Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ést-land

(n.)
Grammar
ést-land, es; n.

East-land, east country, the east ⬩ terra ŏrientālis

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Ben. Lye

esul-cweorn

(n.)
Grammar
esul-cweorn, e; f.

A mill-stone turned by an ass ⬩ mŏla asĭnāria

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A mill-stone turned by an ass; mŏla asĭnāria, Cot. 16

feala-fór

(n.)
Grammar
feala-fór, feale-fór, e; f?

A fieldfare? ⬩ turdus pĭlāris?-Fealafór torax?

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: feolu-fór

feax-gerǽdian

(v.)
Grammar
feax-gerǽdian, p. ode; pp. od [gerǽdian to make ready]

To dress or trim the hair ⬩ crīnes compōnĕre

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Ben. Lye

first-mearc

(n.)

an interval of time ⬩ intercăpēdo

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Ben. Lye. V. frist-mearc

Linked entry: frist-mearc

flít-mǽlum

(n.; adv.)
Grammar
flít-mǽlum, adv. [mǽlum, dat. pl. of mǽl, n.]

By strife ⬩ strifewise ⬩ eagerly ⬩ earnestly ⬩ certātim

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By strife, strifewise, eagerly, earnestly; certātim Flítmǽlum certātim, Mone B. 199

folc-gesetness

(n.)
Grammar
folc-gesetness, e; f.

A decree or ordinance of the people ⬩ plēbiscītum

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: ge-setnes

fór-sorged

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fór-sorged, part, [fór, sorgian to sorrow]

Made very sad ⬩ grieved ⬩ sorrowful ⬩ tristātus ⬩ triste factus

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Ben. Lye

for-swealh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-swealh, -swealg

swallowed up ⬩ devoured

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swallowed up, devoured, Ex. 7, 12: Beo. Th. 2249; B. 1122;

fór-ward

(n.)
Grammar
fór-ward, e; f.

a fore-ward ⬩ precaution

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Ben. Lye

fræt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fræt, ðú frǽte, pl. frǽton

devoured ⬩ devouredst

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devoured, devouredst, Beo. Th. 3167; B. 1581: Ps. Th. 34, 23;

ful-hræde

(n.)

full quickly ⬩ immediately

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full quickly, immediately, Bt. 22, 1; Rawl. 47, 7, note f

gabul-roid

(n.)

a line ⬩ rod ⬩ staff compass ⬩ rădius ⬩ circĭnus ⬩ κίρκινos,

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: gafol-rand

gæfe

(n.)
Grammar
gæfe, e; f.

Grace

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Grace; Mid Godes gæfe by God's grace, Th. Chart. 459, 2

gauel-sester

(n.)
Grammar
gauel-sester, es; m.

A measure of rent ale ⬩ sextārius vectīgālis cerevisiæ

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Ben. Lye

gearod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
gearod, = gear-wod; pp. of gearwian.

clothed ⬩ endowed

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clothed, endowed, Bt. 14, 3; Fox 46, note 7, MS. Cott

hwergen

(adj.)
Grammar
hwergen, adj.

Somewhere

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Somewhere Elles hwergen elsewhere, somewhere else, Beo. Th. 5173; B. 2590

Linked entries: hwarne hwarne

in-settan

(v.)
Grammar
in-settan, p. te

To appoint ⬩ institute

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To appoint, institute Insette instituit, Bd. 4, 23; S. 593, 38

láð-bite

(n.)
Grammar
láð-bite, es; m.

A wound

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A wound Blód ætsprang láðbite líces, Beo. Th. 2248; B. 1122

leoþu-wácung

(n.)
Grammar
leoþu-wácung, e; f.

compeditorum

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T. 78, 11 compeditorum is glossed by liþewácunga

Linked entry: wácung

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