Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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breáw

(n.)

an eye-lid,

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Lamb. 131, 4

ge-spédiglíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-spédiglíce, adv.

Prosperously ⬩ successfully ⬩ prospĕre

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Lamb. 44. 5

Linked entry: spédiglíce

feáwnes

(n.)
Grammar
feáwnes, feánes ,-ness, e; f.

FEWNESS ⬩ paucĭtas

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Lamb. 101, 24

Linked entry: feánes

fóre-stóp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóre-stóp, ðú -stópe, pl. -stópon

stepped before ⬩ prevented ⬩ went before ⬩ preceded

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Lamb. 20, 4: Lk. Bos. 18, 39: Homl. Th. ii. 82, 22;

gealchattan

(v.)
Grammar
gealchattan, p. te; pp. ed

To ordain ⬩ frame ⬩ devise ⬩ concinnāre

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Lamb. 49, 19

mán-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
mán-scyld, e; f.

Guilt ⬩ sin

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Guilt, sin Ðú eart ðæt hálige lamb ðe mánscilde middangeardes tówurpe], Hy. 8, 23; Hy. Grn. ii. 290, 23

borhigenda

(n.)
Grammar
borhigenda, an; m. [borh a loan, ágenda a possessor]

A usurer ⬩ fœnerator

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Lamb. 108, 11

ge-þynnian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þynnian, p. ode; pp. od

To thin ⬩ lessen ⬩ diminish ⬩ attenuāre

Entry preview:

Lamb. fol. 185 a, 14

Linked entry: ge-þinnian

dréman

(v.)
Grammar
dréman, drýman; p. de; pp.ed [dreám joy, music]

To rejoice, to play on an instrument ⬩ jubĭlāre, psallĕre

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Lamb. 97, 7. We drémaþ mægnu ðínum psallēmus virtūtes tuas, Ps. Spl. 20, 13. Drémaþ oððe singaþ cyninge úrum psallĭte regi nostro, Ps. Lamb. 46, 7: 97, 5

Linked entry: drýman

ge-tácnung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-tácnung, e; f. [tácnung a sign]

A sign ⬩ signification ⬩ token ⬩ type ⬩ signĭfĭcātio

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A sign, signification, token, type; signĭfĭcātio Ðæt unscæððige lamb hæfde getácnunge Cristes þrówunge the innocent lamb was a token of Christ's passion, Homl. Th. ii. 264, 29: 266, 1: 276, 4: 278, 7: Jud. 16; Thw. 161, 6.

Linked entry: tácnung

fǽg-nys

(n.)
Grammar
fǽg-nys, -nyss, e ; f.

Difference, diversity, variety ⬩ vărietas

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Lamb. 44, 15

hús-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
hús-rǽden, e; f.

A house ⬩ family

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Lamb. 113 [2nd], 9. Húsrǽdenne hire domus ejus, 47, 14

prút-scipe

(n.)
Grammar
prút-scipe, es ; m.
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Lamb. 16, 10

bifung

(n.)
Grammar
bifung, beofung, e; f. [bifian to tremble]

A trembling, shaking ⬩ tremor

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Lamb. 47, 7: 54, 6

Linked entry: beofung

under-bæcling

(adv.)
Grammar
under-bæcling, adv.

Back

Entry preview:

Lamb. 55, 10. Underbæclinc, Blickl. Gl

unriht-dǽde

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
unriht-dǽde, adj.: unriht-dǽda, an; m.

Evil-doing ⬩ an evil-doer

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Lamb. 9 second, 3

Linked entry: yfel-dǽde

wan-hafolness

(n.)
Grammar
wan-hafolness, , e; f.
Entry preview:

Lamb. 33, 10. Úre wanhæfelnesse inopiae nostrae, 43, 24

Linked entry: wan-hæfelness

tó-gǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-gǽlan, p. de

To profane, ⬩ violate

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Lamb. 88, 32

Linked entry: gǽlan

ǽ-swíc

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-swíc, áé-swýc, é-swíc, es; m. [ǽ law, swíc an offence]

An offence ⬩ a scandal ⬩ stumbling-block ⬩ sedition ⬩ deceit ⬩ scandalum

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An offence, a scandal, stumbling-block, sedition, deceit; scandalum Ne biþ him ǽswíc non est illis scandalum, Ps. Th. 118, 165: Ps. Spl. 118, 165: 48, 13: 49, 21, C. To ǽswýce in scandalum. Ps. Th. 105, 26

Linked entries: ǽ-swícung ǽ-swýc é-swíc

tunge

(n.)
Grammar
tunge, an ; tung [? in the passage: Álés sáwle míne fram tunge fácen-fulre a lingua dolosa (but in the next verse linguam is glossed by tungan, so that perhaps tunge is meant for nominative : O. L. Ger. and O. H. Ger. , however, have strong as well as weak forms), Ps. Lamb. 119, 2], e; f.
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a tongue Tunge lingua, Wrt. Voc. i. 64, 56. Gif monnes tunge biþ of heáfde óðres monnes dǽdum dón, ðæt biþ gelíc and eágan bót, L. Alf. pol. 52 ; Th. i. 94, 20: Exon. Th. 373, 25 ; Seel. Ex. 115. His tungan (tungæs, Lind. : tunga, Rush. ) bend uinculum

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