Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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orige

(adj.)
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Substitute: <b>or-íge;</b> adj. Invisible, out of sight. (?)

scrúd-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
scrúd-feoh, scrúd-feós; n.
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Money for the purchase of garments Hyra scrúdfeó, Cam. Phil. Soc. 1902, p. 15

strǽt-lanu

(n.)
Grammar
strǽt-lanu, an; f.
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A street Seó strætlanu is on ðǽre byrig of clǽnum golde geworht, Nap. 59

sylhðe

(n.)
Grammar
sylhðe, es; n.
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A team of oxen Hé geann Godríce an sylhðe oxna, Cht. Crw. 23, 4

Tíw

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Tíwesdæges nama wæs of Martie Iovis sunu þæs scyndles, Angl. xiii. 321, 15. Add

un-oferswíþed

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Hé ne lét ná of gebedum his unoferswíðdan gást, Hml. S. 31, 1357. Add

Linked entry: ofer-swíþan

út-ásliden

(adj.; part.)
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fallen into (of sin) Otáwundene gylt oþþe útáslidene synne prolapsum nefas, Germ. 388, 58

Linked entry: á-slídan

wæter-weg

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Of ðám éwylme andlang weterweges úp tó stréte, C. D. v. 207, 29. Add

wiþig-slæd

(n.)
Grammar
wiþig-slæd, a
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a willow-slade Úp oð wðíigslæd; of wýþigslade, C. D. B. iii. 667, 32

ceaster-leód

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-leód, e; f.
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The people of a city, the citizens God wæs yrre þǽre ceasterléóde, Nap. la

ryplen

(adj.)
Grammar
ryplen, (?); adj.
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>Made of broom Ryplen (þýfflen? ) sparteus, Germ. 399, 457. Similar entries v. þýfel

sám-gréne

(adj.)
Grammar
sám-gréne, adj.

Half-green, backward

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Half-green, backward (of a plant) Speltsámgréne far serotina, Wrt. Voc. ii. 36, 41

fyrs-rǽw

(n.)
Grammar
fyrs-rǽw, e; f.

A row or fence of furze

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A row or fence of furze On áne firesréwe, C. D. vi. 230, 30

healf-heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
healf-heáfod, es; n.

The fore part of the head ⬩ sinciput

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The fore part of the head; sinciput Ælfc. Gr. 9, 78; Som. 14, 24

hearp-swég

(n.)
Grammar
hearp-swég, es; m.

The sound of the harp

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The sound of the harp Sealmleóþ and hearp-swég psalterium et cythara, Blickl. Gloss

brunge

(v.)
Grammar
brunge, pl. brungon; pp. brungen

broughtest, brought

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broughtest, brought, Cd. 30; Th. 41, 4; Gen. 651; p. and pp. of bringan

bryta

(n.)
Grammar
bryta, an; m.

A lord

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A lord Swegles brytan lords of heaven, Cd. 213; Th. 266, 17; Sat. 23

wíl-bec

(n.)

a stream of misery (?)

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a stream of misery (?) Wuniendo wær wílbec biscær, Exon. Th. 353, 42; Reim. 26

ofer-máðum

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-máðum, es; m.

A very valuable treasure, a treasure of surpassing worth,

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A very valuable treasure, a treasure of surpassing worth, Beo. Th. 5979; B. 2993

cræcetung

(n.)
Grammar
cræcetung, e; f.

A croaking ⬩ crocitatio

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A croaking; crocitatio Cræcetung hræfena the croaking of ravens Guthl. 8; Gdwin. 48, 4

Linked entry: mis-crocettan

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