Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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here-byrne

(n.)
Grammar
here-byrne, an; f.

A war-corslet,

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A war-corslet, Beo. Th. 2890; B. 1443

gryre-síð

(n.)
Grammar
gryre-síð, es; m.

A terrible way

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A terrible way, Beo. Th. 2928; B. 1462

gúþ-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
gúþ-heard, adj.

Stout in war

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Stout in war, Elen. Kmbl. 407; El. 204

heaðu-byrne

(n.)
Grammar
heaðu-byrne, an; f.

A war-corslet

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A war-corslet, Beo. Th. 3108; B. 1552

heaðu-mǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
heaðu-mǽre, adj.

Illustrious in war

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Illustrious in war, Beo. Th. 5596; B. 2802

be-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-bregdan, p. -brægd, pl. -brugdon; pp. -brogden

To pretend ⬩ simulare

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War. 20, 20

Linked entry: be-brugdon

be-com

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-com, p. of be-cuman.

came ⬩ was come

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came, was come,Beo. Th. 231; B. 115;

Linked entry: bi-cwom

ballíce

(adv.)

boldly

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War. 15, 43

ceaol

(n.)

a basket ⬩ cophinus

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War. 9, 17

ceoul

(n.)

a basket ⬩ cophĭnus

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War. 6, 13

eóc

(n.)

safety, help, succour

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safety, help, succour, Wald. 45; Vald. 1, 25

here-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
here-spéd, e; f.

Success in war

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Success in war, Beo. Th. 129; B. 64

bieþ

are

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War. 10, 43

wixen

(adj.)
Grammar
wixen, adj.
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Of wax Hláf wexenne, Lchdm. iii. 210, 1

gúþ-hréþ

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-hréþ, es; m.

Glory in war

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Glory in war, Beo. Th. 1642; B. 819

Linked entry: hréð

gúþ-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-leóþ, es; n.

A war-song

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A war-song, Beo. Th. 3048; B. 1522

heaðu-reáf

(n.)
Grammar
heaðu-reáf, es; n.

War-dress, armour

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War-dress, armour, Beo. Th. 807; B. 401

hilde-méce

(n.)
Grammar
hilde-méce, es; m.

A war-falchion

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A war-falchion, Beo. Th. 4411; B. 2202

a-gén

(adv.)
Grammar
a-gén, adv.

AGAIN ⬩ anew ⬩ also ⬩ itenim ⬩ denuo ⬩ et

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Wæs forworht agén was punished anew, Cd. 214; Th. 269, 21; Sat. 76

a-wreðian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wreðian, p. ede; pp. ed; v. a. [a, wreðian to support]

To support ⬩ underprop ⬩ sustain ⬩ sustentare

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To support, underprop, sustain; sustentare Agustínus fram Gode awreðed wæs Augustin was sustained by God, Bd. 2, 3 ; S. 505, 1.

Linked entry: wreþian

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