Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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folc-slite

(n.)
Grammar
folc-slite, es; m.

A folk-sti ⬩ sedition ⬩ sēdĭtio

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Gl. 15; Som. 58, 38; Wrt. Voc. 21, 30

Linked entry: slite

foor

(n.)
Grammar
foor, es; m.

A pig ⬩ hog ⬩ porcaster

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Gl. 19; Som. 59, 28; Wrt. Voc. 22, 69: Glos. Epnl. Recd. 161, 39

freót-gifu

(n.)
Grammar
freót-gifu, e; f.

The gift of freedom ⬩ emancipation ⬩ manumission ⬩ manumissio

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Gl. 112; Som. 79, 92; Wrt. Voc. 60, 1

frum-byrdling

(n.)
Grammar
frum-byrdling, es; m.

Pūbe tĕnus

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Gl. 88; Som. 74, 70; Wrt. Voc. 50, 50. [Frumberdlinges youths, O. E. Homl. 2nd series, p. 41.]

gang-geteld

(n.)
Grammar
gang-geteld, es; n.

A travelling-tent ⬩ tent ⬩ pavilion ⬩ tentōrium ambŭlātōrium ⬩ pāpĭlio

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Gl. 110; Som. 79, 40; Wrt. Voc. 59, 12

Linked entry: ge-teld

hrágra

(n.)
Grammar
hrágra, an; m.

A heron

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Gl. 36; Som. 62, 111; Wrt. Voc. 29, 9: 63, 13. Hrágra larum, Shrn. 29, 18

irfeweard-wrítere

(n.)
Grammar
irfeweard-wrítere, es; m.

a testator

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Gl. 13; Som. 57, 99; Wrt. Voc. 20, 39

Lǽden-word

(n.)
Grammar
Lǽden-word, es; n.
Entry preview:

Gr. 19; Som. 22, 54

blót-spíung

(n.)
Grammar
blót-spíung, e; f.

A throwing up of blood ⬩ hæmoptois

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Gl. 10; Som. 57, 33; Wrt. Voc. 19, 38

Linked entries: blód-spíwing blót

ged

(n.)
Grammar
ged, gedd, es; n.

A song ⬩ proverb ⬩ poem

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A song, proverb, poem,Bt. Met. Fox 2, 10; Met. 2, 5.; Gedd proverbium, Jn. Skt.; Lind. 10, 6; 16, 25

blǽdre

Entry preview:

Wið blǽdran sáre. . . sóna seó blǽdder tó sélran gehwyrfeð, Lch. i. 206, 12-15. Add

fore-stæppung

Entry preview:

For 'Som. Ben. Lye.' substitute

Linked entry: stæppung

cyme

(n.)
Entry preview:

Add: event, issue Þæs wítedómes sóð se æfterfylgenda cyme þára wísena ( sequens rerum euentus ) geséðde, Bd. 4, 29; Sch. 530, 12

bróðor-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
bróðor-líc, bróðer-líc; adj.

BROTHERLY ⬩ fraternus

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Gr. 5; Som. 4, 57

on-ginnendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
on-ginnendlíc, adj.

Inchoative

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Gr. 35 ; Som. 38, 2

organian

(v.)
Grammar
organian, orgnian

to sing to the accompaniment of a musical instrument

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Gr. 28, 7 ; Som. 32, 62

Linked entry: organ

scip-fyrðrung

(n.)
Grammar
scip-fyrðrung, e; f.

Fitting out of ships

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Fitting out of ships Ymbe scypfyrðrúnga, ðæt ǽghwylc geset sý sóna ofer Eástran, L. Eth. v. 27; Th. i. 310, 26

Linked entries: fyrþrung scip-forðung

ancer-man

(n.)
Grammar
ancer-man, -mann, es; m.

An anchor-man ⬩ the man in charge of the anchor ⬩ proreta

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Gl. 104; Som. 77, 126

ágen-nama

(n.)
Grammar
ágen-nama, an; m.

One's own or proper name ⬩ purum nomen ⬩ proprium nomen

Entry preview:

Gr. 7; Som. 6, 59

cest

(n.)
Grammar
cest, e; f.

A chest ⬩ cibotium = κιβώτιον , cistella, loculus,

Entry preview:

Gl. 3; Som. 55, 64: Jn. Rush. War. 13, 29

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