Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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lytluc

(n.)
Grammar
lytluc, lytlucc, es; m.

A bittock ⬩ small piece

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A bittock, small piece Lytluccas (MS. lyttuccas) segmenta, particulas, Germ. 400, 531

mæsser-bana

(n.)
Grammar
mæsser-bana, an; m.

One who slays a priest

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One who slays a priest Mæsserbanan (MS. C. sacerdbanan), Wulfst. 165, 28

nest-pohha

(n.)
Grammar
nest-pohha, an; m.

A bag for food ⬩ wallet

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A bag for food, wallet Nestpoha pera, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 10, 10

Linked entry: pohha

ge-wéstan

(v.)

to lay waste ⬩ desolare

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to lay waste; desolare Gewoested biþ desolabitur, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 12, 25

ge-widlian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-widlian, -widligan; p. ede; pp. ed

To defile ⬩ contaminate ⬩ make common ⬩ coinquinare ⬩ contaminare

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To defile, contaminate, make common: coinquinare, contaminare, Mk. Skt. Lind. 7, 15

bide

pray ⬩ ora

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pray; ora Bide ðínne fæder ora tuum patrem, Mt. Bos. 6, 6;

bityr-líce

(adv.)

bitterly ⬩ amare

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bitterly; amare Petrus weóp bityrlíce Petrus flevit amare, Mt. Bos. 26, 75

ge-bigeþ

Grammar
ge-bigeþ, -bigþ

buys

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Ethb. 77; Th. i. 22, 1: Mt. Bos. 13, 44

ge-bítan

(v.)

to bite

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Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 18

Linked entries: bítan ge-bit

ge-cwyd-rǽden

(n.)

agreement

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agreement, Ors. 5, 12; Bos. 111, 21, 26 : Mt. Bos. 20, 2

georman-leaf

(n.)
Grammar
georman-leaf, es; n.

Mallow

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Med. 1, 27; Lchdm. ii. 68, 12: 33; 80, 9

strǽd

(n.)
Grammar
strǽd, [a, -e ?]
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a pace, stride Míle straedena mille passus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 5, 41

un-fægerness

(n.)
Grammar
un-fægerness, e; f.

Foulness ⬩ ugliness ⬩ abomination

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Foulness, ugliness, abomination Unfegernis slitnese abominatio desolationis, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 15

un-scendende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-scendende, adj.

Innocent

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Innocent Unscendende ic am innocens ego sum, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 27, 24

un-gewitfulness

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

Madness ⬩ insanity

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MS.), Past. 26; Swt. 185, 1

Linked entry: ge-witfulness

writ-seax

(n.)
Grammar
writ-seax, es; n.

A pen

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A pen Mið pinn ł writtseax calamo, Mt. Kmbl. p. 2, 17

eftácennedness

(n.)
Grammar
eftácennedness, -cennes
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Æftákennisse regeneratione, Mt. R. 19, 28

fela-sprǽc

(n.)
Grammar
fela-sprǽc, e; f.
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Much speaking In heora feolaspréce in multiloquio suo, Mt. R. 6, 7

ge-díglic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-díglic, adj.
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Hidden, secret Ofgestígnisse g[e]déglice descensionis occultae, Mt. p. 8, 4

Linked entry: ge-déglic

healf-nacod

(adj.)
Grammar
healf-nacod, adj.

Half-naked

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Half-naked Gesáwon wé mennisce men feá healfnacode (seminudos), Nar. 10, 16

Linked entry: nacod

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