Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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bicgan

(v.)

to buy, procure

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to buy, procure, Jn. Bos. 4, 8: Beo. Th. 2615; B. 1305: Exon. 120 b; Th. 463, 11; Hö. 68 : Salm. Kmbl, 403; Sal. 202 : Exon. 114 a; Th. 436, 37; Rä. 55, 12

Linked entry: bige

sinc-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
sinc-gestreón, es ; n.
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Treasure Hé wolde ofgifan secga seledreám and sincgestreón, beorht beágselu, Andr. Kmbl. 3311 ; An. 1658. Ic ðé an tela sincgestreóna, Beo. Th. 2456 ; B. 1226. Hringum þénede, sinc*-*gestreónum fǽttan goldes, 2189 ; B. 1093

drisn

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the hair-like filaments that hang from the root of a plant? Cf. rúh, <b>I,</b> and dreósan), Wrt. Voc. ii. 128, 39. Add

eár-loccas

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>eár-locc</b>, es; m. An ear-lock (v. N. E. D.), a lock of hair over or above the ear Eárloccas antiae, Wrt. Voc. i. 40, 49

ge-lómlǽcing

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Substitute: a frequent doing, repeated action, v. ge-lómlǽcan; <b>II a.</b> translating frequentia Hí módes mid ecge andwerdnysse Godes and engla geférrǽdenne gelómlǽcinge ( frequentiam) besceáwiað, Scint. 62, 16

grunian

(v.)
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Add: and <b>grunnian.</b> to grunt Grunian (grunnian, An. Ox. 4337) grunnire, Hpt. Gl. 507, 15. to make a noise when chewing the cud (?) Grunað ruminat, Scint. 54, 15

holt-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
holt-wudu, a; m.

a wood; ⬩ silva, ⬩ nemus, ⬩ wood from a holt, ⬩ forest-wood; ⬩ lignum,

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a wood; silva, nemus, Beo. Th. 2743; B. 1369: Exon. 58 a; Th. 209, 16; Ph. 171. wood from a holt, forest-wood; lignum, Beo. Th. 4669; B. 2340: Rood Kmbl. 179; Kr. 91

sinc

(n.)
Grammar
sinc, es ; n. (used only in poetry)
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Treasure, gold, silver, jewels Gold geríseþ on guman sweorde, sinc on cwéne, Exon. Th. 341, 17 ; Gn. Ex. 127. Sinc, gold on grunde, Beo. Th. 5522 ; B. 2764. Ða ðe seolfres beóþ since gecoste qui probati sunt argento, Ps. 67, 27.

a-beág

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-beág, p. of a-búgan.

bowed down

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bowed down,Beo. Th. 1555; B. 775

a-gól

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-gól, p. of a-galan,

sang ⬩ cantavit

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sang; cantavit,Beo. Th. 3047; B. 1521;

a-lamp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-lamp, p. of a-limpan.

happened ⬩ occurred

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happened, occurred,Beo. Th. 1249; B. 622;

aldor-bealu

(n.)

vital evil

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vital evil, Beo. Th. 3356; B. 1676

be-lamp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-lamp, p. of belimpan.

happened ⬩ befell

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happened, befell Beo. Th. 4928; B. 2468

beorn

(v.; part.)
Grammar
beorn, p. of beornan. for bearn

burned

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burned Beo. Th. 3764, note; B. 1880;

for-sweóp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-sweóp, p. of for-swápan.

swept away

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Beo. Th. 959; B. 477;

fremeþ

(v.)
Grammar
fremeþ, 3rd sing. pres. of fremman.

performs ⬩ practises

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performs, practises, Beo. Th. 3406; B. 1701;

heoru-weallende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
heoru-weallende, part. pres.
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Boiling fiercely, Beo. Th. 5556; B. 2781

here-stræl

(n.)
Grammar
here-stræl, es; m.

An arrow

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An arrow, Beo. Th. 2874; B. 1435

hréð-sigor

(n.)
Grammar
hréð-sigor, es; m.
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Glorious victory, Beo. Th. 5160; B. 2583

mægen-ellen

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-ellen, es; n.

Mighty valour

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Mighty valour, Beo. Th. 1323; B. 659

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