Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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finger

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Gif se midlesta finger sié of áslegen, sió bót bið .xii. scitt. Gif se lytla finger bið of áslegen, þám sceal tó bóte . viiii. sciit. Ll. Th. i. 96, 3-8.

hwider

(adv.)
Grammar
hwider, adv.

Whither

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Ðú nást hwanon hé cymþ ne hwyder hé gǽþ non scis unde veniat et quo vadat, 3, 8: 12, 35

Linked entries: hwæder hwyder

ge-sceótan

Grammar
ge-sceótan, <b>; II 1.</b>
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quis scit quod contingat sibi in hac uita?, Chrd. 90, 1

axung

(n.)

inquiry

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inquiry, Scint. 16

mánful-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
mánful-líce, adv.

Wickedly,

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Wickedly, Scint. 4

bitter-nes

(n.)

bitterness

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bitterness, Scint. 61

ge-drófednys

(n.)

trouble

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trouble, Scint. 50

fercian

(v.)

to bring ⬩ carry ⬩ conduct ⬩ to support ⬩ To go

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Add: trans. to bring, carry, conduct Þá ealdormenn forléton þá scipo and þet folc, þá þe on ðám scipe wǽron, færcodon (fercodon, v. l.) ðá scipo eft tó Lundene, Chr. 1009; P. 139, 5. to support Wyrtum fercian leguminibus (vitam) sustentare, An.

ge-witan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-witan, p. -wiste

To understand ⬩ know ⬩ scire

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To understand, know; scire Hí woldon gewitan hwæt ðæt wǽre dignoscere quid esset, Bd. 3, 8; S. 532, 7; 4, 18; S. 587, 1; Beo. Th. 2705; B. 1350. Giuta scire, Rtl. 5, 18.

gader-tangnys

(n.)
Grammar
gader-tangnys, gæder-tangnys, -nyss, e; f.

A continuation

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A continuation, Scint. 12

hrenian

(v.)

redolere

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redolere, Scint. 28, Lye

lah-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
lah-líc, adj.

Lawful

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Lawful, Scint. 9, Lye

geong-lícnys

(n.)
Grammar
geong-lícnys, -nyss, e; f.

Youth ⬩ jŭventus

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Youth; jŭventus, Scint. 32

andig

(adj.)
Grammar
andig, adj.

Envious ⬩ invidus

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Envious; invidus, Scint. 15

a-styrred

(adj.; part.)

starred ⬩ stellatus

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starred; stellatus, Scint. 58

dǽd-bótnys

(n.)
Grammar
dǽd-bótnys, dǽd-bót-nyss,e e; f.

Penitence ⬩ pœnitentia

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Penitence; pœnitentia, Scint. 9

for-bearan

(v.)

to forbear

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to forbear, Scint. 11

bi-gencg

(n.)

worship, observation

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worship, observation, Scint. 7

ge-dafenigendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-dafenigendlíce, adv.

Consequently ⬩ consequenter

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Consequently; consequenter, Scint. 11

forþ-geclypian

(v.)
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Add: Scint. 105, 15

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