Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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bryd

(n.)
Grammar
bryd, es; n.

A drawing, drawing out ⬩ extractio

Entry preview:

Alf. pol. 38; Th. i. 86, 16

án-gyld

(n.)
Grammar
án-gyld, es; n.

A single payment or compensation

Entry preview:

Alf. pol. 6; Th. i. 66, 3: 22; Th. i. 76, 7: L. In. 22; Th. i. 116, 12

cwic-ǽht

(n.)
Grammar
cwic-ǽht, cwyc-ǽht , e; f. [ǽht cattle]

Live stock, cattle ⬩ pecus

Entry preview:

Alf. pol. 18 ; Th. i. 72, 12

Linked entries: ǽht cwyc-ǽht

þrifealdlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
þrifealdlíce, adv.

Triply

Entry preview:

Alf. pol. 39; Th. i. 83, 3

elm-boga

(n.)
Grammar
elm-boga, an; m.

An elbow ⬩ cŭbĭtum

Entry preview:

Alf. pol. 54; Th. i. 94, 24

fáh-man

(n.)
Grammar
fáh-man, -mon, es; m.

A foeman, an enemy ⬩ inĭmīcus

Entry preview:

Alf. pol. 5; Th. i. 64, 9

Linked entry: ge-fáhmon

earm-scanca

(n.)
Grammar
earm-scanca, an; m.

An arm-bone [ = shank] ⬩ crus

Entry preview:

Alf. pol. 55; Th. i. 94, 26

Linked entry: sceanca

Geóhol

(n.)
Grammar
Geóhol, Geóhhol, es; n.

Yule, Christmas

Entry preview:

Alf. pol. 5; Th. i. 64, 23, note

ǽwum-boren

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ǽwum-boren, part.

Lawfully born ⬩ born in wedlock ⬩ legitimo matrimonio natus

Entry preview:

Alf. pol. 42; Th. i. 90, 28

án-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
án-wíte, es; n.

A simple or single fine ⬩ a mulct or amercement ⬩ simplex mulcta

Entry preview:

Alf. pol. 31; Th. i. 80, 17

hlóþ-bót

(n.)
Grammar
hlóþ-bót, e; f.

Compensation or fine to be paid by a member of a 'hlóþ' for the wrong committed by any one of them,

Entry preview:

Alf. pol. 29; Th. i. 80, 9

of-dæle

(n.)
Grammar
of-dæle, an(?); n.

A downward slope, descent, incline ⬩ at ibdaljin this fairgunjis ad descensum montis ⬩ downwards.

Entry preview:

A downward slope, descent, incline Hié nyllaþ gepyndan hiera mód swelce mon deópne pól gewerige ac hé lǽt his mód tóflówan on ðæt ofdæle (ofdele, Hatt.

Linked entries: -dæle æf-dæl

stód-mere

(n.)
Grammar
stód-mere, an ; f.
Entry preview:

Alf. pol. 16 ; Th. i. 70, 24

andetta

(n.)
Grammar
andetta, an; m.

One who confesses ⬩ a confessor ⬩ an acknowledger ⬩ confessor

Entry preview:

Alf. pol. 29; Th. i. 80, 7

fæderen-cnósl

(n.)
Grammar
fæderen-cnósl, fædren-cnósl, es; n. [cnósl a race, kin]

A paternal race, father's kin ⬩ păterna prōgĕnies, părentēla

Entry preview:

Alf. pol. 9; Th. i. 68, 2

Linked entry: fædren-cnósl

for-þingian

(v.)
Grammar
for-þingian, p. ode; pp. od

To plead for anyone ⬩ intercede ⬩ intercēdĕre

Entry preview:

Alf. pol. 21: Wilk. 39, 34

lencten-fæsten

(n.)
Grammar
lencten-fæsten, es; n.

The fast of Lent

Entry preview:

Alf. pol. 5; Th. i. 64, 25: 40; Th. i. 88, 12: L. C. E. 16; Th. i. 368, 22: Wulfst. 117, 9

un-gewintred

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gewintred, adj.

Not adult

Entry preview:

Alf. pol. 26; Th. i. 78, 16

stodl

(n.)
Grammar
stodl, a post. v. dur-stodl [O. H. Ger. turi-studil, -stuodil, -stodal limen, postis : Icel. stuðill a prop, stay]
Entry preview:

v. stod, studu, and next word

Linked entry: dúr-stodl

burh-bryce

(n.)
Grammar
burh-bryce, -brice, es; m.
Entry preview:

Alf. pol. 40; Th. i. 88, 7, note 16

Linked entry: burh-brece

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