Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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frǽ-ofestlíce

(adv.)
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For Cot. 178 substitute Frǽofestlíce propere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 44

Linked entry: ofostlíce

ge-benn

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For Cot. 79 substitute Gebennum edictis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33, 12

ge-lengan

(v.)
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to call for Gelængdum dǽdum pervocatis actibus, Hy. S. 90, 9

ge-cwis

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For Cot. 46: Hpt. 519 substitute Gequis conspiratio, An. Ox. 4955

ge-borhfæstan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-borhfæstan, to pledge.
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For Cot. 107 substitute Geborhfæstan intertiare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 36

ge-corenlic

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For Cot. 74 substitute: Gecorenlice eleganti, Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 27

Linked entry: -coren-lic

heorp-swǽpe

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For 'Som.' substitute

hwast

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In l. 2 for 'Som.' substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 72

hwearf

(v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
hwearf, adj.
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For and hwearf l. andhwearf, pp. of andhweorfan to oppose

leáf-helmig

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For 'frondicoma, Germ. 390' substitute On léthelmigum frondicomis Germ. 390, 102

spearcian

(v.)
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For sparcendum (Hpt. Gl. 501, 5) probably spircendum should be read

stól

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In the compounds dele gebed, and for fealde l. fild(e)

þrístlǽcness

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Tó forgifnesse for þǽre þrístlǽcnesse (praesumtione), Gr. D. 341, 37. Add

un-sægd

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For 'Wanl. Cat. 6, 13' substitute Hml. Th. ii. 466, 24

weard-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
weard-wíte, es; n.

A fine for neglecting to keep guard,

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A fine for neglecting to keep guard, Chart. Th. 411, 31

fýr-scofl

(n.)
Grammar
fýr-scofl, e; f.
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For Cot. 24 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 11, 16, and add:

hilde-torht

(adj.)
Grammar
hilde-torht, adj.

Having warlike splendour

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Fox 25, 18; Met. 25, 9

á-þrowen

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Similar entries v. á-dreópan in Dict. for a suggested emendation

cluf-þung

(n.)
Grammar
cluf-þung, e; f: cluf-þunge, an; f. [clufe, þung monkshood, hellebore; aconítum = ἀκόνιτον]

crow-foot ⬩ ranunculus sceleratus

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Genim clufþungan wós take juice of crow-foot, 110, 3; Lchdm. i. 224, 7

Linked entries: clof-þung þung

deór-ling

(n.)
Grammar
deór-ling, diór-ling, dýr-ling,es; m.

A dearling, DARLING, minion, favourite ⬩ unĭce dīlectus, dēlĭciæ

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Fox 230; Men. 116

Linked entries: dér-ling dýrling dír-ling diór-ling -ling

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