Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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á-spring

(n.)

a water-spring ⬩ fountain ⬩ seaturigo

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a water-spring, fountain; seaturigo,Hom. de Comp. Cordis, Lye

carl-cat

(n.)
Grammar
carl-cat, es; m.
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A male or he cat; masculus cattus. Som. Ben. Lye

fór

(n.)
Grammar
fór, foor, es; m.

A pig ⬩ hog ⬩ porcaster

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A pig, hog; porcaster Fór porcaster, Wrt. Voc. 286, 48

hymele

(n.)
Grammar
hymele, an; f.

The hop plant ⬩ humulus lupulus

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The hop plant; humulus lupulus, Lchdm. ii. 392, col. 2

pistol-rǽdere

(n.)
Grammar
pistol-rǽdere, es; m.
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He who reads the epistle in church, R. Conc. 5

Linked entry: under-diácon

tweó-mann

(n.)
Grammar
tweó-mann, es; m. A creature about which it is doubtful whether it te human
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Homodubii hý syndon hátene, ðæt beóþ twímen, Nar. 35, 3

Linked entry: twí-mann

á-gánian

(v.)
Grammar
á-gánian, p. ode
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To gape, yawn Hé ágánode oscitavit , Gr. D. 216, 17

Linked entry: gánian

ancor-ráp

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Hý gehýdað scipu tó ðám unlonde oncyrrápum, Wal. 14. Add

meahte-líce

(adv.)
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Heó ðone migðan mihtelíce gebét, Lch. i. 222, 4. Add

not-wirþe

(adj.)
Grammar
not-wirþe, adj.
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Useful Notwurðe hé bið utilis erit, Archiv cxxix. 18, 13

Sunnan-merigen

(n.)
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Sunday morning On Sunnanmergen hé gewát, Hml. S. 31, 1371

Linked entry: merigen

tó-cweþan

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Ǽlc deófolgeld hí tócwǽdon, Chr. 926; P. 107, 25. Add

ymb-clyccan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-clyccan, p. clyhte, -clycte
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To enclose Hý belucon ymbclicton concluserunt , Ps. Rdr. 16, 10

for-gǽgan

Grammar
for-gǽgan, <b>; I</b>
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Þá þe þis forgǽgað hoc temptantes. Chrd. 68, 35. Add

brego

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Gode ic hæbbe ábolgen brego moncynnes, Hy. 4, 78. Add

David-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
David-lic, adj.
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Of David Cynrenes Dauidlices stirpis Davitice, Hy. S. 104, 5

gád-íren

(n.)
Grammar
gád-íren, es; n.

A goad

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A goad Hé sceal habban gádíren, Angl. ix. 263, 4

Linked entry: gád-ísen

on-hátian

(v.)

to grow hot

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to grow hot Onhátode incanduisset, Wrt. Voc. ii. 47, 4

orrest

(n.)

battle

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battle Hé hine on orreste ofercom, Chr. 1096;. 233, 4

ge-cweþan

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, Hml.

Linked entry: ge-cwidrǽden

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