Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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searu-net

(n.)
Grammar
searu-net, searu-nett, es; n.

an armour-net ⬩ a net ingeniously wrought ⬩ a coat of mail ⬩ a net of treachery or guile ⬩ a net ⬩ a snare ⬩ wile

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an armour-net, or a net ingeniously wrought, a coat of mail On him byrne scán, searonet seowed smiþes orþancum, Beo. Th. 816; B. 406. a net of treachery or guile, a net (metaph.), a snare, wile Mé elþeódige inwitwrásne, searonet seóþaþ, Andr. Kmbl.

be-limp

(n.)
Grammar
be-limp, es; n.
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An event, occurrence, case Belimp fors, An. Ox. 50, 22. Wið liþa sáre, gif hý of hwylcum belimpe oþþe of ǽnigum þincge gesárgude beóð, Lch. i. 312, I. On horse hwítum sittan belimp gód getácnað, iii. 202, 28. Smyltum belimpum secundis successibus, An

ærfe

(n.)

an inheritance

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an inheritance, Heming, pp. 104, 105

be-nohte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-nohte, pl. -nohton , p. of be-nugan, q. v.

enjoyed

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enjoyed Andr. Kmbl. 3407; An. 1707

be-sceáf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-sceáf, p. of be-scúfan.

cast

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cast, Andr. Kmbl. 2384; An. 1193;

eár-spinl

(n.)
Grammar
eár-spinl, e; f. [spinl = spindel a spindle]

An ear-ring ⬩ inauris

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An ear-ring; inauris, Prov. 25

Linked entries: eár-hring spinel

efen-lǽcend

(n.)
Grammar
efen-lǽcend, es; m.

An imitator ⬩ imĭtātor

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An imitator; imĭtātor, Scint. 2, Lye

Linked entries: æfen-lǽcend -lǽcend

ellarn

(n.)

an elder-tree

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an elder-tree Som. Ben. Lye

eosol

ass

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an ass. Wrt. Voc. 287, 50

ex

(n.)

an axis ⬩ axis

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an axis; axis, Som. Ben. Lye

for-hǽlde

(n.; part.)
Grammar
for-hǽlde, es; m? [for, hǽlde, p. of hǽlan to heal]

An offence ⬩ offensa

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An offence; offensa, Cot. 148, Lye

fretwung

(n.)

an adorning ⬩ ornātio

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an adorning; ornātio, Som. Ben. Lye

ealu-clýfe

(n.)

an ale-house

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an ale-house, Som. Ben. Lye

eal-hús

(n.)

an ale-house

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an ale-house, Som. Ben. Lye

eall-geador

(adv.)
Grammar
eall-geador, adv.

Altogether

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Altogether, Andr. Kmbl. 2196; An. 1099

binding

(n.)
Grammar
binding, e; f.

Binding

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Binding Bindingce stricturae, An. Ox. 3246

cú-hyrde

(n.)
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Cúhyrdas bubulcos, An. Ox. 2450. Add

eár-preón

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Eárpreónas discriminalia, An. Ox. 4821. Add

feásceaft-ness

(n.)
Grammar
feásceaft-ness, e; f.

Poverty

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Poverty Fǽsceaftnes paupertas, An. Ox. 1171

Linked entry: fǽsceaft-ness

ge-spédsumian

(v.)
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Gespédsumede prosperabantur, An. Ox. 3630. Add

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