Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ge-hleow

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hleow, adj.

Sheltered ⬩ warm

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Sheltered, warm Ond ðá on gehliúran dene and on wearmran we gewícodon in apriciore valle sedem castrorum inveni, Nar. 23, 4

ongeán-weard

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D. again-ward.] See next word

baorm

(n.)

bosom

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War. 13, 23

here-býme

(n.)
Grammar
here-býme, an; f.

A war-trumpet,

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A war-trumpet, Cd. 147; Th. 183, 29; Exod. 99

gúþ-scear

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-scear, es; m.

War-shearing ⬩ slaughter in battle

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War-shearing, slaughter in battle, Beo. Th. 2430; B. 1213

Linked entry: scear

hilde-calla

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-calla, an; m.

A war-herald

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A war-herald, Cd. 156; Th. 193, 26; Exod. 252

hilde-geatwe

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-geatwe, pl. f.

War equipments

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War equipments, Beo. Th. 1353; B. 674: 4713; B. 2362

hild-from

(adj.)
Grammar
hild-from, adj.

Stout or bold in war,

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Stout or bold in war, Andr. Kmbl. 2405; An. 1204

wíg-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
wíg-strang, adj.

Powerful in war

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Powerful in war Wígstrang bellipotens Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 45

æced-wín

(n.)
Grammar
æced-wín, es; n.

ACID-WINE ⬩ murratum vinum

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War. 15, 23

Linked entry: eced-wín

ceofl

(n.)

a basket ⬩ cŏphĭnus = κόφινος

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War. 9, 17

Linked entry: cawl

eher

(n.)

an ear of corn

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War. 4, 28

here-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
here-sceaft, es; m.

A war-shaft ⬩ spear

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A war-shaft, spear, Beo. Th. 675; B. 335

gúþ-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-wudu, a; m.

War-wood ⬩ a spear

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War-wood, a spear, Fins. Th. 11; Fin. 6

hilde-wǽpen

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-wǽpen, es; m.

A weapon of war,

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A weapon of war, Beo. Th. 77; B. 39

wig-getawa

(n.)
Grammar
wig-getawa, (-e); pl. f.

War-equipments

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War-equipments On wíggetawum, Beo. Th. 741; B. 368

hergaþ

(n.)
Grammar
hergaþ, hergoþ, es; m.

Harrying ⬩ plundering ⬩ making war

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Harrying, plundering, making war Hé wæs ðá útáfaren on hergaþ he was then gone out a harrying, Chr. 894; Erl. 91, 20: 911; Erl. 100, 25: 918; Erl. 102, 30. Faran on hergoþ to wage war. Thw. 162, 37

sand-hyll

(n.)

a sand-hill

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a sand-hill Sondhyllas alga (cf. waar alga, 99, 69, wára sablonum, strand sablo,Hpt. Gl. 502, 76), Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 73

Linked entry: hyll

wíg-smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-smiþ, es;

A war-smith ⬩ war-maker ⬩ warrior ⬩ a man

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A war-smith, war-maker, warrior, a man (poet.) Engle and Seaxe, wlance wígsmiðas, Wealas ofercóman, Chr. 937; Erl. 115, 21: Exon. Th. 314, 14; Mód. 14. Ic wígsmiðum sægde, ðæt Sarra mín sweostor wǽre, Cd. Th. 163, 24; Gen. 2703

fóstraþ

(n.)
Grammar
fóstraþ, es; m.

Food ⬩ victuals ⬩ esca ⬩ cĭbus

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War. 6, 31. Fóstraþ manna, Jn. Lind. War. 6, 49. Fóstraþas epimēnia = ἐπιμήνια provisions for a month, a month's rations, Som. Ben. Lye

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