Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

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em-swápen

(v.; part.)

clothed ⬩ amictus

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Ben. Lye. v. ymþ-swápan

erce-biscop

(n.)

an archbishop

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an archbishop, Bd. 2, 20; S. 521, 42

fæniht

(adj.)
Grammar
fæniht, adj. [fæn a fen, iht an adj. termination]

FENNY, marshy, dirty, muddy ⬩ Fpălustris

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Ben. Lye

fæsten-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
fæsten-dæg, es; m.

Fast-day ⬩ jējūnii dies

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Ben. 54

fæstennes

(n.)
Grammar
fæstennes, -ness, e; f.

Fastness, a walled town ⬩ castellum

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Ben. Lye

fealo

(num.; adj.)

many

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many, Beo. Th. 5508, note; B. 2757, note

feoh-gafol

(n.)
Grammar
feoh-gafol, es; n.

Usury ⬩ a duty ⬩ tax ⬩ ūsūra

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Ben. Lye

feónd-seócnes

(n.)
Grammar
feónd-seócnes, -ness, e; f.

Fiend-sickness ⬩ demonology ⬩ dæmŏniăcus morbus

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Ben. Lye

ferht

(n.)

fear ⬩ fright ⬩ dread ⬩ păvor ⬩ tĭmor

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Ben. Lye

fisc-mere

(n.)
Grammar
fisc-mere, es; m.

A fish-pond ⬩ piscīna ⬩ vīvārium

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Ben. Lye

fíwan

(v.)

to hate ⬩ ŏdio hăbēre ⬩ inĭmīcāri

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Ben. Lye

flacea

(n.)

flakes of snow ⬩ flocci nĭvis

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Ben. Lye

fóra-gleáwlíce

(adv.)

providently ⬩ carefully ⬩ prudently ⬩ prōvĭde

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Ben. interl. 3

fóre-wyrd

(n.)
Grammar
fóre-wyrd, e; f. [fóre, wyrd an event]

A deed done before ⬩ antefactum

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Ben. Lye

for-loren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-loren, pp. of for-leósan.

forlorn ⬩ lost

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Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 41;

fretnes

(n.)
Grammar
fretnes, -ness, e; f.

A devouring ⬩ ravening ⬩ edācĭtas ⬩ vŏrācĭtas

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Ben. Lye

fulwod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fulwod, pp. of fulwian.

baptized

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baptized, Bd. 1, 27; S. 493, 2, note;

furum

(n.)
Grammar
furum, dat. pl. of furh.

in furrows

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in furrows, Bt. 5, 2; Fox 10, 31;

gál-freólsas

(n.)
Grammar
gál-freólsas, pl. m.

Licentious festivals ⬩ lascīva festa ⬩ Lupercālia

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Ben. Lye

gearuwe

(adj.)
Grammar
gearuwe, acc. pl. of gearu.

prepared ⬩ ready

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prepared, ready, Bd. 4, 2; S. 565, 34;

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