Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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færþ

(n.)
Grammar
færþ, es; m. n.

The mind ⬩ mens

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Fox 27, 47; Met. 27, 24

feówrþa

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
feówrþa, m; seó, ðæt feówrþe; adj.

The fourth ⬩ quartus

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The fourth; quartus Féówrþe is fýr the fourth is fire, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 30

luf-rǽdenn

(n.)
Grammar
luf-rǽdenn, e; f.

Love

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Love Hig gesetton hatunge for lufrǽddenne mínre posuerunt odium pro dilectione mea, Ps. Lamb. 108, 5

net-gearn

(n.)
Grammar
net-gearn, es; n.

Net-yarn ⬩ string for making nets

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Net-yarn, string for making nets Án cliwen gódes nettgernes, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 451, 7

scyld-hete

(n.)
Grammar
scyld-hete, es; m.
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An enemy, a foe Mid scyldhetum, werigum wróhtsmiðum, Andr. Kmbl. 170; An. 85. v. preceding word

friþ-gísel

(n.)
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In l. 3 for 'allowed' l. 'delivered to'

bió

I am ⬩ shall be

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I am or shall be, Bt. 40, 5; Fox 240, 24; Similar entries pres. of bión

Linked entry: bie

ge-rǽpan

(v.)

to bind

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Fox 13, 15; Met. 13, 8: 25, 73, 96; 25, 37, 48

Linked entries: rǽpan ge-reǽpan

writ-íren

(n.)
Grammar
writ-íren, es; n.

A style ⬩ an iron implement for writing

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A style,an iron implement for writing Hí hyne ofsticodon mid hira writýrenum, Shrn. 117, 30

Linked entry: writ-breód

bóc-reád

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For Cot. 75: 176 substitute: Wrt. Voc. ii. 71, 45

ceác-bora

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For 'anhilus? Cot. 13' substitute Caecbora antulus, Txts. 41, 171. Ceácbora, Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 3

earm-swíþ

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For Cot. 133: 200 substitute Ðǽm earmswíðum lacertosis (viiribus ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 76, 41: 52, 27

eorþ-gráp

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After wyrhtan add: forweorene, geleorene, heard gripe hrúsan, and for ' mighty workmen ' substitute ' masters and (?) makers. '

flustrian

(v.)
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For example substitute

ge-bered

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For first passage substitute Maceretur autem gecneden bið sive gebered bið, Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 55

ge-nyhtlíce

(adv.)
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For Cot. 6 substitute Genycthlíce abunde, Wrt. Voc. ii. 98, 17. Genihtlíce ( printed -riht-), 4, 14

ge-efenlǽcestre

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For 'Scint. 13, Lye' substitute Lang clǽnnyss æfter synne geefenlǽcestre ( imitatrix ) ys mǽdenhádes, Scint. 71, 11

Linked entry: efen-lǽcestre

hearp-slege

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An instrument for striking the strings of a harp Hearpslege plectro, An. Ox. 52, 1. Add:

hors-cræt

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For 'Lye' substitute

hrægel-gewǽde

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For Cot. 118, Lye substitute Hloðan, gegirelan liniamento, hræglgewǽdum liniamentis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 4-5

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