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Anglo-Saxon

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syll

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ploughs

syll

(n.)
Grammar
syll, e; sylle, an; f.
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a beam that serves as a foundation or support, a sill, a basis, support Grundstánas cementum, syll basis, fót*-*stán fultura, Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 47-49. Syl basis, post postis, 86, 28, 29: ii. 10, 74: 101, 54. Syl taber, i. 289, 48.

Linked entry: syl

syll

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Þreó gyrda tó þillianæ, and .iii. sylla tó lyccanne tres virgatas plancas ponere, et tres suliuas, id est, ires magnas trabes supponere, C. D. B. iii. 659, 5, and often. Add

sylu

(n.)
Grammar
sylu, e, an; f.
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A miry place Syle, sylen volutabra, Hpt. Gl. 486, 51. Syle, 506, 54. Ðis sint ða denstówa, bróchyrst and beaddan syla, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 318, 30

Linked entry: syle

syla

(n.)
Grammar
syla, ( = sylha), an; m.
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A ploughman Syla arator, Hpt. Gl. 461, 72

syl

(n.)
Grammar
syl, syhl. l.
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sýl

syla

Grammar
syla, l.
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sýla

sylu

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Þæt land æt þǽre syle, Cht. Th. 547, 28. Add

sylla

(n.)
Grammar
sylla, ( = sella? borrowed from Latin?), an; m.
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A saddle Sylla sella, sadolfelt pella, sadolboga carpella, Wrt. Voc. i. 291, 14-16

sýl

(n.)
Grammar
sýl, e; f.
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Cf. syll

syle

Linked entry: syl-weg

sylf

(pronoun.)

Similar entry: self

sylh

Similar entry: sulh

sýlla

Similar entry: sél

sylla

(n.)
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a giver

synn

Grammar
synn, v. syn[n].

Linked entry: senn

syl

Similar entry: sulh

syl

Similar entry: syll

sýl

(n.)
Grammar
sýl, a pillar.
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Dele passage from Shrn. 149, 2, for which see sigle

sype

(n.)
Grammar
sype, es; m.

Suction

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Suction Seó eorþe ðæt wæter helt and be sumum dǽle swilgþ, and for ðam sype heó biþ geleht, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 130, 6: Met. 20, 97. Similar entries v. Cf. súpan, and next word

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