Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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heolstor

Grammar
heolstor, [In the first passage perhaps hrúse might be read for hrúsan and heolstre be dat. (inst.), as in El. 1082 þá þe in foldan deópe bedolfen sindon, heolstre behýded. Or possibly (?) a form heolstre exists alongside heolstor. v. Germ. 399, 447 infra, and cf. eówestre (?).]
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Helostr, heolstr secessus, Txts. 94, 901. Heolstre latebra, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 18. Heolstre, dígelnesse latibulo, i. tenebrositate (taciturnitatis) An. Ox. 3354. Heolster latebram, 3289. Hé sette ðeóstru heolstur (latibulum) his, Ps. Srt. 17, 12. Þé (Satan

west-healf

(n.)
Grammar
west-healf, e; f.
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The western side On westhealfe ab occasu, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 12, 13: ad occidentem, Num. 3, 23. On westhealfe ðære cyrican ad occidentalem ecclesiae partem Bd. 3, 17 ; S. 543, 34 : Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 17: Chr. 1016; Erl. 155, 10

be-sceát

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-sceát, p. of be-sceótan.

shot into

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shot into, precipitated one's self, Ors. 3, 3; Bos. 56, 5;

Falster

(n.)

an island in the Baltic

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an island in the Baltic, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 21, 43

súþ-gársecg

(n.)
Grammar
súþ-gársecg, es; m.
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A southern ocean; meridianus oceanus, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 8, 30

Bret-land

(n.)
Grammar
Bret-land, es; n.

Britain

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Britain On Bretlande in Britain, Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 126, 2

ge-stóp

(v.; part.)

stepped ⬩ went

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stepped, went, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 22 p.of ge-stapan

be-eástan-norþan

(adv.)

to the north-east of,

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to the north-east of, Ors. 1, 1; Th. 246, 16

bróc

Grammar
bróc, l. broc,

affliction ⬩ labour ⬩ misery ⬩ affliction ⬩ trouble ⬩ disease ⬩ hurt

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Eówre brocu nú lǽssan sindon þonne heora þá wǽre, Ors. 3, 7 ; S. 120, ii. 14, 8. Ealle þá sár and þá brocu þe se man tó gesceapen is, Bl.

Linked entry: bróc

fæstnes

stability ⬩ tenacity ⬩ resolution ⬩ vigour ⬩ firmness

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Ors. 1, 2; S. 30, 14-35), Ors. 1, 2 tit.; Th. 513, 4

fíf-tyne

Grammar
fíf-tyne, l. -tíne,
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Fífténe geár, Ors. 1, 10; S. 44, 19. governing a noun Ymb seofon hund wintra and V-tiéne, Ors. 1, 14; S. 58, 11. Sé wæs fífténe geára, Shrn. 84, 12

Africa

(n.)
Grammar
Africa, = Affrica

Africa ⬩ Africa

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Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 24, 35

a-sláwian

(v.)
Grammar
a-sláwian, p. ode; pp. od

To be heavy ⬩ dull ⬩ sluggish ⬩ torpescere

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To be heavy, dull, sluggish; torpescere, Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100, 20

demm

(n.)

damage, mischief, harm

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damage, mischief, harm, Ex. 22, 5: Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43, 29

drýfan

(v.)

to drive ⬩ pellĕre

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to drive; pellĕre Sceoldondrýfan should drive, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 43, 10

ge-mǽnan

Grammar
ge-mǽnan, <b>; I.</b>
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Hú earfeðlíce hí hit gemǽnað, Ors. 3, 9; S. 136, 19. Add

biddende

(v.; part.)

praying

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praying, Ors. 2, 5; Bos. 47, 40; Similar entries part. of biddan

ge-browen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-browen, pp. of breówan.

brewed

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brewed, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 17: Homl. Th. i. 552, 7;

Linked entry: browen

ge-médred

(v.)
Grammar
ge-médred, part.

Mothered, of the same mother ⬩ uterinus

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Mothered, of the same mother; uterinus, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 19

Linked entry: ge-médryd

þurh-brecan

(v.)

to break through

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to break through Wordes ord breósthord þurhbræc, Beo. Th. 5577; B. 2792

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