Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ár-wyrþ

(adj.)
Grammar
ár-wyrþ, adj.

Honourable ⬩ venerable ⬩ honorabilis ⬩ venerandus

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Honourable, venerable; honorabilis, venerandus, Bt. 39, 2; Fox 212, 23: Elen. Kmbl. 2256; El. 1129

ceáp-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
ceáp-strǽt, e; f. [ceáp = saleable commodities, strǽt = a street, public place, market]

a market ⬩ vicus mercatorius, forum, mercatus;

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Ben. Lye

efen-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
efen-líce, adv.

EVENLY, alike ⬩ æque

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EVENLY, alike; æque Efenlíce Godes man æque Deo devōtus, Bd. 3, 23; S. 554, 16

Linked entries: em-líce emne-líce emn-líce

eldran

(n.)

elders, parents

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elders, parents, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 115; Met. 1, 58: 13, 55; Met. 13, 28

Linked entry: ildra

eofor-líc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
eofor-líc, es; n.

A boar-likeness ⬩ apri sĭmŭlacrum

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A boar-likeness; apri sĭmŭlacrum Eoforlíc scionon ioar's likenesses shone, Beo. Th. 612 ; B. 303

-es

(suffix)
Grammar
-es, is the termination of the genitive case singular, in the greater part of Anglo-Saxon nouns. — Cyninges botl a king's palace. — Abrahames God

Abraham's God

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In English e is omitted, but its place is denoted by an apostrophe

FÆGER

(n.)
Grammar
FÆGER, e; f.

Beauty, fairness ⬩ pulchrĭtūdo

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Beauty, fairness; pulchrĭtūdo Ðæs líchoman fæger the body's beauty, Bt. 32, 2; Fox 116, 30

Linked entries: fægir fægr fæiger fǽr feger fægernes

fird-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
fird-cræft, es; m.

A war design ⬩ an expedition ⬩ expĕdītio

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A war design, an expedition; expĕdītio Mid hiora firdcræfte by their expedition, Num. 22, 4

Linked entry: fyrd-cræft

folc-lár

(n.)
Grammar
folc-lár, e; f.

Popular instruction ⬩ a sermon ⬩ pŏpŭlāris institūtio vel instructio ⬩ hŏmīlia ⬩ sermo

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Ben. Lye

fóre-manian

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-manian, p. ode; pp. od

To fore-warn ⬩ præmŏnēre

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To fore-warn; præmŏnēre He fóremanod wæs præmŏnĭtus fuĕrat, Bd. 5, 10; S. 623, 39

forþ-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
forþ-rihte, adv.

Distinctly ⬩ plainly ⬩ manifestly ⬩ expresse ⬩ plāne ⬩ directe

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Ben. 29. Forþrihte indeclinabiliter, Hpt. Gl. 406

forþ-stóp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
forþ-stóp, pl. -stópon

went forth ⬩ proceeded ⬩ passed by

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went forth, proceeded, passed by, Ps. Lamb. 72, 7: Mk. Bos. 14, 35: 15, 29;

eádig-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
eádig-líce, adv.

Happily ⬩ felīce

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Happily; felīce Da drihtguman lifdon eádiglíce the retainers lived happily, Beo. Th. 200; B. 100

hróf-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
hróf-fæst, adj.
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Having the roof firmly fixed Healle hróffæste, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 11; Met. 7, 6

ísern-byrne

(n.)
Grammar
ísern-byrne, an ; f.

corslet

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An iron byrnie or corslet Hé him of dyde ísernbyrnan, Beo. Th. 1347 ; B. 671

Linked entry: íren-byrne

lagu-cræftig

(adj.)
Grammar
lagu-cræftig, adj.
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Skilled in matters connected with the sea Lagu-cræftig mon, Beo. Th. 423; B. 209

leód-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
leód-bealu, wes; n.

Harm

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Harm or bale which affects a people, Beo. Th. 3448; B. 1722: 3896; B. 1946

líg-draca

(n.)
Grammar
líg-draca, an; m.
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A fire-drake, dragon vomiting flames, Beo. Th. 4655; B. 2333. Légdraca, 6073; B. 3040

mǽg-hǽmed

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg-hǽmed, es; n.

Incest

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Incest Nǽnig mǽghǽmed ne unclǽne fremme nullus incestum faciat, Bd. 4, 5; S. 573, 15

Linked entry: hǽmed

mere-grund

(n.)
Grammar
mere-grund, es; m.

The bottom of a sea or lake

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The bottom of a sea or lake, Beo. Th. 2902; B. 1449: 4207; B. 2100

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