Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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eal-líc

(adj.)

universal, general, catholic

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Ben. Lye

eallnunge

(adv.)
Grammar
eallnunge, adv.

Altogether ⬩ omnīno

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Ben. 55

hrá-fyl

(n.)
Grammar
hrá-fyl, -fyll, es; m.

Slaughter

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Slaughter, Beo. Th. 559; B. 277

leger-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
leger-fæst, adj.

Sick ⬩ ill

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Ben. 39, Lye

ealu-fæt

(n.)

an ale-vat

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Ben. Lye

ge-wand

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-wand, p. of. ge-windan

turned

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turned .Beo. Th. 2007; B. 1001;

Linked entry: -wand

ge-bisnung

(n.)

an example ⬩ exemplum

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: ge-býsnung

ge-ealgian

(v.)

to defend

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Ben. 69, Lye

ge-sceádwíslíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sceádwíslíc, adj.

Reasonable ⬩ rationalis

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Ben. Interl. 2

Linked entry: sceádwíslíc

ge-mǽn-sumung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mǽn-sumung, e; f.

A communion ⬩ communio

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Ben. 38

ðrogan

(v.)
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Bt. 38, 1; Fox 196, 7

un-geáþe

Grammar
un-geáþe, = un-eáþe,
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Bt. 35, 3; Fox 158, 28

sámran

(adj.)
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Bt. 33, 1; Fox 120, 12

croc-hwær

(n.)
Grammar
croc-hwær, es; m. [hwer an ewer]

A kettle ⬩ cacabus

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Ben. Lye

ge-synlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-synlíce, adv.

More frequently; ⬩ sæpius,

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Ben. 56

hlúd-clipol

(adj.)
Grammar
hlúd-clipol, adj.

Calling aloud

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Ben. interl. 7

swyrige

(v.)

partiat

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Ben. Interl. 54, 4)

LǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼDAN, p. de; pp. lǽded, lǽd

TO LEAD ⬩ conduct ⬩ take ⬩ carry ⬩ bring ⬩ bring forth ⬩ produce

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Wudu mót him weaxan tánum lǽdan wood may grow, be productive of twigs, Exon. 119 b; Th. 458, 23; Hy. Grn. ii. 285, 105. Ecbyrht munuclíf wæs lǽdende on Hibernia, Bd. 3, 27 tit,; S. 558, 8.

Linked entry: be-lǽdan

Boétius

(n.)
Grammar
Boétius, nom. acc; g. Boéties, Boétiuses; d. Boétie; m. [βoηθόos warlike]

Anicius Manlius Severīnus Boëthius, born in Rome between A. D. 470-475, was Consul in 510. He was so eminent for his integrity and talents that he attracted the attention and obtained the patronage of Theodoric the Great, king of the East or Ostrogoths. He was afterwards accused of treason, and cast into prison, where he wrote his celebrated work De Consolatione Philosophiæ, which king Alfred translated into Anglo-Saxon about A. D. 888. Being condemned to death, without a hearing, he was beheaded in prison about A. D. 524

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MS. æfterre frófr-bóc Boéties] here now endeth the second consolation-book of Boëthius, Bt. 21; Fox 76, 2-3. Hér endaþ nú seó þridde bóc Boéties here now endeth the third book of Boëthius, Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 23

ǽr

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽr, eár, ér; sup. ǽrost, ǽrest, ǽrst; adv.

ERE ⬩ before ⬩ sooner ⬩ earlier ⬩ formerly ⬩ already ⬩ some time ago ⬩ lately ⬩ just now ⬩ till ⬩ until ⬩ antea ⬩ prius ⬩ mane ⬩ mature ⬩ dudum

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Ðá ic hér ǽrest com when I first came here, 129; Th. 164, 8; Gen. 2711: Beo. Th. 1236; B. 616

Linked entries: ǽrest ǽring ǽron ǽror ǽrost ǽrst ér

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