Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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murcen

(adj.)
Grammar
murcen, (?); adj.

Sad ⬩ complaining

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Sad, complaining Ða ðe murcne ǽr hungur heardne geþoledan, Ps. Th. 145, 6

óþ-ícan

(v.)
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Cf. æt-ýcan

reád-leáf

(adj.)
Grammar
reád-leáf, (?); adj.
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Having red leaves On ða hreádleáfan ǽc, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 179, 26

fore-hús

(n.)
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a porch Þǽr wæs án forehús æt þǽre cyrcan duru, Vis. Lfc. 33

wudu-lád

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-lád, e; f.

Carting wood

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Carting wood Æt wúduláde wǽntreów, L. R. S. 20; Th. i. 440, 27

gift-feorm

(n.)
Grammar
gift-feorm, e ; f.
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A wedding-feast Be þám ꝥ preóstas ne beón æt giftfeormum, Nap. 33

on-borgian

(v.)
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to borrow Ic onborgede xxx mancsa goldes æt Beorhtnóðe, Cht. Crw. 9, 117

Linked entry: borgian

oþ-windan

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Bútan hé oðwinde (æt-, v. l. ), Ll. Th. i. 210, 9: 12. Add

þrístness

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On ǽlcre preóstgesamnunge is ǽlc þrýstnes (presumptionis occasio) forboden, Chrd. 45, 29. Add

hálsigend

(n.)
Grammar
hálsigend, es; m.

An exorcist

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Ælf. P. 34; Th. ii. 378, 6

á-wrigennes

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Swá hé geseah on ǽr þurh Godes áwrygennysse, Hml. S. 3, 102. Add

Aríus

(n.)
Grammar
Aríus, [ = 'Aρειοs], Arrius; g. ii; acc. um; m.

A presbyter of Alexandria, founder of the Arians, born in Cyrenaica, Africa, and died in A. D. 336

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Ælf. C. 3 ; Th. ii. 344, 2-4

Linked entries: Arrian Arrius

Hwít-ern

(n.)
Grammar
Hwít-ern, es; n.
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Whitherne in Galloway His mynster is æt Hwíterne, Chr. 565; Erl. 19, 7

ge-flǽscnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-flǽscnes, -ness, e; f.

Incarnation ⬩ incarnātio

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Incarnation; incarnātio Ǽr Cristes ge-flǽscnesse before Christ's incarnation, Chr. Erl. 4, 22

sige-cempa

(n.)
Grammar
sige-cempa, an ; m.
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A victorious warrior Wæs Dauid æt wíge sóð sigecempa, Ps. C. 50, 10

stíþ-hugende

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-hugende, adj.
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Of purpose stern Stíðhugende hysas æt hilde, Byrht. Th. 135, 23 ; By. 122

Linked entry: -hugende

sweord-plega

(n.)
Grammar
sweord-plega, an, m.
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-Æt ðam sweordplegan wíg forbúgan, Wald. 22; Vald. 1, 13

wír-hangra

(n.)
Grammar
wír-hangra, an; m.

A meadow where myrtles grow

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A meadow where myrtles grow Æt wírhangran Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 297, 18

á-myrdrian

(v.)
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Add: , -myrþr(i)an Ǽr hé Beorn ámyrðrode, Chr. 1049; P. 171, 21

cwémed-ness

(n.)
Grammar
cwémed-ness, e; f.
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Pleasure, satisfaction Hí ǽlc gód árǽrdon Gode tó cwémednesse, Hml. S. 21, 462

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