Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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esul-cweorn

(n.)
Grammar
esul-cweorn, e; f.

A mill-stone turned by an ass ⬩ mŏla asĭnāria

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A mill-stone turned by an ass; mŏla asĭnāria, Cot. 16

Falster

(n.)

an island in the Baltic

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an island in the Baltic, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 21, 43

first-mearc

(n.)

an interval of time ⬩ intercăpēdo

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an interval of time; intercăpēdo, Som. Ben. Lye. V. frist-mearc

Linked entry: frist-mearc

fór-ward

(n.)
Grammar
fór-ward, e; f.

a fore-ward ⬩ precaution

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a fore-ward, precaution, Chart. ad calc. C. R. Ben. Lye

frum-scepend

(n.)
Grammar
frum-scepend, -sceppend, es; m.

An author ⬩ originator ⬩ creator

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An author, originator, creator Frumscepend auctor, Rtl. 16, 19; 123, 10

gafol-bere

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-bere, es; m.

Barley paid as rent

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Barley paid as rent Threó pund gauolbæres, Th. Chart. 145, 2

Linked entry: bere-gafol

eág-sýne

(adj.)
Grammar
eág-sýne, adj.

Visible to the eye ⬩ ocŭlis conspĭcuus

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Kmbl. 3099; An. 1552

here-folc

(n.)
Grammar
here-folc, es; n.

People forming an army,

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People forming an army, Judth. 11; Thw. 24, 40; Jud. 234

hete-róf

(adj.)
Grammar
hete-róf, adj.

Active in hate or hostility ⬩ hostile

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Kmbl. 2839; An 1422

líf-neru

(n.)
Grammar
líf-neru, e; f.

food

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Kmbl. 2180; An. 1091

mechanisc

(adj.)
Grammar
mechanisc, adj.

Mechanical

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Mechanical Án wurplíc weorc on mechanisc geweorc, Homl. Skt. 5, 251

mis-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
mis-weorc, es; n.

An evil deed

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An evil deed Miswerc mala opera, Jn. Skt. Rush. 3, 19

níd-behóf

(adj.)
Grammar
níd-behóf, adj.

Necessary ⬩ needful

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Necessary, needful Án þing is nýdbehóf, Homl. Th. ii. 440, 9

Linked entries: níd-behéfe be-hóf

níd-hǽmed

Grammar
níd-hǽmed, néd-, niéd-, nýd-hǽmed, es; n.

Rape

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Alf. pol. 25, 26; Th. i. 78, 11-18

niht-bealu

(n.)
Grammar
niht-bealu, wes; n.

Bale or hurt that comes at night

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Bale or hurt that comes at night, Beo. 389; B. 193

ó-wérn

(adv.)
Grammar
ó-wérn, adv.
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An. 102, 16. (Smith's Bede, 595, 3, has ówhwǽr.)

scírness

(n.)
Grammar
scírness, e; f.
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An explanation, declaration (?) Scírnis ypoteseo bassio, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 73

be-tolden

(v.; part.)

surrounded

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Kmbl. 1976; An. 990; Similar entries pp. of beteldan

bigsen

(n.)

an example

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an example, Bd. 3, 28, MS. B; S. 560, note 35

ge-gador-wist

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gador-wist, e; f.

An assembly for feasting ⬩ contubernium

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An assembly for feasting; contubernium, Ælfc. Gl. 93; Som. 75, 87

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