Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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eald-writere

(n.)
Grammar
eald-writere, es; m.

An antiquarian, one that writes of old or ancient matters ⬩ antīquārius

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Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: wrítere

hwylca

(n.)
Grammar
hwylca, an; m.

varix

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Gl. 76; Som. 71, 129; Wrt. Voc. 45, 32

leáctún-weard

(n.)
Grammar
leáctún-weard, es; m.

A gardener

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Gl. 31; Som. 61, 82; Wrt. Voc. 27, 12

leóhting

(n.)
Grammar
leóhting, e; f.

Lighting

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Gl. 67; Som. 69, 89; Wrt. Voc. 41, 42

Linked entry: líhting

leðer-helm

(n.)
Grammar
leðer-helm, es; m.

galea

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Gl. 51; Som. 66, 13; Wrt. Voc. 35, 3

limb-stefning

(n.)
Grammar
limb-stefning, e; f.

An awning ⬩ curtain ⬩ peripetasma

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Gl. 116; Som. 80, 69; Wrt. Voc. 61, 46

Linked entry: stefning

mistian

(v.)
Grammar
mistian, p. ode

To grow dim

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Gr. 36; Som. 38, 48

Linked entry: mistran

ge-wind

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wind, es; n. [windan to bend]

A winding, circuitous ascent

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Gl. 55; Som. 67, 6; Wrt. Voc. 37, 4

Linked entry: ge-wynd

ge-wlacian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wlacian, p. ode; pp. od

To make lukewarm ⬩ tepefacere

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Gr. 37; Som. 39, 38

gritta

(n.)
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Gr. 9, 22; Som. 10, 47

bí-gerdel

(n.)

a purse, public purse

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Gl. 65; Som. 69, 35; Wrt. Voc. 40, 63

bleó

(n.)

a colour, hue, complexion

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Gl. 79; Som. 72, 78; Wrt. Voc. 46, 35

boge-net

(n.)

a bow-net, weel

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Gl. 105; Som. 78, 41; Wrt. Voc. 57, 23

gecynde-spræc

(n.)
Grammar
gecynde-spræc, e; f.

A natural speech ⬩ an idiom ⬩ proprietas linguæ ⬩ idioma

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Gl. 101; Som. 77, 41

Linked entry: ágen-spræc

síd-fæðmed

(adj.)
Grammar
síd-fæðmed, adj.
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Broad-bosomed, broad-beamed Seomode on sole sídfæðmed scip, Beo. Th. 610 ; B. 302

Linked entry: -fæþme

cyne-bænd

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For 'Som. Ben. Lye' substitute His þegnas geworhton þyrnene beáh for cynebænd, Nap. 15

langmódlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
langmódlíce, adv.
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Patiently, with long-suffering Bróþerlice yfelu sóð lufu langmódlíce ( longanimiter ) byrð, Scint. 5, 2

scrúd-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
scrúd-feoh, scrúd-feós; n.
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Soc. 1902, p. 15

gyr-treów

(n.)
Grammar
gyr-treów, es; n.

A spruce fir ⬩ abies

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Gl. 46; Som. 64, 128; Wrt. Voc. 32, 62

Linked entry: GYR

healf-heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
healf-heáfod, es; n.

The fore part of the head ⬩ sinciput

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Gr. 9, 78; Som. 14, 24

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