Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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fyrd

(n.)

a ford

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a ford, found in the compound Twý-fyrd Twyford

wundor-hús

(n.)
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For the incident cf. Hml. Th. ii. 164, 5

ge-fyrnness

(n.)
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For Nap. 30 l. Chrd. 25, 10: 26, 16

be-þénede

(v.)

served

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Th. 4077, for bewenede

bleó-cræft

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For Cot. 17 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 11

car-leás

(adj.)
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For R. Ben. 2 l. R. Ben. 11, 3

cylew

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For Cot. 99 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 13

cod-æppel

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For Cot. 93 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 72

earm-gegirela

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For Cot. 63 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 9

flítcræftlic

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For 'Mone B. 3147' substitute Hpt. Gl. 481, 62

fore-steóra

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For Cot. 149 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 56

ge-mangian

(v.)
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For 'to traffic, trade' substitute 'to gain by traffic.'

ge-fæd

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fæd, n. ? Decorum, discretion.
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, for 'Th. i.' l. Th. ii., and add:

ge-fædera

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For 'godfather,' l. 2 substitute 'gossip.' v. next word

hors-here

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For Lye substitute Horshere Phæræones, Cant. Moys. Thw. 23

mirce

(n.)
Grammar
mirce, es; n.
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For another rendering of An. 1315 see ge-scirdan

swylt

(n.)
Grammar
swylt, a whirlpool.
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Dele: probably swyttes in the gloss is for swyftes

ge-ǽfenian

(v.)
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For second passage substitute Geéfenedan deige, Kent. Gl. 186

Breten

(n.)

Britain,

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Fox 20, 197; Met. 20, 99

Linked entry: Breoten

cneówlian

(v.)
Grammar
cneówlian, p. ode;; pp. od

To KNEEL ⬩ genuflectere

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A. iii. fol. 94

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