Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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altar

(n.)
Grammar
altar, es; m.

An altar ⬩ altare

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Bos. 5, 24

be-beódend

(n.)
Grammar
be-beódend, es; m.

One who commands ⬩ a master ⬩ præceptor

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One who commands, a master; præceptor, Lk, Bos. 5, 5 : 9, 33

Linked entry: beódende

be-clyppan

(v.)
Grammar
be-clyppan, bi-clyppan; p. -clypte; pp. -clypt

To clip ⬩ embrace ⬩ amplecti

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Bos. 9, 36

Linked entry: bi-clyppan

Dena mearc

(n.)

the land of the Danes

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the land of the Danes, Denmark, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 21, 33

éhting

(n.)
Grammar
éhting, e; f.

Persecution ⬩ persĕcūtio

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Persecution; persĕcūtio, Ors. 6, 23; Bos. 124, 11, notes, p. 28, 1

ealo

(n.)

ale

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ale, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 22, 17: Bt. 17; Fox 60, 5

bityr-líce

(adv.)

bitterly ⬩ amare

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Bos. 26, 75

ge-bigeþ

Grammar
ge-bigeþ, -bigþ

buys

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Bos. 13, 44

breoton

(adj.)
Grammar
breoton, adj.

Spacious ⬩ ample

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Spacious, ample Fóh hider tó mé burh and breotone bold, Sat. 687

ge-sybsum

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sybsum, adj.

Peaceable; ⬩ pācĭfĭcus

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Bos. 5, 9

ge-bétan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-bétan, he -béteþ, pl. -bétaþ; p. bétte, pl. bétton; pp. -béted, -bétt; v. trans, [ge-, bétan to amend] .

to make better ⬩ improve ⬩ mend ⬩ amend ⬩ repair ⬩ emendāre ⬩ repărāre ⬩ to make strong ⬩ fortify ⬩ surround with a wall ⬩ confirmāre ⬩ munīre ⬩ mūrāre ⬩ to make amends ⬩ reparation ⬩ 'bót' for ⬩ repent ⬩ to obtain a remedy against ⬩ to get 'bót' from ⬩ avenge

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Homl. 91, 16; 63, 34; 57, 27: Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 23, 5; H.R. 107, 4. Hea geboeton pæniterent, Lk. Skt.

Linked entries: ge-bétt ge-bótad

emb-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
emb-sittan, p. -sæt, pl, -sǽton; pp. -seten

To sit round or about, surround, beset, besiege ⬩ circumsĕdēre, obsĭdēre

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He besirede ðæt folc ðe hi embseten hæfdon he deceived the people who had besieged them, Ors. 4, 5; Bos. 83, 3

Linked entry: ymb-sittan

FANN

(n.)
Grammar
FANN, e; f?

FAN, implement for winnowing grain ⬩ vannus, ventilābrum

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Bos. 3, 12: Lk. Bos. 3, 17

Linked entries: fan fon

ge-deorfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-deorfan, p. -dearf, pl. -durfon; pp. -dorfen

To labour

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In Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 86, 3, Heora scipa gedurfon L and C perhaps we should read gedufon sank, cf. 85, 38, gedeáf [gedráf], and Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 24, Ðá gedufon hí ealle and adruncon

Linked entry: dorfen

fremian

(v.)
Grammar
fremian, freomian; part. fremiende; hit fremaþ; p. ode; pp. od [fremman]

To profit ⬩ do good ⬩ be good or expedient ⬩ avail ⬩ profĭcĕre ⬩ prōdesse ⬩ expĕdīre ⬩ vălēre

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Bos. 16, 7: Mt. Bos. 19, 10. Ðæt hyt náht ne fremode quia nihil profĭcĕret, Mt. Bos. 27, 24: Mk. Bos. 5, 26. Ðonne biþ gesýne, hwæt him his swefn fremion tunc appārēbit, quid illi prōsint somnia tua, Gen. 37, 20

Linked entries: framian freomian fromian

ge-lýfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-lýfan, -lífan, -léfan; to -lýfanne, -lýfenne ; part. -lýfende; ic -lýfe, ðú -lýfest, -lýfst, he -lýfeþ, -lýfþ, pl. -lýfaþ; p- ic, he -lýfde, ðú -lýfdest, pl. -lýfdon; impert. -lýf, pl. -lýfe, -lýfaþ; subj. pres. -lýfe, pl. -lýfon ; pp. -lýfed

To believe, confide, trust, hope ⬩ crēdĕre, confīdĕre, spērāre

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Bos. 4, 21. Gelýfe gyt, ðæt ic inc mæg gehǽlan crēdĭtis quia hoc possum făcĕre vōbis? Mt. Bos. 9, 28. Gelýfaþ for ðám weorcum propter ŏpĕra ipso crēdĭte, Jn. Bos. 14, 11.

Linked entries: ge-lǽfan ge-léfan ge-léfan ge-leófst ge-lífan

FEÁWA

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
FEÁWA, feá; pl. nom. acc. feáwe, feáwa, feá; gen. feáwena, feáwera, feára; dat. feáwum, feáum, feára; adj.

FEW ⬩ pauci

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Bos. 7, 14: Lk. Bos. 13, 23. Feáwa synt gecorene pauci sunt electi, Mt. Bos. 20, 16: 22, 14.

Linked entry: feá

færelt

(n.)
Grammar
færelt, es; n.

A going, progress, expedition ⬩ ĭter, gressus, expĕdītio

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He ðæt færelt swíðost þurhteáh he most chiefly undertook that expedition, Ors. 4, 10; Bos. 93, 31. Ðæt Scipia ðæs færeltes consul wǽre that Scipio was the leader of the expedition, 4, 10; Bos. 95, 2: 4, 10; Bos. 93, 34.

for-liger

(n.)
Grammar
for-liger, -ligr, es; pl. nom. acc. -ligeru, -ligru, -ligra; n.

Fornication ⬩ adultery ⬩ fornĭcātio ⬩ adultĕrium

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Bos. 7, 21. Forligru fornĭcātiōnes, Mt. Bos. 15, 19. Ǽnig cristen mann ne ǽnige forligru ne begange let not any Christian man commit fornication, L. C. E. 7; Th. i. 364, 24.

Linked entries: for-legere for-ligr for-lír for-legor

FÆT

(n.)
Grammar
FÆT, es; pl. nom. acc. fatu, fata; gen. fata; dat. fatum; n.

A vessel, cup, VAT ⬩ vas, călix

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Bos. 12, 29

Linked entries: fatu ge-fǽtan

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