Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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un-scyld

(n.)
Grammar
un-scyld, e; f.

Innocence

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Innocence For unscylde propter innocentiam, Ps. Spl. 40, 13

Linked entries: scyld un-

ár-geweorc

(n.)
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For Cot. 79 read Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 75

bleó-reád

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For Cot. 135 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 8

ceápung-gemót

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For Cot. 133 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 58, 62

cweorn-bill

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For Cot. 125 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 43

crymbing

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For Cot. 56 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 66

eft-spellung

(n.)
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For Cot. 271 l. Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 36

ele-leást

(n.)
Grammar
ele-leást, e; f.
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Lack of oil For eleleáste, Gr. D. 44, 21

forþ-scencan

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For Cot. 149 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 57

frécen-ful

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For Mone B. 685, 686 substitute An. Ox. 628

grennung

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For 'Som.' substitute Grennung, graennung rictus, Txts. 93, 1738

morgen-colla

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Add: For colla cf. (?) cwelan. v. Angl. xxxi. 258

plicgan

(v.)
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For 'Plicged (plicgeð?)' l. Plicgeð

pullian

(v.)
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In 1. 2 for sper[n]don. l. sperdon

trem

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In l. 5 for viii. l. xiii., and add:

fýst-slægen

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For Cot. 79 substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 32, 2

á-syndrung

(n.)
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For Cot. 68 l. Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 26

teóðung-land

(n.)
Grammar
teóðung-land, es; n.
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the land at Liddiard, for five hides, and the bishop and brethren granted me the four (free of lithe ?)

un-weorþ

(adj.)
Grammar
un-weorþ, -wurþ, -wyrþ, -wierþe, -wyrþe; adj.

of no value ⬩ of no dignity ⬩ little esteemed ⬩ unworthy ⬩ not of sufficient merit ⬩ worthless ⬩ bad ⬩ contemptible ⬩ despicable ⬩ ignoble ⬩ ignominious ⬩ dishonouring

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Hié woldon habban gódne hlísan, þeáh hí his unwyrþe sién, Bt. 18, 1; Fox 60, 26.

Linked entries: un-wurþ un-wyrþ

bere-gafol

(n.)
Grammar
bere-gafol, es; n.

Barley-rent ⬩ a tribute of barley ⬩ hordei tributum

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for barley-rent for every labourer six pounds weight, L.

Linked entry: gafol-bere

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