Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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glywian

(v.)

to play on an instrument

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to play on an instrument; part. glywiende, Ps. Spl. 67, 27

seofontíne-nihte

(adj.)
Grammar
seofontíne-nihte, adj.
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Seventeen days old On .xvii, nihte móne, Lchdm. iii. 180, 7

sealm-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
sealm-cwide, es; m.
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A psalm On stefne sealmcwides uoce psalmi, Ps. Lamb. 97, 5

tigel-leáh

(n.)
Grammar
tigel-leáh, f.
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A brick-field On tigelleáge, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 267, 21

æsp-hangra

(n.)
Grammar
æsp-hangra, an; m.
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An aspen wood On ðonæ æsphangran, C. D. v. 173, 11

beór-sele

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Hearpe and pípe drémað eów on beórsele, Wlfst.46 17. Add

el-þeódiglic

(adj.)
Grammar
el-þeódiglic, adj.

Foreign ⬩ strange

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Foreign, strange Twégen Godes þeówas on ælþeódiglicum gegyrlan, Shrn. 99, 32

fen-land

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On þám fenlande synd feáwa weorcstána, Hml. S. 20, 77. Add

fíftíne-nihte

(adj.)
Grammar
fíftíne-nihte, adj.
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Fifteen days old On xv-nihte mónan, Lch. iii. 180, 1

fleax-æcer

(n.)
Grammar
fleax-æcer, es; m.

A flax-field

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A flax-field On ðá flexæcyras, C. D. v. 389, 16

fót-gangende

(adj.)
Grammar
fót-gangende, adj.
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Going on foot, foot (soldiers) Fótgangendum here peditatu, An. Ox. 5254

ge-gripenis

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On gegripnesse (-gríp- ?) in corruptionem, Ps. Spl. T. 29, 11. Add

ge-incígan

(v.)
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to invoke On dægi ðonne giincége ( invocavi ) ðec, Rtl. 20, 29

Linked entry: in-cígan

gemynd-stów

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Add: a tomb On gemyndstówum in monumentis, Ps. Rdr. 87, 6

gebed-stów

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Ic synful breóst míne beáte on gebedstówe, Dóm. L. 30. Add

forþ-fering

Grammar
forþ-fering, l. -féring,
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and add On dæge forðféringe in die defunctionis, Scint. 65, 8

heals-ome

Grammar
heals-ome, l. heals-óme (or -óman; pl., only plural forms of the simple word seem to occur. v. -óman),
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Se man sé ðe biþ on healsóman nime healswyrt. and add

mǽle

(adj.)
Grammar
mǽle, adj.
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Marked, spotted On mǽlan beorh middeweardne, C. D. v. 166, 3

nigon-nihte

(adj.)
Grammar
nigon-nihte, adj.
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Nine days old On nigannihtne ealdne mónan, Lch. iii. 160, 27

pric-þorn

(n.)
Grammar
pric-þorn, es; m.
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A prickly thorn tree On pricþorn, C. D. iii. 436, 16

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