Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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an-weald

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Take here on-weald, and add:

básnian

(v.)
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Take here passage given under barenian

un-árímed

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of a whole containing numberless units, take here the first four passages in Dict. of the separate units, take here the last four passages, and add Þá (anfiteatra) wǽron unárímede, Ors. 3, 3; S. 102, 22

ge-myndiglicnes

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Take here ge-mindiglicnes in Dict. and add:

grambǽrnes

(n.)
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Take here the passage in Dict. under gramfærnys

hiltu

Grammar
hiltu, hilto

lameness

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Take here helto in Dict., and add:

riht-æþelu

(n.)
Grammar
riht-æþelu, riht-æþelo.
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Take here the passage given under riht-aþelo

Linked entry: riht-aþelu

ymb-faru

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Take here the second passage under ymb-fær

Eást-Engle

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Se here on Eást-Englum (Ést-, v. l. ), 885; P. 80, 8. Rád se here ofer Mierce innan Eást-Engle, 870; P. 70, 5. Fór se here on Eást-Engle and gesæt þæt lond and gedǽlde, 870; P. 76, 26.

hilfling

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Take here helfling in Dict., and add:

hwǽstrian

(v.)
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Take here hwástrian in Dict., and add:

eár-wela

(n.)
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Take here passage given under ár-wela

Linked entry: ár-wela

bufan-sprecen

(adj.)
Grammar
bufan-sprecen, adj.
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Aforesaid Þæs bufansprecenan ealdormannes here, Gr. D. 14, 23

baldor

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
baldor, es; m. [the comp. of bald is baldor more bold, courageous, honourable, hence]

A prince ⬩ ruler ⬩ princeps ⬩ dominus

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A prince, ruler; princeps, dominus thus, Gumena baldor a ruler of men, Cd. 128; Th. 163, 4; Gen. 2693: Judth. 9; Thw. 21, 8; Jud. 9. Rinca baldor, 12; Thw. 26, 21; Jud. 339. Wígena baldor a prince of warriors, 10; Thw. 22, 5; Jud. 49

Linked entry: bealdor

Fróm-múþa

(n.)
Grammar
Fróm-múþa, Frómuþa, an; m.

The mouth of the river Frome in Dorsetshire, where the Frome discharges itself into Poole Bay ⬩ Fromi ostium in agro Dorsetensi, ŭbi se in sĭnum ilium ad quem Poole oppĭdumassĭdet, Fromus exŏnĕrat

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The mouth of the river Frome in Dorsetshire, where the Frome discharges itself into Poole Bay; Fromi ostium in agro Dorsetensi, ŭbi se in sĭnum ilium ad quem Poole oppĭdumassĭdet, Fromus exŏnĕrat Hér wende se here eft eástweard into Frómmúþan, and up

Linked entry: Fróm

rǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
rǽde, adj.
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Mounted Rǽdum here equitatu, Hpt. Gl. 525, 25

ge-metfæstan

(v.)
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Take here ge-mætfæstan, ge-metfestan in Dict

seoleþ

(n.)
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Take here the passage given under seolh-ýða (?)

Linked entry: seolh-ýða

spittan

(v.)
Grammar
spittan, to spit.
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The instances under spyttan should be taken here

strégan

(v.)
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Perhaps the example given at stregdan; should be taken here

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