Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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sefa

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Lang. Rev. xi. 215. Add

ge-líþan

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Add: of journeying (by water), to come to land, arrive, reach port Geláþ adtigisset (portum attigit, Aid. 80, 5), Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 23. Gelidun adplicuerunt (v. Mk. 6, 53), 73, 34. Hý tó lande geliden hæfdon.

ǽ-lǽdend

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-lǽdend, es; m. [ǽ lex, lǽdend lator, from lǽdan ferre, to move or propose a law]

A lawgiver ⬩ legislator

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A lawgiver; legislator, Ps. Spl. 9, 21

edisc

(n.)
Grammar
edisc, es; n. [ed-, Lat. re- again; isc a termination, generally an adj. but also es; n. ]

EDISH or aftermath, pasture ⬩ pascua ⬩ a park ⬩ vīvārium

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EDISH or aftermath, pasture; pascua Wǽrun we his sceáp, ða he on his edisce afédde we were his sheep, which he fed in his pasture Ps. Th. 94, 7: 99, 3. a park; vīvārium, Cot. 207, Lye

Linked entries: edisc-weard ersc

ofer-micelness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-micelness, e; f.

Over-greatness, excess

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Over-greatness, excess: — Náht framaþ eallum dæge lang ádreógan fæsten gif æfter ðam metta oferfylle oððe ofermicel-nysse (nimietate) sáwl byþ ofersýmed, Scint. 13

Linked entry: micel-ness

ge-þang

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þang, growth.
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Lang. Rev. xi. 215

Angle

(n.)
Grammar
Angle, g. a; dat. um; pl. m.

The ANGLES

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Bede says, — Ðæt mynster, Æbbercurníg, ðæt is geseted on Engla lande the minster, Abercorn, that is seated in the land of the Angles, or Engla land - England Bd. 4, 26 ; S. 602, 35.

sceaft

(adj.)
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D. shaftment. v. web-sceaft: lang-sceaft; adj

ettan

(v.)

to pasture land ⬩ depascĕre

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to pasture land; depascĕre Eal ðæt land ðæt man áðer oððe ettan oððe erian mæg all the land that they could either pasture or plough, Ors. I. I; Bos. 20, 41

fleard

(n.)
Grammar
fleard, es; n.

Trifles ⬩ nūgæ

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Trifles; nūgæ Gif friþgeard sí on hwæs lande, abúton stán, oððe treów, oððe wille, oððe swilces ǽnige fleard if there be an inclosed space on any one's land, about a stone, or a tree, or a well, or any trifles of such kind, L. N. P.

dincge

(n.)
Grammar
dincge, dyncge, an; f.
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Ploughed land, fallow land; novāle Dincge nŏvāle, Wrt. Voc. 66, 56. Dyncgum novālĭbus, Mone B. 1434: 2326

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burg-leóda

(n.)
Grammar
burg-leóda, an; m.
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Cf. land-leódan; pl. under land-leód; m

norþe-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
norþe-weard, adj.

Northward ⬩ north

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Ðonne is tóemnes ðæm lande súþeweardum Sweóland, óþ ðæt land norþeweard; and tóemnes ðæm lande norþeweardum Cwéna land alongside the south of the country (Norway), up to its northern part, lies Sweden; and alongside its northern part the country of the

Linked entry: norþ-weard

Andreas

(n.)
Grammar
Andreas, m. indecl. but Andreæ and Andrea are found in dat. as in Lat. and Grk.

Andrew ⬩ Andreas

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Andrew; Andreas. Andreas, Simónes bróðer Petres Andreas, frater Simonis Petri, Ἀνδρέας, ὁ ἀδελφὸς Σίμωνος Πέτρου, Jn. Bos. 1, 40. Hí cómon on Andreas hús venerunt in domum Andreæ, ἦλθον εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν Ἀνδρέου, Mk. Bos. 1, 29. Fram Bethsaida, Andreas

Angle

(n.)
Grammar
Angle, g. d. acc. of Angel

Anglen

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Anglen Ðæt land, ðe man Angle hǽt the land, which they call Anglen, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 37

un-áwæscen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áwæscen, adj.

Unwashed

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Unwashed Unáwæscen wull lana succida vel sucilenta, Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 8. Unáwaxen wul lana sucida, ii. 54, 6

lengþ

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Add: height, v. lang; 2 a Ðone munt ðe sý in ðǽre lengoðe seó líne ðe wile .xxxiii. síþa ealne eorðan ymbehwyrft útan ymblicgan, Sal. K. p. 152, 5

Norþ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
Norþ-mann, es; m.

A man belonging to a northern country ⬩ a Norseman ⬩ Norwegian ⬩ Dane

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Hé sǽde ðæt Norþmanna land ( Norway ) wǽre swýðe lang and swýðe smæl, Swt. 18, 24. Hé ( Ohthere from Halgoland ) ealra Norþmonna norþmest búde, 17, 2. On his dagum cómon ǽrest iii scipu Norþmanna ...

Linked entry: Nor-men

a-manian

(v.)
Grammar
a-manian, -manigan; p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad [a from, manian to admonish, challenge, lay claim to]

To demand ⬩ exact ⬩ exigere

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To demand, exact; exigere Gif hit se geréfa ne amanige mid rihte if the reeve do not lawfully exact it, L. Ed. 5; Th. i. 162, 12. Se biscop amanige ða oferhýrnesse æt ðam geréfan let the bishop exact the penalty for contempt from the reeve, L. Ath. i

mid-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
mid-wyrhta, an; m.

One who works with others ⬩ a co-operator

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One who works with others, a co-operator On ðæt gerád ðæt hé wǽre his midwyrhta ǽgðer ge on sǽ ge on lande on the condition that he would co-operate with him by sea and by land, Chr. 945; Erl. 116, 31: Past. 38, 8; Swt. 279, 25.