Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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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

fro

(prep.)
Grammar
fro, [ = from]
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Fro him ab eo, Lk. L. 13, 17

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

sige-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
sige-leás, adj.
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<b>Ia.</b> of an expedition, unattended by victory :-- Sigeleásne síð, Exon. Th. 120, 17 ; Gú. 273. <b>Ib.</b> of a song, that tells of defeat :-- Gehýrdon galan Godes andsacan sigeleásne sang, Beo. Th. 1578 ; B. 787

tó-dǽlan

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<b>II b.</b> add :-- Tódǽlað hig þurh seofon, Angl. viii. 326, 26. Tódǽlað þás feówertig þurh fífe, 328, 25. <b>III a.</b> add :-- Tódǽledre sequestra (pace ), An. Ox. 3812.

hun

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Substitute: <b>hun (?), hunu(?), hún (?)</b> diseased matter, disease; tabum Hune vel ádle tabo (elephantino deturpans, Ald. 49, 16. The passage is glossed: Hreófligum wyrmse áwlǽtende, An. Ox. 3585), Wrt. Voc. ii. 82, 55

á-tendan

(v.)
Grammar
á-tendan, to set on fire.
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<b>I a.</b> to kindle a fire :-- Hé geseah feówer fýr átende, Hml. Th. ii. 338, 6. Add Átend succensus (flammis carnalibus). An. Ox. 4315

beor-swinig

(adj.)
Grammar
beor-swinig, adj. [ = bær-synnig]

Openly-wicked ⬩ a publican

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Openly-wicked, a publican Lk. Rush. War. 19, 2

fromcumen

(v.)

to be rejected ⬩ reprobari

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to be rejected, reprobari, Lk. Skt. Rush. 9, 22

here-man

(n.)
Grammar
here-man, -mann, es; m.

A soldier

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A soldier Heremenn milites, Lk. Skt. Lind. 7, 8

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