Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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brece

(n.)
Grammar
brece, es; n.

A bit, morsel, piece; ⬩ frustum, buccella.

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A bit, morsel, piece; frustum, buccella

brittnere

(n.)

a steward ⬩ dispensator

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a steward; dispensator, Past. 63, Lye

Bryt-

(prefix)

A Welshman ⬩ Wallus

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A Welshman; Wallus: used in compounds

geafle

a fork

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Dele, and see geafel a fork

gum-stól

(n.)
Grammar
gum-stól, es; m.

A throne

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A throne, Beo.Th. 3908; B. 1952

hæft-encel

(n.)
Grammar
hæft-encel, -incel, es; m.

A slave ⬩ emptitius

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A slave; emptitius, Cot. 74, Lye

hand-hamer

(n.)
Grammar
hand-hamer, es; m.

A hand-hammer ⬩ malleus

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A hand-hammer; malleus, Cot. 135

heáfod-frætewnes

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-frætewnes, -ness, e; f.

A head-ornament

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A head-ornament, Cot. 65, Lye

cófincel

(n.)
Grammar
cófincel, es; n.

A hand-mill ⬩ pistrilla

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A hand-mill; pistrilla Cot. 155

croc-hwær

(n.)
Grammar
croc-hwær, es; m. [hwer an ewer]

A kettle ⬩ cacabus

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A kettle; cacabus Som. Ben. Lye

ge-strogdniss

(n.)
Grammar
ge-strogdniss, e; f.

A sprinkling; ⬩ conspersio,

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A sprinkling; conspersio, Rtl. 25, 15

ge-ter

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ter, es; n.

A tearing; ⬩ dilaceratio,

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A tearing; dilaceratio, Hpt. Gl. 499

Linked entry: ter

ge-þingio

(n.)

a provision; ⬩ apparatio,

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a provision; apparatio, Cot. 8, Lye

hoffing

(n.)
Grammar
hoffing, es; m.

A circle; ⬩ orbis

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A circle; orbis Hoffingas orbes, Lye

freó

(n.)

a lady

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a lady. Similar entries Cf. frowe

frum-talu

(n.)

the first statement of a case

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the first statement of a case (?)

gós-fugol

(n.)
Grammar
gós-fugol, es; m.
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A goose, Th. Chart. 471, 31

græp

(n.)
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a grip, furrow, ditch; sulcus, Som

Linked entry: grep

butruc

(n.)

a bottle

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a bottle, Wrt. Voc. 85, 83

byllinc

(n.)

a cake ⬩ collyris, collyrida

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a cake; collyris, collyrida, Cot. 208

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