Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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æt-nýhstan

(adv.)
Grammar
æt-nýhstan, adv.

At last ⬩ tandem

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At last; tandem, Bd. 2, 2 ; S. 502, 26

Linked entry: et-néhstan

a-hwelfan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hwelfan, [a, hwelfan]

to cast down ⬩ cover over

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Lamb. 58, 12

be-lændan

(v.)

to deprive of land

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to deprive of land Chr. 1112; Th. 369, 39

neáh-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
neáh-líc, adj.

Near

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Lamb. 21, 12

self-willende

(adj.)
Grammar
self-willende, adj.
Entry preview:

Lamb. 67, 10

Linked entry: willende

un-ered

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ered, adj.

Unploughed

Entry preview:

Unploughed Unered land rus, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 49

Linked entry: erian

un-áfýled

(adj.)
Grammar
un-áfýled, adj.

Undefiled

Entry preview:

Lamb. 17, 31

Linked entry: á-fýlan

ele-leást

(n.)
Grammar
ele-leást, e; f.
Entry preview:

Lack of oil For eleleáste, Gr. D. 44, 21

Dene-mearce

(n.)
Entry preview:

Perhaps Dene-mearca might be read. v. land-mearca

cæg-loca

(n.)
Grammar
cæg-loca, an; m.
Entry preview:

There is a republication of the same law in the Stat. Willielmi Regis, with this variation: 'Spensa et arca robarum et jocalium suorum et de scrinio seu coffero,' xix. c. 3.

fóre-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
fóre-swerian, p. ic, he -swór, ðú -swóre, pl. -swóron; pp. -sworen

To FORESWEAR ⬩ declare before ⬩ antejūrāre

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To FORESWEAR, declare before; antejūrāre Ðæt land, ðe ic fóreswór heora fæderum terram, pro qua [ante-] jūrāvi patrĭbus eōrum, Num. 14, 23. Ðæt land, ðe ðú hira fæderum fóreswóre terram, pro qua [ante-] jūrasti patrĭbus eōrum, 11. 12

dál-mǽd

(n.)
Grammar
dál-mǽd, (w)e; f.
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Meadow-land held in common and divided into doles or shares among the holders Gebirað se fífta æcer ðǽre dálmǽd*-*we tó ðǽre híde, C. D. iii. 260, 3. [v. N. E. D. dole-meadow.] Cf. gedál-land

fyðera

(n.)
Grammar
fyðera, fyðeru, fyðru, pl. nom. acc; gen. fyðera, fyðerena; dat. inst. fyðerum; n : also pl. nom. acc. fyðeras; m.

Wings ⬩ ālæ ⬩ pennæ

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Ofer fyðeru [Lamb. fyðeras] winda sŭper pennas ventōrum, Ps. Spl. 103. 4. He fleáh ofer fyðru winda vŏlāvit sŭper pennas ventōrum, Ps. Lamb. 17, 11

helur-bledu

(n.)
Grammar
helur-bledu, e; f.

The scale of a balance ⬩ lanx

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The scale of a balance; lanx, Cot. 26, Lye

Linked entries: heolra bledu bled

hrycg-bán

(n.)
Grammar
hrycg-bán, es; n.

Back-bone ⬩ spine

Entry preview:

Lamb. 31, 4

ge-hlystfull

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-hlystfull, adj.

Exorable ⬩ gracious ⬩ audire volens ⬩ deprecabilis

Entry preview:

Lamb. 89, 13

Linked entry: -hlystfull

ge-scænctest

(v.)

thou hast given drink ⬩ potasti

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Lamb. 59, 3

under-holung

suffossum

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Lamb. 79, 17

Linked entries: holing holung under-delf

un-fulfremming

(n.)
Grammar
un-fulfremming, e; f.

Imperfection

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Lamb. 138, 16

blóstmig

(adj.)
Grammar
blóstmig, adj.

Flowery

Entry preview:

Flowery Blósmige land florea rura, Wulck. Gl. 256, 3

Linked entry: brómig

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