Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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wyrtig

(adj.)
Grammar
wyrtig, adj.
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Full of herbs On ánum wyrtigan hamme, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 312

blód-gemang

(n.)
Grammar
blód-gemang, es; n.
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A blood-mixture Of blódgemongum de sanguinibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 139, 28

Linked entry: worms-gemang

brémel-þyrne

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Of ðǽre þyrnan on ðá brémbelþyrnan, C. D. iii. 419, 13. Add

breóst-nirwett

(n.)
Grammar
breóst-nirwett, es; n.
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Oppression of the chest, angina pectoris Wiþ breóstnyrwette, Lch. iii. 76, 3

Linked entry: nirwett

clǽig

(adj.)
Grammar
clǽig, adj.
Entry preview:

Add: , clǽgig Of cléiian híðe (cf. Clayhithe ), C. D. vi. 232, 11

cifes-boren

(adj.)
Grammar
cifes-boren, adj.
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Born of a concubine Ortrýwes ciuesdómes, cifesboren perfidi pelicatus, An. Ox. 5042

eall-godwebben

(adj.)
Grammar
eall-godwebben, adj.
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All of silk Ealgodwebnum elosericis (l. olo- ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 81, 70

Linked entry: god-webben

fæsten-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
fæsten-lic, adj.

Lenten

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Of a fast, Lenten Fæsternlicre bihaldnisse quadri*-*gesimali observatione, Rtl. 14, 8

firen-hycga

(n.)
Grammar
firen-hycga, an; m.

an adulterer

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A person of sinful purpose, an adulterer Fyrenhycga aduller, Germ. 389, 24

Linked entry: -hycga

frum-talu

(n.)
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the first statement of a case (?), cf. talu; (for delata l. delatio)

ge-grétlic

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-grétlic, adj.
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Of greeting, recommendatory Stafum gegrétlicum litteris commendaciis, R. Ben. I. 103, 6

ge-unmihtan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-unmihtan, pp. -miht
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To deprive of strength His geféran feóllon geunmihte, Hml. S. 25, 771

Linked entry: un-mihtan

hæft-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
hæft-lic, adj.
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Captious, sophistical Of hæftlicon loces betýningum captiosis sillogismi conclusionibus, An. Ox. 3208

hanga

(n.)
Grammar
hanga, (?), an; m.
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, declivity On líchangan; of líchangan, C. D. v. 321, 32

hell-cund

(adj.)
Grammar
hell-cund, adj.

Infernal ⬩ devilish

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Infernal, devilish Þæt helcunde wered the host of devils. Wlfst. 254, 15

helle-grut

(n.)
Grammar
helle-grut, helle-grutt, es; m. or n.
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The abyss of hell Hellegrut baratrum, i. infernum. An. Ox. 689. Substitute:

heardlicness

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The Latin of the passage is: Alii asperitatem vitae ipsius disputabant. Add:

hearma-scinnen

(adj.)
Grammar
hearma-scinnen, adj.
Entry preview:

Of ermine On merðene pyleceon and hearmascynnene, Chr. 1075; P. 209, 32

Linked entry: hearma

Lindesfarnea-landing

(n.)
Grammar
Lindesfarnea-landing, es; m.
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A native of Lindisfarne Eðiluald Lindisfearneolandinga biscob, Jn. Skt. p. 188, 3

los-wist

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This word is taken out of its order between los and lose

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