Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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slic

(adj.)
Grammar
slic, slicc.
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In l. 3 for slíc l. slic

stoc-wíc

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Add: The Latin is: In Cassinum castrum

á

(prep.)
Grammar
á, = on
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Á felda in agro, Chrd. 68, 1

á-hreddan

(v.)
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In 1. 5 insert Gen. before 2127

metod

(n.)
Grammar
metod, metud, meotud, meotod, es; m.

fate ⬩ destiny ⬩ death

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A word found only in poetry (the phrase se metoda drihten occurs twice in Ælfric's Homilies, but in alliterative passages). The earlier meaning of the word in heathen times may have been fate, destiny, death (cf. metan), by which Grein would translate

Abban dún

(n.)
Grammar
Abban dún, e; f.

Abingdon, in Berkshire

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Abingdon, in Berkshire, Chr. 985; Ing. 167, 5

ǽrst

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽrst, = ǽrost.

first ⬩ primo

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first; primo,Homl. in nat. Innoc. p. 36

an-féðe

(pronoun.)

in walking

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in walking, Bt. 36, 5; Fox 180, 20

ax-baken

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ax-baken, part.

Baked in ashes ⬩ subcinericius

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Baked in ashes; subcinericius, Gr. Dial. 1, 11

frǽ-

(prefix)

before ⬩ in a greater degree ⬩ very ⬩ exceedingly ⬩ præ-

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before, in a greater degree, very, exceedingly; præ-:

Linked entry: fætt

freá-

(prefix)
Grammar
freá-, frǽ-

before ⬩ in a greater degree ⬩ very ⬩ exceedingly ⬩ præ-

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before, in a greater degree, very, exceedingly; præ-:

Linked entries: frǽ- wine

furum

(n.)
Grammar
furum, dat. pl. of furh.

in furrows

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in furrows, Bt. 5, 2; Fox 10, 31;

here-spéd

(n.)
Grammar
here-spéd, e; f.

Success in war

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Success in war, Beo. Th. 129; B. 64

gnorn-scendende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
gnorn-scendende, part.

Hurrying away in sorrow

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Hurrying away in sorrow, Ps. Th. 89, 10

ge-hileþ

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hileþ, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-helan.

conceals

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conceals, L. In. 27; Th. i. 120, 2;

under-standenness

(n.)

substantia

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glosses substantia in: Understondennisse substantia, Rtl. 31, 40

under-þegnian

(v.)

subministrare

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glosses subministrare in: Underþénaþ subministrat, Scint. 5, 6

under-weaxan

(v.)

succrescere

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glosses succrescere in: Underwexaþ succrescunt, Scint. 104, 8

under-andfónd

susceptor

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glosses susceptor in: Underondfóendo susceptores, Rtl. 193, 11

Linked entry: and-fónd

boge-fódder

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Substitute in bracket fódder a case, and add:

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