Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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Granta-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Granta-ceaster, GRANTCHESTER,
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a village near Cambridge, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 30

blan

(v.; part.)

ceased

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ceased, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 17; p. of blinnan

ge-cnoden

(v.; part.)

given ⬩ dedicated

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given, dedicated, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 63; Met. 1, 32

ge-hæld

(n.)

a keeping ⬩ regarding ⬩ observatio

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a keeping, regarding; observatio, Bd. 4, 23; S. 594, 16

singend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
singend-líc, adj.
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That may be sung Singendlíce cantabiles, Ps. Spl. 118, 54

Buccingahám-scír

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Innon Buccinghámscíre be Cilternes efese, C.D. iv. 232, 32. Add

eácniend-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
eácniend-lic, eácnigend-lic; adj.
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To be increased For eácniendlicum pro augendis, An. Ox. 1078

feól-heard

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hardened by the file. For 'hard like a file' substitute:

for-georne

(adv.)
Grammar
for-georne, adv.

Very diligently

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Very diligently Geseó wé nú forgeorne, Bl. H. 111, 23

Linked entry: georne

ge-wísness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wísness, e; f.
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Teaching Be lǽcecræftes gewísnesse peri didaxeon, Lch. iii. 82, 2

Linked entry: wísness

ge-wæstmbǽrian

(v.)
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to be fruitful; fecundare, multiplicare, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 48

mánáþ-swaru

(n.)
Grammar
mánáþ-swaru, e; f.
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Perjury Be mánáðsware de perjurio, Ll. Th. ii. 130, 24

mán-swaru

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Be mánsware de perjurio, Ll. Th. ii. 180, 37. Add

not-wirþe

(adj.)
Grammar
not-wirþe, adj.
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Useful Notwurðe hé bið utilis erit, Archiv cxxix. 18, 13

þeóf-sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-sceaþa, an; m.
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A robber; latro Sé bið þeófsceaþa, Lch. iii. 158, 12

un-gescrépnes

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Add: unscroepnes, -screópnes are various readings, Bd. Sch. 451, 2

Angel-wita

(n.)
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an English 'wita' Be Angolwitena gerédnesse. Ll. -Lbmn. 236, 19

hæfte-dóm

(n.)
Grammar
hæfte-dóm, es; m.

Captivity, service

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Captivity, service, Bt. Met. Fox 25, 129; Met. 25, 65

hand-locen

(part.)
Grammar
hand-locen, pp.

Fastened, woven by the hand

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Fastened, woven by the hand, Beo. Th. 649; B. 322

bróce

(n.)
Grammar
bróce,

use

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Bd. 3, 22; Whelc. 221, 39, note B. C

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