Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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gang

Grammar
gang, impert. of gangan.

go ⬩ come

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go, come, Cd. 228; Th. 308, 32; Sat. 701 : Gen. 27, 26;

here-net

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

A war-net ⬩ coat of mail ⬩ corslet

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A war-net, coat of mail, corslet, Beo. Th. 3110; B. 1553

ge-wemmodlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-wemmodlíce, adv.

Corruptly ⬩ impurely

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Corruptly, impurely Gewæmmodlíce we sprecaþ corrupte loquimur, Coll. Monast. Th. 18, 8

ge-mǽte

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-mǽte, adj.

Moderate, meet, fit ⬩ modicus, aptus

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Conf. 1; C. R. Ben. 55

cuffle

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D. coif. Cf. O. H. Ger. chuppha mitra]

copenere

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D. copener a paramour; copen to desire eagerly.]

ge-cemban

(v.)
Entry preview:

to comb Ic his heáfod mid gambe gekamde, C.D. iv. 261, 2

Linked entry: cemban

spelt

(n.)
Grammar
spelt, a board of a book; planca.
Entry preview:

Take here the first two instances given under spelt corn, and add:

sár-wís

(adj.)

dull

Entry preview:

dull Ða sárwísan (Cott. MS. sámwísan), Past. 30, 1; Swt. 203, 7

bergyls

(n.)
Grammar
bergyls, es; m.

A burial-place ⬩ a sepulchre ⬩ sepulcrum

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A burial-place, a sepulchre; sepulcrum, Coll. Monast. Th. 32, 33

eorþ-tilþ

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-tilþ, e; f. [tilþ culture]

Earth-tillage, agrĭcultūra ⬩ agriculturab

Entry preview:

Earth-tillage, agrĭcultūra; agriculturab Eorþtilþ agricultura, Coll. Monast. Th. 30, 27

Linked entry: tilþ

for-spild

(n.)
Grammar
for-spild, es; m.

Destruction ⬩ perdĭtio

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Destruction; perdĭtio On forspild into destruction, Past. 40, 5; Cott. MS

Linked entries: for-spildness spild

gearod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
gearod, = gear-wod; pp. of gearwian.

clothed ⬩ endowed

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Cott

sylfring

(n.)
Grammar
sylfring, (should be given under seolfring), es; m.
Entry preview:

A silver coin Þreó hund sylfringa trecentos argenteos, Gen. 45, 22

Linked entry: seolfring

þúsend-híwe

(adj.)
Grammar
þúsend-híwe, adj.

Of a thousand shapes

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Of a thousand shapes Þúsendhíwe milleformes, Coll. Monast, Th. 32, 29

corn-lád

(n.)
Grammar
corn-lád, e; f.
Entry preview:

Leading or carrying corn Æt cornláde, Ll. Th. i. 440, 28

Linked entry: lád

fiþer-sliht

(n.)
Grammar
fiþer-sliht, -sleht, es; m.

Wing-flapping

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Wing-flapping Scyllendre coca fiþerslehte concrepante pullorum plausu, An. Ox. 4892

Linked entry: sliht

ge-scrépness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-scrépness, e; f.
Entry preview:

Advantage, commodity Gescroepnis conpe[n]dium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 14

Linked entry: -scrépness

ge-cólian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cólian, p. ode
Entry preview:

To cool (intrans.) Hrér tósomne, lǽt gecólian, Lch. ii. 354, 13

cóledon

(v.)
Grammar
cóledon,

cooled ⬩ became cold

Entry preview:

cooled, became cold p. pl. of cólian.Andr. Kmbl. 2514;An. 1258

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