Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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geféhþ

seizes

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seizes, Bt. 39, 1; Fox 212, 1

ge-frǽgnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frǽgnian, p. ode; pp. od

To make famous

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To make famous Gefrǽgnod, Beo. Th. 2670

Linked entries: frægnian frǽgnian

ge-flítmǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-flítmǽlum, adv.

Contentiously ⬩ emulously ⬩ certātim

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Ben. interl. 72

ge-funden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-funden, pp. of ge-findan.

found

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found, Bd. 3, 11; S. 535. 10;

ge-gréwþ

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gréwþ, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-grówan.

grows

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grows, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 148, 27;

ge-hyhtlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hyhtlíc, adj.

Seasonable ⬩ fit ⬩ commodious ⬩ opportunus

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Ben. 53

Breoton

(n.)

Britain,

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Britain, Bd. l, l; S. 473, 8

broden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
broden, pp. of bredan.

woven, braided

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woven, braided, Beo. Th. 1108; B. 552;

gúþ-sweord

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-sweord, es; n.

A sword

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A sword, Beo. Th. 4314; B. 2154

Linked entry: sweord

heáh-lufe

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-lufe, an; f.

Deep love

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Deep love, Beo. Th. 3912; B. 1954

CNUCEL

(n.)
Grammar
CNUCEL, gen. cnucles; m.

A KNUCKLE ⬩ joint ⬩ articulus

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Ben. Lye

coln

(n.)

a pebble stone ⬩ calculus

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Ben. Lye

hilde-rand

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-rand, es; m.

A shield

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A shield, Beo. Th. 2489; B. 1242

hilde-mæcg

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-mæcg, es; m.

A warrior

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A warrior, Beo. Th. 1603; B. 799

hilde-strengo

(n.)

Warlike strength

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Warlike strength, Beo. Th. 4232; B. 2113

swíþlícness

(n.)
Grammar
swíþlícness, e; f.

Excess ⬩ nimietas

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Ben. Interl. 73, 7

-twihn

(suffix)
Grammar
-twihn, (-twíhn?) in hi-twichn,
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Txts. 70, 546, bi-tuihn, 77, 1310

ge-wýscednys

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wýscednys, se; f.

Adoption ⬩ adoptio

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Ben. interl. 2, Lye

bycgen

(n.)
Grammar
bycgen, bycgenn, e; f.

A buying, selling ⬩ emptio

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Ben. Lye

byrig-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
byrig-leóþ, es; n.

An epitaph ⬩ epitaphium

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Bd. 2, l, Lye

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