Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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blace berian

(v.)

black berries ⬩ mori

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black berries; mori, Ælfc. Gl. 47; Som. 65, 30

frécen-ful

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For Mone B. 685, 686 substitute An. Ox. 628

for-spennen

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For Mone B. 671 substitute Hpt. Gl. 420, 66

trandan

(v.)

to roll ⬩ move hastily

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to roll, move hastily Trondendi praeceps, Txts. 89, 1668. (?)

Linked entries: trondendi trendan

hold

(adj.)
Grammar
hold, adj.

Kind, ⬩ friendly, ⬩ pleasant, ⬩ favourable, ⬩ gracious [of a prince to his subject], ⬩ faithful, ⬩ loyal, ⬩ devoted, ⬩ liege [of a subject to his prince]

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Holdost most faithful, Byrht. Th. 132, 31; By. 24

ge-yppan

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Hit þurh ǽnne þeówne mon geypped wearð existente quadam ancilla indice Ors. 3, 6; S. 108, 31. Eall heora sprǽc wearð geypped and gewýdmærsod, Nic. 8, 25

æsc-wert

(n.)
Grammar
æsc-wert, e; f.

Ash-wort ⬩ vervain ⬩ verbena

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Ash-wort, vervain; verbena,Mone C. 3; p. 442, 24

fræc

(adj.)
Grammar
fræc, adj.

Voracious ⬩ greedy ⬩ gŭlōsus

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Voracious, greedy; gŭlōsus Fræc [MS. fræt] gŭlōsa, Mone B. 3533

ge-canc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-canc, es; n. [?]

A mock ⬩ gibe ⬩ ludibrium, vituperium

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A mock, gibe; ludibrium, vituperium, Som : Hpt. Gl. 441, 510

Linked entry: canc

cnyttels

(n.)
Grammar
cnyttels, m.
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For 'Mone B. 2858' substitute An. Ox. 2935, and add:

eahta-nihte

(adj.)
Grammar
eahta-nihte, adj.
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Eight days old Se eahtanihta móna, Lch. iii. 178, 14

CNÁWAN

(v.)
Grammar
CNÁWAN, ic cnáwe, ðú cnáwest, cnáwst, he cnáweþ, cnǽwþ, pl. cnáwaþ; p. cneów, pl. cneówon; pp. cnáwen

To KNOW; ⬩ noscere

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To KNOW; noscere Ða byþ cnáwene noscuntur Mone B. 169

lufian

(v.)
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Sé þe his feónd lufað, Mód. 70. Hí his naman lufiað diligunt nonten ejus, Ps. Th. 68, 37.

an-lícast

(adj.)
Grammar
an-lícast, sup. of an-líc.

most like

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most like.Ps. Th. 78, 2: 89, 4, 10: 91, 11;

a-wyrþian

(v.)
Grammar
a-wyrþian, [a intensive, wyrþian to glorify]

To give honour to ⬩ to glorify ⬩ glorificare

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Moys. Lye

cwyld-full

(adj.)
Grammar
cwyld-full, adj.

Destructive, pernicious ⬩ perniciosus

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Destructive, pernicious ; perniciosus Cwyldfulle wæferséne perniciosum spectaculum, Mone B. 1259

fieder

(n.)

a father

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Moys. Ex. 15, 2; Thw. 29, 2

flǽsc-gebyrd

(n.)
Grammar
flǽsc-gebyrd, e; f.

Flesh-birth ⬩ incarnation ⬩ incarnātio

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Flesh-birth, incarnation; incarnātio Flǽsc-gebyrde incarnātiōnis, Mone B. 499

Linked entry: ge-byrd

lár-hlystend

(n.)
Grammar
lár-hlystend, es; m.

a catechumen

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One who listens to instruction, a catechumen, Mone B. 2802

cor-wurma

(n.)
Grammar
cor-wurma, an; m.

A purple colour ⬩ múrex

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A purple colour; múrex Corwurmum mūrĭ-cĭbus Mone B. 6170

Linked entry: wurma

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