Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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topp

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Add Top trochus, An. Ox. 47, 6. Toppas (l. toppe) trocho, 56, 8

þrilig

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Wǽs þǽr án þrilig wáhrægel and swýðe þicce gewefen, Vis. Lfc. 69. Add

un-sméþe

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Anfeahe onsméðre scabrae incudis, An. Ox, 11, 67. Unsméþust asperrima, 26, 12. Add

wódness

Grammar
wódness, <b>. I.</b>
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Wódnesse uesaniam, i. rabiem, An. Ox. 2057. v. ellen-wódness; wéden-heortness. Add

ǽl-hýd

(n.)
Grammar
ǽl-hýd, (?), e; f.

An eel-skin

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An eel-skin Man sceal habban ǽlhýde, ofnrace, mexscofle, Angl. ix. 265, 2

Linked entry: hýd

hálsigend

(n.)
Grammar
hálsigend, es; m.

An exorcist

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An exorcist Exorcista is hálsigend, L. Ælf. P. 34; Th. ii. 378, 6

heáls-bóc

(n.)
Grammar
heáls-bóc, e; f.

A book which brings safety, an amulet, a phylactery, ⬩ a book to swear upon

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A book which brings safety, an amulet, a phylactery, Mt. Kmbl. 23, 5

Linked entry: háls

slegel

(n.)
Grammar
slegel, es; m.

An instrument for striking a harp ⬩ percussorium, maza ⬩ a hammer, mallet.

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An instrument for striking a harp Slegele plectro Wrt. Voc. ii. 66, 79

hof-weard

(n.)
Grammar
hof-weard, es; m.

An ædile; ⬩ ædilis,

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An ædile; ædilis, Ælfc. Gl. 8; Som. 56, 105; Wrt. Voc. 18, 54

fugel-lím

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Fugellíme visco, Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 56: 94, 34: An. Ox. 3105. Add

wígbed-sceáta

(n.)
Grammar
wígbed-sceáta, an; m.

An altar-cloth

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An altar-cloth On weófodsceátan in palla altaris, R. Ben. Inter. 99, 10

Linked entry: sceáta

wíg-gebed

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-gebed, es; n.

Prayer to an idol

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Prayer to an idol (?) Wíggebed (wigg-bed?) ara, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 43

wín-tiber

(n.)
Grammar
wín-tiber, -tifer, e; n.

An offering of wine ⬩ a libation

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An offering of wine, a libation Wíntifer libatio, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 52

ge-crammian

(v.)

to stuff, cram

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to stuff, cram Wǽran gecrammede farciuntur, replentur An. Ox. 3517. Cf. ge-crimman

Linked entry: ge-crimman

ge-cýþlǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-cýþlǽcan, p. lǽhte

To become known

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To become known Heó gecýþlǽchte innotescat, An. Ox. 2, 312. Gecýþlǽce, 8, 234

Linked entry: cýþ-lǽcan

yrse-binn

(n.)
Grammar
yrse-binn, [ = ? yrsen- = ísern-: cf, Wülck. Gl. 142, 2 irsenhelm cassis, where Wrt. Voc. i. 35, 4 has iren] , e; f.

An iron box

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An iron box Yrse-binne (cf. hunigbinna, 264, 15), Anglia ix. 265, 1

á-blǽcung

(n.)
Grammar
á-blǽcung, e; f.

Pallor

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Pallor Áblǽcungum (ǽ-, An. Ox. 4897, q. v.) palloribus, Hpt. Gl. 518, 62

Linked entry: ǽ-blǽcung

wígend

(n.)
Grammar
wígend, wíggend, es; m.

a fighting man ⬩ a warrior ⬩ soldier ⬩ a noble ⬩ strenuous man

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a fighting man, a warrior, soldier Wígend weorðtullost ( Beowulf ), Beo. Th. 6189; B. 3099. Ðæm wíggende ( Constantine ), Elen. Kmbl. 1964; El. 984. Ðone wíggend ( Holofernes ), Judth. Thw. 25, 13; Jud. 258. Wígend cruncon wundum wérige, Byrht. Th. 140

ǽfen-gebéd

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-gebéd, es; n.

An evening prayer ⬩ evening service

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An evening prayer, evening service Ǽfen-gebéd vespertinum officium, Ælfc. Gl. 34; Som. 62, 50

æt-swerian

(v.)
Grammar
æt-swerian, p. -swór; pp. -sworen

To forswear ⬩ deny with an oath ⬩ abjurare

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To forswear, deny with an oath; abjurare, L. In. 35; Th. i. 124, 11, note