Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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a-speón

enticed ⬩ secretly introduced

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enticed, secretly introduced, Ors. 1, 12 ; Bos. 35, 19: Bd. 3, 7; S. 530, 4

and-yttan

(v.)

To confess ⬩ praise ⬩ thank ⬩ confiteri

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Bos. 11, 25

fagen

(adj.)
Grammar
fagen, adj.

Glad ⬩ lætus

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Glad; lætus Wǽron ða burhwarefagene the citizens were glad, Ors. 5, 3; Bos. 103, 32

feld-hryðer

(n.)
Grammar
feld-hryðer, es; n.

A field ox ⬩ heifer ⬩ campestris bos ⬩ vĭtŭlus

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A field ox or heifer; campestris bos sive vĭtŭlus Chart. ad calc. C. R. Ben

for-þriccednes

(n.)
Grammar
for-þriccednes, -ness, e; f.

A pressing ⬩ an oppression ⬩ distress ⬩ anxiety ⬩ pressūra

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Bos. 21, 25

bócce

(n.)
Grammar
bócce, beóce, béce, bǽce, an; f.

A beech-tree ⬩ fagus ⬩ æsculus ⬩ a beech-tree

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Similar entries v. bóc, e; f. a beech-tree

Linked entries: béce béce

geornlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
geornlíc, adj.

Desirable

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., Ors. 4, 13; Bos. 100, 28

ge-riht

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-riht, adj.

RIGHT, direct ⬩ directus

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Bos. 3, 5

ge-mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
ge-mǽgþ, e; f.

A family, tribe ⬩ fămĭlia, trĭbus

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A family, tribe; fămĭlia, trĭbus Twá gemǽgþa two families, Ors. 3, 5; Bos. 57, 33

hér-rihte

(adv.)
Grammar
hér-rihte, adv.

Just here ⬩ at this point

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Just here, at this point Uton ændian þás bóc nú hǽrrihte, Solil. H. 49, 10

weald

(n.)

power

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L. ), Ors. 4, 11; Bos. 97, 23

byrðyn

(n.)
Grammar
byrðyn, e; f.

A burthen ⬩ onus

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Bos. 11, 30

BERA

(n.)
Grammar
BERA, an; m.

A BEAR ⬩ ursus

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Eofor oððe beran onginnan to attack a boar or bear, Exon. 92 a; Th. 344, 21; Gn. Ex. 177. Sceall gyldan án beran fel shall pay one bear's skin, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 20, 37. Bera ursus, Ælfc. Gl. 21; Som. 59, 69 : L. Ecg. P. iv. 28; Th. ii. 212, 22

Linked entries: bar bere byrene

ge-frédan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-frédan, ic -fréde, ðú -frédest, he -frédeþ, frét, pl. -frédaþ; p. -frédde; pp. -fréded

To feel ⬩ perceive ⬩ know ⬩ be sensible of ⬩ sentīre

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To feel, perceive, know, be sensible of; sentīre Sió gefrédnes hine mæg gegrápian, and gefrédan ðæt hit líchoma biþ, ac hió ne mæg gefrédan hwæðer he biþ ðe blac ðe hwít the feeling may touch it, and feel that it is a body, but cannot feel whether it

and-wyrdan

(v.)
Grammar
and-wyrdan, ond-wyrdan

to answer

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Th. 101, 21: 118, 42: Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 20

Linked entry: and-wearde

el-þeódisc

(adj.)
Grammar
el-þeódisc, adj.

Foreign, strange ⬩ pĕregrīnus

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Bos. 27, 7

Linked entry: þeódisc

eornfullnes

(n.)
Grammar
eornfullnes, -ness, e; f.

Earnestness, anxiety ⬩ dĭlĭgentia, sollĭcĭtudo

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Bos. 13, 22

bócan

(n.)
Grammar
bócan, = bócum

for books

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Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 8; dat. pl. of bóc

bodigean

(v.)

to publish, preach

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Bos. 5, 20: Cd. 169; Th. 210, 4; Exod. 510

secg-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
secg-hwæt, adj.

Vigorous or bold in using the sword

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Vigorous or bold in using the sword Se secghwata, Beo. Th. 6048; B. 3028

Linked entry: secg

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