Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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æðel-nes

(n.)
Grammar
æðel-nes, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Nobility ⬩ nobilitas

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Nobility; nobilitas,Bd. 2, 20; S. 522, 7: Ps. Th. 118, 142, [MS. æðeles.]

axse

(n.)
Grammar
axse, an; f.

Ashes ⬩ cinis

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Ashes; cinis On axsan gehwyrfeþ in cinerem convertit, Bd. 4, 25; S. 600, 34

a-weaht

(v.)
Grammar
a-weaht, a-weahte

awaked ⬩ excited ⬩ raised up

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awaked, excited, raised up,Ps. Th. 77, 65: Bd. 3, 5 ; S. 526, 34;

brég

(n.)
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an eye-lid, Ps. Surt. 131, 4: Bd. 4, 32 ; S. 611, note 18

elan

(v.)

to trouble, pain, grieve

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to trouble, pain, grieve, L. Edm. S. proœm; Th. i. 246, 22, note 33

fýren cylle

(n.)
Grammar
fýren cylle, an; f.

A fiery torch ⬩ ignea fax

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A fiery torch; ignea fax, Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 29, note, MS. B

ge-célnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-célnes, -nys, -nyss, e; f.

Coolness ⬩ refrigerium

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Coolness; refrigerium For wegferendra gecélnysse ob refrigerium viantium, Bd. 2, 16; S. 520, 6

gefe

(n.)

a gift

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a gift, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 6 : Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 23, 18, 19

ge-héed

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-héed, adj. [ = ge-heád]

Exalted ⬩ exaltātus

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Exalted; exaltātus Wæs Bryten gehéed Britain was exalted, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 27

hýn-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hýn-ness, e; f.

Humiliation ⬩ abasement ⬩ proscription

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Humiliation, abasement, proscription Unsceaþþiendra hýnnysse proscriptionibus innocentum, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 25, note

lawer

(n.)
Grammar
lawer, laber

laver

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laver [a plant. v. E. D. S. Plant Names], Lchdm. i. 254, 1, 2

Linked entry: laber

stíga

(n.)
Grammar
stíga, (?), an; m.: stíge (?), an; f.
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A path Faestin vel ánstígan, festin (-s, MS.) vel ánstíga termofilas, Txts. 104, 1042

tó-ætícness

(n.)
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e; f An increase, augmentation Tðætýcnys augmen-tum. Bd. 3, 22; S. 553, 14

un-gelífed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelífed, adj.

Unallowed ⬩ illicit

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Unallowed, illicit Ðurh ungelýfedne willan per inlicitam voluptatem, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 29

Angel-cyrice

(n.)
Grammar
Angel-cyrice, an; f.
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The church in England In Ongelcyricean, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 11: 492, 2

be-hylian

(v.)
Grammar
be-hylian, p. ede
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To cover, veil Heó hire heáfod behylede mid hire cúlan, Hml. S. 33, 237

Linked entries: be-helian -hylian

be-lǽwa

(n.)
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a betrayer Iudas, Drihtnes belǽwa, Hml. S. 19, 228: Hml. Th. i. 398, 22

á-wirgung

(n.)
Grammar
á-wirgung, e; f.

A curse

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A curse Þám gelamp seó áwyrigung þe se wítega cwæð, Hml. S. 15, 115

bodiend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
bodiend-lic, bodigend-lic; adj.

praised

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To be celebrated, praised, Ic bletsige ðé, Fæder, bodigendlic God, Hml, S. 7, 232

heard-mód

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Heardmód bið se mon þe ne mage þysum gelýfan. Hml. S. 36, 326. Add

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