Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ó-heald

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Óhelde conuexa (in coelis conuexa cacumina cernam), An. Ox. 24, 2. Add

on-éhting

(n.)
Grammar
on-éhting, e ; f.
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Persecution Yrmþa onéhtinga forbær calamitatum insectationes (i. persecutiones) perferebat, An. Ox. 2974

Linked entry: éhting

síden

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Of ealseolcenum, sídenum olosericis, An. Ox. 3161. Godewebbum, sídenum bombicinis, 3162. Add

stefn

(n.)
Grammar
stefn, a turn.
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Stemnum gewrixlum alternis uicibus, An. Ox. 3001. Gewrixlicum stempnum, 2, 136. Add

swápan

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Add: — Swǽpð verrat, i. trahat, An. Ox. 46, 31. v. ge*-*swápan

syn-léw

Grammar
syn-léw, For '
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A sinful injury' substitute : an injury caused by sin. Cf. syn-wund

tó-bǽd

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Substitute: tó-bǽdan to exalt, and add Tóbǽd laudat, An. Ox. 1919

týderness

(n.)
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a branch Wínbóga týddernessa palmitum propagines, An. Ox. 3849. Cf. týdrung; II

un-earfoþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
un-earfoþlíce, adv.
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With great difficulty Ná unearfoþlíce non difficulter, An. Ox. 5382 : 2, 462

un-gehefegod

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gehefegod, adf.
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Not pregnant, not with child Ungehefegude non grauidam, An. Ox. 27. 31

wordliend

(n.)
Grammar
wordliend, es; m.
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One who harangues Bannendra, maþeliendra, wordliendra contionalorum, i. rhetorum, An. Ox. 2321

wæter-gelǽt

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-gelǽt, es; n.

A water-course, an aqueduct

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A water-course, an aqueduct Wætergelǽt colimbus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 134, 69

Linked entry: ge-lǽt

galere

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Galras marsi An. Ox. 7, 308. Galra marsorum 240: 8, 179. Add

ofer-brǽw

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-brǽw, -bráw, es; m.

An eye-brow ⬩ supercilium

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An eye-brow Hæfþ mǽden tácn on oferbráwe,Lchdm. iii. 188, 5

Linked entry: ofer-brú

for-wracnian

(v.)
Grammar
for-wracnian, p. ode

To be an exile

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To be an exile Þám forwracnedum elþeódigum peregrinis, R. Ben. 82, 2

ymb-feng

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-feng, es; m.

A cover, an envelope

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A cover, an envelope Emfencge (librorum) tegmine, operimento, Hpt. Gl. 417, 47

batt

(n.)

a bat ⬩ club ⬩ cudgel

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a bat, club, cudgel Batt hec claua, An. Ox. 18 b, 18

æmet-hyll

(n.)
Grammar
æmet-hyll, æmett-hyll, es; m.

An EMMET-HILL ⬩ ant-hill ⬩ formicetum

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An EMMET-HILL, ant-hill; formicetum, Past. 28, 3; Hat. MS. 37 a, 3

Afrisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Afrisc, adj.

African ⬩ Africanus

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African; Africanus Afrisc meówle an African maid, Cd. 171; Th. 215, 7; Exod. 579

alr

(n.)
Grammar
alr, es; m.

An alder-tree ⬩ alnus

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An alder-tree; alnus, Ælfc. Gl. 46; Som. 65, 5; Wrt. Voc. 33, 4

Linked entry: ælr

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