Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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arn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
arn, p. of yrnan.

ran

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Bos. 5, 6 ;

a-wegyd

(v.; part.)

shaken

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Bos. 11, 7

a-wrigen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wrigen, pp. of a-wríhan.

revealed

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Bos. 2, 35 ;

a-wunden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wunden, pp. of a-windan.

bent

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Bos. 15, 17;

be-být

(v.)
Grammar
be-být, 3rd pres. of be-beódan.

commands

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Bos. 4, 10;

be-pǽht

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-pǽht, pp. of be-pǽcan.

deceived

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Bos. 2, 16;

be-feóld

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-feóld, p. of be-fealdan.

folded

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Bos. 4, 20;

fácn

(n.)

deceit

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Bos. 1, 47

for-lýst

(v.)
Grammar
for-lýst, 3rd sing. pres. of for-leósan.

loses

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Bos. 9, 41:

fylþ

(v.)
Grammar
fylþ, 3rd pers. pres. of feallan.

falls

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Bos. 21, 44;

Linked entry: filþ

ge-brotu

(n.)
Grammar
ge-brotu, pl. nom. acc. of ge-brot.

fragments

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Bos. 9, 17;

ge-lǽt

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lǽt, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-lǽdan.

leads

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Bos. 7, 13;

bysmur-spræc

(n.)

blasphemy

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Bos. 12, 31

DISC

(n.)
Grammar
DISC, es; m.
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Bos. 23, 25

folc-land

(n.)
Grammar
folc-land, -lond, es; n. [folc folk, land land] .

the land of the folk or people

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[b] Burh-bót for keeping the burghs, or fortresses, in an efficient state of defence, [c] Fyrd a contribution for maintaining the military and naval force of the kingdom: Gif hwá Burh-bóte, oððe Brycg-bóte, oððe Fyrd-fare forsitte; gebáte mid hund-twelftigum

Linked entries: folc-lond FYRD bóc-land

brice

(n.)
Grammar
brice, bryce, es; m. [from briceþ, brycþ, pres. of brecan to break ]

A breaking, rupture, fracture, fragment, violation, breach ⬩ fractio, ruptura, fractura, fragmentum, violatio

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Bos. 24, 35. We witon ful georne, ðæt to miclan bryce sceal micel bót nýde id compertum est nobis, immanis ubi facta est ruptura, ibi opus esse, ut large resarciatur, Lupi Serm. i. 3; Hick. Thes. ii. 99, 30.

Linked entry: bryce

feorh-hús

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-hús, es; n.

Life's house ⬩ spirit's house ⬩ the body ⬩ vītæ vel ănĭmæ dŏmus ⬩ corpus

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Life's house, spirit's house, the body; vītæ vel ănĭmæ dŏmus, corpus Gár oft þurhwód fǽges feorhhús the dart often pierced the body of the fated, Byrht. Th. 140, 32; By. 297

dúru

(n.)
Grammar
dúru, gen. e; dat. e , a ; acc. e, a, u; pl. nom. a; gen. ena; dat. um; acc. a, u; f: dúre, an; f.

An opening, a door, the door of a house ⬩ ostium, jānua, fŏris

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Bos. 20, 26

Linked entry: dúre

ge-un-rétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-un-rétan, p. -rétte; pp. -réted, -rét

To make sorrowful ⬩ sadden ⬩ trouble ⬩ contristare

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Bos. 6, 26: Mt. Bos. 14, 9: Lk. Bos. 18, 23

for-sleán

(v.)
Grammar
for-sleán, he -slæhþ, -slyhþ, -slihþ; p. -slóh, pl. -slógon; pp. -slegen, -slægen, -slagen [sleán to strike]

To strike with violence ⬩ smite ⬩ break ⬩ slay ⬩ kill ⬩ destroy ⬩ vehementer fĕrīre ⬩ percŭtĕre ⬩ frangĕre ⬩ occīdĕre ⬩ interfĭcĕre

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He ealle ða rícostan forsleán hét he commanded [them] to slay all the most powerful, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 38. Ercol hí swíðe forslóh and fordyde Hercules grievously slew and destroyed them, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 34.

Linked entry: for-slegenlic

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