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

ge-dwol-þing

(n.)

an erroneous thing ⬩ deceit ⬩ imposture

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an erroneous thing, deceit, imposture

cylcende

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

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

frumlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
frumlíce, adv.

Originally ⬩ originaliter

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Originally; originaliter, An. Ox. 1155

sewte

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Kmbl. 1483; An. 743

feorh-gedál

(n.)
Grammar
feorh-gedál, feorg-gedál, es; n.

Life-separation ⬩ death ⬩ vītæ divortium ⬩ mors

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Kmbl. 362; An. 181: 2854; An. 1429: Exon. 50 a; Th. 174, 5; Gú. 1173

Linked entry: feorg-gedál

hnípan

(v.)
Grammar
hnípan, (?)

to bow

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An. Ox. 1579) procumberet, caderet Hpt. Gl. 443, 50. Hnípendre (hnipendre = hnipiendre ?) curua An. Ox. 1279. Hnipenre cernua Hpt. Gl. 436, 61

Linked entries: hnipend hnipian hnippan

weald

(suffix)

is found as the second part of many proper names.

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is found as the second part of many proper names. Cf. Icel. -valdr, e. g. Ás-valdr = English Ós-wald. v. for a list of such names, Txts. pp. 491-3

gamen-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
gamen-lic, (game-); adj.

exciting mirth, ridiculous ⬩ of a game or pastime.

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exciting mirth, ridiculous, Cf. gamen, (2) Gamelic, bysmerlic ridiculosum An. Ox. 2251. Gamelicne, 7, 360. Gamilicne, 8, 351. of a game or pastime. Cf. gamen, (3) Gamenlicum theatrales An. Ox. 4369

Linked entry: game-lic

fracoþ-word

(n.)
Grammar
fracoþ-word, -wyrde, es; n.

An abusive word ⬩ an insult ⬩ bad language

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An abusive word, an insult, bad language Hé sǽde hú manigne teónan and orwyrdu þára nunnena fracoð-wyrda (-worda, v.l.) hé geþrowode quantas pateretur verborum contumelias enarravit, Gr. D. 152, 7

eág-gemearc

(n.)
Grammar
eág-gemearc, es; n.
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Limit fixed by sight Eal ꝥ ús þincð ǽmtig eáhgemearces all that seems to us empty as far as the eye can reach; quo aer gremium diffundit inane, Dóm. L. 148

Linked entry: ge-mearc

sæc

(adj.)
Grammar
sæc, adj.

hostile, offensive, hateful ⬩ guilty,

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hostile, offensive, hateful Tó áscamelícum ad detestabilem, ad odiosum, sæcum invisum, exosum, meltestran húse lupanar, Hpt. Gl. 500, 58-62. Similar entries v. next word.(-sæc) guilty, charged with guilt. and

Linked entry: bí-sæc

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