Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ber-ern

(n.)

a barley place ⬩ a barn ⬩ horreum

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a barley place, a barn; horreum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 3, 12

carl

(adj.)
Grammar
carl, adj.
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Male, masculine; masculus. Used in compounds, as carl-cat, -fugel, -man

clof-wurt

(n.)

buttercup

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the herb buttercup, Herb. 10; Lchdm. i. 100, 14, MS. B

dér-ling

(n.)

a darling

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a darling Dérling mín dīlectus meus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 18

dóhtur

(n.)
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a daughter Ðære Herodiadiscean dóhtur Herodiădis fīlia, Mt. Bos. 14, 6

fǽster-módor

(n.)

a foster-mother

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a foster-mother, Bt. 3, 1; Fox 4, 30, MS. Cot

Linked entry: féster-módor

fæst-hafolnes

(n.)
Grammar
fæst-hafolnes, -ness, e; f.

Fast-havingness, sparingness, economy ⬩ parcĭtas

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MS

Linked entry: be-hæfednes

féster

(n.)

food ⬩ nourishment

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food, nourishment, foster-, in the compounds féster-bearn, -fæder, -man, -módor

for-slyhþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-slyhþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-sleán.

smites

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Alf. pol. 50; Th. i. 94, 14, MS. H;

geagl

(adj.)

light ⬩ frolicsome ⬩ lascivious

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light, frolicsome, lascivious, Bd. 5, 6; Whelc. 390, 39, MS. C

hrand-spearwa

(n.)
Grammar
hrand-spearwa, an; m.

A sparrow

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A sparrow Hrondsparwas ł staras passeres, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 29

Linked entry: spearwa

in-trahtnung

(n.)
Grammar
in-trahtnung, e ; f.

Explanation ⬩ interpretation

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Explanation, interpretation Sóþ intrahtnung vera interpretatio, Mt. Kmbl. p. 2, 6

Linked entry: trahtnung

lyg-ness

(n.)
Grammar
lyg-ness, e; f.

Deceitfulness ⬩ falseness

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Deceitfulness, falseness Lygnisse weolan fallacia divitiarum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 13, 22

giornfulnes

(n.)

earnestness

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MS. 25 b, 21. v. georufulnes

gold-hordian

(v.)
Grammar
gold-hordian, p. ode; pp. od
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To hoard, lay up treasure; thesaurizare, Mt. Kmbl. 6, 19, 20

gram-bǽre

(adj.)
Grammar
gram-bǽre, adj.
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MS

ge-fragian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fragian, p. ade

To learn by asking

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To learn by asking Gefragade exquisierat, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 2, 16

Linked entries: fragian ge-frægen

scrípan

(v.)
Grammar
scrípan, (?); p. te
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To waste away, wither Scrépes arescit, Mk. Skt. Rush. 9, 18

þole-mód

(n.)
Grammar
þole-mód, (?) patience
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Skt. i. 16, 334, MS. D

ungemet-geneahhie

(adv.)
Grammar
ungemet-geneahhie, adv.

Extremely

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Extremely Mé fyrenfulra rápas ungemetgeneahhie oft beclyptan, Ps. Th. 118, 61

Linked entry: ge-neahhie

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