Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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hype-werc

(n.)
Grammar
hype-werc, es; m.

sciatica

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Gl. 11; Som. 57, 42; Wrt. Voc. 19, 45

ídelgild-offrung

(n.)
Grammar
ídelgild-offrung, e ; f.
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Gl. 18; Som. 58, 109; Wrt. Voc. 22, 25

lǽfend

(n.)
Grammar
lǽfend, es; m.

seductor

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Gl. 85; Som. 73, 110; Wrt. Voc. 49, 17

lenden-wearc

(n.)
Grammar
lenden-wearc, es; m.

nefresis

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Gl. 10; Som. 57, 39; Wrt. Voc. 19, 42

mæsten-treów

(n.)
Grammar
mæsten-treów, es; n.

A tree producing mast

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Gl. 45; Som. 64, 102; Wrt. Voc. 32, 37

mǽþ-full

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽþ-full, adj.

Shewing respect to others ⬩ courteous ⬩ humane

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Gr. 45; Som. 41, 42

blód-seax

(n.)
Grammar
blód-seax, blód-sex, es; n.

A blood-knife, a lancet ⬩ phlebotomus

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Gl. 17; Som. 58, 91; Wrt. Voc. 22, 9

Linked entry: blód-æx

bóc-hús

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-hús, es; n.

A BOOK-HOUSE, library ⬩ librarium

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Gl. 109; Som. 79, 5; Wrt. Voc. 58, 48

ge-hwearf

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hwearf, -hwyrf, es; n.

A change ⬩ exchange ⬩ commūtātio ⬩ permūtātio

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Gl. 81; Som. 73, 26; Wrt. Voc. 47, 31

Linked entries: ge-hwerf hwearf ge-hwyrf

ge-sceáden

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-sceáden, adj.

Rational

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Rational Nán nýten næfde nán gesceádne sáwle no beast had a rational soul, Btwk. Scrd. 19, 35

ge-sibling

(n.)
Grammar
ge-sibling, es; m. [sibling a relation]

A relation ⬩ prŏpinquus

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Gl. 92; Som. 75, 39; Wrt. Voc. 51, 81

Linked entry: sibling

wuldor-magu

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-magu, a; m.

A son of glory ⬩ an heir of heaven

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A son of glory, an heir of heaven Se wuldormago, eádig, Exon. Th. 179, 25; Gú. 1267

Linked entry: magu

druncen-scipe

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Substitute for 'Som. Ben. Lye' Gif ðá druncengeornan men heora druncenscipes geswícan nellað, Hml. A. 145, 34

feþer-cræft

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For 'Som. Ben. Lye' substitute

hand-brǽd

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hand-brǽd, -bréd, e; f.

A hand's breadth ⬩ palmus

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Gl. 72; Som. 70, 127; Wrt. Voc. 43, 52

hand-gang

(n.)
Grammar
hand-gang, -gong, es; m.

Laying on of hands ⬩ laying on of hands

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Gl. 112; Som. 79, 94; Wrt. Voc. 60, 3

Cone-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Cone-ceaster, gen. -ceastre; f.

Caster, a town seven miles from Newcastle ⬩ oppidum septimo a Novo-castro milliario

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Som. Ben. Lye

ge-sperod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-sperod, part. [spere a spear]

Armed with a spear; ⬩ hastātus

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Gr. 43; Som. 45, 13: Blickl. Homl. 221, 28

Linked entry: -sperod

hóp-páda

(n.)
Grammar
hóp-páda, an; m.

An upper tunic, ⬩ cope

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Gl. 112; Som. 79, 83; Wrt. Voc. 59, 52

sigel

(n.)
Grammar
sigel, sægl, segl ; n. (?)
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Icelandic Runic poem—Sól er landa ljómi), Runic pm. Kmbl. 342, 15 ; Rún. 16. Woruldcandel scán, sigel súþan fús, Beo. Th. 3936 ; B. 1966. Wuldres tácen swylce hádre sægl, Andr. Kmbl. 178 ; An. 89.

Linked entries: segl sægl

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