Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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dirn-maga

(n.)
Grammar
dirn-maga, an; m.
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One who presides at mysteries Dyrnmaga mysteriarches, Germ. 397, 350

ge-hylced

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hylced, adj.
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Bent; of legs, bandy Gehylcedom diuaricatis (cruribus ), Germ. 398, 252

gedeorf-leás

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Substitute: Without trouble, prosperous Gedeorf-leásum prospero, Germ. 402, 59

hyscend

(n.)
Grammar
hyscend, es; m.
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One who taunts, reviles, mocks Hiscend convitiator, Germ. 398, 102

recan

(v.)
Grammar
recan, p. ræc, pl. rǽcon.
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to go, proceed hastily, run Recest saltas, Gern. 396, 320

Linked entry: ge-recan

sceard

(n.)
Grammar
sceard, es ; n.

A shard, sherd, pot-sherd, tile

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A shard, sherd, pot-sherd, tile Scearda testarum, Germ. 398,257

Linked entries: scirdan scirden

FINGER

(n.)
Grammar
FINGER, gen. fingeres, fingres; dat. fingre; pl. nom. acc. fingras; gen. fingra, fingrena; m.

A FINGER ⬩ digĭtus

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A FINGER; digĭtus Finger digĭtus, Wrt. Voc. 71, 26, Send Lazarum, ðæt he dyppe his fingeres liþ on wætere, and míne tungan gecǽle mitte Lazarum ut intingat extrēmum digĭti sui in aquam, ut refrīgĕret linguam meam, Lk. Bos. 16, 24. Gif ic on Godes fingre

Linked entry: fincer

ród-bora

(n.)
Grammar
ród-bora, an; m.
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One who bears a cross Ródbora crucifer, Germ. 389, 1

yfel-lǽrende

(adj.)
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inciting to evil Yfelonbecweþende oþþe yfellǽrende malesuada, Germ. 390, 113

Linked entry: yfel-onbecweþende

wudiht

(adj.)
Grammar
wudiht, adj.

Full of woods ⬩ trees

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Full of woods or trees Wudihtes silvosi, Germ. 402, 72

cyne-hof

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-hof, es; n.
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A royal residence, palace Cynehof regiam, palatium, Germ. 391, 5

Linked entry: hof

lagu-flód

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Lagoflód diluuium, Scint. 200, 6: pelagus Germ. 401, 8. Add

wealcol

(adj.)
Grammar
wealcol, adj.

That turns ⬩ rolls easily

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That turns or rolls easily Wealcol mobilis, Germ. 399, 441

be-drípan

(v.)
Grammar
be-drípan, p. te; pp. ed

To moisten

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To moisten Of bedrýpedum cláþe linteolo madido, Germ. 391, 18

GITAN

(v.)
Grammar
GITAN, ic gite, gyte, giete, ðú gitst, he git, pl. gitaþ gytaþ, gietaþ; p. geat, pl. geáton; pp. giten

To GET ⬩ take ⬩ obtain ⬩ adipisci ⬩ capere ⬩ assequi

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To GET, take, obtain; adipisci, capere, assequi

Linked entries: gietan gytan getan

stearcian

(v.)
Grammar
stearcian, p. ode
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To grow stiff or hard Stearcode riget, durescit, Germ. 402, 56

tíd-genge

(adj.)
Grammar
tíd-genge, adj.
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Current or lasting for a time Tídgenge menstruam, Germ. 392, 10

un-glædlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
un-glædlíc, adj.

Stern ⬩ implacable

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Stern, implacable Stíð, grimm, unglædlíc inmitis, atrox, implacabilis, Germ. 392, 33

feóndulf

(n.)
Grammar
feóndulf, feónd-ulf (ulf < wulf; cf. ulf in proper names, e. g. Swíð-ulf, Beorht-ulf, Eád-ulf, Beorn-ulf, Ecg-ulf, Chr. 897; P. 90, 4-9, and see Kl. Nom. Stam. p. 17), es; m.

A felon ⬩ villain

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A felon, villain Feóndulf furcifer, furca dignus, Germ. 396, 317. Substitute:

ge-húfod

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-húfod, adj.
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Provided with a húfe (q. v. ) Gehúfud vittatus Germ. 397, 525

Linked entry: húfian

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