Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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lyg-ness

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

Deceitfulness ⬩ falseness

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Rush. 13, 22

scrípan

(v.)
Grammar
scrípan, (?); p. te
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Rush. 9, 18

un-hoga

(adj.)
Grammar
un-hoga, adj.

Unwise ⬩ foolish

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Unwise, foolish Unhogo (-hogu, Rush.) inprudentes, Mk. Skt. Lind. 7, 18

ryderian

(v.)
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Cf. rudu

riht-regol

(n.)
Grammar
riht-regol, es ; m.

A correct rule ⬩ a canon

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A correct rule, a canon Rihtregula canonum, Hpt. Gl. 526, 16

ruxlan

(v.)
Grammar
ruxlan, = hruxlan

to make a noise

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Rush. 9, 23

ryscen

(adj.)
Grammar
ryscen, adj.

Of rushes, rush

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Of rushes, rush Riscene weocan fila scirpea (juncea), Germ. 391, 15

ymbren

(n.)
Grammar
ymbren, es; pl. ymbrenu (the reading ymbren fæstena, L. Eth. vi. 23; Th. i. 320, 20, should rather be ymbrenfæstena, as in Wulfst. 272, 16) ; n.
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Skt. 9, 17 rubc. Tó ðam ymbrene innan hærfaste on Frigedæg, Lk. Skt. 7, 36 rubc. Tó ðam ymbrene innan hærefeste on Sæterndæg, 13, 6 rubc.

Linked entry: riht-ymbren

be-rǽsan

attack

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Add: to rush upon, attack Hé him on berǽsde irruit super eos, Gen. 14, 15. to rush into (extremes) Berǽst hé on ungemetlice cuéminge inordinate ad mollitiem rapitur, Past. 143, 6.

ge-hreósan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hreósan, p. -hreás, pl. -hruron; pp. -hroren

To rush ⬩ fall ⬩ glide away ⬩ to fail ⬩ ruere ⬩ cadere ⬩ labi ⬩ deficere

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To rush, fall, glide away, to fail; ruere, cadere, labi, deficere Hrófas sind gehrorene the roofs are fallen, Exon. 124 a; Th. 476, 5; Ruin. 3.

Linked entries: ge-hreás ge-hror ge-hroren ge-hruron ge-reósan

on-innan

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Wel bið þám eorle þe him oninnan hafað rúme heortan, Alm. 1. Hit him oninnan cóm, Gen. 723. Burgum oninnan, B. 1968 : Jul. 691 : Gú. 1341: El. 1057

a-sterfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sterfan, p. de; pp. ed

To cause death ⬩ kill ⬩ destroy ⬩ necare ⬩ eradicare

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Rush. Stv. 15, 13

Linked entry: a-styrfan

eorsian

(v.)

to be angry

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Rush. 5, 22

geafol-monung

(n.)
Grammar
geafol-monung, e; f
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Rush. 2, 14

grornung

(n.)
Grammar
grornung, e; f.
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Rush. 1, 6

Linked entry: gronung

windwig-scofl

(n.)
Grammar
windwig-scofl, e; f.

A winnowing-fan

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Rush. 3, 12

Linked entry: wind-scofl

ofer-scúwan

(v.)
Grammar
ofer-scúwan, -scúan

to overshadow

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Rush. 17, 5

Linked entry: scúwan

ge-sinígan

(v.)

to marry; ⬩ nubere

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Gisinnígo, Rush. 20, 34

Linked entry: sin-híwian

hoelan

(v.)
Grammar
hoelan, = hélan

to speak evil of, ⬩ calumniate

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Rush. 5, 44

Linked entry: helan

be-drincan

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[Fort se ruse habbe bedruncan þat wyn,] Lch. iii. 112, 7. Add

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