Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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áni

(pronoun.)

any

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any,Bt. 38, 3; Fox 200, 27 [MS. Bod.]

an-scúnian

(v.)

to shun ⬩ evitare

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to shun; evitare, Bt. 18, 1; Fox 60, 20

á ðý

ever the ⬩ unquam eo

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ever the; unquam eo, Bt. 13 ; Fox 38, 9

bearowe

(n.)

in a wood

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Fox. 496; Gn. C. 18

ceápung-gemót

(n.)
Grammar
ceápung-gemót, es; n.

a market ⬩ mercatus

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a market; mercatus; A meeting for trade, Cot. 133

Linked entry: ge-mót

dreámere

(n.)
Grammar
dreámere, es; m.

A musician ⬩ musĭcus

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A musician; musĭcus, Bt. 16, 3; Fox 54, 31

drygge

(adj.)

dry

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Fox 7, 31; Met. 7, 16

dyseg

(adj.)

foolish

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Fox 19, 57; Met. 19, 29

eldcung

(n.)

delay

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delay, Bt. 38, 3; Fox 202, 17, MS. Cot

Linked entries: elcung ildcung

fugel-tras

(n.)
Grammar
fugel-tras, pl. m.

Poles or forks for spreading nets ⬩ ămĭtes

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Poles or forks for spreading nets; ămĭtes, Cot. 13

hrá-gífre

(adj.)
Grammar
hrá-gífre, adj.

deadly

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Greedy for corpses, deadly Hrágyfra funestus, Cot. 90, Lye

nigontíne

(n.; num.; adj.)

nineteen

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Fox 141; Men. 71

giscian

(v.)

to sob ⬩ sigh ⬩ singultire

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to sob, sigh; singultire, Bt. 2; Fox 4, 9

Linked entry: gesca

ge-wascan

(v.)
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In l. 3 for hræglhús, gewoxene l. hræglhúse, gewaxene

ge-ræft

(adj.; part.)

torn, distracted ⬩ discerptus

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torn, distracted; discerptus, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 21

gesǽl-líce

(adv.)

happily

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happily, Bt. 11, 1; Fox 32, 5, MS. Cot

un-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
un-scyld, e; f.

Innocence

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Innocence For unscylde propter innocentiam, Ps. Spl. 40, 13

Linked entries: scyld un-

ár-geweorc

(n.)
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For Cot. 79 read Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 75

bleó-reád

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For Cot. 135 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 8

ceápung-gemót

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For Cot. 133 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 62

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