Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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hlanc

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loose from emptiness, not filled out. Add:

spíder

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The MS. has spiden not spider

a-berend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-berend-líc, adj. [berende bearing]

Bearabletolerablethat may be bornetolerabilis

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Bearable, tolerable, that may be borne; tolerabilis Aberendlíc broc bearable affliction, Bt. 39, 10; Fox 228, 4, note 5

Linked entry: berendlíc

cumbel-gehnád

(n.)
Grammar
cumbel-gehnád, es; n. [cumbel = cumbol, gehnád a conflict]

A conflict of ensigns or banners, a battle signorum conflictus, prœlium

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A conflict of ensigns or banners, a battle ; signorum conflictus, prœlium Chr. 937 ; Erl. 114, 15; Æðelst. 49, note

Linked entry: cumbol-gehnád

fiórþa

(adj.)
Grammar
fiórþa, seó, ðæt fiórþe; adj.

The fourthquartus

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The fourth; quartus Seó [MS. þio] fiórþe bóc the fourth book, Bt. 40, 4; Fox 240, 9, note 14

forþ-scype

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-scype, es; m.

A going forthgrowthprofectus

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A going forth, growth; profectus For his forþscype onstyred mōtus ejus profectĭbus, Bd. 1, 34; S. 499, 28, note

un-þyldlícness

(n.)
Grammar
un-þyldlícness, e; f.

Difficulty

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Difficulty Ðá wæs mycel unþyldlícnes geworden be his byrignesse facto diffcultate tumulandi, Bd. 4, 11; S. 580, 8 note

Bret-wilisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Bret-wilisc, adj.

BritishWelsh

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P. p. 3, note 10. Búton ánum Brytwyliscum gísle, Chr. 755 ; P. 49, 10

Linked entry: wilisc

tog

(n.)
Grammar
tog, es; n.

Strifecontention

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Lind. 5, 9 note

un-wundod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-wundod, adj.

Not wounded

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Not wounded,Cd. Th. 12, 10; Gen. 183

a-dreópan

(v.)
Grammar
a-dreópan, ic -dreópe, ðú -drýpst, he -drýpþ; p. -dreáp, pl. -drupon; pp. -dropen

To shed drop by dropguttatim effundere

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To shed drop by drop; guttatim effundere Nú is mín swát adropen now is my blood sprinkled, An. 1427, note

Linked entries: á-þráwan á-þrowen

béd-ríp

(n.)
Grammar
béd-ríp, e; f.

The cutting or reaping of corn on requestad preces messio

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S. 5 ; Th. i. 436, 4, note

here-word

(n.)
Grammar
here-word, es; n.

Praiseapplause

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Chr. 1009; Erl 142, note 8

Linked entries: here-nes here-spel

þri-nihte

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-nihte, adj.

Three days old

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Three days old Gif hé biþ ácenned on .iii. nihtne mónan, Lchdm. iii. 160, 20: 176, 22, and note 2

tín-wintre

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Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 126, 22 note

þreótan

(v.)
Grammar
þreótan, p. þreát; pp. þroten

To weary

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To weary Ic ðé bydde ðæt ðé ne ðreóte, ne ðú ða spréce ðǽr ne forléte I pray thee that it may not weary thee, and that thou do not leave the conversation there, Shrn. 188, 20

ham-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
ham-scyld, [?]
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Eth. 32; Th. i. 12, 1, where see note.

belone

(n.)
Grammar
belone, an; f.

Henbane

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Henbane Henne-belone, óðrum naman belone henbane, by another name bane Herb. 5, 1; Lchdm. i. 94, 5, note 9

be-helan

(v.)
Grammar
be-helan, bi-helan; p. -hæl, pl. -hǽlon; pp. -holen

To concealhillcover overhideoccultare

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Th. 833; B. 414 : Bd. 4, 16; S. 584, 25, note

Linked entry: bi-helan

þys

(n.)
Grammar
þys, es; m.

A storm

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A storm Seó orsorhnes gǽþ scýrmǽlum swá þæs windes þys prosperam fortunam videas ventosam, Bt. 20; Fox 72, 5 note