Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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æ
þ

ár

(adv.)

before

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before Ǽrist oððe ár primo, Mt. Kmbl, Lind. 20, 1

art

art

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art Art vel arþ es, Jn. Lind. War. 1, 19

ár-weorþe

(adv.)
Grammar
ár-weorþe, adv.

Honourably ⬩ honorifice

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Honourably; honorifice, Bd. 2, 20; S. 522, 1, MS. B

Linked entries: ár-weorþlíce ár-wurþlíce

a-stýfecigan

(v.)

to exterminate

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to exterminate, Bt. 27, 1 ; Fox 94, 23, note 9

Linked entry: á-swefecian

a-slóh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-slóh, -slógon

struck ⬩ fixed

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struck, fixed,Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 33, col. 1 ;

bæstere

(n.)

a baptizer ⬩ baptista

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a baptizer; baptista Bæstere baptista, Mt. Lind. Stv. 3, 1

Linked entry: bæzere

Bryton-land

(n.)
Grammar
Bryton-land, es; n.
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British land, Britain, Chr. 979; Th. 233, 7, col. 1

cerfe

shall separate ⬩ secabit

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shall separate; secabit Ne cerfe non secabit, Lev. 1, 17

cyngc

(n.)

a king

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a king, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 270, 7

cúðe-men

(n.)
Grammar
cúðe-men, pl. m.

Relations ⬩ cognati

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Relations; cognati Ða cúðemen cognati, Lk. Skt. Rush. 1, 58

Linked entry: cúðo-menn

Éfe

(n.)
Grammar
Éfe, an; f.

Eve

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Eve Éfe Eve. Cd. 222; Th. 290, 1; Sat. 408

éhtre

(n.)

a persecutor

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a persecutor, Bd. 1, 7; S. 476, 37, MS. B

fácen-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
fácen-líc, adj.

Deceitful ⬩ dŏlōsus

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Deceitful; dŏlōsus, R. Ben. in proœm: Ors. 3, 1? Lye

for-sihst

(v.)
Grammar
for-sihst, -sihþ

despisest ⬩ despiseth

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despisest, despiseth, Ps. Spl. second 9, 1: Gen. 16, 5;

for-sión

(v.)

to despise

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to despise. Past. 32, 1; Hat. MS. 39 b, 27

for-wyrst

Grammar
for-wyrst, he -wyrþ

shalt perish ⬩ perishes

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shalt perish, perishes. Ex. 9, 15: Ps. Lamb. 1, 6;

fræclíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fræclíce, adv.

Greedily ⬩ ăvĭde

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Greedily; ăvĭde Fræclíce bát ăvĭde momordit, Gr. Dial. 1, 4

ge-dilgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dilgian, p. ede, ode; pp. ed, od

To blot out

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To blot out Gidilge dele, Rtl. 168, 19 : 19, 1

eáhum

(n.)
Grammar
eáhum, with eyes; = eágum; pl. dat. or inst.
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of eáge, Bt. 5, 1; Fox 8, 25, MS. Bod

léft

(n.)
Grammar
léft, e; f.

A vow ⬩ votum

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A vow; votum, Ps. Spl. T. 64, 1: 65, 12

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