Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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land-cofa

(n.)
Grammar
land-cofa, an; m.

Sicima ⬩ Shechem

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A translation of Sicima [Shechem], Ps. Lamb. 59. 8

líc-sirce

(n.)
Grammar
líc-sirce, an; f.
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A coat of mail, Beo. Th. 1105; B. 550

Mage-sǽte

(n.)
Grammar
Mage-sǽte, -sǽtan; pl.

The people of Herefordshire

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The people of Herefordshire, Chr. 1016; Erl. 158, 4

gafol

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Add Of gafelum ex usuris, Ps. L. 71, 14

ge-dréfend

(n.)
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a troubler Of handa gedréfendes, Ps. L. 77, 42

Linked entry: dréfend

bítst

(v.)
Grammar
bítst, bíst, bít

bidest, bides

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bidest, bides; 2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of bídan

bled

(n.)
Grammar
bled, e; f.

A bowl, the dish of a balance, a scale

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A bowl, the dish of a balance, a scale

bleów

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bleów, bleówe, pl. bleówon

blew, breathed

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Bos. 20, 22; p. of bláwan

bóc-rǽdere

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-rǽdere, es; m.

A reader of books, a reader ⬩ lector

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A reader of books, a reader; lector, Cot. 126

Linked entry: rǽdere

bócon

(v.)

baked ⬩ coxerunt

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baked; coxerunt, Ex. 12, 39; p. pl. of bacan

bohte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
bohte, pl. bohton

bought ⬩ emit, emerunt

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bought; emit, emerunt, Gen. 49, 30; p. of bycgan

twi-

(prefix)
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in composition with force of two. v. following words

Linked entries: tweo- twig- twy- sehtness -snæcce sprecan bleoh -fingre -hlidede -fýrede

wan-hálian

(v.)
Grammar
wan-hálian, p. ode
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To weaken, impair the health or soundness of something

Linked entry: ge-wanhálian

wundig

(adj.)
Grammar
wundig, adj.

Ulcerous ⬩ full of sores

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Ulcerous, full of sores Wundie ulcerosos, Germ. 396, 267

Linked entry: wund

wræc-fæc

(n.)
Grammar
wræc-fæc, (?), es; n.

A time of misery.

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A time of misery.Exon. Th. 354, 51; Reim. 64

cwic-beámen

(adj.)
Grammar
cwic-beámen, adj.
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Of quickbeam Mid cwicbeámenum sticcan, Lch. iii. 14, 25

Linked entry: -beámen

ele-leást

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

ge-heáne

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Dele: the MS. of Rtl. 42, 40 has gihére

ge-capitulod

(adj.)
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furnished with headings to the sections of a book

grist-bite

(n.)
Grammar
grist-bite, es; m.
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Gnashing of teeth In tóða gristbitum, Wlfst. 188, 5

Linked entries: bíte -bitian

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