Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ge-smiten

(v.)
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Substitute: <b>ge-smítan;</b> pp. -smiten To smear, daub Gáte flǽsc gebærned tó áhsan mid wǽtere on gesmiten. Lch. ii. 72, 9. Blód gesmiten on þæs seócan mannes wambe, 236, 17

gild-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
gild-dæg, es; m.
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A day for a religious ceremony, v. gildan; <b>IV,</b> gild; Gelddagas (geldagas, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 54), þæt sind hálige cerimonia vel orgia Wülck. Gl. 107, 22. Cf. freóls-dæg

gird-weg

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Take here <b>gyrd-weg</b> in Dict., and add: A road made with faggots(?) Of fearnhege an gerdwege; of gerdwege tó fíf ácan, C. D. iii. 54, 27. Cf. beám-weg

díglian

(v.)
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Add In þissum þe hý dígledon in isio quem occultauerunt, Ps. Rdr. 9, 16. <b>I a.</b> to hide something from a person :-- Of þysum þe hý dýgledon mé, 30, 5

a-þohte

(v.)
Grammar
a-þohte, -þoht

thought out ⬩ thought

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thought out, thought,Beo. Th. 5280; B. 2643 ;

bearwas

(n.)
Grammar
bearwas, bearwe, bearwes,
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Exon. 57 b; Th. 206, 5 ; Ph. 122

ciósan

(v.)

to choose, accept

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to choose, accept, Beo. Th. 4742; B. 2376

cwiert-ern

(n.)

a prison

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a prison Mt. Kmbl. B. 25, 36, 39

for-spennen

(n.)
Grammar
for-spennen, e; f.

An enticement ⬩ lēnōcĭnium

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An enticement; lēnōcĭnium Forspennene lēnōcĭnia, Mone B. 671

Linked entry: spennan

gæleþ

(v.)
Grammar
gæleþ, ðú gælest

sings

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sings, thou singest, Beo. Th. 4912; B. 2460;

here-byrne

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

A war-corslet,

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

here-wǽd

(n.)
Grammar
here-wǽd, e; f.

War-weed ⬩ armour

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War-weed, armour, Beo. Th. 3798; B. 1897

hran-fisc

(n.)
Grammar
hran-fisc, es; m.

A whale

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A whale Hronfixas, Beo. Th. 1085; B. 540

hring-naca

(n.)
Grammar
hring-naca, an; m.
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See hringed-stefna, Beo. Th. 2728; B. 1862

in-beran

(v.)
Grammar
in-beran, p. -bær

To bring in

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To bring in, Beo. Th. 4310 ; B. 2152

morþ-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
morþ-bealu, wes; n.

Deadly harm ⬩ murder

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Deadly harm, murder, Beo. Th. 272; B. 136

gilp-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
gilp-spræc, e;

Boastful speech

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f Boastful speech, Beo. Th. 1966; B. 981

bísigu

(n.)

occupation, labour

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occupation, labour, Beo. Th. 567, note; B. 281

geógoþ-feorh

(n.)

youthful life, youth,

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youthful life, youth, Beo. Th. 1078; B. 537

hríþer-heord

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Hrýþerheord armentum, An. Ox. 18 b, 2. Add

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