Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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buttor-fleóge

(n.)
Grammar
buttor-fleóge, an; f. [butere butter, fleóge a fly]
Entry preview:

Gl. 22; Som. 59, 115; Wrt. Voc. 23, 70

Linked entry: buter-flége

býcniend-líc gemet

(n.)
Grammar
býcniend-líc gemet, es; n.
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Gr. 21; Som. 23, 18, MS. C

byrig-man

(n.)
Grammar
byrig-man, -mann, es; m. [byrig a city, man a man]
Entry preview:

D; Som. 11, 29

Linked entry: birigh-man

byst

Entry preview:

Gr. 25; Som. 26, 12

cearcetung

(n.)
Grammar
cearcetung, e; f.

stridor

Entry preview:

A gnashing, grinding, crashing noise, as of the teeth; stridor, Som. Ben. Lye

cemban

(v.)
Grammar
cemban, cæmban; de; ed [camb a comb,q. v.]

To COMB ⬩ pectere

Entry preview:

Gr. 28, 3; Som. 30, 61

Linked entry: cæmban

clæmming

(n.)
Grammar
clæmming, e; f.

A blotting, daubing, smearing, hardening ⬩ litura, oblimatio

Entry preview:

Gr. 47, Som. Ben. Lye

clawan

(v.)
Grammar
clawan, ic clawe; ede; ed [clá a nail, claw]

To CLAW ⬩ scalpere

Entry preview:

Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 20

dæg-wæccan

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-wæccan, pl. f. [wæcce a watching]

Day-watchings ⬩ excubiæ

Entry preview:

Gl. 7; Som. 56, 68; Wrt. Voc. 18, 20

cýwung

(n.)
Grammar
cýwung, cíwung,e ; f.

A chewing ⬩ ruminatio

Entry preview:

Gl. 99; Som. 76, 121; Wrt. Voc. 54, 62

Linked entry: ceówung

duþhamor

(n.)
Grammar
duþhamor, dyþhomar, es; m. Papyrus =

πάπυρos

Entry preview:

Gl. 43; Som. 64, 39; Wrt. Voc. 31, 49

Linked entry: dyþhomar

eár-ring

(n.)

an ear-ring

Entry preview:

Gl. 65; Som. 69, 50; Wrt. Voc. 41, 7

férrece

(n.)
Grammar
férrece, [fér = fýr?]

A fire-pan ⬩ bătillum

Entry preview:

A fire-pan; bătillum, Cot. 161, Som. Férrece vatilla, Wrt. Voc. 287, 7

fisting

(n.)
Grammar
fisting, e; f.

Fesciculatio? ⬩ fistulātio

Entry preview:

forte fistulātio, Som. 72, 65; Ælfc. Gl. 79; Wrt. Voc. 46, 23

fleó

(n.)

a flea ⬩ pūlex

Entry preview:

Gl. 23; Som. 60, 6; Wrt. Voc. 24, 10

Linked entry: FLEÁ

flett

(n.)

the floor of a house ⬩ a dwelling ⬩ habitation ⬩ sēdes ⬩ hăbĭtātio

Entry preview:

the floor of a house, a dwelling, habitation; sēdes, hăbĭtātio, Som. Ben. Lye

flýming

(n.)
Grammar
flýming, es; m.

A fugitive ⬩ runaway ⬩ exile ⬩ profŭgus ⬩ fŭgĭtīvus ⬩ exul

Entry preview:

A fugitive, runaway, exile; profŭgus, fŭgĭtīvus, exul, Som. Ben. Lye. v. fleánning, flýma

Linked entry: fleáming

friþ-geár

(n.)
Grammar
friþ-geár, es; n.

A year of peace or jubilee ⬩ pācis annus ⬩ jūblĭæus annus

Entry preview:

A year of peace or jubilee; pācis annus, jūblĭæus annus, Som. Ben. Lye

full-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
full-fyllan, p. -fylde; pp. -fylled

To fulfil ⬩ accomplish ⬩ complēre

Entry preview:

Gr. 26; Som. 28, 29

Linked entry: ful-fyllan

gaflas

(n.)
Grammar
gaflas, pl. m.

Forks ⬩ props ⬩ spars of a building ⬩ a gallows ⬩ furcæ ⬩ patĭbŭlum

Entry preview:

Forks, props, spars of a building, a gallows; furcæ, patĭbŭlum, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: geafel

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