Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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cweorn-bill

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For Cot. 125 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 43

crymbing

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For Cot. 56 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 66

eft-spellung

(n.)
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For Cot. 271 l. Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 36

ele-leást

(n.)
Grammar
ele-leást, e; f.
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Lack of oil For eleleáste, Gr. D. 44, 21

forþ-scencan

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For Cot. 149 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 57

frécen-ful

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

grennung

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For 'Som.' substitute Grennung, graennung rictus, Txts. 93, 1738

morgen-colla

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Add: For colla cf. (?) cwelan. v. Angl. xxxi. 258

plicgan

(v.)
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For 'Plicged (plicgeð?)' l. Plicgeð

pullian

(v.)
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In 1. 2 for sper[n]don. l. sperdon

trem

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In l. 5 for viii. l. xiii., and add:

fýst-slægen

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For Cot. 79 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 2

á-syndrung

(n.)
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For Cot. 68 l. Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 26

gifu

(n.)
Grammar
gifu, gyfu, giefu, giofu, geofu, gif, e; pl. nom. acc. -a, -e; gen. -a, -ena; f.

a gift ⬩ grace ⬩ favour ⬩ donum ⬩ munas ⬩ beneficium ⬩ gratia ⬩ virtus ⬩ facultas ⬩ the Anglo-Saxon Rune ⬩ RUNE = g, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is gifu a gift,-hence, this Rune not only stands for the letter g, but for gifu as a gift,

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We onféngon gife for gife we have received grace for grace, Jn. Bos. 1, 16. Heó gefylled wæs wísdómes gife she was filled with the gift of wisdom, Elen. Kmbl. 2285; El. 1144.

Linked entries: giefu giofu gife gifes G gæfe geafu gefe geofu gyfu

BRIDEL

(n.)
Grammar
BRIDEL, gen. bridles; m.

A BRIDLE ⬩ frenum

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Se gemetgaþ ðone bridel he regulates the bridle, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 18. Mid his bridle with his bridle, Bt. 21; Fox 74, 6: Bt. Met. Fox 11, 45, 57, 157; Met. 11, 23, 29, 79; 24, 73; Met. 24, 37.

Linked entries: bridels brydel

bere-gafol

(n.)
Grammar
bere-gafol, es; n.

Barley-rent ⬩ a tribute of barley ⬩ hordei tributum

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for barley-rent for every labourer six pounds weight, L.

Linked entry: gafol-bere

gód-dǽd

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Þín sáwl sceal wunian oððe on wíte for þínum gyltum oððe on blisse for þinum góddǽdum, Wlfst. 248, 6. For þám his góddǽdum ( almsgiving ), Gr. D. 320, 20.

fultom

(n.)
Grammar
fultom, es; m.

Help ⬩ aid ⬩ support ⬩ auxĭlium ⬩ adjūtōrium

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Help, aid, support; auxĭlium, adjūtōrium Ðæt he ðone hálgan heáp bidde friþes and fultomes that he implore the holy troop for peace and support, Apstls. Kmbl. 181; Ap. 91. To fultome for aid, Chr. 601; Erl. 20, 12

Lid-wiccas

(n.)
Grammar
Lid-wiccas, Lid-wícingas; pl.
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The word seems to contain the British name for Armorica, Llydaw. v. notes to the passages from the Cod. Exon. and from the Chron. 918

be-sorg

Anxious ⬩ careful

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Ne sý nán ðing swá besorh þæt hé his tídsang fore forlǽte let him not care about anything so much, that he neglects his service for it, R. Ben. 68, 5.

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