Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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geanðe

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Mið ðý wæs Petrus in worð from geanðe ł sunduria (deorsum.

nearu-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
nearu-cræft, es; m.

An art that confines or imprisons

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earl treasures ... few words he spake : Hold thou now, earth, the possessions of earls, Beo.

á-smorian

(v.)
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Mid ðǽre wilnunge ðisse worlde bið ásmorod (suffocatum) ðæt sǽd Godes worda, Past. 67, 22, Ðǽr hine ongeáton Adam and Eua þǽr hí ásmorede wǽron mid deópum ðeóstrum, Shrn. 68, 13. Add

mán-ídel

(adj.)
Grammar
mán-ídel, adj.

Wicked and vain

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Wicked and vain Ðara múþas sprecaþ mánídel word quorum as locutum est vanitatem, Ps. Th. 143, 9, 13

Linked entry: ÍDEL

un-stedefulness

(n.)
Grammar
un-stedefulness, e; f.

Instability ⬩ infestatio

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Instability; but the word glosses infestatio Aelc unstydfulnis ðæs unclǽnes gástes omnis infestatio inmundi spiritus, Rtl. 122, 24

Linked entry: stedefulness

feówer-gild

(n.)
Grammar
feówer-gild, l. feówer-gilde.
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In the passage the word might be taken as the case of a noun, or as an adverb

hosp-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hosp-lic, adj.
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Insulting, contumelious, opprobrious, blasphemous Hí ( the Jews ) tó Críste hosplice word wédende sprǽcon, Hml. Th. ii. 232, 31

úle

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Add: The word occurs in local names, Úlan-bearh. -beorh, -cymb, -del, -hyrst, -wal, C. D. vi. 345

fullwiht-þegnung

(n.)
Grammar
fullwiht-þegnung, e; f.

Baptismal service

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Baptismal service Ðá twá word abrenuntio and credo þe man æt fulluhtþénunge on gewunan hæfð, Wlfst. 38, 9

wil-hréþig

(adj.)
Grammar
wil-hréþig, adj.

Satisfied, exultant

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Kmbl. 2231; El. 1117. v. wil-fægen, and preceding word

on-unwísdóm

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See, however, preceding word

stæf-rǽw

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mamor

(n.)
Grammar
mamor, es; m.

Deep sleep ⬩ unconsciousness

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sopor, Wrt.Voc. ii. 120, 82. v. next word

Linked entries: momna mamera

wícing-sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
wícing-sceaþa, an; m.
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Voc. 68, 12. v. next word

weorod

(n.)
Grammar
weorod, wered, es; n.
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Th. 996 ; B. 496. v. preceding word, and weorod-ness

wirged

(n.)
Grammar
wirged, es; m.

An accursed being ⬩ the devil

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Rush. 13, 19. v. preceding word

be-þeówan

(v.)
Grammar
be-þeówan, p. -þeówde, -þeódde (v. þeówan to serve)

To serve

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To serve Beþeóddan inserviunt (v. l. to inheserunt in passage given under previous word), R. Ben. 134, 20

Linked entries: þeówan þeówan

cærs-will

(n.)
Grammar
cærs-will, es; m.
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D. iii. 384, 19. v. preceding word

ge-dysigian

(v.)
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Spl. 94, 9. v. next word

scerwen

Grammar
scerwen, scerpen (?).
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; according to the facsimile reprint of the Vercelli codex the word is scerwen in An. 1528

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