Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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an-winnan

(v.)
Grammar
an-winnan, p. -wann

To fight against ⬩ to attack ⬩ impugnare

Entry preview:

L. anwann] fought against them, Ors. 3, 7; Bos. 61, 7

Linked entry: an-wann

beán-belgas

(n.)
Grammar
beán-belgas, beán-coddas; pl. m. [beán a bean, belg or codd a bag]

Bean-pods ⬩ husks ⬩ cods ⬩ shells ⬩ fabarum sacculi ⬩ siliquæ

Entry preview:

Bos. 15, 56: Cot. 200

Linked entry: bién-codd

beorh

(n.)
Grammar
beorh, gen. beorges; m.

A hill ⬩ mountain ⬩ collis ⬩ mons

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Bos. 3, 5

be-hrópan

(v.)
Grammar
be-hrópan, p. -hreóp, pl. -hreópon; pp. -hrópen [hrópan to call or cry out]

To scoff at ⬩ rail ⬩ trouble ⬩ sugillare

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Bos. 18, 5

eft-sóna

(adv.)
Grammar
eft-sóna, adv. [eft again, sóna soon]

EFTSOONS, soon after, again, a second time ⬩ itĕrum

Entry preview:

Bos. 10, 1

Linked entry: efter-sóna

feówer-scýte

(adj.)
Grammar
feówer-scýte, fyðer-scýte, fiðer-scýte, -scíte, feðer-scíte, -scitte, -scette; adj. [sceát, a corner]

Four-cornered ⬩ quadrangular ⬩ square ⬩ quadrangŭlus ⬩ quadrātus

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Four-cornered, quadrangular, square; quadrangŭlus, quadrātus Seó burh is feówerscýte the city is quadrangular, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 44, 21

Linked entries: feoðer-scéte feðer-scíte fiðer-scýte fyðer-scýte

for-liger

(adj.)
Grammar
for-liger, adj.

Adulterous ⬩ ădulter

Entry preview:

Bos. 12, 39

fórne

(adv.)
Grammar
fórne, adv.

Before ⬩ sooner ⬩ prius ⬩ cĭtius

Entry preview:

Bos. 20, 4

eald-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
eald-dóm, es; m.

Age ⬩ vĕtustas

Entry preview:

Age; vĕtustas Hyre ánweald is hreósende for ealddóme her power is decreasing from age, Ors. 2, 4; Bos. 45, 4

ge-sceód

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sceód, part. p.

Provided with shoes, shod

Entry preview:

Bos. 6, 9: Homl. Th. ii. 264, 9

Linked entry: ge-scód

un-fealdan

(v.)
Grammar
un-fealdan, p. -feóld

To unfold ⬩ unroll

Entry preview:

Hé ða bóc unfeóld reuoluit librum, Lk. Skt. 4, 17

Linked entry: on-fealdan

feorh-hama

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-hama, an; m.
Entry preview:

Some part of the body Seó útre wamb venter, fearhhama cauliculus, cwið vel cildhama matrix, Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 22

Linked entries: hama fearh-hama

lencten-hǽte

(n.)
Grammar
lencten-hǽte, an : <b>lencten-hǽt lencten-hǽtu,</b> e; f.
Entry preview:

Spring-heat, heat in spring Of réðre lenctenhǽtan (-hǽte, v. l.) repentinus calor veris Ors. 3, 3 ; Bos. 55, 22

Linked entry: hǽte

á-sprengan

(v.)
Grammar
á-sprengan, p. de

To cause to spring away ⬩ send flying

Entry preview:

To cause to spring away,send flying Þá spearn hors tó and ásprencde hine ofer bord, Hml. S. 8, 213

Linked entry: sprengan

gár-secg

(n.)
Grammar
gár-secg, -sæcg, es; m. [gár a spear, secg man] .

a spear-man ⬩ the ocean ⬩ hŏmo jăcŭlo armātus ⬩ oceănus ⬩ a sea ⬩ măre

Entry preview:

the ocean, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 18, 5-7.

Linked entry: secg

ǽþryt

(n.)
Grammar
ǽþryt, ǽþrytt, es; n.
Entry preview:

weariness, disgust Ne durre wé ðás bóc gelengan, ð í lǽs ðe heó ungemetegod sý and mannum ǽðryt þurh hire micelnysse ástyrige, Hml.

Cyren-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Cyren-ceaster, Cyrn-ceaster

Cirencester, Cicester, Gloucestershire

Entry preview:

Cirencester, Cicester, Gloucestershire Æt Cyrenceastre at Cirencester, Chr. 1020; Th. 286, 12, col. 2: Ors. 5, 12; Bos. 110, 22

deád-bǽrlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
deád-bǽrlíc, adj.

Deadly ⬩ mortĭfer

Entry preview:

Bos. 16, 18

eáster-þénung

(n.)
Grammar
eáster-þénung, e; f.

The paschal feast, paschal lamb, the passover ⬩ pascha

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Bos. 26, 19

fram-fleón

(v.)
Grammar
fram-fleón, p. -fleáh, pl. -flugon; subj. p. -fluge, pl. -flugen; pp. -flogen

To flee from ⬩ aufŭgĕre

Entry preview:

To flee from; aufŭgĕre Ðæt hí him framflugen that they should flee from them, Ors. 1, 7; Bos. 30, 10

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