Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ge-hylt

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hylt, 3rd sing. pres. of ge-healdan.

keeps

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Lamb. 120, 7;

ge-orsod

(v.)

enraged

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Lamb. 105, 37

fót-lǽst

(n.)
Grammar
fót-lǽst, -leást, e; f.
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See lǽs-hosum in Dict

ge-dǽle

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dǽle, (?), es; n.
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A portion of common land

Linked entries: -dǽle ge-dál ge-dela

gára

(n.)
Grammar
gára, an; m. [gár a dart, point]

An angular point of land ⬩ a promontory ⬩ corner of land ⬩ ōra prōmĭnens ⬩ angŭlus

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An angular point of land, a promontory, corner of land; ōra prōmĭnens, angŭlus Ispania land is þrýscýte . . . án ðæra gárena líþ súþ-west, ongeán ðæt ígland, ðe Gades hátte the country of Spain is three-cornered . . . one of the corners lies south-west

ge-algian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-algian, -ealgian; p. ode; pp. od

To protect ⬩ defend ⬩ tuēri ⬩ defendĕre

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Ðæt hí, æt campe, wið láþra gehwæne, land gealgodon that they, in conflict, should defend the land against every foe, Chr. 937; Th. 203, 4, col. 2; Æðelst. 9

Linked entry: ge-ealgian

scolere

(n.)
Grammar
scolere, (scólere?), es; m.
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A scholar, learner Nim ðú lá geornfulla scoliere, Anglia viii. 304, 16. Seó rǽding pingþ ðæne scoliere, 308, . Ða scolieras witon ðe synt getýdde on bóclícum cræfte, 314, 9 : 335, 42. Ðám scolierum ðás þing gecýðan, 303, 48.

norþan-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
norþan-weard, adj.

Northward

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Ða Pyhtas geférdon ðis land norþanweard the Picts occupied the north of this land, Chr. Erl. 3, 13

Linked entry: súþan-weard

æscian

(v.)

to ask ⬩ interrogare

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Land

a-léd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-léd, pp. of a-lecgan.

put ⬩ laid

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put, laid,Lk. Bos. 2, 16;

dages

daily ⬩ die

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Lamb. 1, 2

dyncge

(n.)

ploughed land

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ploughed land, Mone B. 1434: 2326

Linked entry: dyng

eówede

(n.)

a flock

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Lamb. 77, 70

fænn

(n.)

a fen

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Lamb. 17, 43

forþ-brohte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
forþ-brohte, p. of forþ-brengan.

brought forth

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Lamb. 77, 16;

húðe

(n.)
Grammar
húðe, tó

in portum

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Lamb. 106, 30

ge-bysmerian

(v.)

to deride

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Lamb. 58, 9

ge-meare

(n.)

an end,

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Lamb. 58, 14

þurh-scínendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-scínendlíc, adj.

Splendid ⬩ praeclarus

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Lamb. 15, 6

Linked entry: scínendlíc

bryðen

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Dele last reference, and see byrþen

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