Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

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on-ásendedness

(n.)

glosses immisio

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Lamb. 77, 49

Linked entry: á-sendedness

on-leóhtness

(n.)
Grammar
on-leóhtness, e; f.

Illumination ⬩ illuminatio

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Lamb. 138, 11

Linked entries: -leóhtness on-líhtness

hlenor-teár

(n.)
Grammar
hlenor-teár, es; m.

Hyssop

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Lamb. 508

ǽw-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽw-fæst, adj.

firm in observing the law ⬩ religious ⬩ bound by the law ⬩ married ⬩ religiosus ⬩ vinculo nuptiarum constrictus

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firm in observing the law, religious, bound by the law, married; religiosus, vinculo nuptiarum constrictus Ǽwfæst religiosus, Scint. 28. Ǽwfæst man a married man, L. C. S. 51; Th. i. 404, 21

Linked entry: ǽ-fæst

wyn-dreám

(n.)
Grammar
wyn-dreám, es; m.

A joyful sound ⬩ jubilation

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Lamb. Spl. Blickl. Gl. 150, 5. On wyndreáme in jubilo, Ps. Spl. 46, 5 : in jubilatione, Blickl. Gl. Wyndreám jubilationem, Ps. Spl. Lamb. 88, 15

a-swand

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-swand, p. of a-swindan.

languished away

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Lamb. 106, 26;

bærm

(n.)

a bosom ⬩ lap ⬩ sinus

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a bosom, lap; sinus,Som. Lye

for-swelhþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-swelhþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-swelgan.

swallows up

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Lamb. 57, 10;

ge-yrfweardian

(v.)

to inherit

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Lamb. 24, 14

wiþ-steppan

(v.)

glosses ⬩ praetergredi

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Lamb. 79, 13

eard-begenga

(n.)
Grammar
eard-begenga, -begænga, -begenda, an; m. [beganga, begenga a dweller]

An inhabitant, dweller ⬩ incŏla

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Lamb. 119, 6. Ðá ðá híg wǽron eardbegendan cum essent incŏlæ, Ps. Lamb. 104, 12. Eardbegængan incŏlæ, Ps. Spl. M. 104, 11

a-wændednys

(n.)
Grammar
a-wændednys, -nyss, e; f.

A change ⬩ mutatio

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Lamb. 76, 11

a-ýdlian

(v.)
Grammar
a-ýdlian, p. ode; pp. od

To make useless

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Lamb. 38, 12

for-swolgen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-swolgen, pp. of for-swelgan.

swallowed up ⬩ devoured

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Lamb. 106, 27;

forþ-gewát

(v.; part.)
Grammar
forþ-gewát, p. of forþ-gewítan.

went forth ⬩ passed

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Lamb. 89, 4;

gnidennys

(n.)
Grammar
gnidennys, -nyss, e; f.

A rubbing ⬩ contrition

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Lamb. 13, 3

ge-bryce

(n.)

a breaking ⬩ breach

Entry preview:

Lamb. 105, 23

ge-mæt-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-mæt-fæstan, p. -fæste; pp. -fæsted, -fæst [gemet a measure, fæst fast]

To compare ⬩ comparare

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Lamb. 48, 21

healf-féþe

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-féþe, adj.

Half-lame

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Half-lame Healfféþe semipes, Germ. 396, 150

Linked entry: -féþe

lærest

Grammar
lærest, l. lǽrest. The r for
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s may be explained by Verner's Law

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