Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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of-healdan

(v.)

to withhold, keep back, retain ⬩ to retain

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to withhold, keep back, retain Hé lét niman of hyre ealle ða betstan gærsuma ðe heó ofhealdan ne mihte he had all the best valuables, that she could not keep back, taken from her. Chr. 1035; Erl. 164, 23.

níd-clamm

(n.)
Grammar
níd-clamm, -clomm, es; m.

Necessity ⬩ need ⬩ distress

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Necessity, need, distress Of neád-clammum heora hé álǽdde de necessitatibus eorum eduxit, Ps. Lamb. 106, 28

Linked entry: clam

níþ-cwealm

(n.)
Grammar
níþ-cwealm, es; m.

Violent death ⬩ destruction

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Violent death, destruction Heora neát niþ-cwealm forswealh jumenta eorum in morte conclusit, Ps. Th. 77, 50

blótung

(n.)
Grammar
blótung, e; f.

A sacrificing, sacrifice ⬩ sacrificium, immolatio

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A sacrificing, sacrifice; sacrificium, immolatio Þurh heora blótunge per eorum sacrificium, Ors. 3, 3; Bos. 55, 33

þurh-farenness

(n.)
Grammar
þurh-farenness, e; f.

An inner ⬩ secret place ⬩ penetrale

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An inner, secret place; penetrale On þurhfarennyssum cyninga heora in penetralibus regum ipsorum, Ps. Spl. 104, 28

Linked entry: -farenness

eald-geféra

(n.)
Grammar
eald-geféra, an; m.
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An old comrade Hié hæfdon þrítig cyninga ofslagen heora ágenra ealdgeférena, Ors. 3, 11; S. 152, 24

in-timbrian

(v.)
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Trymede hé hí mid his láre and mid his manunge heora heortan intimbrede, Guth. 64, 19. Add

scotian

(v.)
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Add Hí fuhton mid Iúdan sceotiende heora flán on ðá hǽdenan leóda, Hml. S. 25, 495

un-fæderlíce

(adv.)
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Hé ábát his suna . . and unfæderlíce macode heora flǽsc him tó mete, Sal. K. 121, 17. Add

weorold-wuldor

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-wuldor, es; n.
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Worldly glory Manege synt þe Crístes scép for heora wuldorwuldre (suę glorię gratia) healdað, Chrd. 66, 20

Linked entry: wuldor

will-spryng

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Sume men synd swá áblende ꝥ hí bringað heora lác . . . tó wylspringum, Hml. S. 17, 131. Add

tó-hopung

(n.)
Grammar
tó-hopung, e; f.

Hope ⬩ expectation

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Hope, expectation Wæs eall heora myne fæst on tóhopunge ðæs écean Drihtnes, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 155

Linked entry: -hopung

on-sittan

(v.)

to occupy ⬩ to oppress (cf. colloquial to sit on a person) ⬩ to fear (taking like ondrǽdan a reflexive dative)

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Gehreás ł onsæt egsa heora ofer hig incubuit timor eorum super eos, Ps. Lamb. 104, 38. Hé álýseþ þearfan ðæt him se welega ne mæg wiht onsittan liberavit pauperem a potente, Ps. Th. 71, 12. (with a different prefix, cf. O. H.

in-gehygd

(n.)
Grammar
in-gehygd, -hýd, e; f : es; n.

Thought ⬩ mind ⬩ intent ⬩ sense ⬩ knowledge ⬩ understanding ⬩ conscience ⬩ intention ⬩ purpose

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Ðá onwende heó hine fram ðare yfelan ingehygde his módes revocavit eum illa ab intentione, Bd. 2, 12; S. 574. 37.

eáþ-mód

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Wel gerás ꝥ heó wǽre eáðmód þá heó þone eáþmódan cyning bær, sé be him sylfum cwæþ, 'Ic eom mildheort and eáþmód,' Bl. H. 13, 16-19: 129, 12: Cri. 255. Wearð Óswold eádmód on þeáwum, Hml. S. 26, 84. Ne byð se eádmóda ( humilis ) ǽfre gecyrred, Ps.

hǽþen-scipe

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Heó nolde þurh his hǽþenscype habban ǽnige synne, 115, 428. a heathen practice Þonne heó nele ábúgan tó nánum hǽðenscipe, Hml. A. 28, 97. Ǽghwylcne hǽðenscype wordes and weorces forhogie man ǽfre, id est idolatria et ueneficia, . . .

reáf

(n.)
Grammar
reáf, es; n.
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Ðá dyde heó of hire wydewan reáf depositis viduitatis vestibus, Gen. 38, 14

Linked entry: búr-reáf

ripa

(n.)
Grammar
ripa, (?), an; m.
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Surt. reopan) heora portantes manipulos suos, Ps. Spl. 125, 8 : 128, 5

Linked entry: reopa

un-gefeálíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-gefeálíce, adv.

Joylessly ⬩ miserably

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Joylessly, miserably Beornrǽd féng tó ríce and lytle hwíle heóld and ungefeálíce, Chr. 755; Erl. 52, 3

Linked entry: ge-feálíce

un-gestreón

(n.)
Grammar
un-gestreón, es; n.

Ill-gotten treasure

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Ill-gotten treasure Ða wóhgeornan woruldrícan mid heora golde and seolfre and eallum ungestreónum, Wulfst. 183, 9