Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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brýd-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
brýd-reáf, es; n.

A nuptial garment ⬩ nuptialis vestis

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Stv. 22, 11

a-werpan

(v.)

to cast away ⬩ projicere

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Stv. 5, 29

cælc

(n.)
Grammar
cælc, es; m.
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Stv. 10, 42

gice-ness

(n.)
Grammar
gice-ness, e ; f.
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Itching, irritation of the stin Gicenes prurigo Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 43. Gycenis, gycinis prurigo Txts. 89, 1658

bereþ

(v.)
Grammar
bereþ, 3rd pres. of beran

bears ⬩ brings forth ⬩ produces

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Stv. 1, 21 : Hick. Thes. i. 135; Runic pm. 18; Kmbl. 342, 28

æt-écan

(v.)
Grammar
æt-écan, -ycan; p. -écte; v. trans, [æt to, at, eacan to eke]

To add to ⬩ increase ⬩ addere ⬩ adjicere

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Stv. 6, 27

gæt

(n.)
Grammar
gæt, es; n.

A gate

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Stv. 7, 13

brym-streám

(n.)

the sea, a river

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Stv. 8, 18: Chr. 942; Th. 209, 38, col. 1; Edm. 5

BOD

(n.)
Grammar
BOD, es; pl. u, o, a; n.

A command, commandment, precept, mandate, an edict, order, message ⬩ jussum, mandatum, edictum ⬩ a commandment

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Stv. 22, 36: Mk. Lind. Stv. 12, 28, 29, 30, 31: Lk. Lind. Stv. 2, 1. Bod on cine diploma, Ælfc. Gl. 80; Som. 72, 110; Wrt. Voc. 46, 67.

stígend

(n.)
Grammar
stígend, es ; m.
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A sty, a small tumour on the edge of the eyelid Stígend ordeolus (=hordeolus ), Wrt. Voc. i. 20, 11

stæþ-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
stæþ-fæst, adj.
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epithet of sea-cliffs), stable Heáhcleofu stíð and stæðfæst, staþelas wið wége, Exon. Th. 61, 7; Cri. 981

el-þiódig

(adj.)

strange, foreign

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Stv. 25, 14

wunden-mǽl

(adj.)
Grammar
wunden-mǽl, adj.

Having curved markings

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.), ðæt hit on eorðan læg, stíð and stýlecg, Beo. Th. 3066; B. 1531

efestlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
efestlíce, adv.
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Oefestlíce ádúne stíg festinans descende, 19, 5

ge-metan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-metan, p. -mæt and -mette , pl. -mǽton; pp. -meten; v. trans.

to measure, measure back or again ⬩ metiri, remetiri ⬩ to measure by traversing or going over ⬩ metiri transeundo

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Isaiah 40, 12], St. And. 47, 2. to measure by traversing or going over; metiri transeundo And his cwén mid him medo-stíg gemæt and his queen with him measured the mead way [way to the mead-hall], Beo. Th. 1852; B. 924

Linked entries: ge-meted ge-meten ge-mette

a-middan

(adv.)
Grammar
a-middan, adv. [a = on in, into; mid middle]

In the middle ⬩ into the midst ⬩ in medium

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In the middle, into the midst; in medium Arís, and stand hér amiddan surge, et sta in medium, Lk. Bos. 6, 8

Linked entry: on-middan

bædzere

(n.)
Grammar
bædzere, bæzere, es; m: bezera, an; m.

A baptist ⬩ baptizer ⬩ baptista

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Stv. 16, 14: 3, 1

Linked entries: bæstere bæðere bæzera bezera

stíþ-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
stíþ-mægen, es ; n.
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Stið-imainede eorl, Laym. 25820.]

stíþe

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Add Hí hæfdon ǽlce scíre on West-Sexum stíðe gemearcod mid bryne and mid hergunge, Chr. 1006; P. 137, 18. austerely, asceticly. v. stíþ; Þá gewunode se hálga wer manega geár on ðám ancerlífe swíðlíce stíðe, Hml. Th. 146, 7

stán-weg

(n.)
Grammar
stán-weg, es; m.
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Sax. stén-weg.] Cf. stán-strǽt

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