Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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hilde-méce

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-méce, es; m.

A war-falchion

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A war-falchion, Beo. Th. 4411; B. 2202

gold-hwæte

(adj.)
Grammar
gold-hwæte, adj.
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Greedy for gold, Beo. Th. 6140; B. 3074

grénnes

(n.)
Grammar
grénnes, se; f.
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GREENNESS; viriditas, Bd. 3, 10; S. 534, 21

byren

(adj.)
Grammar
byren, adj.

Belonging to a bear ⬩ ursinus

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Belonging to a bear; ursinus, Som. Ben. Lye

byrnendra

(adj.)

more burning

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more burning, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 36

sweltan

(v.)
Grammar
sweltan, swyltan, swiltan; p. swealt, pl. swulton; pp. swollen

To die a natural or a violent death ⬩ to die by or of something, where the cause of death is expressed by a case or by a preposition with a noun ⬩ to die to anything, become dead to, have no further concern with ⬩ to die ⬩ to starve ⬩ to starve ⬩ hungry

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Beón swyltende, Blickl. Homl. 75, 33. to die by or of something, where the cause of death is expressed by a case or by a preposition with a noun :-- Ne swelte ic mid sáre, Ps. Th. 117, 17. Ðú þurh deóra gripe deáþe sweltest, Exon.

Linked entry: a-sweltan

ge-réfa

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(l b) where the function is given :-- On helle beóþ yfele geréfan þS þe nú on wóh démaþ . . . Be þsém démum Críst sylf wæs spre-cende . . . Se yfela déma onféhþ feó. Bl.

a-bísegien

should prepossess

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should prepossess, Bt. 35, 1 ; Fox 154, 32

abret

Grammar
abret, abrit

takes away

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takes away, Bt. 39, 3; Fox 216, 5

æcse

(n.)

an axe

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an axe, Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 26

ǽgen

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
ǽgen, adj.

Own ⬩ proprius

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Own; proprius, Bt. 14, 2; Fox 44, 23

ærdian

(v.)
Grammar
ærdian, ærdyan to inhabit [ærd = eard earth, dwelling]
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Ærdydon habitabant, Bd. 2, 9; S. 510, 15

a-rǽd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-rǽd, = a-rǽded, pp. of a-rǽdan.

uttered

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uttered,Bt. 23; Fox 78, 20, note 8

a-rásade

Grammar
a-rásade, = résade

suspicabatur

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suspicabatur, Bd. 4, 1; S. 564, 48, note

ánfeald-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
ánfeald-líce, adv.

Singly ⬩ simply ⬩ without intermission ⬩ simpliciter

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Ben. 52

a-sprian

(v.)
Grammar
a-sprian, v. a.

To lay before ⬩ shew ⬩ prætendere

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prætendere, Bd. 4, 19

án-lýpig

(adj.)
Grammar
án-lýpig, -lýpi; adj.

Solitary ⬩ private

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Solitary, private, Bd. 4, 30; S. 609, 1

ascirred

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ascirred, = ascired

separated from ⬩ saved

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separated from, saved,Bt. 20; Fox 72, 6;

Linked entry: scirian

a-scortian

(v.)

to shorten

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to shorten, Bt. 18, 3; Fox 66, 12

a-sweotole

(adv.)
Grammar
a-sweotole, adv.

Clearly ⬩ manifeste

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Clearly; manifeste, Bt. 34, 4; Fox 138, 16

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