Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ciorl

(n.)

a rustic,

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In. 40; Th. i. 126, 12, note 28

cýþþe

(n.)
Grammar
cýþþe, gen. dat. acc.
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of cýþ, Bt. 27, 3; Fox l00, 1, Cott. note 1

frignes

(n.)
Grammar
frignes, -ness, e; f.

Freeness ⬩ immunity ⬩ lībertas ⬩ immūnitas

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Freeness, immunity; lībertas, immūnitas, Chr. 796; Th. 102, note 1, 2

hýr-oxa

(n.)
Grammar
hýr-oxa, an; m.
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In. 60; Th. i. 140, 7, note

Linked entry: oxa

flinten

(adj.)
Grammar
flinten, adj.

Flinty

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Flinty, of flint Heó wǽron flintenre heortan, Wlíst. 252, I note

harian

(v.)
Grammar
harian, horian.
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Dele: for horige in note to Ps. 27, 1 read hopige

a-blǽcnes

(n.)
Grammar
a-blǽcnes, -ness, e; f.

A paleness ⬩ gloom ⬩ pallor

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A paleness, gloom; pallor, Herb. 164; Lchdm. i. 294, 3, note 6

ánfeald áþ

(n.)
Grammar
ánfeald áþ, a

simple oath

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S. 22; Th. i. 388, 11, note b

Linked entry: ÁÞ

cefes

(n.)
Grammar
cefes, e; f.
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S. 55; Th. i. 406, 16, note 26B

ciorlisc

(adj.)

churlish, rustic, common

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In. 18; Th. i. 114, 6, note 8

démere

(n.)
Grammar
démere, es; m.

DEEMER, judge ⬩ jūdex

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Alf. 18; Th. i. 48, note 38

ge-federe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-federe, an; f.

A godmother ⬩ susceptrix

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E. 7; Th. i. 365, note 18

ge-láþ

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-láþ, adj.

Hostile

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Hostile Geláþe the foes, Cd. 153; Th. 190, 28, note; Exod. 206

ge-fandung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-fandung, e; f.
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Ben. 107, 9 note

Linked entry: fandung

scegþ

Grammar
scegþ, The word seems to be used of a boat of considerable size
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See note p. 128

soþ-sprǽce

(adj.)
Grammar
soþ-sprǽce, adj.
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Veracious Sé þe wǽre twispǽcc, weorðe sé sóðspǽce, Wlfst. 72, 16 note

ge-frǽge

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-frǽge, -frége; adj.

Known ⬩ renowned ⬩ celebrated ⬩ remarkable ⬩ noted ⬩ famous ⬩ notorious ⬩ infamous ⬩ nŏtus ⬩ mănĭfestus ⬩ celĕber ⬩ fāmōsus

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Known, renowned, celebrated, remarkable, noted, famous, notorious, infamous; nŏtus, mănĭfestus, celĕber, fāmōsus Hæbbe ic gefrugnen ðætte is eástdǽlum on æðelast londa, firum gefrǽge I have heard tell that in eastern parts there is a land most noble,

un-grápigende

(adj.)
Grammar
un-grápigende, adj.

Not handling ⬩ that does not handle

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Not handling, that does not handle Hí habbaþ ungrápigende handa manus habent, et non palpabunt (Ps. 115, 7), Homl. Th. i. 366, 27

A

(prefix)
Grammar
A, A. It is not necessary to speak of the form of what are often called Anglo-Saxon letters, as all Teutonic, Celtic, and Latin manuscripts of the same age are written in letters of the same form. There is one exception: the Anglo-Saxons had, with great propriety, two different letters for the two distinct sounds of our th: the hard þ in thin and sooth, and the soft ð in thine and soo
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For instance, the Rune ᚪ ác is not only found in inscriptions on wood and stone, but in Anglo-Saxon MSS. and printed books.

ge-treówsian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-treówsian, -trýwsian; p. ode; pp. od

To justify one's self ⬩ clear one's self ⬩ prove one's self innocent ⬩ se justĭfĭcāre ⬩ se purgēre

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Alf. pol. 17; Th. i. 72, 5, note 8, MS. H: 36; Th. i. 84, 15, note 36, MS. B

Linked entries: treówsian ge-trýwsian

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