Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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bí-gyrdel

(n.)

a girdle, purse

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a girdle, purse, Mt. Bos. 10, 9

Linked entry: gyrdel

ge-drync

(n.)

drinking

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drinking, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 25

ge-fædred

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fædred, part.

Fathered

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Fathered, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 19

Linked entry: -fædred

brýme

(adj.)

famous

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famous, Ors. 2, 2; Bos. 41, 30

ge-sýclian

(v.)

to be infirm,

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to be infirm, Jn. Bos. 4, 46

FISC

(n.)
Grammar
FISC, es; pl. nom. acc. fiscas, fixas, fisceas; gen. fisca, fixa; dat. fiscum, fixum; m.

A FISHpiscis

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A FISH; piscis Fisc piscis, Wrt. Voc. 65, 60: 77, 57: 281, 54. Fisc sceal on wætere cynren cennan [MS. cynran cennen] the fish shall propagate his kind in the water, Menol. Fox 514; Gn. C. 27: Salm. Kmbl. 841; Sal. 420. Híg brohton him dǽl gebrǽddes

Linked entry: fen-fixas

elpend

(n.)
Grammar
elpend, es; m. An elephant; ĕlephas = ἐλέφας
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Hwæðer ge seón máran on eówrum líchoman ðonne elpend if ye were greater in your body than the elephant, Bt. 32, 1; Fox 114, 25. Elpendes hýd wyle drincan wǽtan gelíce and spinge déþ an elephant's hide will drink wet like a sponge, Ors. 5, 7; Bos. 107,

Linked entries: ylp ylpend

eall

(adj.)
Grammar
eall, adj.

All tōtus

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All; tōtus Eall tōtus, Ælfc. Gr. 18; Som. 21, 10. Eall ðín líchama all thy body, Mt. Bos. 6, 22. Eall ðeós woruld all this world, Cd. 29; Th. 38, 9; Gen. 604: Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 34; Cri. 843: Lk. Bos. 23, 18: Jn. Bos. 11, 50: Mk. Bos. 4, 34: Andr. Kmbl

Linked entries: eal ealles

a-weg

(adv.)
Grammar
a-weg, adv.

AWAYoutauferendi vim habet

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AWAY, out; (this is its meaning both in and out of composition) ; auferendi vim habet Ðá éode he aweg autem abiit, Mt. Bos. 19, 22. Ge drehnigeaþ ðone gnæt aweg ye strain the gnat out; excolantes [ex out, colare to filter, strain ] culicem, Mt. Bos.

Linked entry: aweg-weorpan

æftemest

(adj.)
Grammar
æftemest, -myst, -most; adj. superlative of æfter,—

After-mostlastpostremusnovissimus

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After-most, last; postremus, novissimus Ðeós bóc is æftemyst on ðære biblioþécan this is the last book of the Bible, Ælfc. T. 31, 22; Grn. Ælfc. T. 16, 3. Ðonne he sylf mid ðam fyrmestan dǽle wið ðæs æftemestan flúge when he himself with the first part

æftyr

afteraccording tosecundum

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after, according to; secundum,Mt. Bos. 9, 29

áðer

(pronoun.)

eitheralter

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either; alter, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 11

aweg-animan

(v.)

to take awaysufferre

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to take away; sufferre, Jn. Bos. 20, 1

aweg-awyltan

(v.)

to roll awayrevolvere

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to roll away; revolvere, Mk. Bos. 16, 4

be-sanc

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-sanc, p. of be-sincan.

sanksubmersit

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sank; submersit, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 75. 32;

cwylmende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cwylmende, cwilmende; part.

Tormentingcrucians

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Tormenting; crucians Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 25

Egypte

(n.)
Grammar
Egypte, pl. m.

The Egyptians

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The Egyptians, Ors. l, 7; Bos. 30, 21

Linked entry: Ægypte

ehta

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
ehta, eight: — Ehta dagas gefyllede wǽron

consummāti sunt dies octo

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consummāti sunt dies octo, Lk. Bos. 2, 21

for-stæl

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-stæl, pl. -stǽlon

stole

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stole, Gen. 27, 36: Mt. Bos. 28, 13:

gáþ

Grammar
gáþ, pl. pres. indic. and impert. of gán.

go

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go, Deut. 11, 28 : Mt. Bos. 9, 13;