Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ymb-wícian

(v.)
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to encamp about a place Héht ymbwícigean Æthanes byrig mearclandum on ( castrametati sunt in Etham in extremis finibus solitudinis Ex. 13, 20), Cd. Th. 181, 22 ; Exod. 65

fiþer-dǽled

(adj.)
Grammar
fiþer-dǽled, adj.
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Divided into four parts Fiderdiðledre quadripartitae, in quatuor paries divisae, Hpt. Gl. 448, 68. Þæne fyðerdǽledan in quatuor partes divisam, 418, 23. Þá fyðerdǽledan quadri-faria, 410, 15

Linked entry: fiþer-tódǽled

freólic

(adj.)
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Add: free as in free will. v. freó, Freólicum cyre libero arbitrio, An. Ox. 1287: 1312. liberal, unstinted in quantity Of frílicum gestrióne fenore liberali, Kent. Gl. 1046

hípe

(n.)

a heap

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a heap. Hype congeries, An. Ox. 4780. Hýpum cumulis, Germ. 401, 22. On reáde hýpan in rubicundas congeries, An. Ox. 1822. Take here hýpe in Dict. and add

Linked entry: hýpe

lǽce-getawu

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-getawu, pl. n.
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Medical apparatus Hí wǽron geondsmeágende eall his lǽcegeteá. Þá fundon hí þá mancas in his lǽcecyste illius omnia medicamenta perscrutantes aureos invenerunt in medicamine, Gr. D. 344, 16

sǽtnere

(n.)
Grammar
sǽtnere, es; m.

One who lies in wait

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One who lies in wait. but used in the following case to gloss seditiosus Mid setnerum cum seditiosis, Mk. Skt. Lind. 15, 7. Similar entries v. sǽtnian, sǽtere ;

Linked entries: sétnere sǽtnung

cearf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
cearf, of ceorfan.

carved

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carved, Solil. in præf

á-lífedlic

Grammar
á-lífedlic, v. á-lýfedlic
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in Dict. , and add:

díran

(v.)
Grammar
díran, to hold dear. v. deóran
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in Dict., and add:

Linked entry: dýran

eá-stæþ

Grammar
eá-stæþ, v. eá-steþ
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in Dict. for passage

ge-hrimpan

Grammar
ge-hrimpan, v. rimpan
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in Dict. for examples

Linked entries: ge-rumpen hrimpan

ge-spǽtan

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v. spǽtan; in Dict

hýr-geoht

(n.)
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See geoht in Dict

ryplen

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In bracket l. þýflen

fyxen

(adj.)
Grammar
fyxen, adj. v. fixen
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in Dict., and add:

Linked entry: fixen

cyre-bald

(adj.)

bold in decision ⬩ arbltrii strenuus

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bold in decision; arbltrii strenuus

hǽmed-þing

(n.)
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In l. 10 l. hǽmedþingum

hǽr

(n.)
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In l. 8 l. efesiað

drípan

(v.)
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Take here drýpan in Dict

borh-wed

(n.)
Grammar
borh-wed, -wedd, es; n.

Anything given in pledge ⬩ vadimonium

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Anything given in pledge; vadimonium

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