Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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a-wrigenes

(n.)
Grammar
a-wrigenes, -wregennes, -ness, e; f.

A discovery ⬩ revelation ⬩ revelatio

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Bos. 2, 32

Linked entries: a-wregennes a-wrygenes

dúre

(n.)
Grammar
dúre, an; f.

A door ⬩ ostium, jānua

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Bos. 1, 33

feld-oxa

(n.)
Grammar
feld-oxa, an; f.

A field or pasture ox ⬩ pascuālis bos

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A field or pasture ox; pascuālis bos Feldoxan pascuāles bŏves, Hymn. in Dedic. Eccles

Linked entry: feld-hrýðer

fixoþ

(n.)
Grammar
fixoþ, es; m?

A fishing ⬩ piscātus

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Bos. 21, 3

gearwe

(adj.)
Grammar
gearwe, nom. pl. n. of gearo; adj.

prepared ⬩ părāta

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Bos. 22, 4;

be-þýddon

(v.)

thrust

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thrust, Ors. 4, 1; Bos. 78, 8; Similar entries p. pl. of be-þýan

bí-spell

(n.)

a fable

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a fable, Bt. 35, 5; Fox 166, 19: Ors. 1, 6; Bos. 29, 11

Linked entry: big-spell

ge-bealg

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bealg, -bealh [ge, and bealg was angry, p. of belgan to be angry]

made angry ⬩ irritated ⬩ enraged

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Bos. 15, 28

ge-clǽnsung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-clǽnsung, e; f.

A cleansing ⬩ purifying ⬩ purĭfĭcātio

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Bos. 2, 6

ge-sǽd

(v.; part.)

said, told, proved

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said, told, proved, Ors. 1, 8; Bos. 31, 33, 34; pp. of ge-secgan

ge-dæftan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dæftan, p. -dæfte; pp. dæft

To put in order ⬩ make ready ⬩ prepare

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Bos. 22, 12 : Mk. Bos. 14, 15

and-wyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
and-wyrdan, ond-wyrdan

to answer

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Th. 101, 21: 118, 42: Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 20

Linked entry: and-wearde

bycgean

(v.)
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Bos. 25, 10

el-þeódisc

(adj.)
Grammar
el-þeódisc, adj.

Foreign, strange ⬩ pĕregrīnus

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Bos. 27, 7

eornfullnes

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

Earnestness, anxiety ⬩ dĭlĭgentia, sollĭcĭtudo

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Bos. 13, 22

bodigean

(v.)

to publish, preach

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Bos. 5, 20: Cd. 169; Th. 210, 4; Exod. 510

ǽg-ðer

(pronoun.)
Grammar
ǽg-ðer, [ = ǽg-hwæðer] ; pron.

Either ⬩ each ⬩ both ⬩ uterque ⬩ ambo

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Bos. 15, 24

Linked entry: égðer

be-reáfian

(v.)
Grammar
be-reáfian, bi-reáfian, -reáfigean, ic -reáfige; p. -reáfode; pp. -reáfod; v. a.

To BEREAVE ⬩ seize ⬩ spoil ⬩ take away ⬩ eripere ⬩ spoliare ⬩ privare

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Bos. 12, 29 : Mk. Bos. 3, 27. Ic ondréd, ðæt ðú me bereáfodest ðínra dóhtra timui, ne violenter auferres filias tuas, Gen. 31, 31 : 43, 18 : 43, 14 : Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 16 : Cd. 40; Th. 53, 11; Gen. 859

Linked entries: be-rípan be-rafan bi-reáfian

a-cucian

(v.)

to revive

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to revive [cuc = cwic, Cd. 65; Th. 78, 23 = Ors. 2, 1; Bos. 38, 8]

a-speón

enticed ⬩ secretly introduced

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enticed, secretly introduced, Ors. 1, 12 ; Bos. 35, 19: Bd. 3, 7; S. 530, 4

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