Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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a-lamp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-lamp, p. of a-limpan.

happened ⬩ occurred

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happened, occurred,Beo. Th. 1249; B. 622;

aldor-bealu

(n.)

vital evil

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vital evil, Beo. Th. 3356; B. 1676

aldor-burh

(n.)

metropolis

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metropolis, Bd. 1, 26; S. 488, 20

a-legen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-legen, pp. of a-licgan.

confined

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confined,Bt. 18, 3; Fox 64, 31;

a-þwægen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-þwægen, pp. of a-þweán.

washed

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washed,Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 9 ;

a-þwóh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-þwóh, -þwógon

washed

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washed,Bd. 4, 13; S. 582, 13;

baðo

(n.)
Grammar
baðo, acc. pl. of bæþ.

baths

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baths,Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 22;

bedd-clýfa

(n.)

a bed-chamber ⬩ cubiculum

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

bærst

(v.; part.)
Grammar
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

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