Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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weoloc-basu

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Weolcbasewere, An. Ox. 1061. Add

ælmes-dónd

(n.)
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an almsgiver, Chrd. 92, 28

hǽlsend

(n.)
Grammar
hǽlsend, es; m.

An augur

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An augur, Cot. 73, Lye

heáf-sang

(n.)
Grammar
heáf-sang, es; m.

An elegy

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An elegy, Cot. 118, Lye

Linked entry: heóf-sang

combol

(n.)
Grammar
combol, es; n.

An ensign ⬩ a military standard

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An ensign, a military standard

ge-fǽrede

(v.; adj.; part.)

larvatos,

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larvatos, An. Ox. 2, 405

áþ-swara

(n.)

an oath.,

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an oath., and next word

á-worpenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
á-worpenlíce, adv.

Vilely ⬩ viliter

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Vilely; viliter, An. Ox. 2736

ÆLF

(n.)
Grammar
ÆLF, es; m.

An ELF ⬩ genius ⬩ incubus

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An ELF ; genius, incubus Wið ælfe gníd myrran on win against an elf rub myrrh in wine, L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm, ii. 296, 9. Ylfe, pl. nom. m. Beo. Th. 224; B. 112

Linked entries: ælf-sogoða ilf berg-ælfen

up-fléring

(n.)
Grammar
up-fléring, e; f.

an upper floor ⬩ an upper chamber

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an upper floor Seó upfléring tóbærst under his fötum, Homl. Th. ii. 164, 3. an upper chamber Hí ástigon upp on áne upfléringe (coenaculum, Acts 1, 13), Homl. Th. i. 296, 9: 314, 7

æf-reda

(n.)
Grammar
æf-reda, an; m.

Tow, oakum

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Tow, oakum Naptarum heordena, æbreda, ácumba (for the original here glossed cf. An. Ox. 1649), Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 58. Putamine of æfredan, ácumban, An. Ox. 3728. Stamine æfredan, putamine of hniglan, 7, 266

Linked entry: æbreda

abbad-hád

(n.)

the state or dignity of an abbot

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the state or dignity of an abbot

abbot

(n.)

an abbot

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an abbot. Chr. 675; Ing. 50, 15

æppel-bearo

(n.)
Grammar
æppel-bearo, -bearu; g. -bearwes; d. -bearwe; acc. -bearo; pl. nom. acc. -was; g. -wa; d. -wum; m.

An orchard ⬩ pomarium

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An orchard; pomarium, Ps. Th. 78, 2

æppuldre-tún

(n.)
Grammar
æppuldre-tún, es; m.

An apple-tree inclosure ⬩ apple-orchard ⬩ pomarium

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An apple-tree inclosure, apple-orchard; pomarium

a-híðend

(n.)
Grammar
a-híðend, es; m.

A robber ⬩ an extortioner ⬩ grassator

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A robber, an extortioner; grassator, Cot. 95

angel

(n.)

an angel ⬩ angelus

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an angel; angelus, Ps. Spl. 33, 7

ban-segn

(n.)
Grammar
ban-segn, es; m.

A banner ⬩ an ensign ⬩ vexillum

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A banner, an ensign; vexillum, Cot. 23

be-limp

(n.)

an event ⬩ eventus

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an event; eventus Lchdm. iii. 202, 28

ceaster-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-wyrhta, an; m.

An embroiderer, damask-weaver ⬩ polymitarius

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An embroiderer, damask-weaver; polymitarius, Cot. 156

Linked entry: wyrhta

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