Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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swyrige

(v.)
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Ben. Interl. 54, 4) (

croc-hwær

(n.)
Grammar
croc-hwær, es; m. [hwer an ewer]

A kettle ⬩ cacabus

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Ben. Lye

ge-synlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-synlíce, adv.

More frequently; ⬩ sæpius,

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Ben. 56

hlúd-clipol

(adj.)
Grammar
hlúd-clipol, adj.

Calling aloud

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Ben. interl. 7

cugele

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Ben. 91, 11. Add

ofer-þencan

(v.)
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to think over, consider Gif hit byð wel ásmeád and oferþóht si bene perpenditur, Gr. D. 316, 20

Linked entry: þencan

endebyrdlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
endebyrdlíce, <b>; I.</b>
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Wel and endebyrdlíce bene atque ornate, 57, 9. Add

for-beódan

(v.)
Grammar
for-beódan, -biódan, to -beódanne; part. -beódende; p. ic, he -beád, ðú -bude, pl. -budon; pp. -boden [Ger. ver-bieten]

To FORBID ⬩ prohibit ⬩ restrain ⬩ suppress ⬩ prohĭbēre ⬩ vătāre ⬩ interdīcĕre

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To FORBID, prohibit, restrain, suppress; prohĭbēre, vătāre, interdīcĕre Nelle gé hig for-beódan cuman to me nōlīte eos prohĭbēre ad me vĕnīre, Mt. Bos. 19, 14: L. C. S. 77; Th. i. 418, 24. To forbeódanne to forbid, L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 56, 1. Ðisne we

Linked entries: for-biódan fore-beódan

wæter-cláþ

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-cláþ, es; m.

A towel

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Ben. 59, 7 : R. Ben. Interl. 66, 1

gyltan

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Ben. 50, 18. Add

an-bryrdnes

(n.)
Grammar
an-bryrdnes, -ness, e; f.

Compunction ⬩ remorse ⬩ compunctio

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Ben. 70

an-hagian

(v.)
Grammar
an-hagian, p. ode; pp. od

To be at leisure

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Ben. 58

be-cnáwan

(v.)
Grammar
be-cnáwan, p. -cneów, pl. -cneówon; pp. -cnáwen

To know ⬩ cognoscere

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Ben. 25

calfian

(v.)
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Ben. Lye

cígnis

(n.)
Grammar
cígnis, niss, e; f.

A name, naming ⬩ nomen

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Ben. Lye

cylenisc

(adj.)
Grammar
cylenisc, adj.

Like a kiln ⬩ fornāceus

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dumnys

(n.)
Grammar
dumnys, dum-nyss,e ; f.

DUMBNESS, speechlessness ⬩ loquendi impotentia

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dúne-ward

(adv.)
Grammar
dúne-ward, dúne-weard

downward

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Ben. Lye. v. a-dúnweard

Deora mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
Deora mǽgþ, Deora ríce the province or

kingdom of the Deirians

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Ben. Lye

eág-ece

(n.)
Grammar
eág-ece, es; m.

Eye-ache ⬩ ocŭlórum dŏlor

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Ben. Lye

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