Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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bedd-clýfa

(n.)

a bed-chamber ⬩ cubiculum

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a bed-chamber; cubiculum, Gen. 43, 30

bærst

(v.; part.)
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bærst, p. of berstan.

burst

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Th. 140, 6; By. 284;

baldra

(adj.)

bolder

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bolder, Bd. 1, 12; S. 481, 17

beorn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
beorn, p. of beornan. for bearn

burned

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burned Beo. Th. 3764, note; B. 1880;

cígnis

(n.)
Grammar
cígnis, niss, e; f.

A name, naming ⬩ nomen

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Ben. Lye

cylenisc

(adj.)
Grammar
cylenisc, adj.

Like a kiln ⬩ fornāceus

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Ben. Lye

dumnys

(n.)
Grammar
dumnys, dum-nyss,e ; f.

DUMBNESS, speechlessness ⬩ loquendi impotentia

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Ben. Lye

dúne-ward

(adv.)
Grammar
dúne-ward, dúne-weard

downward

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Ben. Lye. v. a-dúnweard

dyselíc

(adj.)

foolish

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foolish, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 2

dysi

(n.)

folly

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folly, Bt. 36, 1; Fox 172, 8

Deora mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
Deora mǽgþ, Deora ríce the province or

kingdom of the Deirians

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Ben. Lye

eág-ece

(n.)
Grammar
eág-ece, es; m.

Eye-ache ⬩ ocŭlórum dŏlor

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Ben. Lye

dióplíce

(adv.)
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deeply, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 154, 19

eást-folc

(n.)
Grammar
eást-folc, es; n.

Eastern people ⬩ pŏpŭlus orientālis

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Ben. Lye

edwistfull

(adj.)
Grammar
edwistfull, adj. [edwist substance, full full]

Existing, substantial, substantive ⬩ substantiālis

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Ben. Lye

efen-hérian

(v.)
Grammar
efen-hérian, v. trans.

To praise together ⬩ collaudāre

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Ben. Lye

efen-lǽcestre

(n.)
Grammar
efen-lǽcestre, an; f.

A female imitator ⬩ imĭtatrix

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: -lǽcestre

ehsýne

(n.)

a face, countenance ⬩ făcies

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Ben. Lye

elcung

(n.)
Grammar
elcung, e; f.

A delay

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Ben. 5, 71, Lye

eldendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
eldendlíc, adj.

Slow, slack ⬩ pĭger, tardus

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Ben. Lye

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