Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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fit

(n.)
Grammar
fit, fitt, e; f.

A song ⬩ poem ⬩ cantĭlēna ⬩ carmen

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Met. Fox introduc. 17; Met. Einl. 9

Linked entry: fittan

lid-mann

(n.)
Grammar
lid-mann, es; m.

A sailor ⬩ seaman

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Met. Fox 26, 126; Met. 26, 63

Linked entries: lið-mann liðs-

mirgen

(n.)

that which causes delight ⬩ poetry

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Met. Fox introd. 9; Met. Einl. 5

Linked entry: mirig-ness

ge-feðeran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feðeran, -feðran; p. ede; pp. ed

To feather ⬩ give wings to ⬩ ālas addĕre

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Met. Fox 24, 8; Met. 24, 4

bryrdan

(v.)
Grammar
bryrdan, he bryrdeþ, bryrdþ, bryrþ; p. bryrde; p p. bryrded, bryrd

stimulus, cuspis ⬩ To prick, goad, incite, urge, constrain ⬩ compungere, stimulare, instigare, urgere, compellere

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Met. Fox 13, 5; Met. 13, 3

Linked entry: a-bryrdan

un-áwendende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áwendende, adj.

Unchanging

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Unchanging Se ús gesette sido unáwendendne, Met. 11, 13

Linked entry: á-wendan

ungemet-ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
ungemet-ceald, adj.

Excessively cold

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Excessively cold Winter bringeþ weder ungemetcald, Met. 11, 59

Linked entry: ceald

denu

(n.)
Grammar
denu, e; f : dene,an ; f : dene,es ; m.

A plain, vale, dale, valley ⬩ vallis, convallis

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Met. Fox 7, 73; Met. 7, 37 : Salm. Kmbl. 458; Sal. 229. From Ebron dene de valle Hebron, Gen. 37, 14. He gebirgde hine on ðære dene Moab landes ongeán Phogor sepelīvit eum in valle terræ Moab contra Phogor, Deut. 34, 6.

Linked entries: dænu dene dene dene

gita

(adv.)
Grammar
gita, gieta, geta, gyta; adv.

Yet ⬩ still

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Met. Fox 8, 24; Met. 8, 12

Linked entries: gyta geta

BRIDEL

(n.)
Grammar
BRIDEL, gen. bridles; m.

A BRIDLE ⬩ frenum

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Met. Fox 13, 5; Met. 13, 3

Linked entries: bridels brydel

ǽg-hwider

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽg-hwider, -hwyder; adv.

On every side ⬩ every way ⬩ quaquaversum

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Met. Fox 20, 184; Met. 20, 92

Linked entries: ǽg-hwyder á-hwider hwider

hyrned

(adj.)
Grammar
hyrned, adj.
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Met. Fox 26, 46; Met. 26, 23

ge-weorht

(n.)
Grammar
ge-weorht, es; n.

Work ⬩ deed ⬩ merit ⬩ desert ⬩ ŏpus ⬩ făcĭnus ⬩ mĕrĭtum

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Met. Fox 27, 53; Met. 27, 27

án-wald

(n.)
Grammar
án-wald, es; m.

Sole power ⬩ jurisdiction ⬩ rule

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Met. Fox 1, 123; Met. 1, 62. Se ánwald Godes Ælmihtiges the power of Almighty God, 9, 95; Met. 9, 48: Exon. 63 a; Th. 232, 23; Ph. 511: Lk. Bos. 23, 7: Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, 15: Ors. 2, 1; Bos. 38, 11

efen

(adv.)
Grammar
efen, efne; adv.

Evenly, equally, just so ⬩ æque

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Met. Fox 20, 487; Met. 20, 244: Exon. 41 a; Th. 137, 24; Gú. 564

éðelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
éðelíce, adv.

Easily ⬩ facĭlĭter

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Met. Fox 20, 552; Met. 20, 276. Ðæt ðú mǽge cumon éðelícost that thou mayest most easily come, Bt. 41, 5; Fox 254, 17

full

(adv.)
Grammar
full, adv.

Fully ⬩ perfectly ⬩ entirely ⬩ plēne ⬩ perfecte ⬩ omnīno

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Met. Fox 26, 33; Met. 26, 17

eall-ísig

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-ísig, adj.

All-icy ⬩ omnīno glaciālis

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Met. Fox 24, 45; Met. 24, 23. Se is eall-ísig it is all icy, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 13

Linked entries: eal-ísig ísig

ge-tǽse

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-tǽse, adj.

Meet ⬩ convenient suitable ⬩ mild ⬩ easy ⬩ accommodus ⬩ placidus ⬩ lenis

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Met. Fox 20, 22; Met. 20, 11

stihtan

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Þú hí siððan stýrest and stihtest, Met. 20, 178. Add

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