Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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salu

(adj.)
Grammar
salu, adj.

Dusky, dark

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Th. 489, 21; Rä. 48, 11

Linked entries: salness salo salwian

clengan

(v.)
Grammar
clengan, de; ed

To exhilarate ⬩ exhilarare

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Exon. 107b; Th. 411, 6; Rä, 29, 8

eád-wacer

(n.)
Grammar
eád-wacer, es; m.

A watchman of property ⬩ bonōrum custos

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A watchman of property; bonōrum custos Exon. 101 a; Th. 380, 30; Rä. 1, 16

Linked entry: wacor

drunc-mennen

(n.)
Grammar
drunc-mennen, es; n.

A drunken maid-servant ⬩ ebria ancilla

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A drunken maid-servant; ebria ancilla, Exon. 103 b; Th. 393, 32; Rä. 13, 9

Linked entries: dunc-mennen dung

múþ-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
múþ-leás, adj.

Without a mouth

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Without a mouth: Ic sccolde múþleás sprecan, Exon. 123a; Th. 472, 1; Rä. 61, 9

wann-feax

(adj.)
Grammar
wann-feax, adj.
Entry preview:

Th. 393, 30; Rä. 13, 8

Linked entry: wan-feax

mǽg

(n.)
Grammar
mǽg, f.
Entry preview:

s egg ), Rä. 10, 9. Add

hlyn

(n.)
Grammar
hlyn, hlin, es; m. [?]

The name of a tree, ⬩ maple [?]

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, Exon. 114 a; Th. 437, 17; Rä. 56, 9

Linked entry: hlin

FLINT

(n.)
Grammar
FLINT, es; m.

FLINT ⬩ a rock ⬩ sĭlex ⬩ petra

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Híg cómon to ðam flinte, and Moyses ætfóran him eallum slóh mid ðære girde túwa ðone flint, and fleów sóna of ðam flinte wæter they came to the rock, and Moses struck the rock twice with his rod before them all, and immediately water flowed from (he rock

secg

(n.)
Grammar
secg, es ; m.
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Róm*-*ware, secgas sigerófe, 93 ; El. 47. Ðá ic sǽbát gesæt mid mínra secga gedriht, Beo. Th. 1271 ; B. 633

án-féte

(adj.)
Grammar
án-féte, adj.

One-footed ⬩ with one foot ⬩ monopodius

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One-footed, with one foot; monopodius, Exon, 114b; Th. 439, 9; Rä. 59, 1

Linked entry: féte

bán-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
bán-leás, adj.

Bone-less ⬩ without bones ⬩ ossibus carens

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Bone-less, without bones; ossibus carens, Exon. 112b; Th. 431, 19; Rä. 46, 3

átor-spere

(n.)
Grammar
átor-spere, es; n.

A poisoned spear ⬩ telum venenatum

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Exon. 105 a; Th. 399, to; Rä. 18, 9

Linked entry: spere

ed-grówung

(n.)
Grammar
ed-grówung, e; f.

A re-growing ⬩ recĭdīva

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A re-growing; recĭdīva, Ælfc. Gl. 60; Som. 68, 26; Wrt. Voc. 39, 12

eft-agyfan

(v.)

To give back ⬩ reddĕre, i. e. re-dăre

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To give back; reddĕre, i. e. re-dăre. Bd. 2, 1; S. 500, 19

hrímig-heard

(adj.)
Grammar
hrímig-heard, adj.
Entry preview:

Hard with frost, hard frozen, Exon. 130 a; Th. 498, 25; Rä. 88, 7

hyge-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
hyge-fæst, adj.

Firm of mind ⬩ prudent ⬩ wise

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Firm of mind, prudent, wise,Exon. 112 a; Th. 429, 33; Rä. 43, 14

lyft-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
lyft-fæt, es; n.
Entry preview:

An aerial vessel [the moon], Exon. 108 a; Th. 411, 21; Rä. 30, 3

ge-rotian

(v.)
Entry preview:

to rot, decay ꝥ lǽne líc þǽr gerotaþ tó fúlnesse, Verc. Först. 77, 1

Linked entry: rotian

stíþ-ecg

(adj.)
Grammar
stíþ-ecg, adj.
Entry preview:

Th. 499, 11 ; Rä. 88, 14

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