (-e ?); pl.
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(In the corresponding passage of the metres, Met. 26, 12, Fox has Trióia gewin, while Grein gives Tróiána. )

ge-swógen

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S. 12, 63. þ hié sýn sóna geswógene, gif hié þone mete næbben, Lch. ii. 196, 10. Add

ealneg

(adv.)
Grammar
ealneg, ealnig, eallneg; adv. [ealne weg, Bt. 38, 4; Fox 204, 10, 11]

Always, quite ⬩ semper, prorsus

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Met. Fox 28, 114; Met. 28, 57: Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 62, 36. Ðe ǽfre biþ ealnig smylte which ever is quite calm, Bt. Met. Fox 21, 30; Met. 21, 15

Linked entries: ealling eallneg

grénian

(v.)
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Met. Fox 11, 114; Met. 11, 57

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