Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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cénþu

(n.)
Grammar
cénþu, e; f.

Boldness ⬩ audacia

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Boldness; audacia Cræft and cénþu strength and boldness, Beo. Th. 5385; B. 2696

cyne-wiððe

(n.)
Grammar
cyne-wiððe, an; f.

A royal wreath, diadem ⬩ redimiculum

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A royal wreath, diadem; redimiculum Cyne-wiððan redimicula, Mone B. 6270 : Cot. 185

cyrlisc

(adj.)

rustic, rural ⬩ rusticus

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rustic, rural; rusticus, L. In. 18; Th. i. 114, 6, note 8, B

ear-grund

(n.)
Grammar
ear-grund, es; m.

The ocean's ground ⬩ oceăni fundus

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The ocean's ground; oceăni fundus, Exon. 53 b; Th. 188, 3; Az. 40

fáh

(adj.)

coloured ⬩ tinctus, colōrātus

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coloured; tinctus, colōrātus Blóde fáh coloured with blood, Beo. Th. 1873; B. 934

Linked entries: fág ge-fáh fáh-man ge-fá ge-fáh

flít-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
flít-cræft, es; m.

The art of disputing ⬩ logic ⬩ disceptandi ars ⬩ dialectĭca

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The art of disputing, logic; disceptandi ars, dialectĭca Flítcræft dialectíca, Mone B. 3030

Linked entries: flíter-cræft flíter-cræft

fór-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
fór-bóc, e; f. [fór a journey, boc a book]

A journey-book ⬩ itinerary ⬩ itĭnĕrārium

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A journey-book, itinerary; itĭnĕrārium Fórbóc [MS. fórebóc], síþbóc itĭnĕrārium, Mone B. 1994

Linked entry: fór-racu

fóre-snotor

(adj.)
Grammar
fóre-snotor, adj.

Highly sagacious ⬩ prudentissĭmus

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Highly sagacious; prudentissĭmus Fóresnotre men highly sagacious men, Beo. Th. 6305; B. 3163

Linked entry: snotor

for-nam

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-nam, pl. -námon

took away ⬩ destroyed ⬩ consumed

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took away, destroyed, consumed, Beo. Th. 2415; B. 1205: Ps. Th. 77, 53;

for-spennend

(n.)
Grammar
for-spennend, es; m.

A whoremonger ⬩ lēno

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A whoremonger; lēno, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Som. 8, 49: Mone B. 3130

fracod

(adj.)

vile ⬩ abominable ⬩ useless

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Th. 18, 11: Beo. Th. 3155; B. 1575

hryðig

(adj.)
Grammar
hryðig, adj.

Dismantled ⬩ tottering

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or tottering? [cf. hriðian], Exon. 77 b; Th. 291, 5; Wand. 77

hyge-grim

(adj.)
Grammar
hyge-grim, adj.

fierce ⬩ savage

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Cruel of mind, fierce, savage, Exon. 74 b; Th. 278, 9: Jul. 595

inwit-hróf

(n.)
Grammar
inwit-hróf, es ; m.
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A deceitful, evil roof [the, fire-drake's den], Beo. Th. 6238; B. 3123

grorn

(n.)
Grammar
grorn, es;
Entry preview:

m[?] Grief, sadness; luctus, mœror, Exon. 94 b; Th. 354, 22; Reim. 49

Linked entry: gnorn

bi-gongan

(v.)

to attend, practise, observe, worship

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to attend, practise, observe, worship, Exon. 44 b; Th. 150, 11; Gú. 777

Linked entry: bi-gangan

bi-lúcan

(v.)

to lock up, inclose, surround

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to lock up, inclose, surround, Exon. 31 b; Th. 99, 14; Cri. 1624

scild-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
scild-wíga, an; m.
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A warrior who bears a shield: — Scearp scyldwíga. Beo. Th. 581; B. 288

þǽr-oninnan

(adv.)
Grammar
þǽr-oninnan, adv.
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Therein, thereinto Healreced gewyrcean, and þǽroninnan eall gedǽlan, Beo. Th. 142; B. 71

Linked entry: on-innan

wist-fyllu

(n.)
Grammar
wist-fyllu, indecl. -fyll, e; f.
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Abundance of food Him álumpen wæs wistfylle wén, Beo. Th. 1472; B. 734

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