Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ac

(adv.)
Grammar
ac, adv. interrogative.

Why ⬩ whether ⬩ nonne ⬩ numquid

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Ac [ah MS.] ætfileþ ðé seld unrihtwísnesse numquid adhæret tibi sedes iniquitatis? Ps. Surt. 93, 20. Ac hwá démeþ who shall judge? Salm. Kmbl. 669; Sal. 334. Ac forhwon fealleþ se snaw why falleth the snow? 603; Sal. 301

AC

(con.)
Grammar
AC, ach, ah, oc; conj.

but ⬩ sed ⬩ for ⬩ because ⬩ nam ⬩ enim ⬩ quia ⬩ but also ⬩ but yet ⬩ sed etiam ⬩ sed et ⬩ sed tamen

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the wretch mean to delay, for he quickly seized a sleeping warrior, Beo.

Linked entries: ach ah oc

ÁC

(n.)
Grammar
ÁC, ǽc; g. e; f.

OAK ⬩ quercus ⬩ robur ⬩ The Anglo-Saxon Rune ᚪ = a

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Of ðære ác [ for áce], Kmbl. Cod. Dipl. iii. 121, 22. Grammar ÁC, ác; g. áces ; m.

Linked entries: ác-drenc ǽc

ac

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ac ðé on ðysse nihte sum untrymnys gelamp?, 80, 16. Add

ac

(prefix)

Similar entry: ag

ác

Similar entry: scip-ác

ác

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Take here the passage given under ǽc and add: dat. ǽc (ác) ; pl. ǽc Aac robor, arbor (in the Corpus Glossary this is followed by 'robor, virtus, rubor color est,' ed.

ác-cærn

Grammar
ác-cærn, ác-corn

an acorn

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an acorn

mǽr-ác

(n.)
Grammar
mǽr-ác, e; f.

An oak which serves as part of a boundary

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An oak which serves as part of a boundary (?) Of ðære ác in ða mǽrác, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 379, 31

ác-hangra

(n.)
Grammar
ác-hangra, an; m.
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An oak wood on a slope On áchangran, C. D. v. 179, 28

ác-holt

(n.)
Grammar
ác-holt, es; m.
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An oak wood Tó thám ácholte, C. D. B. iii. 44, 28. Ǽlce geáre fíftig fóðra and án hund of ðæs cinges ácholte, C. D. vi. 243, 13

ác-bearo

(n.)
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an oak-grove On ácbeara, C. D. v. 232, 27

Linked entry: bearo

ác-wudu

(n.)
Grammar
ác-wudu, a; m.
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An oak wood Betwénan ácwudu and wulleleáh, C. D. vi. 218, 23

Linked entry: wudu

ác-leáf

(n.)
Grammar
ác-leáf, es; n.

An oak-leaf ⬩ quercus folium

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An oak-leaf; quercus folium Ácleáf, Lchdm. iii. 311: L. M. 3, 8; Lchdm. ii. 312, 19

ác-treó

(n.)
Grammar
ác-treó, -treów, es; n.

An oak-tree ⬩ quercus

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An oak-tree; quercus Under áctreó under the oak-tree. Exon. 115a; Th. 443, 10; Kl. 28

scip-ác

(n.)
Grammar
scip-ác, f.
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An oak-tree fit for shipbuilding(?) On ðás cipác; of ðǽre scipác, C. D. iii. 382, 16

Linked entry: ác

ác-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
ác-drenc, -drinc, es; m.

Oak-drink ⬩ a kind of drink made of acorns ⬩ potus ex quercus glandibus factus

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Oak-drink, a kind of drink made of acorns; potus ex quercus glandibus factus

ác-melu

(n.)
Grammar
ác-melu, g. -meluwes; n.

Acorn-meal ⬩ querna farina

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Acorn-meal; querna farina, L. M. 1, 54; Lchdm. ii. 126, 7

ác-cærn

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Dele

ác-hál

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dele

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