Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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sýfer-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
sýfer-líc, (?); adj.
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Surt. 16, 21

forþ-mann

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-mann, es; m.
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A man of rank Hé cwæð ꝥ sum forðman wǽre on Myrcna lande, Nap. 25. Cf. forþ-þegn, -wíf

Linked entry: forþ-wíf

of-tyrfan

(v.)

to stone

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to stone; — Hiene oftyrfdon his ágene geféran ab exercitu suo lapidibus coopertus interiit, Ors. 4, 6; Swt. 172, 28

Linked entry: of-torfian

cristenest

(adj.)
Grammar
cristenest, se cristenesta

the most Christian ⬩ pious ⬩ holy

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the most Christian, pious, holy, sup. of cristen Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 6; 2, 15; S. 518, 43

hleóðrung

(n.)
Grammar
hleóðrung, e; f.

Speaking, ⬩ reproving, ⬩ reproof

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Speaking, reproving, reproof Ná hæbbende on múþe his hleóðrunga non habens in ore suo redargutiones, Ps. Spl. 37, 15

erc

(n.)
Grammar
erc, an ark, a

chest

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Surt. 131, 8: Lk. Rush. War. 17, 27

meolc-teónd

(n.)
Grammar
meolc-teónd, es; m.

A suckling

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Surt. 8, 3

Norþ-Wealh-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
Norþ-Wealh-cynn, es; n.

The Welsh

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Sum dǽl ðæs Norþ-Wealcynnes, 894; Erl. 92, 21

Linked entry: Wealh-cyn

god-sprǽce

(n.)
Grammar
god-sprǽce, es; n.
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An oracle Wæs sum godsprǽce and heofonlíc onwrigenes oraculum cæleste, Bd. 2, 12; S. 512, 23

ge-nyhtsumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-nyhtsumlíce, adv.

Abundantly, plentifully ⬩ abunde, abundanter

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Surt. 30, 24

ge-nyhtsum-nes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-nyhtsum-nes, -ness, -nis, -niss, e; f.

An abundance, plenty ⬩ abundantia

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Surt. 29, 7: 64, 12

stílan

(v.)
Grammar
stílan, p. de ; pp. ed
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To steel, temper, harden Sum mæg stýled sweord, wǽpen gewyrcan, Exon. Th. 42, 28 ; Cri. 679

Linked entry: stýled

un-getynge

(adj.)
Grammar
un-getynge, adj.

Unapt of speech ⬩ not eloquent

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Unapt of speech, not eloquent Ic eom ungetinge on sprǽce incircumcisus sum labiis, Ex. 6, 12

Linked entry: ge-tynge

weorodlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
weorodlíce, adv.
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Surt. 7, 38. Werudlíce dulcisone, Anglia xiii. 427, 887

ge-síþwíf

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Hé sǽde ꝥ þǽr wǽre sum æþele gesíðwíf (matrona quaedam nobilis), Gr. D. 71, 30. Add

an-bid

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Úrne endedæg mid swilcum anbide trymman finem nostrum sub tali actu expectare, Chrd. 25, 35. Add

wæcen

(n.)
Grammar
wæcen, e; f.

A waking ⬩ watch

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Surt. 76, 5

Linked entry: wecen

of-lecgan

(v.)

to lay down ⬩ to lay down, put away

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to lay down Eom ic on láme oflegd infixus sum in limo Ps. Th. 68, l

big-spell

(n.)
Grammar
big-spell, bí-spell; g. -spelles; pl. nom. acc. -spell, -spellu; n. [big, bí, spell a history]

A by-history, a parable, fable, example, proverb, story ⬩ parabola, fabula, exemplum, proverbium, narratio

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He him rehte bíspell bí ðære sunnan he related to him a parable of the sun, Bt. titl. vi; xFox x. 12.

Linked entries: an-lícnes bí-spell

beór-scealc

(n.)
Grammar
beór-scealc, es; m.

A beer-server ⬩ a butler ⬩ cerevisiæ minister

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A beer-server, a butler; cerevisiæ minister Beórscealca sum some one of the beer-servers Beo. Th. 2485; B. 1240

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