Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ge-screngce

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-screngce, adj.

Withered, shrunken, dry ⬩ aridus

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Withered, shrunken, dry; aridus, Lk. Skt. Lind. 6, 8

fore-gímness

(n.)
Grammar
fore-gímness, e; f.

Observation

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Observation Mið foragémnisse cum obseruatione, Lk. L. 17, 20

ge-árwirþan

(v.)
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to honour Biðon geárwyrðed faenerantur, Lk. L. 6, 34. (?)

Linked entry: ár-wirþan

ofer-writ

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Add: a superscription Oferwriotum áwriten, Lk. R. 23, 38

swer

(n.)
Grammar
swer,

a pillar ⬩ a mother-in-law ⬩ heavy

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a pillar, swér a mother-in-law, swér heavy

ge-weddian

(v.)

to betroth

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to betroth Gewoedded desponsata, Lk. Skt. Lind. 1, 27

byt

(v.)
Grammar
byt, = bit, 3rd pers. pres. of biddan,

asks, prays

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asks, prays, Lk. Bos. 11, 11; Ex. 5, 16

be-bregdan

(v.)
Grammar
be-bregdan, p. -brægd, pl. -brugdon; pp. -brogden

To pretend ⬩ simulare

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To pretend; simulare, Lk. Lind. War. 20, 20

Linked entry: be-brugdon

ceaol

(n.)

a basket ⬩ cophinus

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a basket; cophinus Lk. Lind. War. 9, 17

ehta

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
ehta, eight: — Ehta dagas gefyllede wǽron

consummāti sunt dies octo

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consummāti sunt dies octo, Lk. Bos. 2, 21

in-récels

(n.)
Grammar
in-récels, es ; n.

Incense

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Incense Inrécels, incensum, Lk. Skt. Rush. 1, 9

ge-ond-swarian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-ond-swarian, p. ode; pp. od

To answer ⬩ respondere

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To answer; respondere, Lk. Skt. Lind. 10, 28

burg-lagu

(n.)
Grammar
burg-lagu, e; f.
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Civil law Burglage jus civile, Germ. 388, 18

Linked entry: lagu

dúne

(adv.)
Grammar
dúne, adv.
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Down Dúne ástág discendit, Lk. L. 4, 31

fore-andfenge

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glosses praesumtus Foreondfengca praesumta, Lk. p. 2, 13

síþ

Grammar
síþ,
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Æt síðestan, Ll. Th. i. 124, 22. Add

æt-feng

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Ǽt ðám ætfengaan, Ll. Lbmn. 244, 28. Add

ge-anbyrdan

Grammar
ge-anbyrdan, ge-andbyrdan.
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Geondbyrde, Ll. Th. i. 404, 13 note. Add

bréðer

(n.; v.)
Grammar
bréðer, dat. of bróðor.

to a brother; ⬩ fratri,

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to a brother; fratri, Lk. Bos. 12, 13;

on-wríting

(n.)
Grammar
on-wríting, e; f.

An inscription ⬩ inscriptio

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An inscription; inscriptio Lk. Skt. Rush. 20, 24

Linked entry: wríting

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