Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ceoler

(n.)
Grammar
ceoler, ceolre; f.

The COLLAR ⬩ throat ⬩ guttur

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Lamb. 149, 6

chor-gleów

(n.)
Grammar
chor-gleów, es; n. [gleó, gleów glee, joy, music]

A musical dance, dance ⬩ chorus = χορός

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Lamb. 149, 3: 150, 4

dǽl-numelnes

(n.)
Grammar
dǽl-numelnes, -ness,e ; f. [numol taking, receiving]

A sharing, partaking, participation ⬩ participatio

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Lamb. 121, 3

cú-meoluc

(n.)
Grammar
cú-meoluc, e; f. [meolc milk]

Cow's milk ⬩ vaccæ lac

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Cow's milk ; vaccæ lac Gáte geallan meng wið cúmeoluc mingle goat's gall with cow's milk, L. M. 1, 3 ; Lchdm. ii. 40, 19

dropan

(v.)
Grammar
dropan, droppan; ende pres. part. ; p. ede; pp. ed

To drop ⬩ stillāre

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Lamb. 71, 6

Linked entry: droppan

fyrsian

(v.)
Grammar
fyrsian, p. ode; pp. od

To put far ⬩ remove ⬩ separate ⬩ elongāre

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Lamb. 72, 27

gærcung

(n.)
Grammar
gærcung, e; f.

A preparation ⬩ practice ⬩ exercĭtātio

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Lamb. 54, 3

hér

(adj.)
Grammar
hér, adj.

Noble ⬩ excellent ⬩ honourable ⬩ holy ⬩ sublime

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Noble, excellent, honourable, holy, sublime Gehýr ðis hére spel [herrespel, Thorpe], hear this noble lay, Exon. 93 a; Th. 348, 32; Sch. 37

Linked entry: hér-

niþer-sige

(n.)
Grammar
niþer-sige, es; m.

A going down ⬩ setting

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Lamb. 103, 19 : 113, 3. Ofer niþersi[g]e super occasum, 67, 5

rípness

(n.)
Grammar
rípness, e; f.
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Lamb. 118, 147. Cf. rípung

ge-costnian

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

To try ⬩ tentare

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Lamb. 25, 2. He wæs fram Satane gecostnod tentabatur a Satane, Mk. Bos. 1, 13

Linked entry: costnian

ge-éfstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-éfstan, p. -éfste; impert. -éfst; pp. -éfsted, -éfst

To hasten ⬩ make haste ⬩ be quick ⬩ festīnāre ⬩ accelĕrāre

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Lamb. 30, 2

a-wǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
a-wǽstan, p. -wǽste ; pp. -wǽsted ; v. trans.

To waste ⬩ lay waste ⬩ eat up ⬩ vastare ⬩ carpere

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To waste, lay waste, eat up; vastare, carpere Swá swá oxa gewunaþ to awǽstenne gærs quo modo solet bos herbas carpere, Num. 22, 4

forþ-gewitenes

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-gewitenes, -ness, e; f.

A going forth ⬩ departure ⬩ profectio

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Lamb. 104, 38

ge-eardian

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

To dwell ⬩ inhabitāre

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Lamb. 26, 4

ge-eorsian

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

To be angry ⬩ īrasci

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Lamb. 105, 40

swǽlan

(v.)
Grammar
swǽlan, p. de
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Lamb. 25, 2. Hé sende of heofonum swǽlende lég, Wulfst. 213, 6

rýmþ

(n.)
Grammar
rýmþ, e; f.

Amplitude ⬩ amplitudo

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Laym. 27492. Prompt. Parv.]

ǽ-gylt

a breach of the law,

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Dele a breach of the law, and add Égylt excesus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 107, 79. Ǽgylt, 30, 7: excessus, i. culpa, delicta, 145, 67

bearm

(n.)
Grammar
bearm, es; m.

The bosom ⬩ lap ⬩ sinus ⬩ gremium

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Alédon leófne þeóden on bearm scipes they laid the beloved chief in the ship's bosom, Beo. Th. 70; B. 35 : Exon. 101 b; Th. 382, 28; Rä. 4, 3

Linked entries: bærm baorm barm bierm

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