Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ge-wyrd

(n.)
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copiousness of speech, verbosity Gewyrd, maþelung ver-bositas An. Ox. 1419

-gilde

(adj.; suffix)
Grammar
-gilde, adj.
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v. ǽ-gilde, ander-gilde, or-gilde, un-gilde, unander-gilde

hæleþ-helm

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Take Ms at heoloþ-helm: hǽletoþ. Dele, and see hǽl; III ¶

greþe

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Greðe sodalem, An. Ox. 29, 2. Gr[eðe ?] sodalis, 56, 275. (?)

hlécan

(v.)
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Gl. 507, 54) grunnire, An. Ox. 4337

Linked entry: hlétan

heolstor

(adj.)
Grammar
heolstor, adj.
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Of heolestrum de latebrosis (animae recessibus), An. Ox. Ii, 93. Add

Linked entry: heolstor

ildcung

(n.)
Grammar
ildcung, e; f.
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Delay: [Ild-, eld-, yld-]cung[e] dilatione, An. Ox. 56, 129

in-geóting

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Ingeóting lustramentum, An. Ox. 2, 184. Þweál, yn-geotingc, 3275. Add

land-spédig

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Landspédig ǽhta locuples (i. diues) gadzarum (opulentia ), An. Ox. 3154. Add

hyrn-stán

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Of hyrnstáne gecýþnessa angulari (duorum) testamentorum lapide, An. Ox. 1546. Add

mæst-ling

(n.)
Grammar
mæst-ling, es; m.
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A fatling Mæstling altilia (Mt. 22, 4), An. Ox. 61. 29

línete

(n.)
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Gl. 286, 21 the word is given as línece

nearu-searu

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Add: An evil, mean trick . Similar entries Cf. nearu-þanc, -wrenc

reádgold-læfer

(n.)
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a plate of gold Reádgoldlæfer auri obriza lammina, An. Ox. 1070

Linked entry: gold-læfra

reced-ness

(n.)
Grammar
reced-ness, e; f.
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A story, narrative, history Recednesse historiae (ecclesiasticae liber) An. Ox. 2900

ríde-here

(n.)
Grammar
ríde-here, es; m.
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A mounted force, cavalry Of rídehere eguitatu, An. Ox. 2, 444

Linked entry: rǽde-here

sam-wist

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Gyftlice samwistu nuptiales copulas, An. Ox. 1662. Cf. samod-wist. Add

sáwel

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Add: a nominative sáwle occurs, Cri. 1327: Seel. 10: Ap. 62

smǽr

Grammar
smǽr, smǽre.
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Smǽras labra, i. labia, An. Ox. 2160: labella, labia, 2163. Add

smǽte

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Smǽte gold obrizum, i. aurum optimi coloris, An. Ox. 2534. Add

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