Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ge-britnod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-britnod, part. [ge-, brytnian to dispense]

Bestowed ⬩ impensus

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Ben. Lye

ge-hýrsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-hýrsumlíce, adv.

Obediently ⬩ obĕdienter

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Ben. Lye

hálsung-gebed

(n.)
Grammar
hálsung-gebed, es; n.

Litany

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Ben. 9, Lye

Linked entry: ge-bed

cope-man

(n.)

a merchant

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Ben. Lye

Corn-weal

(n.)
Grammar
Corn-weal, es; m.

CORNWALL ⬩ Cornubia

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Ben. Lye

cors

(n.)
Grammar
cors, es; m.

A curse ⬩ execratio

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A curse; execratio Ben. Lye

cræn

(n.)

a crane

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Ben. Lye

candel-leóht

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Ben. 53 substitute Se ǽfen swá sý gefadod þæt hý candelleóhtes æt ðám gereorde ne behófien, ac eallu ðing be dæges leóhte gefyllede sýn, R. Ben. 66, 7

cymþ

(v.)
Grammar
cymþ, cymeþ comes ,
  • Cd. 17
    • ;
  • Th. 20,
    • 26;
  • Gen. 315: Beo. Th. 4123
    • ;
  • B. 2058
;
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3rd sing. pres. of cuman

mése

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Ben. l. 69, 2) ne sceal beón bútan háligre rǽdinge, R. Ben. 62, 3

gearewe

(adv.)
Grammar
gearewe, adv.

Entirely ⬩ well ⬩ very well ⬩ pĕnĭtus ⬩ prorsus ⬩ bĕne ⬩ optĭme

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Entirely, well, very well; pĕnĭtus, prorsus, bĕne, optĭme,Ps. Th. 55, 4, 11 : 68, 3 : 118, 118

Linked entry: gearwe

un-ácnycendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ácnycendlíc, adj.

Not to be knocked off ⬩ indissoluble

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Not to be knocked off (of bonds), indissoluble Unácnycendlícre sibbes bende insolubili pacis vinculo, Rtl. 108, 21

wel-swégende

(adj.)
Grammar
wel-swégende, adj. (ptcpl.)

Melodious ⬩ sonorous

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Melodious, sonorous Heriaþ hine on cimbalum welswégendum laudate eum in cymbalis bene sonantibus Ps. Spl. 150, 5

bíge

(n.)
Grammar
bíge, es; m.

A bending, turning, bend, an angle, a corner ⬩ flexus, sinus, angulus

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A bending, turning, bend, an angle, a corner; flexus, sinus, angulus Se engel eóde into ánum nyrwette, ðe he ne mihte forbúgan on náðere healfe, forðamðe ðǽr nán bíge næs angelus ad locum angustum transivit, ubi nec ad dexteram nec ad sinistram poterat

be-ceorian

(v.)
Grammar
be-ceorian, p. ode; pp. od

To complain ⬩ obmurmurare

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Ben. 5

byggan

(v.)
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Ben. Lye

býsenung

(n.)
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Ben. 61

ceówung

(n.)
Grammar
ceówung, e; f.

A chewing ⬩ ruminatio

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: cýwung

be-gunnon

Grammar
be-gunnon, be-gunnen

began ⬩ begun

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Ben. 22

cwælu

(n.)

a violent death

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Ben. Lye

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