Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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deád-rægl

(n.)

clothing of the dead, a shroud ⬩ pallium sepulchrāle

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Lye

eá-risc

(n.)
Grammar
eá-risc, e; f.

A water-rush, bulrush ⬩ scirpus, juncus

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Lye

Linked entries: ǽ-risc eá-rixe eó-risc rysc

Eðelinga íg

(n.)

the island of nobles, the island of Athelney

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Lye

flustrian

(v.)
Grammar
flustrian, p. ode; pp. od

To plait ⬩ weave ⬩ plectĕre

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Lye

forþ

(prep.)
Grammar
forþ, prep.

Out of ⬩ forth ⬩ e ⬩ ex

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Lye

forþ-clipung

(n.)
Grammar
forþ-clipung, e; f.

A calling forth ⬩ provoking ⬩ an appeal ⬩ provŏcātio ⬩ evŏcātio

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Lye

forþ-síðian

(v.)
Grammar
forþ-síðian, p. ode; pp. od [síðian to journey]

To go forth ⬩ depart ⬩ die ⬩ prōdīre ⬩ discēdĕre ⬩ mŏri

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Lye

fór-wernedlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
fór-wernedlíce, adv.

Against one's will ⬩ very grievously ⬩ hardly ⬩ ægre ⬩ anguste

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Lye

gabbung

(n.)
Grammar
gabbung, e; f.

A scoffing ⬩ mocking ⬩ GIBING ⬩ jesting ⬩ derīsio ⬩ irrīsio ⬩ illūsio

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Lye

gafol-rand

(n.)

A pair of compasses ⬩ circĭnus ⬩ κίρκινos

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Lye

Linked entry: gabul-roid

earfoþ-recce

(adj.)
Grammar
earfoþ-recce, adj. [reccan to relate]

Difficult to be told ⬩ diffĭcĭlis narrātu

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Difficult to be told; diffĭcĭlis narrātu, Lupi Serm. 5, 3, Lye

Linked entry: -recce

inburh-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
inburh-fæst, adj.

atriensis ⬩ seneschallus ⬩ lictor

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Stationed in a hall; atriensis; scil. atrii janitor, seneschallus, lictor, Lye

neb-wlátung

(n.)
Grammar
neb-wlátung, e; f.

Boldness ⬩ impudence ⬩ frontositas

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Boldness, impudence; frontositas, Lye (from a vocabulary in the Cotton library)

Linked entry: wlátung

gim-rodor

(n.)
Grammar
gim-rodor, es; m.

A precious stone ⬩ draconites ⬩ dracontia

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A precious stone; draconites, dracontia, Cot. 63, Lye: Hpt. Gl. 431

ge-bolstrod

(part.)
Grammar
ge-bolstrod, part. [ge-, bolster a bolster]

Guarded ⬩ environed ⬩ defended ⬩ supported ⬩ bolstered up ⬩ stīpātus

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Lye

Linked entry: bolstrian

genyht-full

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For Lye substitute Genyhtfullum (genyctfullum, Ep. Erf.) profusis, Txts. 89, 1627

ge-tricce

Grammar
ge-tricce, content.
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After stówe insert þeáwum, and for '61, Lye' substitute 109, 7

lufwendlic

Grammar
lufwendlic, friendly.
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For ' amabilis, Lye ' substitute Lufwendlic wer vir amicabilis, Kent. Gl. 661

hám-scir

(n.)
Grammar
hám-scir, e; f.

The office of an ædile ⬩ ædilitas, officium ædile

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The office of an ædile; ædilitas, officium ædile, Cot. 71, Lye

hand-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
hand-sceaft, e; f.

That which is formed by the hand, a creature ⬩ creatura

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That which is formed by the hand, a creature; creatura, Lye

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