Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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bíd-steal

(n.)
Grammar
bíd-steal, -steall, es; m. [bíd an abiding, delay; steal a stall, place]

A stand, halt ⬩ statio, mora

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A stand, halt; statio, mora He, beald in gebéde, bídsteal gifeþ he, bold in prayer, maketh a stand, Exon. 71 a; Th. 265, 29; Jul. 388.

ge-hýrsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hýrsum, -hiérsum; adj.

Obedient ⬩ obliging ⬩ ready to serve ⬩ obĕdiens ⬩ offĭciōsus

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Obedient, obliging, ready to serve; obĕdiens, offĭciōsus Wæs Abraham Gode gehýrsum Abraham was obedient to God, Boutr. Scrd. 23, 4 : Homl. Th. ii. 162, 26 : Mt. Bos. 6, 24. Éstful vel gehýrsum offĭciōsus, Ælfc. Gl. 115; Som. 80, 54; Wrt.

Linked entries: hýr- ge-hiérsum

ge-sceót

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sceót, es; n.

shooting, hurling ⬩ rapid movement as of anything shot

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Similar entries v. gesceot ge mid stána torfungum both with shootings and flingings of stones, Ors. 3, 9: Bos, 68, 19. rapid movement as of anything shot Ða wǽmna flugon mid swiftum gesceóte on heora fínd the weapons flew with swift movement on to their

ENGEL

(n.)
Grammar
ENGEL, ængel, angel, engyl; gen. engles; dat. engle; pl. nom. acc. englas, engel; gen. engla; dat. englum; m. An ANGEL, a messenger; angelus = ἄγγελος
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Bos. 2, 10: 1, 13 : Mt. Bos. 28, 5 : Gen. 22, 12. Godes engel stód on emn hí the angel of God stood before them, Homl. Th. i. 30, 15, 17: Mt. Bos. 1, 20, 24: Jn. Bos. 5, 4. Ðæt mæg engel ðín eáþ geferan that thine angel may more easily travel. Andr.

Linked entries: ængel Angel angel Angle englas engyl

æftyr

after ⬩ according to ⬩ secundum

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Bos. 9, 29

áðer

(pronoun.)

either ⬩ alter

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either; alter, Ors. 3, 9; Bos. 68, 11

aweg-animan

(v.)

to take away ⬩ sufferre

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Bos. 20, 1

aweg-awyltan

(v.)

to roll away ⬩ revolvere

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Bos. 16, 4

be-sanc

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-sanc, p. of be-sincan.

sank ⬩ submersit

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sank; submersit, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 75. 32;

cwylmende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cwylmende, cwilmende; part.

Tormenting ⬩ crucians

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Tormenting; crucians Ors. 1, 12; Bos. 36, 25

Egypte

(n.)
Grammar
Egypte, pl. m.

The Egyptians

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The Egyptians, Ors. l, 7; Bos. 30, 21

Linked entry: Ægypte

ehta

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
ehta, eight: — Ehta dagas gefyllede wǽron

consummāti sunt dies octo

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Bos. 2, 21

for-stæl

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-stæl, pl. -stǽlon

stole

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Bos. 28, 13:

gáþ

Grammar
gáþ, pl. pres. indic. and impert. of gán.

go

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Bos. 9, 13;

ge-cwed-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cwed-rǽden, ne; f.

An agreement

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An agreement, Ors. 5, 12; Bos. 111, 23

ge-dréfedlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-dréfedlíc, adj.

Troublesome ⬩ turbulentus

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Troublesome; turbulentus, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 4

ge-mynd-stów

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mynd-stów, e; f.
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Bos. 23, 29

bréðer

(n.; v.)
Grammar
bréðer, dat. of bróðor.

to a brother; ⬩ fratri,

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Bos. 12, 13;

búde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
búde, p. of búan.

dwelt ⬩ habitavit

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I, l; Bos. 19, 26;

a-bræd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-bræd, -brægd

drew

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Bos. 26, 51. to move, drag, draw

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