Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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swica

(n.)
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In l. 2 for 'se ductor' l. seductor

þreápian

(v.)
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Se ancra angan þreápian swíðe ðone deófol, Sal. K. 84, 4. Add

un-gedállic

(adj.)
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un-gedállic, adj.
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Limitless Byþ se ænde ungedállic esí finis infinitus, Gr. D. 337, II

Linked entry: gedál-lic

á-líhtan

(v.)
Grammar
á-líhtan, <b>. II.</b>
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Se þegen alýhte of his cræte, Hml. Th. i. 400, 25. Add

and-wyrdan

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Andwyrt se godfæder þæs cildes wordum, Hml. Th. ii. 52, 4. Add

ealdor-apostol

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Se ealdorapostol ús gesette tó healdanne ðás dagas, Nap. 69, 3. Add

cyne-wirþe

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Se king áwearp his cynewurðe reáf him of, Verc. Först. 141. Add

rím-cræftiga

(n.)
Grammar
rím-cræftiga, an ; m.

One skilful in computation

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One skilful in computation Béda se árwurða rímcræftiga Anglia viii. 301, 33

Linked entry: rím-cræftig

ge-ábilgian

(v.)

to exasperate

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to exasperate Geábylgode (exacerbavit) Drihten se synfulla. Ps. Spl. 9 second, 4

be-drincan

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[Fort se ruse habbe bedruncan þat wyn,] Lch. iii. 112, 7. Add

LEÓGAN

(v.)
Grammar
LEÓGAN, p. leáh; pl. lugon

To liedeceivefeign

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To lie, tell a lie, say falsely, break one's word, play false, deceive, feign Ic leóge mentior, Ælfc. Gr. 31; Som. 35, 53. Eal hit is swá, ne leóge ic, Blickl. Homl. 179. 3. Ðú líhst ðæt ðú God thou sayest falsely that thou art God, Homl.

wácmódness

(n.)
Grammar
wácmódness, e; f.

weakness of charactermoral weaknessfaintheartednesswant of couragepusillanimitycowardiceweaknessfeebleness

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Gedréfde mid wácmódnesse pusillanimitate turbatos, 32; Swt. 213, 6. For wácmódnesse from want of courage, 40; Swt. 289, 3.

drinca

(n.)
Grammar
drinca, an; m: drince, an; f. [drinc drink]

Drink potus

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Drink; potus Eáðe we mágon geseón hwǽr se drinca is we can easily see where the drink is, Ors. 5, 8; Bos. 107, 30. He wolde beran drincan his gebróðrum he would bear drink to his brethren, Homl. Th. ii. 180, 5.

óþ-feallan

(v.)
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Swá clǽne hió (learning) wæs ðþfeallenu on Angelcyn so utterly was learning decayed in England, Past. pref. ; 3. 13

ge-wísian

(v.)
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Add: to shew, point out something (acc.) to a person (dat. ) Ðus him gewísede se Ǽðelwaldes mon ðá gemǽru, C. D. v. 141, 29. Ꝥ hió swá myceles his onfón sceolde swá seó hind hire gewísede, Lch. iii. 426, 29. to direct a person. with acc.

heáh-fæder

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-fæder, m.

A patriarch; also the great Father, i. e. GodGod the Fatherpatriarca

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Gl. 68; Som. 69, 118; Wrt. Voc. 41, 68. Héhfæder patriarcha, Rtl. 195, 10. Cuoeþ lá héhfæder dixit abba pater, Mk. Skt. Lind. 14, 36.

un-earh

(adj.)
Grammar
un-earh, adj.

Undauntedintrepidfearless

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Sum cásere wæs on ðám dagum unearh on gefeohtum, Homl. Skt. ii. 27, 47. Gif mane bið ákenned on .xxii. nihta ealdne mónan se bið unearh fihtling, Lchdm. iii. 158, 11.

driht-ealdor

(n.)
Grammar
driht-ealdor, drihte ealdor; gen. ealdres; m.

The lord of a feast architriclīnus

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The lord of a feast; architriclīnus Se drihtealdor cwæþ to ðam brýdguman the lord of the feast said to the bridegroom, Homl. Th. ii. 70, 25, 28. Se drihte ealdor ðæs wínes onbýrgde gustāvit architriclīnus vinum, Jn. Bos. 2, 9.

líf-fæstan

(v.)
Grammar
líf-fæstan, p. te

quickenvivify

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To give life, quicken, vivify Ðonne hine God líffæsteþ when God shall quicken him; Deo vivificante, Bd. 2, 1; S. 500, 20. Gást is se ðe líffæsteþ spiritus est qui vivificat, Jn. Skt. Rush. 6, 63.

Linked entry: líf-fæst

mylen

(n.)
Grammar
mylen, es; m.

A mill

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Se mylenham and se myln ðǽrtó, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 189, 10. Of Eádweardes mylne, 438, 26: 439, 2. Ne mylnum nis álýfed tó eornenne ( on Sunday ), Wulfst. 227, ll