Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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calfur

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Surt. 21, 13: 50, 21

bi-wǽgan

(v.)
Grammar
bi-wǽgan, p. de; pp. ed; v. a.

To disappoint ⬩ frustrari

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Surt. 131, 11

Linked entry: be-wǽgan

ge-hiowian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hiowian, p. ade; pp. ad

To form ⬩ fashion ⬩ formāre

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Surt. 138, 5 : 103, 26

sunn-scíne

(adj.)
Grammar
sunn-scíne, adj.
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Beautiful or splendid as the sun Seó sunsciéne fǽmne, Exon. Th. 256, 9; Jul. 229

treów-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
treów-wyrm, es; m.
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Surt. 77, 46

un-berendness

(n.)
Grammar
un-berendness, e; f.

Barrenness ⬩ sterility

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Surt. 34, 12

Linked entry: berendnis

hríþer-hirde

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Wæs sum cniht hrýðerhyrde, Gr. D. 300, 4. Add

Linked entry: hríþ-hirde

recettung

(n.)
Grammar
recettung, e; f.
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Surt. 143, 13

sceadiht

(adj.)
Grammar
sceadiht, adj.

Shady

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Surt. ii. p. 189,16

Linked entry: scedeht

wel-gelícod

(adj.)

beneplacitum

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Surt. 140, 5

Linked entry: ge-lícian

on-stregdan

(v.)

to sprinkle

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Surt. 50, 9

sliporness

(n.)
Grammar
sliporness, e; f.

Foulness

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Surt. 36, 16

heago-rún

(n.)
Grammar
heago-rún, e; f.

A mystery in which magic is involved, necromancy

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idolum fratris sui, Nar. 50, 14

Linked entry: rún

ofer-hygd

(adj.)
Grammar
ofer-hygd, adj.

Proud

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Surt. 100, 5. Oferhygde (sic MS.) superbi. Ps. Th. 139, 5. Ða oferhygdan superbi, Ps. Surt. 118, 78: 118, 21. Ágyld edleán oferhygdum redde retributionem superbis, Ps. Spl. C. 93, 2. Tóstrægd oferhygd dispersit superbos, Lk. Skt. Rush. 1, 51

cleáfa

(n.)
Grammar
cleáfa, an; m.
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A cellar; cellarium Hwá gefylþ cleáfan his quis replet cellaria sua? Coll. Monast. Th. 28, 17

felan

(v.)
Grammar
felan, p. fæl, pl. fǽlon; pp. folen

To stick ⬩ adhere ⬩ hærēre

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Surt. 68, 15

Linked entry: felgan

land-begang

(n.)
Grammar
land-begang, es; m.
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Surt. 118, 54

Linked entry: be-gang

setl-rád

(n.)
Grammar
setl-rád, e; f.
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Setting of the sun Æfter sunnan setlráde, Cd. Th. 184, 19; Exod. 109. Cf. setl-gang

weorold-strengu

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-strengu, f.
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Physical strength Mec feónda sum feore besnyþede, woruldstrenga binom, Exon. Th. 407, 30; Rä. 27, 2

weorold-oandel

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-oandel, weorold-oandell, e; f.
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This world's candle, the sun Woruld*-*candel scán, sigel súðan fús, Beo. Th. 3935; B. 1965

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