Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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embiht

(n.)
Grammar
embiht, es; m.

A servant ⬩ minister

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War. 7, 46

eór-lippric

(n.)
Grammar
eór-lippric, es; n.

A flap of the ear

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War. 18, 26

fyll-ness

(n.)
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fullness Wé lufedon úra wamba fylnesse, Verc. Först. 107, 16

bi-cerran

(v.)

to pass by ⬩ præterire

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War. 6, 48

bodere

(n.)
Grammar
bodere, es; m.

A teacher, a master ⬩ præceptor

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War. 9, 33

unriht-lyblác

(n.)
Grammar
unriht-lyblác, es; n. m.

Sorcery

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Sorcery Ne galdorsangas ne unrihtlyblác wé onginnen, Wulfst. 253, 11

ancor-ráp

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Hý gehýdað scipu tó ðám unlonde oncyrrápum, Wal. 14. Add

for-georne

(adv.)
Grammar
for-georne, adv.

Very diligently

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Very diligently Geseó wé nú forgeorne, Bl. H. 111, 23

Linked entry: georne

gúþ-flán

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-flán, m. f: or gúþ-flá; f.

A war-dart

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A war-dart, Cd. 95; Th. 124, 15; Gen. 2063

gúþ-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
gúþ-hwæt, adj.

Active ⬩ vigorous in war ⬩ valiant

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Active, vigorous in war, valiant,Apstls. Kmbl. 113;Ap. 57

holm-weg

(n.)
Grammar
holm-weg, es; m.

A way over the sea

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A way over the sea, Andr. Kmbl. 764; An. 382

bealg

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bealg, p. of belgan.

was angry

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was angry,Exon. 68 a; Th. 253, 25; Jul. 185;

baorm

(n.)

bosom

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War. 13, 23

fóre-wæs

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóre-wæs, p. of fóre-wesan.

was before or over

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was before or over, Bd. 5, 18; S. 635, 35;

here-býme

(n.)
Grammar
here-býme, an; f.

A war-trumpet,

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A war-trumpet, Cd. 147; Th. 183, 29; Exod. 99

mis-tríwan

(v.)

to mistrust ⬩ be diffident

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to mistrust, be diffident Wé mistríwaþ difidimus, Rtl. 39, 32

íþast

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Wé magon hié suá íðesð gebétan, Past. 306, 20. Add

ongeán-wirdness

(n.)
Grammar
ongeán-wirdness, e; f.
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What lies in the way Ongeánwyrdnessa obuia, An. Ox. 3975

Linked entry: -wirdness

wíg-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
wíg-strang, adj.

Powerful in war

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Powerful in war Wígstrang bellipotens Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 45

gúþ-scear

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-scear, es; m.

War-shearing ⬩ slaughter in battle

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War-shearing, slaughter in battle, Beo. Th. 2430; B. 1213

Linked entry: scear

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