Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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gúþ-mód

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
gúþ-mód, adj.
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Substitute: <b>gúþ-mód,</b> es; n. A martial mind

rifelung

(n.)
Grammar
rifelung, e ; f.
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A wrinkle Riuelung ruga, contractio pellis, Angl. xxxii. 506, 12. N. E. D. rivelling.]

æt-ferian

(v.)
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Man mid unrihte N. orf ætferede, Ll. Th. i. 180, i. Cf. oþ-ferian. Add

án-nihte

(adj.)
Grammar
án-nihte, adj.
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One day old Ácenned on ánnihtne móna[n], Lch. iii. 160, 18. Ánnihte, 176, 16

hætera

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In bracket dele 'O. H. Ger. hadarun . . . clout', and odd: v. N. E. D. hater

prass

(n.)
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Add: m. or n. Hé mid swíðlicum prasse férde, Hml. S. 29, 208: 25, 302

wól

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Add: n. In þám hláfe næs ná bemiþen ꝥ wól (pestis), Gr. D. 118, 10

eówod

(n.)
Grammar
eówod, e; f.

A flock, herd ⬩ grex

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A flock, herd; grex, Homl. Th. ii. 514, 23. v. n. and f. in eówode

circan

(v.)
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to roar (?) Circinde wæter, Lch. i. 390, 11. [v. N. E. D. chirk.] Cf. cearcian

dysigu

(n.)
Grammar
dysigu, (-o); indict. or gen. e; f.
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Folly, stupidity Neátum gelíce for eówre dysige, Bt. 26; F. 90, 3. v. dysig; n

lufsumlíce

(adv.)
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Add: [v. N. E. D. lovesomely] : <b>lufsum-ness.</b> Add:

þrinna

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Add: [v. N. E. D. thrin.] : <b>þríst-lǽcan.</b> Add:

EALU

(n.)
Grammar
EALU, ealo, es;

ALE ⬩ cervĭsia, sīcĕra

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n: generally indecl. in sing. ALE; cervĭsia, sīcĕra Ne he ealu ne drince nǽfre oððe wín let him never drink ale nor wine. Jud. 13, 4. Iohannes se Fulluhtere ne dranc náðor ne win, ne beor, ne ealu John the Baptist drank neither wine, nor beer, nor ale

Linked entries: eala ealaþ ealo ealu-geweorc ealu-malt ealoþ

ge-rif

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rif, a seizing.
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Substitute: ge-rif, es; n. A string of things, a number of things strung together (v. N. E. D. and D. D. riff, reeve a string or rope of onion s) An gerif fisca una serta, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 40. An geríf fisca oððe in snǽs fisca oððe ððra þinga, 64, 9

hræc-tunge

(n.)
Grammar
hræc-tunge, an; f.

The uvula

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The uvula Biþ reád ymb ða hræctunga[n?], L. M. 1, 4; Lchdm. ii. 46, 10

geriht-geswinc

(n.)
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lawful labour Of mannes gerihtgeswincon ( Justis laboribus ) sylle ma[n] Gode rihte ælmessan, Chrd. 70, 3

Linked entry: ge-swinc

bol

(n.)
Grammar
bol, (?), es; m.

The iole ⬩ trunk

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The iole, trunk: Scæf efic wið, þon[n]e bol, in meolc, Lch. iii. 18, 9

loppe

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Dele 'flea (?), ' and the query after ' spider, ' and add: [v. N. E. D. lop.] Cf. lobbe

of-rídan

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Add: [v. N. E. D. of-ride]: <b>of-sacan.</b> Add:

þreá

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Dele þreás (?), and in l. 50 for þreás l. dreámas. v. Bl. N. p. 2. Add:

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