Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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a-gælwed

(adj.; part.)

astonished ⬩ consternatus

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astonished; consternatus, Bt. 34, 5; Fox 140, 9; MS. Cot

a-reccende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-reccende, part.

Explaining ⬩ exponens

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Explaining; exponens, Bd. 1, 27, resp. 8; S. 494, 35

an-gytan

(v.)
Grammar
an-gytan, [an, gytan to get]

To find ⬩ discover ⬩ understand ⬩ know ⬩ invenire ⬩ intelligere

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Ben. 2

a-slépen

(v.)
Grammar
a-slépen, = a-sleópen

slip away

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slip away, Bt. Met. Fox 13, 18; Met. 13, 9

and-get

(n.)
Grammar
and-get, es; n.

The understanding ⬩ intellect ⬩ intellectus

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The understanding, intellect; intellectus, Bt. 39, 4; Fox 216, 28

a-sǽd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-sǽd, pp. of a-secgan, q. v.

said out ⬩ related ⬩ told

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said out, related, told,Bd. 4, 22; S. 590, 32;

a-tuge

(v.)
Grammar
a-tuge, p. subj. of a-teón.

might draw away ⬩ abstraheret

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might draw away; abstraheret,Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 19;

berh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
berh, p. of beorgan.

for bearh shunned ⬩ vitavit

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for bearh shunned; vitavit, Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 28;

clif-hlép

(adj.; adv.)
Grammar
clif-hlép, clif-hlýp

right down, under foot ⬩ pessum

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cwén-fugol

(n.)
Grammar
cwén-fugol, es; m.

A female or hen bird ⬩ avis feminea, Som. Ben. Lye

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deágolnes

(n.)

hiding-place

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hiding-place, Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 22. v, dígolnes

ed-staðelian

(v.)
Grammar
ed-staðelian, p. ode; pp. od [ed again, staðelian to establish, staðol a foundation]

To establish again, re-establish, restore ⬩ restĭbĭlīre

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ed-staðelung

(n.)
Grammar
ed-staðelung, e; f.

An establishing again, re-establishment, renewing ⬩ repărātio

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Ben. 36

efesung-sceara

(n.)
Grammar
efesung-sceara, an; f.

A pair of scissors or shears ⬩ forfex

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el-þeódian

(v.)
Grammar
el-þeódian, foreigners; barbăros, = el-þeódigan; acc. pl. def.
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of el-þeódig, Bd. 1, 14; S. 482, 12, note

éran

(n.)

a shrill sound, the ears ⬩ tinnulus, aures

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et-néhstan

(adv.)
Grammar
et-néhstan, adv.

At nighest, at last, lastly ⬩ postrēmo, novissĭme

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feax-sceacga

(n.)
Grammar
feax-sceacga, an; m.

A bush of hair ⬩ cæsăries ⬩ crīnium fascĭcŭlus

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féðe-man

(n.)
Grammar
féðe-man, -mann, es; m.

A footman ⬩ soldier ⬩ pĕdestris mīles ⬩ pĕdes

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feðer-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
feðer-cræft, es; m.

The art of feather-embroidering ⬩ plúmāria ars

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Ben. Lye

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