Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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a-beden

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-beden,
  • Nicod. 12; Thw. 6, 15
    • :
  • Bd. 4, 10; S. 578, 31
    • ;
pp. of a-biddan.

asked

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asked, of a-biddan

dǽl-nimend

(n.)
Grammar
dǽl-nimend, -nymend,-neomend ,es; m. [nimende, part. of niman to take] .

a taker of a part, a sharer, partaker, participator ⬩ partĭceps ⬩ A participle ⬩ particĭpium

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-A participle; particĭpium Participium is dǽlnimend: he nimþ ǽnne dǽl of naman, and óðerne of worde a participle is a taker of parts: it takes one part from a noun, and the other from a verb, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 3, 40.

Linked entries: dǽl-neomend dǽl-nymend -nimend

afýrida

(n.; part.)
Grammar
afýrida, afýryda, an; m. [a-fýred; pp. of a-fýran]

A eunuch ⬩ a castrated animal ⬩ servant ⬩ courtier ⬩ eunuchus ⬩ servus

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A eunuch, a castrated animal, servant, courtier; eunuchus, servus Se afýrida the servant, courtier [eunuch ], Gen. 39, 1. Hí sealdon Iosep Putifare ðam afýrydan Faraones vendiderunt Joseph Putiphari eunucho Pharaonis, 37, 36

Linked entries: a-fýrd a-fýryda

a-fǽded

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-fǽded, part. [for a-féded; pp. of a-fédan to feed, nourish]

Fed ⬩ nourished ⬩ brought up ⬩ educated ⬩ nutritus

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Fed, nourished, brought up, educated; nutritus, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 37

a-wyrgda

(n.)
Grammar
a-wyrgda, an; m. [the def. pp. of a-wyrgian to curse]

The cursed ⬩ the devil ⬩ diabolus

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The cursed, the devil; diabolus, Cd. 220; Th. 284, 3; Sat. 316

Beorwíc

(n.)
Grammar
Beorwíc, [wíc a village or residence, Beornica of the Bernicians; Berniciorum vicus]

BERWICK on Tweed

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BERWICK on Tweed, Som

firra

(adj.)
Grammar
firra, m: firre; f. n. adj. [comp. of feor, adj. far]

Farther ⬩ ultĕrior

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Farther; ultĕrior On ðære firran Ispánie in the farther Spain, Ors. 4, 11; Bos. 97, 26

Linked entry: feor

fylst

(v.)
Grammar
fylst, he fylþ, fillest,

he fills

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he fills, Ps. Spl. 144, 17: 102, 5;

Linked entries: ful-lǽst ge-fylst

for-

(prefix)
Grammar
for-, Other forms of the prefix are fær, fer: e. g.
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faer-tyhted, Txts. 51, 483: fær-réd (fer-), 89, 1635: fer-uuaenid, for-uuened, 70, 548: fær-hæfdnes (for-). Past. 41, 14: fær-wyrd (for-), 133, 20: fer-ðrycednis, Ps. Srt. 31, 7

brádre

(adj.)
Grammar
brádre,
  • Ors. 2, 6
    • ;
  • Bos. 50, 22
comp. f. n. of brád.

broader

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broader

bæc-slitol

(n.; part.)
Grammar
bæc-slitol, es; m. [bæc a back; slitol a biter, from sliten, pp. of slítan to slit, bite]

A backbiter ⬩ detractor

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A backbiter; detractor, Off. reg. 15

Linked entries: bac-slitol slítan slitol

a-lýsend

(n.)
Grammar
a-lýsend, alésend, es; m. [alýsende, part. of alýsan to deliver]

A liberator ⬩ deliverer ⬩ redeemer ⬩ liberator ⬩ redemptor

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A liberator, deliverer, redeemer; liberator, redemptor Ic lufige ðé, Driht, alýsend mín diligam te, Domine, liberator meus, Ps. Spl. 17, 1, 49: 18, 16. Ic wát ðæt mín Alýsend leofaþ I know that my Redeemer liveth, Job Thw. 167, 40: Ps. Th. 69, 7: 77,

Linked entry: a-lésend

átor-loppe

(n.)
Grammar
átor-loppe, an ; f. [átor, loppe a silkworm, spinner of a web]

A spider ⬩ spider's web ⬩ aranca

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A spider, spider's web; aranca

Linked entry: ǽtter-loppe

byri-weard

(n.)
Grammar
byri-weard, es; m. [byrig, dat. of burh a city, weard a guard]
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A city-guardian; urbis custos, ædilis, Wrt. Voc. 18, 54

Linked entries: burg-weard byri

ceás

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ceás, chose,of ceósan;
  • Chr. 975
    • ;
  • Th. 226, 21
    • ;
  • Edg. 22
.

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climst

(v.)
Grammar
climst, he climþ; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of climan, climban.

climbest, climbs

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climbest, climbs;

druncne

(n.; v.)
Grammar
druncne, drunken, Beo. Th. 965; B. 480; nom. pl. of druncen, pp.

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eges ful

(adj.)
Grammar
eges ful, ege-ful, -full; adj. [eges ful full of fear = ]

Fearful, terrible, wonderful ⬩ tĭmōre plēnus, terrĭbĭlis, admīrābĭlis

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Fearful, terrible, wonderful; tĭmōre plēnus, terrĭbĭlis, admīrābĭlis Ðú [God] eart egesful tu [Deus] terrĭbĭlis es, Ps. Lamb. 75, 8: Cd. 177; Th. 222, 17; Dan. 106: Exon. 30 a; Th. 93, 20; Cri. 1529. Bera sceal on hǽþe, eald and egesfull the bear shall

Linked entries: ege-full egys full

fleógynða

(n.)
Grammar
fleógynða, fleógenda, an; m. [fleógende, part, of fleógan to fly]

A flying creature ⬩ bird ⬩ fowl ⬩ vŏlātĭle

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A flying creature, bird, fowl; vŏlātĭle Ic oncneów ealle fleógyndan heofones cognōvi omnia vŏlātĭlia cæli, Ps. Spl. C. 49, 12; ic oncneów all ða fleógendan [MS. flégendan] heofenes cognōvi omnia vŏlātĭlia cæli, Ps. Surt. 49, 11: Ps. Spl. C. 77, 31

for-gæt

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-gæt, pl. -gǽton

forgot

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forgot, Ps. Lamb. 77, 11: 118, 61

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