Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ealdor-cearu

life-care, care for life, life-long care

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life-care, care for life, life-long care

hláf-hwǽte

(n.)
Grammar
hláf-hwǽte, es; m.
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Wheat for making bread, Chart. Th. 144, 34

otor

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for ofer (?), Cd. Th. 220, 19 ; Dan. 73

girnan

(v.)

to yearn ⬩ seek for ⬩ require

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to yearn, seek for, require, Ex. 21, 22

Linked entries: gyrnan geornan geornian gernan

gold-hwæte

(adj.)
Grammar
gold-hwæte, adj.
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Greedy for gold, Beo. Th. 6140; B. 3074

werde

(n.)
Grammar
werde, glosses opes, Kent. Gl. 864. (
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For préde? cf. opes superbe ofermóde préde, 249.)

án-dæge

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Dele last passage, for which see next word

flǽsc-gebyrd

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For Mone B. 499 substitute An. Ox. 429

geárlíce

(adv.)
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For Cot. substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 5, 49

-lǽca

(suffix)
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For ag-lǽca l. ág-lǽca, and add:

mistian

(v.)
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For mistrian at end l. mistran, and add:

oþ-irnan

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Dele first passage, for which see oþ-hrínan

sceadd

(n.)
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In l. 2 for sceaddgenge l. sceadd genge

scyrft

(n.)
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For scansio l. (?) scarsio. Cf. scarsus imminutus, Migne

spinnan

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for spán, l. spáu. Dele query, and add:

strútian

(v.)
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For 'Swt . . . 177' substitute: Hml. S. 32, 208

tyllan

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For 'compound' in l. 1 substitute 'compounds be-,'

earm-stoc

(n.)
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For 'm.(?)' l. n

feó-gýtsung

(n.)
Grammar
feó-gýtsung, e; f.

Money-desire ⬩ greed ⬩ avarice ⬩ pĕcūniæ cŭpīdo ⬩ avārĭtia

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Money-desire or greed, avarice; pĕcūniæ cŭpīdo, avārĭtia Ðæt he sceolde his treówe for feógýtsunge and lufan forleósan that he should lose his truth for desire and love of money, Bd. 2, 12; S. 514, 40

Linked entry: feoh-gýtsung

frum-cyrr

(n.)
Grammar
frum-cyrr, es; m. [cyrr a turn, space of time]

A first turn or time ⬩ prīmæ vĭces

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A first turn or time; prīmæ vĭces Beó his weres scyldig æt frumcyrre let him be liable in his fine [for slaying a man] for the first time, L. Ath. i. 3; Th. i. 200, 21

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