Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ýþ-lida

(n.)
Grammar
ýþ-lida, an; m.
Entry preview:

A wave-traverser, a ship Hé hét him ýðlidan gódne gegyrwan, Beo. Th. 399; B. 198

ánett

(n.)
Grammar
ánett, e; f.
Entry preview:

Solitude Hié þára geearnunga hiora dígelnesse and ánette bet trúwien secretum praeponit suum, Past. 46, 2

apostol-ic

Grammar
apostol-ic, apostol-lic.
Entry preview:

Ben. I. 61, 13. Mid þám apostolican werode, Wlfst. 242, 19. Add

birn-sweord

(n.)
Grammar
birn-sweord, es; n.
Entry preview:

A flaming sword God his byrnsweord getýhþ and þás world ealle þurhslyhþ, Bl. H. 109, 34

Linked entry: byrn-sweord

bryt-mǽlum

(adv.)
Grammar
bryt-mǽlum, adv.
Entry preview:

By bits, gradually Bretmǽlum minutatim, An. Ox. 1829. Bryt(mǽlum) minutatim, i. gradatim ł ordinatim, 1553

Linked entries: bryc-mǽlum bret-mǽlum

diácon-gegirela

(n.)
Grammar
diácon-gegirela, an; m.
Entry preview:

A deacon's vestment Bysceopgegirelan and diácongegyrelan sacerdotalia uel clericalia indumenta, Bd. 1. 29; Sch. 90, 20

for-cirring

(n.)
Grammar
for-cirring, e; f.
Entry preview:

A turning aside On forcirringe in convertendo, Bl. Gl. Forcerringe, Ps. Srt. 9, 4: 125, 1

Linked entry: -cirring

for-crafian

(v.)
Grammar
for-crafian, p. ode

To demand

Entry preview:

Ben. I. 82, 3

Linked entry: crafian

ge-sinhíwan

Entry preview:

Gesinhígum, Bd. l, 27; Sch. 80, II : 4, 5; Sch. 379, i. See newt word. Add

ge-wenge

Entry preview:

Ben. 28, 1. Add

reord

Grammar
reord, speech.
Entry preview:

On Englisce reorde in sua, id est Anglorum, lingua, Bd. 4, 24; Sch. 481, 12. Add

scorf

Entry preview:

Swá mycel hreófle and sceorfe (scurf, scyrf, v. l. ), Bd. 5, 2; Sch. 557, 12. Add

súþan-westerne

(adj.)
Grammar
súþan-westerne, adj.
Entry preview:

Bt. 4; F. 8, 7

þreá

Entry preview:

Bl. N. p. 2. Add:

feax

Entry preview:

Fore missenlicre heora feaxes híwe pro diuersa capillorum specie, Bd. 5, 10; Sch. 599, 20. Add

riht-willend

(n.)
Grammar
riht-willend, es; m.

One whose desires are right

Entry preview:

One whose desires are right Ðú eart án ðara rihtwillendra Bt. 15, 1 ; Fox 10, 6

sang

(n.)
Grammar
sang, song

a bed

Entry preview:

a bed Song ł bedd stratum, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 15: Lk. Skt. Lind. 22, 12

sceadu-genga

(n.)
Grammar
sceadu-genga, an; m.

One who walks in darkness

Entry preview:

One who walks in darkness Com on wanre niht scríðansceadugenga (Grendel), Beo. Th. 1410; B. 703.

brand

an error of the copyist for ⬩ a son.

Entry preview:

Beo. Th. 2045, note; B. 1020, note; an error of the copyist for bearn a son

hord-burh

(n.)
Grammar
hord-burh, -burg, e; f.

A city containing treasure,

Entry preview:

A city containing treasure, Cd. 93; Th. 121, 9; Gen. 2007: Beo. Th. 938; B. 467

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