Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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sufel-mete

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tó-flówness

(n.)
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út-áwunden

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wæl-gæst

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-gæst, wǽl-gæst ?
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wiþ-hæftan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-hæftan, to restrain, Angl. vii. 12, 112.
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-wyrmsig

(suffix)
Grammar
-wyrmsig, corrupt matter.
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rótsian

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ge-ǽwed

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ge-ǽwed, v. un-geǽwed,
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bádere

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nefne

(prep.; con.)
Grammar
nefne, nemne.

Unless ⬩ except ⬩ Except

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Grammar nefne, conj. connecting clauses, Unless, except Hé hyra má ácwellan wolde, nefne him witig God forstóde, Beo. Th. 2116; B. 1056: 6101; B. 3054: Exon. Th. 340, 5; Gn. Ex. 106 : 345, 11; Gn. Ex. 186.

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æsc-holt

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-holt, es; nom. pl. holt; n.

Ash-wood ⬩ an ash-wood spear ⬩ lignum fraxineum ⬩ hasta fraxinea

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Ash-wood, an ash-wood spear; lignum fraxineum, hasta fraxinea Æscholt asceóc shook his ashen spear, Byrht. 138, 35; By. 230: Beo. Th. 665; B. 330

gár-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
gár-wudu, gen. -wuda; m.

Spear-wood ⬩ a javelin ⬩ hastæ lignum ⬩ hasta

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Spear-wood, a javelin; hastæ lignum, hasta Hie to gúþe gárwudu rǽrdon they raised the spear-wood to battle, Cd. 160; Th. 198, 20; Exod. 325

heán-lic

paltry ⬩ common ⬩ vile ⬩ contemptible ⬩ base

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Þá áscedan hiene his þegnas hwý hé swá heánlice word be him selfum gecwǽde, ꝥ hé oferwunnen wǽre, 4, 1; S. 156, 29

ge-cwed

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cwed, -cwid, -cwyde

a word ⬩ command

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stealcian

(v.)
Grammar
stealcian, v. be-stealcian,
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stune

Grammar
stune, Lchdm. iii. 32, 19. v. stíme,
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-búr

(suffix)
Grammar
-búr, v. ge-búr; á-búrod,
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ge-gódud

(v.)
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ge-hnyst

(v.)
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ge-mǽl

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