Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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un-gifre

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gifre, adj.

Harmful ⬩ unfortunate

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Harmful, unfortunate Ǽr gé sceonde fremmen, ungifre yfel ylda bearnum, Cd. Th. 149, 5; Gen. 2470

Linked entry: gifre

wirþu

(n.)
Grammar
wirþu, indecl.: wirþ, e; f.

honour ⬩ decoration ⬩ dignity

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Similar entries Cf. weorþ-mynd, III

Linked entry: wyrþo

wóh-bogen

(adj.)
Grammar
wóh-bogen, adj.

Bent ⬩ crooked

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Bent, crooked Wyrm wóhbogen the crooked (cf. Job 26, 13) serpent, Beo. Th. 5646; B. 2827

ymb-wrítan

(v.)
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to cut round, circumscribe Hine eác ymbwrít mid sweorde on .iiii. healfa, Lchdm. ii. 346, 26

Linked entry: be-wrítan

and-wyrding

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(Cf. ge-anwyrdan conspiraverant, 134, 11. Add:

be-hygdness

(n.)
Grammar
be-hygdness, e; f.
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Cf. be-hogadness

Linked entry: be-hýdignys

blandan

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Dele: 'p. bleónd, -e, -on', (cf. Icel. p. blett), and add

drync-horn

(n.)
Grammar
drync-horn, drynce-horn, es; n.
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A drinking-horn Ic ann Æþelwerdæ ánæs gerǽnodes drincæhornæs, Cht. Th. 555, 6. Cf. drinc-horn

efen-sácerd

(n.)
Grammar
efen-sácerd, es; m.
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Cf. efen-mæssepreóst

Linked entry: sacerd

fere-soca

Grammar
fere-soca, fere-sóca?
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Feresóca sibba (cf. (?) sigl sibba, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 49), Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 1. Substitute:

gegn

(adj.)
Grammar
gegn, gén; adj.
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., and add: cf. gægne, gegnum

ge-hípan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hípan, to heap together.
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Take here <b>ge-hýpan</b> in Dict. and cf. ge-heapian

Linked entry: ge-hýpan

ge-módsumian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-módsumian, ge-módsumnes.
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The Latin originals are: perversorum amicitiis vita nostra concordat; testatur quod cum malis concordiam non teneret

ge-rǽding

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Substitute: Counselling Gerǽding consulta (cf. rǽdas consulta, 79, 46 : 94, 7), Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 45

fúrian

(v.)
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to furrow Þá þá fúrede cum sulcaret, An. Ox. 2492. v. ge*-*fúrian, fýr(i)an

Linked entry: furan

ge-edyppol

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-edyppol, adj.
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Cf. yppan, yppe

Linked entries: -yppol ed-yppol

gin-ness

(n.)
Grammar
gin-ness, e; f.
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Cf. ginian

hólian

(v.)
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Goth. af-hólón in Lk. 19, 8]. cf. hélan

ífig-beara

(n.)
Grammar
ífig-beara, ífig-bearo
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cf. ífiht) On ífigbearo, of ífigbeara, Cht. Crw. l, 15

íþ-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
íþ-georn, adj.
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Cf. ést-georn

Linked entry: georn

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