Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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búh

(v.)
Grammar
búh, impert. of búgan to bow, turn

turn

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Ben. in proœm.

crano-hawc

(n.)
Grammar
crano-hawc, [cran a crane; hafoc, es; m. a hawk]

A crane-hawk ⬩ accipiter, qui gruem mordet

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Ben. Lye

crýfele

(n.)

a den ⬩ passage under ground ⬩ spelunca ⬩ meatus subterraneus

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Ben. Lye

geara

(adv.)
Grammar
geara, adv. [gearo? ready]

Utterly ⬩ altogether ⬩ well ⬩ enough ⬩ very much ⬩ pĕnĭtus ⬩ prorsus ⬩ bĕne ⬩ sătis ⬩ valde

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Ðú geara canst tu bĕne nosti, Bd. 1, 27; S. 439, 2 : Ps. Th. 75, 1 : 81, 5. Ðonne mon me geofe geara þúsende goldes and seolfres sŭper millia auri et argenti, 118, 72

spellung

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Ben. 68, 21. Add Spellungum fabulis. R. Ben. I. 76, 14. Spellingum, 83, 8. Ðætðín mód ne beó yfele besmiten þurh ðá ýdelan spellunga, Hex. 48, 12

cæle

(n.)
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Ben. Lye

ceat

(n.)

a thing

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Ben. Lye

eft-betǽht

(v.)
Grammar
eft-betǽht, æft-betéht

Re-assigned, re-delivered, given back ⬩ re-consignātus

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Ben. 4

Linked entry: æft-beteht

efyn-gelíc

(adj.)
Grammar
efyn-gelíc, ; adj. [efen even, gelíc like]

Even-like, alike, equal, co-equal ⬩ co-æquālis

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Ben. Lye

ést-land

(n.)
Grammar
ést-land, es; n.

East-land, east country, the east ⬩ terra ŏrientālis

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Ben. Lye

feala-fór

(n.)
Grammar
feala-fór, feale-fór, e; f?

A fieldfare? ⬩ turdus pĭlāris?-Fealafór torax?

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: feolu-fór

feax-gerǽdian

(v.)
Grammar
feax-gerǽdian, p. ode; pp. od [gerǽdian to make ready]

To dress or trim the hair ⬩ crīnes compōnĕre

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Ben. Lye

first-mearc

(n.)

an interval of time ⬩ intercăpēdo

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Ben. Lye. V. frist-mearc

Linked entry: frist-mearc

folc-gesetness

(n.)
Grammar
folc-gesetness, e; f.

A decree or ordinance of the people ⬩ plēbiscītum

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: ge-setnes

fór-sorged

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fór-sorged, part, [fór, sorgian to sorrow]

Made very sad ⬩ grieved ⬩ sorrowful ⬩ tristātus ⬩ triste factus

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Ben. Lye

fór-ward

(n.)
Grammar
fór-ward, e; f.

a fore-ward ⬩ precaution

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Ben. Lye

gabul-roid

(n.)

a line ⬩ rod ⬩ staff compass ⬩ rădius ⬩ circĭnus ⬩ κίρκινos,

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: gafol-rand

gauel-sester

(n.)
Grammar
gauel-sester, es; m.

A measure of rent ale ⬩ sextārius vectīgālis cerevisiæ

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Ben. Lye

líf-lád

(n.)
Grammar
líf-lád, e; f.

life

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Ben. 1, Lye

þǽsma

(n.)
Grammar
þǽsma, an; m.
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Ben. 10, 18

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