Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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steor-gleáw

(adj.)
Grammar
steor-gleáw, adj.
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Skilled in a knowledge of the stars:?-Steorgleáwra, tuncgelwítegana mathematicorum, Hpt. Gl. 467, 75

under-drifenness

(n.)

subjectio

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glosses subjectio in: Of underdrifenise diówla de subjectione daemonum, Lk. Skt. p. 6, 16

Linked entry: drifenness

wís-wyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
wís-wyrdan, p. de
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To be wise in speech Wýswyrdan philosophari, Anglia xiii. 38, 301. v. next word

wudu-rima

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-rima, an; m.

The edge of a wood

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Kmbl. in. 34, 15

bere-tún

Grammar
bere-tún, (ber-).
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Ic wille rýman mínne bertún, Hml. Th. ii. 104, 17 : Wlfst. 286, 16. Add

bóc-æceras

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Hiis terminis circumtdata terra ... in acquilone, burhware bócaceras, C. D. v. 186, 34. Add

costnung-stów

(n.)
Grammar
costnung-stów, e; f.
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A place of temptation On þǽre costnung*-*stówe in loco tentationis, Deut. 6, 16

cran

(n.)
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.,' and add: The word occurs in local names, e.g. Cransleá, Cranmere

for-berendlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
for-berendlíce, adv.

tolerably

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In a way that may be borne, tolerably For-berendlícnr tolerabilius, Scint. 137, 6

Linked entry: berendlíce

for-bígan

(v.)
Entry preview:

Take here for-bígan in Dict., and add;

cyning-dóm

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Dele 'a kingdom,' substitute 'kingship,' 'sovereignty' for 'thy, the kingdom' in extracts, and add:

ge-nídmágas

Entry preview:

Take here <b>ge-nýdmágas</b> in Dict., and add:

Linked entries: níd-mǽg ge-nýd-magas

ge-rǽwod

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-rǽwod, ge-rǽwud; adj. (ptcpl.) Of troops,
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drawn up in line Gerǽwud (printed -rǽrud) féda acies Wrt. Voc. i. 18, 26

Linked entry: -rǽwod

glíw-dreám

Entry preview:

Take here <b>gleó-dreám</b> in Dict., and add:

healdsum

(adj.)
Grammar
healdsum, (?); adj.

Taking care of ⬩ protective

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Taking care of, protective Sé bið halsum in his líf, Archiv, cxxix. 25, 6

hell-grund

(n.)
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the depth of hell Þú in hellgrundes (helle-, v.l.) ástige, Angl. xii. 507, 8

Linked entry: helle-grund

hláf-mæsse

Entry preview:

Blódlǽs is to forgánne fíftýne nihtum ǽr hláf-mæsse. Lch. ii. 146, 9. Add

hring-setl

(n.)
Grammar
hring-setl, es; n.
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A circus On hrincgsetles openre wafunge in circi spectaculo, An. Ox. 3510. Rincsettles, 3535

mǽran

Grammar
mǽran, máran.
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Dele máran, and in Nar. 32, 22 l. mǽran (v. Angl. i. 512). Add::

wel-getýd

(adj.)
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well-instructed, well-educated In eallum þingum hé bið welgetýd, E. S. xxxix. 354

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