Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

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gyrd

(n.)
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a rod

heal

(n.)

a corner

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a corner

hese

(n.)

a youth

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a youth

-hete

(suffix)
Grammar
-hete, (?)

a foe

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a foe

holde

(n.)
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a slope

will-mod

(n.)
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a distaff

-writen

(suffix)
Grammar
-writen, v. ofer-writen
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a superscription

fæsten

(n.)
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a fast

fæsten

(n.)
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a place

salh

(n.)

a sallow

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a sallow

sceld

(n.)

a fault

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a fault

sceó

(n.)

a shoe

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a shoe

wæg

(n.)

a way

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a way

wél

(n.)

a pool

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a pool

æfter-gengel

(n.)
Grammar
æfter-gengel, es; m.

A successor ⬩ a familiar

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A successor

Linked entries: -gengel fore-gengel be-gangol

fyll

(n.)

a fall.

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a fall

gæfel

(n.)

a fork

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a fork

Bret-

(prefix)
Grammar
Bret-, Bryt-

a Welshman,

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a Welshman

Linked entries: wealh Bret-land

búend

(n.)
Grammar
búend, es; m.

A dweller

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A dweller

Linked entries: búgend búgiend býend eorþ-búend fold-búend

wig

(n.)

a way

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a way

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