Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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níþ-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
níþ-sceaða, an ; m.

A malignant foe

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Th. 397, 23; Rä. 16, 24

hago-steald

(n.)
Grammar
hago-steald, es; n.

Celibacy

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Celibacy, Exon. 105 b; Th. 402, 17; Rä. 21, 31

hago-stealdmonn

(n.)
Grammar
hago-stealdmonn, es; m. = hago-steald, q.
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Exon. 104 a; Th. 395, 3; Rä. 15, 2. v

geáp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
geáp, p. of geópan.

took

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took,Exon. 106 b; Th. 405, 29; Rä. 24, 9;

Linked entry: gep

on-þeón

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Wit þæ̂re beadwe bêgen ne onþungan, Rä. 85, 23. Add

ryne-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
ryne-strang, adj.

Strong for the course

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Th. 400, 9; Rä. 20,7

neoþan

(adv.)
Grammar
neoþan, adv.

Down ⬩ beneath ⬩ from beneath

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Wrætlíc is seó womb neoþan, Exon Th. 219, 14; Ph. 307 : 392, 2; Rä. 11, 1: 407, 14; Rä. 26, 5 : 414, 14; Rä. 32, 20. Ðú mé of neowelnesse neoþan álýsdest, Ps. Th. 70, 19 : 103, 7 : Elen. Kmbl. 2228; El. 1115. Neoþan, Exon. Th. 479, 11; Rä. 62, 6

Linked entries: under under-neoþan

aþrunten

(v.; part.)
Grammar
aþrunten, pp. of a-þrintan.

swollen up

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swollen up,Exon. 109 b ; Th. 419, 7 ; Rä. 38, 2 ;

heoru-scearp

(adj.)
Grammar
heoru-scearp, adj.

Terribly sharp

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Terribly sharp, Exon. 102 b; Th. 388, 15; Rä. 6, 8

gifen

(n.)

the sea

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the sea, Exon. 101 a; Th. 381, 29; Rä. 3, 3

geóguþ-myru

(n.)
Grammar
geóguþ-myru, we; f.

Youthful joy?

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Exon. 109 b; Th. 419, 23; Rä. 39, 2

wann-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
wann-fáh, adj.
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Th. 435, II; Rä. 53, 6

Linked entry: wan-fáh

dæg-tíd

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-tíd, e; f. [dæg day, tíd time]

Day-time, time ⬩ diei tempus

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On dæg-tídum in the day-time, Exon. 105 a; Th. 398, 26; Rä. 18, 3: 126 a; Th. 484, 23; Rä. 71, 6

scín

(v.)
Grammar
scín, scýn; p. scíde, scídde (cf. týn, þýn
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for conjugation) To sky, be afraid Martinus rád gescrýd mid sweartum cláþum; þá scýddon (scýhdon, v. l.) þá múlas þe ꝥ cræt tugon ðurh his tócyme áfyrhte, Hml. S. 31, 971. [v. N. E. D. shy; vb. O. H. Ger. sciuhen perhorrescere.] Cf. sceóh

burg-hleoþ

(n.)
Grammar
burg-hleoþ, es; n.
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A fortress-height, Exon. 107b; Th. 409, 17; Rä. 28, 2

cleof

(n.)

a cliff, rock,

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a cliff, rock, Exon. 101b; Th. 384, 15; Rä. 4, 28

forþ-cymen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
forþ-cymen, pp.of forþ-cuman.

come forth

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come forth, Exon. 104 a; Th. 394, 28; Rä. 14, 10;

un-gefullod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gefullod, adj.

Unfulfilled

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Th. 441, 7; Rä. 60, 14

wolcen-gehnást

(n.)
Grammar
wolcen-gehnást, es; n.
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Th. 386, 12 ; Rä. 4, 60

un-geswícende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geswícende, un-geswicen ?, adj.
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Unceasing Ungeswícen[d]ra stefne incessabili uoce, Angl. ii. 357, 5

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