Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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land-begang

(n.)
Grammar
land-begang, es; m.
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Cultivation of land, or habitation in a land Londbigonges mínes incolatus mei, Ps. Surt. 118, 54

Linked entry: be-gang

lim-lama

(adj.)
Grammar
lim-lama, adj.

crippled

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Lame in the limbs, crippled Manege ðǽr wurdan hále, ðe ǽr wǽran limmlaman, Wulfst. 4, 12

mód-þwǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
mód-þwǽre, adj.

Gentle ⬩ meek ⬩ mild

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Gentle, meek, mild Hé gerehþ módþwǽre on dóme diriget mansuetos in judicio, Ps. Lamb. 24, 9

searwung

(n.)
Grammar
searwung, e; f.
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Treachery, artifice, plot, snare Hé sit mid searwungum sedet in insidiis, Ps. Lamb. 9 second, 8

Linked entry: sirwung

friþ-gísel

(n.)
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In l. 3 for 'allowed' l. 'delivered to'

ge-érendian

(v.)

to go on an errand

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In. 33; Th. i. 122, 13, note 37, MS. B

ge-fryþsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fryþsum, adj.

Safe ⬩ fortified ⬩ salvus ⬩ mūnītus

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Safe, fortified; salvus, mūnītus On stówe [MS. stówum] gefryþsumre in lŏcum mūnītum, Ps. Spl. 70, 3

Linked entry: friþsum

ge-gléded

(v.)
Grammar
ge-gléded, part. [gléd a burning coal]

Kindled ⬩ accensus

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Kindled; accensus Wæs gegléded fýr on Iacobe ignis accensus est in Iacob, Ps. Th. 77, 23

Linked entry: -gléded

ge-scýt

(v.)

shoots forward, falls or is allotted to

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shoots forward, falls or is allotted to, Homl. Th. ii. 104, 9; pres. of ge-sceótan

ge-setnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-setnian, p. ode, ade

To lie in wait ⬩ insidiari

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To lie in wait; insidiari Herodia gesetnade him Herodias insidiabatur illi, Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 19

stunt-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
stunt-wyrde, adj.
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Using foolish words, foolish in speech Se ðe wǽre stuntwyrde, weorðe se wíswyrde, Wulfst. 72, 17

þeóster-loca

(n.)
Grammar
þeóster-loca, an; m.
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A dark enclosure, a tomb In byrgenne bídende wæs under þeósterlocan, Elen. Kmbl. 967; El. 485

Linked entry: þeóster-cofa

á-gniden

(n.)
Grammar
á-gniden, á-gnidenn, e; f.
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A rubbing off Ágnidinne (-ine) detriturigine , Txts. 56, 345. Ágnidene detriturugine. Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 45

blícan

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In bracket dele: Laym. blikien: O. Nrs. blika, and add

beorh-hliþ

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Substitute: A mountain-slope; and take here the passages given under burg- (burh-)hleoþ in Dict

bol

(n.)
Grammar
bol, (?), es; m.

The iole ⬩ trunk

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The iole, trunk: Scæf efic wið, þon[n]e bol, in meolc, Lch. iii. 18, 9

cneátung

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Smeáunge, cneátunge scrutinium, i. indagationem, An. Ox, 1085. On cneátungum in disputationibus, Scint. 74, 20. Add

for-cirring

(n.)
Grammar
for-cirring, e; f.
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A turning aside On forcirringe in convertendo, Bl. Gl. Forcerringe, Ps. Srt. 9, 4: 125, 1

Linked entry: -cirring

ge-lǽdenlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-lǽdenlíc, l. ge-lǽdendlic,
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and add On býman gelǽdendlicum in tubis ductilibus, Ps. L. 97, 6: Ps. Rdr. 97, 6

ge-lustian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lustian, p. ode
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To take pleasure in Ne gelusta þú síþfatum árleásra ne delecteris semitis impiorum, Scint. 186, 5

Linked entry: -lustian

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