Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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fæst-rǽd

Grammar
fæst-rǽd, fæst-rǽde.
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Drihten is fæstrǽd and fremsum benignus est Dominus, Ps. Th. 134, 3. Jacobus fród and fæstrǽd folca láreów James wise and firm teacher of men, Men. 135. Se wísa and se fæstrǽda folces hyrde . . . Caton rigidus Cato, Met. 10, 49.

sýfre

(adj.)
Grammar
sýfre, adj.

Sober, not giving way to appetite or passion, pure, temperate, circumspect ⬩ clean, neat

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Swá swá Petrus cwæð: 'Beóþ sýfre and wacole' be sober, be vigilant (1 Pet. 5, 8), Homl. Th. ii. 448, 8. Clǽne and rihte and séfre castique recti ac sobrii, Hymn. Surt. 19, 5.

Linked entries: séfre sífre

ráha

Grammar
ráha, v. rá
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and next word

sealtian

(v.)
Grammar
sealtian, to dance. v. saltian
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and next word

sundor-lípe

Grammar
sundor-lípe, v. synder-lípe,
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and next word

þræc

Grammar
þræc, v. ge-þræc,
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and preceding word

Linked entry: ádl-þracu

be-hwyrfan

Grammar
be-hwyrfan, v. be-hweorfan
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and be-hwirfan

cíele

(n.)
Grammar
cíele, l. ciele,
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and see cile

býrging

Grammar
býrging, l. byrging,
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and see birging

cræcetung

Grammar
cræcetung, l. crǽcetung,
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and see crácettan

-drítan

(suffix)
Grammar
-drítan, v. ge-drítan,
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and next word

drypan

(v.)
Grammar
drypan, l. drýpan,
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and see drípan

efnan

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Take and separately

ellarn

Grammar
ellarn, l. ellaern,
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and see ellen

ge-lífed

Grammar
ge-lífed, allowed, lawful. v. un-gelífed,
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forþ-fromung

Grammar
forþ-fromung, l. -framung, -fromung,
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and dele bracket

forþ-tíhan

Grammar
forþ-tíhan, l. -teón,
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and see teón

ge-fang

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fang, a joint, clamp, v. riht-gefang,
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and next word

hundes beó

Grammar
hundes beó, l. peó,
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and see píe

-lǽce

(adj.; suffix)
Grammar
-lǽce, an; f. v. scín-lǽce: -lǽce; adj. v. eáþ-lǽce
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and efen-lǽce

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