Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ellm

(n.)
Grammar
ellm, es; m.

An elm ⬩ ulmus

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C. 16; Wilk. 83, 47

elpen-bán

(n.)
Grammar
elpen-bán, es; n.

An elephant's bone, ivory ⬩ ĕbur

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An elephant's bone, ivory; ĕbur Elpenbánum with ivory, Ps. Spl. 44, 10: Cot. 71

eógoþ

(n.)
Grammar
eógoþ, e; f.

Youth ⬩ jŭventus

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Youth; jŭventus Duguþe and eógoþe with old and young. Andr. Kmbl. 2245; An. 1124

for-dician

(v.)
Grammar
for-dician, p. ode; pp. od

To obstruct, shut, or fence off with a ditch ⬩ fossâ obstruĕre

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To obstruct, shut, or fence off with a ditch; fossâ obstruĕre, Som. Ben. Lye

fýst-slægen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fýst-slægen, part.

Struck with the fist ⬩ pugno cæsus

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Struck with the fist; pugno cæsus Fýstslægenu wæs exalapārētur, pugno cæsus erat, Cot. 79

ge-swurdod

(adj.; part.)
Grammar
ge-swurdod, [sweord, swurd a sword]
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armed with a sword; glădio cinctus Geswurdod glădiātus, Ælfc. Gr. 43; Som. 45, 13

Linked entry: -sweordod

gold-wlanc

(adj.)
Grammar
gold-wlanc, -wlonc; adj.
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Splendidly adorned with gold, Beo. Th. 3766; B. 1881: Salm. Kmbl. 414; Sal. 207

scír-mǽled

(adj.)
Grammar
scír-mǽled, adj.
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Brightly marked, bright with inlaid ornaments Scírmǽled swyrd, Judth. Thw. 24, 38; Jud. 230

sirwe

(n.)
Grammar
sirwe, an ; f.
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An artifice, device, plot, wile Syrwan (serwan) insidiae, Ælfc. Gr. 13 ; Zup. 84, 14

smylte

(adv.)
Grammar
smylte, adv.
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Quietly, mildly, gently Ðonne smylte bláweþ súþan-westan wind, Bt. 9; Fox 26, 17

stencan

(v.)
Grammar
stencan, p. te
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To pant, emit breath with effort Stenecendra renula anhelantium cursorum, Hpt. Gl. 406, 8

Linked entry: stincan

spring-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
spring-wyrt, e; f.
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Wild caper, caper-bush, -plant, -spurge; Euphorbia lathyris, Lchdm. ii. 104, 2: 106, 1

swefel-sweart

(adj.)
Grammar
swefel-sweart, (?); adj.
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Dark with the smoke of sulphur (?) Suefl-sweart sulforia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 61

weorold-earfeþe

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-earfeþe, es; n.
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Labour or trouble of this life Strong wind woruldearfoþa. Met. 7, 26, 35, 49

wyrt-eceddrenc

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-eceddrenc, es; m.
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An acid potion made with herbs Be ðam súþernan wyrteceddrence, Lchdm. ii. 172, 11

Linked entry: eced-drenc

fisting

(n.)
Grammar
fisting, físting, e; f.
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Breaking wind (silently) Físting fesiculatio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 16: i. 46, 23. Substitute:

ge-smittian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-smittian, p. od
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To smudge, smear with dirt, befoul Gesmittad cacabatus, An. Ox. 7, 323 : 8, 282

Linked entry: smittian

ge-fetelsod

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-fetelsod, adj. (ptcpl.).
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Substitute: Belted, provided with a belt Twá sweord gefetelsode, C. D. ii. 380, 28

ge-wilsumness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wilsumness, e; f.
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A free-will offering Gewilsumnessa múðes mínes voluntaria oris mei, Ps. L. 118, 108

Linked entry: wilsumness

ge-trúwad

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-trúwad, ge-trúwod; adj.
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Inspired with confidence Gebyld, getrúwad fretus, i. fiduciam habens, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 71

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