Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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efen-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
efen-heort, adj.
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Concordant, harmonious. v. next word

egor

Grammar
egor, nine ounces.
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Dele, and see next word

ge-dwimere

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Dele, and see next word

hwæla

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Dele, and see next word

seoh-torr

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Dele, and see next word

þrowend

(n.)
Grammar
þrowend, es; m.
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be-flagen flǽsc

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Dele, and see next word

á-blend

(adj.)
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Take with next word

gescǽned

(adj.; part.)
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weorold-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wíse, an ; f.
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What is usual in the world, a fashion of the world Hé bæd ðæt Godes yrre ofer hí ne cóme, ne him wǽre hwæs (hwæt ?) gneáðes ne óþerra worldwísena. Ðá com stefn of heofonum and seó cwæð: . . .

hring-weorþung

(n.)
Grammar
hring-weorþung, e; f.
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Honouring by the gift of a ring Ne mægþ habban on healse hringweorþunge no maiden's neck shall be graced with a ring, Beo. Th. 6027; B. 3017

lógian

(v.)
Grammar
lógian, (v. lóh); p. ode

To lodge ⬩ place ⬩ arrange ⬩ frame

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Hí on heora scype heora nett lógodon in navi componentes retia, Mk. Skt. 1, 19. Wé lǽraþ ðæt man intó circan ǽnig þinga ne lógige ðæs ðe ðartó ungedafenlíc sí we enjoin that nothing be lodged in the church that is unsuitable for the place, L.

mealm

(n.)
Grammar
mealm, es; m.

Sand ⬩ chalk

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(see next two words)

dúnian

(v.)
Grammar
dúnian, p. ode (?)
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To fall down. v. next word

ge-hýþig

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hýþig, adj.
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Convenient, suitable, agreeable. v. next word

Linked entry: -hýþig

hlǽw

(n.)
Grammar
hlǽw, hláw, hláu, hléw, es; m.

a low ⬩ law ⬩ a rising ground, ⬩ an artificial as well as a natural mound, ⬩ a funeral mound; ⬩ tumulus ⬩ the interior of a mound, ⬩ a cave

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Beorgas ðǽr ne muntas steápe ne stondeþ, ne stánclifu heáh hlifiaþ ne dene ne daiu ne dúnscrafu hlǽwas ne hlincas nec tumulus crescit, nec cava vallis hiat, Exon. 56 a; Th. 199, 13; Ph. 25. The word is found in local names, e.g. Cwicchelmes hlǽw.

Linked entry: hláw

be-hlǽman

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Dele, and see next word

ge-mǽd

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Dele, and see next word

ge-ræft

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Dele, and see next word

ge-swip

Grammar
ge-swip, cunning.
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Dele, and see next word

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