Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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æcyr

(n.)

a field

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Foxe 27, 8

ge-wǽgnian

(v.)
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For Nap. 33, 18-22 l. Chrd. 97, 19-29

ge-hwirfan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-hwirfan, <b>; I 10 a.</b>
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In l. 4 for v. l. vi. v. níwe-gehwirfed

wundor

(n.)
Grammar
wundor,

hostimen

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Voc. ii. 43, 20: 70, 32, for (?) pundor

bord-hreóða

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For the cover of the shield substitute a phalanx

cnyttels

(n.)
Grammar
cnyttels, m.
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For 'Mone B. 2858' substitute An. Ox. 2935, and add:

cóf-godas

Grammar
cóf-godas, l. cof-godas (v. cofa),
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and for second reference substitute Cofgodas penatum, Germ. 402, 195

eácniend-lic

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

eorþ-ling

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Substitute for 'A farmer; terrae cultor' 'A bird, ' and add:

frum-gifu

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For Hpt. 457 substitute Frumgyfe, wyrþmynte praerogativam, An. Ox. 2154

hǽr-nǽdl

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For ' Lye ' substitute Mid þráwincspinle, hǽrnǽdla calamistro, An. Ox. 1200

hús-heofon

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For ' Cot. 119, Lye' substitute: Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 58

twi-bytme

(n.)
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For &#39;bytm&#39; at end l. bytme

wídgalness

Grammar
wídgalness, <b>. II.</b>
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For Greg. Dial. 2, 3 substitute Gr. D. 108, l

wudu-gehæg

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For 'An enclosed wood' substitute: Woodland pasture. Cf. gehæg-holt

fleardere

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For 'Nap. 23' substitute: (eorum nugarum particeps), Chrd. 20, 12

ryne-strang

(adj.)
Grammar
ryne-strang, adj.

Strong for the course

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Strong for the course, Exon. Th. 400, 9; Rä. 20,7

ǽ-brecþ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽ-brecþ, e; f.

Sacrilege

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L. fol. 182 b

sceadu

(n.)
Grammar
sceadu, sceaduwe, sceadwe, sceade ; f.

Shadow, shade ⬩ shadow (cast by an object) ⬩ darkness ⬩ shadow, protection ⬩ a shady place, shade, arbour ⬩ an obscure image

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For hwon sécest ðú sceade, 54, 8; Gen. 874. shadow, protection Under scaduwe fiðera ðínra gescyld mé, Ps. Spl. 16, 10.

Linked entry: sceadu-genga

útan

(prep.; adv.)
Grammar
útan, (-on); adv. prep. A. adv.

from without ⬩ without ⬩ on the outside ⬩ on the outside ⬩ on the surface ⬩ outwardly ⬩ about ⬩ round ⬩ out ⬩ away from land

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Se ðe sceal healdan folc útan wið feóndum, Ps. Th. 120, 4. Se fugel ymbseteþ útan líc hálgum stencum, Exon. Th. 212, 3; Ph. 204. Útan ymbestandne mid unríme þegna, Met. 25, 7. Úton, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 3.

Linked entries: útane úton út-weard

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