Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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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-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

þeóh-wærc

(n.)
Grammar
þeóh-wærc, -wræc, es; m.
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Pain in the thighs Wið þeóhwræce ... smyre ða þeóh, sóna hý beóð hále, Lchdm. i. 354, 19

un-sáwen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-sáwen, adj.

Not sown

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Not sown .ii. æceras, óðerne gesáwene, and óðerne unsáwene, L. R. S. 10; Th. i. 438, 5

Linked entry: sáwan

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

suhterga

(n.)
Grammar
suhterga, suhteriga, suhtriga, suhtria, an; m.
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A brother's son, a nephew; or, expressing the relation of those whose fathers were brothers, a cousin Suhterga fratuelis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 109, 16. Suchtyrga fratuelis i. filius fratris, 36, 4.

nǽdl

(n.)
Grammar
nǽdl, e; f.

A needle

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Nǽdle sceorpran, Soul Kmbl. 230; Seel. 116. Mið nédle acu, Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 37. Mið naeðlae, Ep. Gl. 19 f, 30

sóþ

Grammar
sóþ, truth. <b>I b.</b>
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Hweðer ðincð þé betre, þe ðæt sóð þe seó sóðfestnes (quod verum dicitur vel veritas)?, Solil. H. 50, 14: 9. <b>II b.</b> add :-- Sóð is gecýðed . . . þæt þú wið Waldend wǽre heólde, Exod. 419: B. 700: An. 1437.

on-wealcan

(v.)
Grammar
on-wealcan, v. trans.

To roll

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Sóna swá ðú geseó ðæt ðú hyre ( the mandrake ) geweald hæbbe, genim hý sóna on hand, swá andwealc hí, and gewring ðæt wós of hyre leáfon, Th. An. 116, 22

Linked entry: and-wealcan

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