Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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midlung

(n.)
Grammar
midlung, e; f.

The middle ⬩ midst

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Lamb. 56, 5. Of midlunge ðínum bósme de medio sinu tuo, 73, 11. On midlunge sceaduwe dǽþes in medio umbrae mortis, Ps. Spl. 22, 4: Cant. Moys. 19: Cant. Abac. 2: Ps. Lamb. 73, 12. On midlunga, 81, 1

in-lende

(adj.)
Grammar
in-lende, adj.

Native ⬩ indigenous

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Lamb. 118, 19. Ðǽr on fyrd hyra fǽrspell becwom óht inlende there to their host came tidings sudden and terrible, fear of the men of the land [the Israelites hearing of the pursuit by the Egyptians], Cd. 148; Th. 186, 9 ; Exod. 136.

Linked entries: in-lænde in-lenda

turtle

(n.)
Grammar
turtle, an; f.: but turtla, an; m.
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Lamb. 83, 4. Geoffra mé tó láce sume turtlan and sume culfran sume mihi turturem et columbam, Gen. 15, 9. Bringan tó láce áne culfran and áne turtlan, Homl. Th. i. 140, 2. Bringe hé twá turtlan, Lev. 5, 7, 11: 1, 14: Lk. Skt. 2, 24: Homl.

FYRS

(n.)
Grammar
FYRS, es; m.

FURZE ⬩ furze-bushes ⬩ genista ⬩ rhamnus ⬩ ulex eurōpæus

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Lamb. 57, 10: Lchdm. iii. 86, 17. Swá hwá swá wille sáwan westmbǽre land, atió ǽrest of ða þornas, and ða fyrsas whosoever will sow fertile land, let him first draw out the thorns, and the furze, Bt. 23; Fox 78, 22: Bt. Met. Fox 12, 6; Met. 12, 3

Babilónisca

(n.)
Grammar
Babilónisca, an; m.

Babylon ⬩ Baby̆lōn,

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Lamb. 136, 1

a-wænian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wænian, p. ede; pp. ed

To wean from ⬩ ablactare

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Lamb. 130, 2

dym-hefe

(n.)

a lurking-place, hiding-place

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Lamb. 17, 12: Homl. Th. ii. 1122, 33

elpen-bǽnen

(adj.)
Grammar
elpen-bǽnen, adj.

Made of ivory ⬩ ĕburnĕus

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Lamb. 44, 10

færr

(n.)
Grammar
færr, es; n.

A passing ⬩ transĭtus

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Lamb. 143, 14

for-cyrfst

(v.)
Grammar
for-cyrfst, he -cyrfþ

cuttest down ⬩ he cuts down

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Lamb. 128, 4;

hungor-lǽwe

(adj.)
Grammar
hungor-lǽwe, adj.

Hungry ⬩ famished

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Lamb. Cantic. Annæ, 5

Linked entry: lǽwe

ge-hiscan

(v.)

to hate ⬩ abominari

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Lamb. 5, 8

ǽ-swice

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-swice, es; m.
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Failure in the keeping of the law Þurh lahbrycas and ǽswicas, Wlfst. 164, 3

Linked entry: swice

hæfenleást

(n.)
Grammar
hæfenleást, e; f.

Poverty, penury

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Lamb. 43, 27

bátian

(v.)
Grammar
bátian, p. ode; pp. od

To BAIT or lay a bait for a fish ⬩ to bait a hook ⬩ inescare

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To BAIT or lay a bait for a fish, to bait a hook; inescare,Som

forþ-stóp

(v.; part.)
Grammar
forþ-stóp, pl. -stópon

went forth ⬩ proceeded ⬩ passed by

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Lamb. 72, 7: Mk. Bos. 14, 35: 15, 29;

ge-cosped

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cosped, part. p. [cosp a fetter]

Fettered ⬩ compĕdītus

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Lamb. 145, 8

ge-hæftednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hæftednes, -ness, e; f.

A captivity ⬩ captīvĭtas

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Lamb. 125, 4

Linked entries: -hæftedness ge-hæftnys

síd-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
síd-ádl, e; f.
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Pleurisy On sídan lama vel sídádl pleuriticus, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 31. Cf. síd-wærc

strecedness

(n.)
Grammar
strecedness, e; f.
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Lamb. 40, 4. Strecednysse míne ic beþweá, 6, 7

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