Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

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æ-ryst

(n.)
Grammar
æ-ryst, es; m: e; f.

The resurrection

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Bos. 22, 23: 27, 53

an-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
an-winnan, p. -wann

To fight against ⬩ to attack ⬩ impugnare

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L. anwann] fought against them, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 7

Linked entry: an-wann

beán-belgas

(n.)
Grammar
beán-belgas, beán-coddas; pl. m. [beán a bean, belg or codd a bag]

Bean-pods ⬩ husks ⬩ cods ⬩ shells ⬩ fabarum sacculi ⬩ siliquæ

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Bos. 15, 56: Cot. 200

Linked entry: bién-codd

beorh

(n.)
Grammar
beorh, gen. beorges; m.

A hill ⬩ mountain ⬩ collis ⬩ mons

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Bos. 3, 5

be-hrópan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hrópan, p. -hreóp, pl. -hreópon; pp. -hrópen [hrópan to call or cry out]

To scoff at ⬩ rail ⬩ trouble ⬩ sugillare

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Bos. 18, 5

eft-sóna

(adv.)
Grammar
eft-sóna, adv. [eft again, sóna soon]

EFTSOONS, soon after, again, a second time ⬩ itĕrum

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Bos. 10, 1

Linked entry: efter-sóna

feówer-scýte

(adj.)
Grammar
feówer-scýte, fyðer-scýte, fiðer-scýte, -scíte, feðer-scíte, -scitte, -scette; adj. [sceát, a corner]

Four-cornered ⬩ quadrangular ⬩ square ⬩ quadrangŭlus ⬩ quadrātus

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Four-cornered, quadrangular, square; quadrangŭlus, quadrātus Seó burh is feówerscýte the city is quadrangular, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 21

Linked entries: feoðer-scéte feðer-scíte fiðer-scýte fyðer-scýte

for-liger

(adj.)
Grammar
for-liger, adj.

Adulterous ⬩ ădulter

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Bos. 12, 39

fórne

(adv.)
Grammar
fórne, adv.

Before ⬩ sooner ⬩ prius ⬩ cĭtius

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Bos. 20, 4

eald-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
eald-dóm, es; m.

Age ⬩ vĕtustas

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Age; vĕtustas Hyre ánweald is hreósende for ealddóme her power is decreasing from age, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 4

ge-sceód

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceód, part. p.

Provided with shoes, shod

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Bos. 6, 9: Homl. Th. ii. 264, 9

Linked entry: ge-scód

lencten-hǽte

(n.)
Grammar
lencten-hǽte, an : <b>lencten-hǽt lencten-hǽtu,</b> e; f.
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Spring-heat, heat in spring Of réðre lenctenhǽtan (-hǽte, v. l.) repentinus calor veris Ors. 3, 3 ; Bos. 55, 22

Linked entry: hǽte

Cyren-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Cyren-ceaster, Cyrn-ceaster

Cirencester, Cicester, Gloucestershire

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Cirencester, Cicester, Gloucestershire Æt Cyrenceastre at Cirencester, Chr. 1020; Th. 286, 12, col. 2: Ors. 5, 12; Bos. 110, 22

deád-bǽrlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
deád-bǽrlíc, adj.

Deadly ⬩ mortĭfer

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Bos. 16, 18

eáster-þénung

(n.)
Grammar
eáster-þénung, e; f.

The paschal feast, paschal lamb, the passover ⬩ pascha

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Bos. 26, 19

fram-fleón

(v.)
Grammar
fram-fleón, p. -fleáh, pl. -flugon; subj. p. -fluge, pl. -flugen; pp. -flogen

To flee from ⬩ aufŭgĕre

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To flee from; aufŭgĕre Ðæt hí him framflugen that they should flee from them, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 10

frécenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
frécenlíce, adv.

Dangerously ⬩ perīcŭlōse

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Dangerously; perīcŭlōse Scipio frécenlíce gewundod wearþ Scipio was dangerously wounded, Ors. 4, 8; Bos. 89, 40: Lchdm. iii. 156, 26

Linked entry: frǽclíce

tín-wintre

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Ors. 6, 30; Bos. 126, 22 note

gyt

(pronoun.)

you two ⬩ vos duo

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Bos. 20, 22

gyst-hús

(n.)
Grammar
gyst-hús, es; n.

A guest-house ⬩ guest-chamber ⬩ hospĭtium

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Bos. 14, 14

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