Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

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a-dreág

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-dreág, -dreáh

bore

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bore,Exon. 25b; Th. 74, 6; Cri. 1202;

ǽr-ðam-ðe

(prep.)

before that which ⬩ till

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Bos. 12, 20

á-hwér

(adv.)
Grammar
á-hwér, adv.

Everywhere ⬩ alicubi

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Everywhere; alicubi, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 7

a-lýfþ

is it allowable? ⬩ licet?

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Bos. 3, 4

a-legde

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-legde, p. of a-lecgan.

should lay

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should lay,Ors. 5, 13; Bos. 113, 31;

a-weóx

waxed ⬩ increased

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waxed, increased, Ors. 1, 3; Bos. 27, 25

a-wrehte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wrehte, a-wreht

aroused ⬩ awoke ⬩ suscitavit ⬩ suscitatus

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Bos. 12, 1 ;

be-mǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
be-mǽtan, p. pl. of be-metan.= be-mǽton

measured ⬩ compared

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measured, compared Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 43;

bylwet-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
bylwet-líce, adv.
Entry preview:

Simply; simpliciter, Ors. l, 2; Bos. 26, 29

deóful-seócnys

(n.)
Grammar
deóful-seócnys, -nyss

devil-sickness

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Bos. 8, 33: 11, 18

eoforen-denu

(n.)
Grammar
eoforen-denu, e; f.

A boar-vale ⬩ aprīna vallis

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A boar-vale; aprīna vallis, Som. Ben. Lye

eofur-cumbol

(n.)
Grammar
eofur-cumbol, es; n.

A boar-banner

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A boar-banner, Elen. Kmbl. 151; El. 76

for-géton

(v.)
Grammar
for-géton, = for-geáton; p. pl. of for-gitan.

forgot

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Bos. 16, 5

fugeleran

(n.)
Grammar
fugeleran, = fugelerum

with fowlers

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with fowlers, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 5;

Linked entry: fisceran

eád-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
eád-mód, eáþ-mód; adj.

Humble, meek, mild ⬩ hŭmĭlis

Entry preview:

Bos. 11, 29

Linked entry: eáþ-mód

bí-swíc

(n.)
Grammar
bí-swíc, es; m.

Deceit ⬩ fraus

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Deceit; fraus, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 60, 13

brýmuste

(adj.)

most famous

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most famous, Ors. 2, 2; Bos. 41, 30

on-geboren

(adj.)
Grammar
on-geboren, adj.

In-born

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In-born Ongeborene ingenitam, Hpt. Gl. 514, 2

Linked entry: ge-boren

CANON

(n.)
Grammar
CANON, es; m. A CANON, rule; regula, canon = κανών
Entry preview:

Canones bóc the book of the canon, Bd. 4, 24; S. 598, 13

wǽg-þel

(n.)
Grammar
wǽg-þel, es; n.

A wave-plank ⬩ a ship

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On wǽgþele on board, Andr. Kmbl. 3418; An. 1713. Under earce bord eaforan lǽdan, weras on wǽgþel, Cd. Th. 82, 6; Gen. 1358

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