Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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BÝSEN

(n.)
Grammar
BÝSEN, bísen, býsn, e; f.
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Th. i. 492, 23. Wolde ic eów býsne onstellan I would give you an example, Andr. Kmbl: 1942; An. 973: Bd. 4, 27; S. 604, 1.

Linked entries: bísen bigsen bísen

ge-þreátian

(v.)
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Voc. ii. 44, 59. with prep, to force to (tó) an action Ðonne ús se deáð tó forðsíðe geðreátað, Hml. Th. i. 414, 31. Gif mon ceorles mennen tó nédhǽmde geþreáteð, Ll. Th. i. 78, 12. Gif mon wífmon tó niédhǽmde geþreátige, 18.

wann

(adj.)
Grammar
wann, adj.

Dark ⬩ dusty ⬩ sable ⬩ lurid ⬩ livid ⬩ blue-black ⬩ livid ⬩ swarthy ⬩ dusty ⬩ dark-hued ⬩ dark ⬩ dingy

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Myn is the drenchyng in the see so wan, Chauc. Kn. T. 1598) Ýðgeblond ástígeþ won tó wolcnum the troubled waves mount dark to heaven, Beo. Th. 2752 ; B. 1374. Wonn, Exon. Th. 383, 34; Rä. 4, 20.

Linked entries: wan wanniht

æt-ícness

Grammar
æt-ícness, v. tó-ætícness, and æt-ýcnes
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Linked entry: -ícness

an-ýwan

Grammar
an-ýwan, v. on-íwan
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ár-dæg

Grammar
ár-dæg, v. weorþung-dæg
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amore

Grammar
amore, v. omer
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asce-geswáp

Grammar
asce-geswáp, v. swǽpa (
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an-hefedness

Grammar
an-hefedness, v. on-hefedness
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an-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
an-hende, v. on-hende
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Linked entry: -hende

an-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
an-líce, v. on-líce
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an-speca

Grammar
an-speca, v. on-spreca
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an-tállic

(adj.)
Grammar
an-tállic, Cf. un-tállíce
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ambehtsum-ness

Grammar
ambehtsum-ness, v. embehtsumnes
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belgness

Grammar
belgness, v. bælignis
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cípe-hús

Grammar
cípe-hús, v. cǽpe-hús
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ciris-treów

Grammar
ciris-treów, v. cyrs-treów
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císe-wicu

Grammar
císe-wicu, v. cýs-wuce
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Linked entry: wicu

deáþbǽr-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
deáþbǽr-lic, (deád-). v. deádbǽr-lic
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dene-land

Grammar
dene-land, v. dæne-land
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