Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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on-ál

(n.)
Grammar
on-ál, es; n.

A burning, kindling; also what is burnt

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A burning, kindling; also what is burnt Hé nemde ðære stówe naman 'onál' incensio for ðam ðe Drihtenes fýr wæs ðǽr onǽled, Num. 11, 3. Mid onále ramma cum incenso arietum, Ps. Lamb. 65, 15. Onál incensum, 140, 2. Onál incensa, 79, 17: incendia, Hpt.

Linked entry: ál

al-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
al-geweorc, es; n.

Tinder ⬩ touchwood ⬩ a fire-steel ⬩ igniarium

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Tinder, touchwood, a fire-steel; igniarium, Recd. 40, 34; Wrt. Voc. 66, 42: Cot. 107: 164

al-wealda

(adj.)
Grammar
al-wealda, -walda; def. adj.

All-powerful ⬩ almighty ⬩ omnipotens

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All-powerful, almighty; omnipotens Alwalda God all-powerful God, Exon. 25a; Th. 73, 17; Cri. 1191: 27b; Th. 83, 33; Cri. 1365

al-wihta

(n.)

all-beings

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all-beings, Cd. 227; Th. 303, 20; Sat. 616: Exon. 18; Th. 43, 11; Cri. 687: Ps. C. 50, 100; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 100

eall-mægen

(n.)
Grammar
eall-mægen, al-mægen,es ; n.

All-power, all-might ⬩ omnis vis

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All-power, all-might ; omnis vis Gif hí,eall-mægene ne þiówoden Þeódne mǽrum if they, with all might, served not the illustrious Lord, Bt Met. Fox 29, 193; Met. 29, 98

Linked entry: eal-mægen

ál-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
ál-fæt, es; n.
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A vessel that may be placed on the fire (v. ál), a cooking-vessel Gif hit ( the ordeal ) wæter sý . . . sí ꝥ álfæt ísen oþþe ǽren, leáden oþþe lǽmen, Ll. Th. i. 226, 15. Aalfatu cocula; omnia vasa coquendi sic dicuntur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 39

ál-geweorc

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Aalgewerc, álgiuu[eo]rc, -giuerc ign(i)arium, Txts. 69, 1040. Álgeweorc, Wt. i. 284, 22: ii. 45, 35. Add

Linked entry: ge-weorc

ál

(n.)
Grammar
ál, es; n.
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A fire Ál incendia, An. Ox. 4470. Ála pyrarum, 4389

ól-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
ól-fæt, ( = ál-fæt. v. Wrt. Voc. ii. 135, 39), es; n.

A cooking vessel ⬩ coculum

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A cooking vessel; coculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 41

Linked entry: ál-fæt

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