Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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lǽce-finger

(n.)
Grammar
lǽce-finger, es; m.

The leech-finger

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[In later times it was the fourth finger e.g. Halliwell in his Dictionary quotes from a MS. of the 15th cent.

Linked entry: gold-finger

baorm

(n.)

bosom

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bosom: On baorm in sinu, Jn. Rush. War. 13, 23

barian

(v.)
Grammar
barian, p. ede; pp. ed

To make bare ⬩ discover ⬩ disclose ⬩ denudare ⬩ prodere ⬩ in medium proferre

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To make bare, discover, disclose; denudare, prodere, in medium proferre

eástran

(n.)
Grammar
eástran, eástron; dat. pl. of éaster; gen. eás-tres, q. v. Eástron
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seems to 6e used for other cases in the pl

fóran-onsettende

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fóran-onsettende, part. [part, of foran-onsettan]

Closing in ⬩ præcludens

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Closing in; præcludens, Bd. 5, 1; S. 613, 31, note.

Gænt

(n.)

Ghent in Flanders

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Ghent in Flanders, Chr. 881; Th. 150, 13, col. 3

helle-fýr

Grammar
helle-fýr,
  • Bt. Met. Fox 8, 101; Met. 8, 51; Exon. 26 b; Th. 78, 6 ; Cri: 1270.
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On helle fýr in gehennam ignis, Mt. Kmbl. 18, 9

gicenes

(n.)
Grammar
gicenes, se; f.

An itch, or burning in the skin ⬩ prurigo

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An itch, or burning in the skin; prurigo, Cot. 156

gód-spédig

(adj.)
Grammar
gód-spédig, adj.
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Rich in good, Cd. 48; Th. 62, 4; Gen. 1009

sealm-fæt

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n sealmfatum translates in vasis psalmorum, Ps. Th. 70, 20

forþ-lútan

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Forðloton tó yfle prona in malum, Chrd. 54, 31. Add

betux-sittan

(v.)

to insert, interpose, to set, put or bring in ⬩ interserere

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to insert, interpose, to set, put or bring in; interserere

Linked entry: be-tux

-twihn

(suffix)
Grammar
-twihn, (-twíhn?)
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in hi-twichn, Txts. 70, 546, bi-tuihn, 77, 1310

under-drencan

(v.)

suffocare

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glosses suffocare in: Underdrencdo suffocati, Mk. Skt. Lind. 5, 13

un-hádung

exordinatio

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renders exordinatio in Unhádunge exordinationes, R. Ben. Interl. 110, 8

wíd-farende

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-farende, adj. (ptcpl.) Wide-faring, wandering: — Ðone wíd-farendan lǽd on ðín hús
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vagos induc in domum tuam, Past. 43; Swt. 315, 14

Linked entry: wíd-férende

dífan

(v.)
Grammar
dífan, (causal to dúfan); p. de
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.), immerse, [v. dýfan in Dict. for citations.]

fant-hálig

(adj.)
Grammar
fant-hálig, adj.
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Consecrated in a font Fanthálig [wæter], Lch. iii. 14, 21

Linked entry: fant-hálgung

flóde

(adj.)
Grammar
flóde, adj.
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Abounding in water (?) Flóde conpluviosus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 22, 67

ge-dríhþ

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Substitute: Gravity or seemliness of behaviour; in pl. sober conduct

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