Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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bismor-líc

(adj.)

disgraceful, ignominious

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disgraceful, ignominious, L. Edg. C. 20; Th. ii. 248, 16

wyrt-geard

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-geard, es; m.
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A kitchen-garden Wyrtgeardas promptuaria, Ps. Spl. C. 143, 16

brér-þyrne

(n.)
Grammar
brér-þyrne, an; f.
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A brier-bush On brérðyrnan, C. D. vi. 221, 13

ceahhe

(n.)
Grammar
ceahhe, an; f.
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A daw On ceahhan mere, C. D. iii. 48, 26

cealc-crundel

(n.)
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a chalk ravine On cealccrundel, C. D. iii. 419, 17

Linked entry: crundel

feht

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xx. lamba and .xx. fehta, C. D. ii. 64, 32

hafocung

(n.)
Grammar
hafocung, e; f.
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Hawking On hafocunga leáhge, C. D. B. i. 280, 26

hearpere

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Dauid . . . wæs under hiofenum hearpera mǽrost, Ps. C. 4. Add

sealh

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Tó ðon hnottan seale, C. D. v. 193, 35. Add

yfera

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On ðá yferan gemére, C. D. v. 13, 30. Add

ác-bearo

(n.)
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an oak-grove On ácbeara, C. D. v. 232, 27

Linked entry: bearo

brycg

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Tó ðǽre stǽnenan brycge, C. D. iii. 449, 23. Add

healf-penig-wurþ

(n.)
Grammar
healf-penig-wurþ, es; n.

A halfpennyworth

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A halfpennyworth, L. C. E. 12; Th. i. 366, 32

bróce

(n.)
Grammar
bróce,

use

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Bd. 3, 22; Whelc. 221, 39, note B. C

cnittan

(v.)

to knit

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to knit Ælfc. Gr. 36; Som. 38, 22, MS. C

a-scyrpan

(v.)

to sharpen

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to sharpen, Ps. Th.126, 5 : Ps. Spl. C. 63, 3

aweg-adrífan

(v.)

to drive or chase away ⬩ expellere

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to drive or chase away; expellere, Ps. Spl. C. 35, 13

aweg-onwendan

(v.)

to turn or move away ⬩ amovere

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to turn or move away; amovere, Ps. Spl. C. 65, 19

clǽn-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
clǽn-líce, adv.

Purely, cleanly ⬩ puré

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Purely, cleanly; puré, L. Ælf. C. 36; Th. ii. 360, 25

derne

(adj.)

secret, hidden

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secret, hidden, Ps. C. 50, 70; Ps. Grn. ii. 278, 70

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