Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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cystel

(n.)
Grammar
cystel, e; f?

chestnut-tree

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chestnut-tree, Ælfc. Gl. 46; Som. 65, 6; Wrt. Voc. 33, 5

Linked entry: stán-ceastel

eág-fleá

(n.)

A spot in the eye ⬩ albūgo

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A spot in the eye; albūgo, Ælfc. Gl. 73; Som. 71, 10

dóchtor

(n.)
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a daughter, Ælfc. Gl. 91; Som. 75, 22; Wrt. Voc. 51, 66

etol

(adj.)
Grammar
etol, adj.

Voracious, gluttonous ⬩ ĕdax

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Voracious, gluttonous; ĕdax Etol ĕdax, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 60; Som. 13, 44

Linked entry: ætol

fíf-feald

(num.; adj.)
Grammar
fíf-feald, adj.

Five-fold ⬩ quintuplex ⬩ quīnārius

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Five-fold; quintuplex, quīnārius Fíffeald quínárius, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 50, 16

fífteogoða

(adj.)
Grammar
fífteogoða, adj.

The fiftieth ⬩ quinquāgēsĭmus

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The fiftieth; quinquāgēsĭmus Se fífteogoða quinquāgēsĭmus, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Som. 50, 1

flǽc

(n.)

flesh ⬩ căro

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flesh; căro, Ælfc. Gl. 69; Som. 70, 31; Wrt. Voc. 42, 39

fuglian

(v.)

to fowl ⬩ aucŭpāri

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to fowl; aucŭpāri Ic fuglige aucŭpor, Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 27, 12

fynel

(n.)
Grammar
fynel, es; m.

Fennel ⬩ fēnĭcŭlum

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Fennel; fēnĭcŭlum, Ælfc. Gl. 39; Som. 63, 68; Wrt. Voc. 30, 20

nídþearflíce

(adv.)
Grammar
nídþearflíce, adv.

Necessarily

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Necessarily Nédþearflíce (níd-, nýd-, neád-) necessario, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 41, 37

booc-hord

(n.)

a library

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a library, Ælfc. Gl. 109; Som. 79, 4; Wrt. Voc. 58, 47

swimmend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
swimmend-líc, ; adj.
Entry preview:

Able to swim Swymmendlíc natatilis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 55, 3

þri-strenge

(adj.)
Grammar
þri-strenge, adj.

Three-stringed

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Three-stringed Þrystrenge (þreo-, þrio-) trifidus, Ælfc. Gr. 49; Zup. 288, 10

Linked entry: -strenge

á-pluccian

(v.)
Grammar
á-pluccian, p. ode
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To pluck off Ic of ápluccige excerpo, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 170, 14

Linked entry: pluccian

brerd-full

(adj.)
Grammar
brerd-full, adj.
Entry preview:

Brim-full Ǽfre wæs se bteruc brerdful wínes, Hml. S. 6, 282

ceorl-folc

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Þis rídende ceorlfolc hoc equestre vulgus, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 44, 15. Add

clæmming

(n.)
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Smearing Clǽming litura, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 256, 4

clawian

(v.)
Grammar
clawian, p. ode
Entry preview:

To claw, scratch Ic clawige scalpo, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 170, 11 note

declíniendlic

Grammar
declíniendlic, declínigendlic.
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Bið se nama declíniendlic, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 88, 9: 86, 9. Add

þearfan

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¶ Add Heura ǽlc án .c. þearfendra manna gebaðige, Cht. Th. 616, 24

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