Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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for-gyltan

(v.)

to become guilty ⬩ to commit ⬩ committĕre

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Scint. Ben. Lye

under-wendan

(v.)

subvertere

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glosses subvertere in: Hé underwende subuertat, Scint. 196, 6

ceald

(adj.)
Grammar
ceald, adj.
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Mid cealdrum éstum frigidioribus aepulis, Scint. 52, 1. Add

ge-þwǽrung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þwǽrung, e; f.
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Consent Mid geþwǽrunge geþances consensione mentis, Scint. 228, 12

Linked entry: -þwǽrung

spær

(adj.)
Grammar
spær, adj.

Spare ⬩ frugal ⬩ parcus

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Spare, frugal Spær mete parcus cibus, Scint. 52, 6

tung-full

(adj.)
Grammar
tung-full, adj.

Loquacious ⬩ talkative

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Loquacious, talkative Tungfull mann linguosus homo, Scint. 81, 9

á-stirred

(adj.)
Grammar
á-stirred, adj.

Starred ⬩ starry

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Starred, starry Geseón heofen ástyrredne (stellatum), Scint. 180, 3

Linked entry: -stirred

deorc-full

(adj.)
Grammar
deorc-full, adj.

Darksome, dark ⬩ tenebrōsus

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Darksome, dark; tenebrōsus Deorcfull wæg via tenebrōsa, Scint. 59

gálfull

(adj.)
Grammar
gálfull, adj.

Lustful ⬩ licentious ⬩ luxurious ⬩ libīdĭnōsus ⬩ luxŭriōsus

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Lustful, licentious, luxurious; libīdĭnōsus, luxŭriōsus, Scint. 21 : 28 : 58

for-hogiendlic

(adj.)
Grammar
for-hogiendlic, adj.

Contemptible ⬩ despicable

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Contemptible, despicable Forhogigendlic contemptibilis, Scint. 62, 7: 125, 9

Linked entry: -hogiendlic

á-wending

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Áwendincg subversio, Scint. 188, 4: inmutatio, 225, 15. Add

Linked entry: wending

un-fyrn

Grammar
un-fyrn, <b>. I.</b>
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Þú wást ꝥ ic sylfa unfyrn sceall beón sweltende scis quia ego modo te (the dying abbot) secuturus sum 226, 4

burna

(n.)
Grammar
burna, an; m.

A stream, bourn ⬩ torrens, latex

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Scír burna biþ gedréfed: bróc biþ onwended. the clear stream is disturbed: the brook is turned aside, Bt. Met. Fox 5, 37; Met. 5, 19. He hine bibaðaþ in ðam burnan he bathes himself in the stream, Exon. 57b; Th. 205, 3; Ph. 107. Burna latex, Wrt.

a-tendincg

(n.)
Grammar
a-tendincg, = atending, e; f.

A fire-brand ⬩ an incentive ⬩ a provoking ⬩ incentivum

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A fire-brand, an incentive, a provoking; incentivum, Scint. 81

ceást-full

(adj.)
Grammar
ceást-full, adj.

Full of contention, tumultuous ⬩ tumultuosus, contentiosus

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Full of contention, tumultuous; tumultuosus, contentiosus, Scint. 28: Fulg. 23

forþ-stefn

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-stefn, es; m. [stefn a prow]

A fore-prow ⬩ prow ⬩ prōra

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A fore-prow, prow; prōra Forþstefn scipes prōra nāvis. Lye

stunt-sprǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
stunt-sprǽce, adj.
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Talking foolishly, foolish in speech Stuntspǽcne stultiloquum, Scint. 97, 10

wiþer-winning

(n.)
Grammar
wiþer-winning, e; f.

Contest ⬩ controversy

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sine controversia, Scint. 146, 15

be-gímend

(n.)
Grammar
be-gímend, es; m.
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A guide, ruler Begýmend rector, Scint. 122, 19: 123, 12

Linked entry: gímend

etol-ness

(n.)
Grammar
etol-ness, e; f.

Gluttony ⬩ voracity

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Gluttony, voracity Ettulnysse mid leahtre edacitatis vitio, Scint. 55, 6

Linked entry: ettulnys

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