Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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æ
þ

hwæþer

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sió, Ll.

æf-dæl

(n.)
Grammar
æf-dæl, g. -dæles; pl. nom. -dalu; n. [æf, dæl a vale]

A descent ⬩ descensus

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A descent; descensus To æfdæle ad descensum, Lk. Lind. War. 19, 37

ǽfen-lǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ǽfen-lǽcan, p. -lǽhte; pp. -lǽht

To grow towards evening ⬩ advesperascere

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To grow towards evening; advesperascere Hit ǽfenlǽcþ advesperascit, Lk. Bos. 24, 29

be-beódend

(n.)
Grammar
be-beódend, es; m.

One who commands ⬩ a master ⬩ præceptor

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One who commands, a master; præceptor, Lk, Bos. 5, 5 : 9, 33

Linked entry: beódende

fǽr-stylt

(n.)

amazement ⬩ stupor

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amazement, stupor Feerstylt forgráp alle stupor appraehendit omnes, Lk. L. 5, 26

Linked entry: stylt

feówer-hweohlode

(adj.)
Grammar
feówer-hweohlode, adj.

Four-wheeled

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Four-wheeled Fýrhweohlodum (or fýr < fyþer) crætum quadrigis, Nap. 80

Linked entries: hweóled fiþer-hweohlode

ge-þerscan

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Ðone geðuurscon hunc caedentes, Lk. L. 20, 11. Geðorscen caesum, 10. Add

wirdan

Grammar
wirdan, <b>. II.</b>
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Ne wallað hiǽ werda uolite eos uetare, Lk. R. 18, 16. Add

be-brúcan

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Add Gif þás lác ne beóð bebrocene þurh Bél, Shrn. 4, 5

bleoh

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In ll. 2, 3 for bleoge efenlǽce. l. bleó geefenlǽce, and add:

ofer-gímness

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-gímness, e; f.

Watching over, observation

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Watching over, observation Mið ofergémnise cum observatione Lk. Skt. Lind. 17, 20

ge-sinígan

(v.)

to marry; ⬩ nubere

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to marry; nubere Gesinígaþ nubunt, Lk. Skt. Lind. Gisinnígo, Rush. 20, 34

Linked entry: sin-híwian

ge-spellian

(v.)

to speak ⬩ tell

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to speak, tell Miððý gespelledon dum fabularentur, Lk. Skt. Lind. 24, 15

Linked entry: spellian

hleápe-wince

(n.)
Grammar
hleápe-wince, an; f.

The lap-wing

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The lap-wing Hleápewince cucurata, Wrt. Voc. 62, 22: cucu, 280, 27

Linked entry: -wince

ge-wéstan

(v.)

to lay waste ⬩ desolare

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to lay waste; desolare Gewoested biþ desolabitur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 25

grornung

(n.)
Grammar
grornung, e; f.
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Complaint, mourning Búta grornunge sine quærella, Lk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 1, 6

Linked entry: gronung

ǽ-swíca

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-swíca, an; m: a-swícend, es; m.

An offender of the law ⬩ a deceiver ⬩ hypocrite ⬩ apostate ⬩ hypocrita ⬩ apostata

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An offender of the law, a deceiver, hypocrite, apostate; hypocrita, apostata

Linked entries: é-swíca swica

a-stirian

(v.)

to move ⬩ remove ⬩ agitate ⬩ stir up ⬩ raise

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to move, remove, agitate, stir up, raise, Lk. Bos. 6, 48

bear-swinig

(adj.)
Grammar
bear-swinig, adj.

openly wicked ⬩ a publican

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openly wicked, a publican, Lk. Rush. War. 3, 12 : 15, 1

cúðo-menn

(n.)
Grammar
cúðo-menn, pl. m.

Relations ⬩ cognati

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Lk. Skt. Lind. 14, 12

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