Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ge-erian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-erian, p. ede, ode, ade; pp. ed, od, ad

To ear ⬩ plough ⬩ arare

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Gr. 19; Som. 22, 45. Ðæt land is geerod [geered MS. C.] aratur terra, 19; Som. 22, 46 : Heming, p. 134

DROSNA

(n.)
Grammar
DROSNA, drosne, nom. acc; gen.drosna ; dat. drosnum; pl. f.

Grounds, sediment, lees, dregs ⬩ fæx, fæces

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Gr. 47; Som. 47, 45. Eles drosna dregs of oil; amurca = άμόργη, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 18; Wrt. Voc. 33, 18

Linked entry: dros

cásus

(n.)
Grammar
cásus, gen. cásūs; m.

cāsus ⬩ a fall, case ⬩ to fall ⬩ A case, falling or change to denote the relation of nouns, adjectives, and pronouns to other words in a sentence

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Gr. 18; Som. 20, 54

be-pǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
be-pǽcan, part. be-pǽcende; p. be-pǽhte; pp. be-pǽht; v. a. [be by, pǽcan to deceive]

To deceive ⬩ entice ⬩ seduce ⬩ draw away ⬩ decipere ⬩ pellicere ⬩ illudere ⬩ seducere

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Gr. 28, 5; Som. 32, 1. Ic bepǽce oððe forlǽde seduco, 47; Som. 48, 53 : Jud. 16, 5

Linked entry: be-pǽcung

hræfn

(n.)
Grammar
hræfn, es; m.

A raven

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Gr. 8; Som. 7, 35. Blac hræm niger corvus, 6; Som. 4, 21; Wrt. Voc. 77, 13. Noe ásende út ǽnne hremn se hremn fleáh ðá út and nolde eft ongeán cirran Noe dimisit corvum, qui egrediebatur et non revertebatur, Gen. 8, 7.

Linked entries: hræm hrefn hrem hremn

a-þrýt

wearies

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Gr. 33; Som. 37, 19

beftan

(prep.)

after ⬩ behind ⬩ without ⬩ post ⬩ sine

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after, behind, without; post, sine, Som. Lye

berian

(n.)
Grammar
berian, pl. of berie

berries

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Gl. 47; Som. 65, 30;

cígnis

(n.)
Grammar
cígnis, niss, e; f.

A name, naming ⬩ nomen

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A name, naming; nomen, Som. Ben. Lye

cylenisc

(adj.)
Grammar
cylenisc, adj.

Like a kiln ⬩ fornāceus

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Like a kiln; fornāceus Som. Ben. Lye

dumnys

(n.)
Grammar
dumnys, dum-nyss,e ; f.

DUMBNESS, speechlessness ⬩ loquendi impotentia

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DUMBNESS, speechlessness; loquendi impotentia, Som. Ben. Lye

dúne-ward

(adv.)
Grammar
dúne-ward, dúne-weard

downward

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downward, Som. Ben. Lye. v. a-dúnweard

Deora mǽgþ

(n.)
Grammar
Deora mǽgþ, Deora ríce the province or

kingdom of the Deirians

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kingdom of the Deirians, Som. Ben. Lye

eág-ece

(n.)
Grammar
eág-ece, es; m.

Eye-ache ⬩ ocŭlórum dŏlor

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Som. Ben. Lye

eást-folc

(n.)
Grammar
eást-folc, es; n.

Eastern people ⬩ pŏpŭlus orientālis

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Som. Ben. Lye

edwistfull

(adj.)
Grammar
edwistfull, adj. [edwist substance, full full]

Existing, substantial, substantive ⬩ substantiālis

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Som. Ben. Lye

efen-hérian

(v.)
Grammar
efen-hérian, v. trans.

To praise together ⬩ collaudāre

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To praise together; collaudāre, Som. Ben. Lye

efen-lǽcestre

(n.)
Grammar
efen-lǽcestre, an; f.

A female imitator ⬩ imĭtatrix

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Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: -lǽcestre

ehsýne

(n.)

a face, countenance ⬩ făcies

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a face, countenance; făcies, Som. Ben. Lye

eldendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
eldendlíc, adj.

Slow, slack ⬩ pĭger, tardus

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Slow, slack; pĭger, tardus, Som. Ben. Lye

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