Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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él

(n.)

an eel

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an eel, Som. Ben. Lye

emb-long

at length

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at length, Som. Ben. Lye

freoðo-webba

(n.)

a peace-weaver ⬩ an angel

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a peace-weaver, an angel

ealu-malt

malt used for making ale

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malt used for making ale

ge-dwol-þing

(n.)

an erroneous thing ⬩ deceit ⬩ imposture

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an erroneous thing, deceit, imposture

strél

(n.)
Grammar
strél, a couch, strél
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an arrow, stréme, strencan, strén

cylcende

(v.; adj.)
Grammar
cylcende, (bylcende? cf. bealcan, bealcettan)
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ructans, An. Ox. 20, 2

frumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
frumlíce, adv.
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Originally; originaliter, An. Ox. 1155

leax-heáfod

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Dele, and see heáfod-ǽ(?)

swárc-módness

(n.)
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Take here passage at swearcmódness

Linked entry: swearcmódness

un-gescróp

(n.)
Grammar
un-gescróp, es ; n.
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An inconvenience. See preceding word

Linked entry: ge-scróp

wæd

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Dele mearc-, seolh- at end

wealdend

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Add: v. au-, heofon-wealdend

ǽfen-offrung

(n.)
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an evening sacrifice, Chrd. 3021

heáfod

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod, gen. heáfdes; dat. heáfde; pl. heáfdu [v. Ælfc. Gr. 15; Som. 18, 21-25]

HEAD, chief, source, 'the commencing point, or the highest point, of a stream, of a field, hill, etc.

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Ðá cóman ðyder tu wild deór and heóldan ðone líchoman óðer æt ðǽm heáfðum óðer æt ðǽm fótum then came thither two wild beasts and guarded the body, one at the head, the other at the feet, Shrn. 83, 25: Rood Kmbl. 126; Kr. 63. Heáfdan, Blickl.

Linked entries: heófad up-heáfod hæfd hafud heáfd

bén-yrþ

(n.)
Grammar
bén-yrþ, e; f.

Ploughed land ⬩ precum aratura

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Ploughed land; precum aratura Eác he sceal hwíltídum geára beón on manegum weorcum to hláfordes willan, to-eácan bényrþe and bénrípe and mǽdmǽwecte etiam debet esse paratus ad multas operationes voluntatis domini sui, et ad bényrþe, id est, araturam

fiþer-scíte

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Take here feper-scótte, -scíte,. fýþer-scíte in Dict., and add

hearm-loca

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-loca, an; m.

An enclosed place where hurt or affliction is suffered, a prison

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Kmbl. 189; An. 95: 2058; An. 1031: Elen. Kmbl. 1386; El. 695

a-mánsod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-mánsod, part.

Excommunicated

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B. amánsumodne] oððe útlahne hæbbe and healde if any one have and hold an excommunicated person, or an outlaw, L. C. S. 67; Th. i. 410, 17

feónd-ǽt

(n.)
Grammar
feónd-ǽt, es; m.

Eating of the sacrifice to an idol ⬩ diabŏlĭca mandūcātio

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Eating of the sacrifice to an idol; diabŏlĭca mandūcātio Hí ðæs feondǽtes Finces awerede Phinehas restrained them from eating of the sacrifice to an idol, Ps. Th. 105, 24, notes, p. 445

Linked entry: ǽt

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