Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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wyrm-cyn

(n.)
Grammar
wyrm-cyn, wyrm-cynn, es; n.

the genus reptile ⬩ reptiles ⬩ serpents ⬩ a species of reptile ⬩ serpent

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Betwux dracum and aspidum and eallum wyrmcynne, Homl. Th. i. 488, 1. Betwux eallum deórcynne and wurmcynne, 102, 6.

ciric-sceat

Grammar
ciric-sceat, v. cyric-sceat
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On þæt gerád þe hé ǽlce geáre of þám lande geerige twégen æceras, and þǽron his circsceat gesáwe, and þæt eft gerípe and in gebringe, 398, 20.

ærfe

(n.)

an inheritance

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an inheritance, Heming, pp. 104, 105

be-nohte

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-nohte, pl. -nohton , p. of be-nugan, q. v.

enjoyed

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enjoyed Andr. Kmbl. 3407; An. 1707

be-sceáf

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-sceáf, p. of be-scúfan.

cast

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cast, Andr. Kmbl. 2384; An. 1193;

býsenung

(n.)
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an example, C. R. Ben. 61

eár-spinl

(n.)
Grammar
eár-spinl, e; f. [spinl = spindel a spindle]

An ear-ring ⬩ inauris

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An ear-ring; inauris, Prov. 25

Linked entries: eár-hring spinel

efen-lǽcend

(n.)
Grammar
efen-lǽcend, es; m.

An imitator ⬩ imĭtātor

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An imitator; imĭtātor, Scint. 2, Lye

Linked entries: æfen-lǽcend -lǽcend

ellarn

(n.)

an elder-tree

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an elder-tree Som. Ben. Lye

eosol

ass

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an ass. Wrt. Voc. 287, 50

ex

(n.)

an axis ⬩ axis

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an axis; axis, Som. Ben. Lye

for-hǽlde

(n.; part.)
Grammar
for-hǽlde, es; m? [for, hǽlde, p. of hǽlan to heal]

An offence ⬩ offensa

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An offence; offensa, Cot. 148, Lye

fretwung

(n.)

an adorning ⬩ ornātio

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an adorning; ornātio, Som. Ben. Lye

ealu-clýfe

(n.)

an ale-house

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an ale-house, Som. Ben. Lye

eal-hús

(n.)

an ale-house

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an ale-house, Som. Ben. Lye

eall-geador

(adv.)
Grammar
eall-geador, adv.

Altogether

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Altogether, Andr. Kmbl. 2196; An. 1099

binding

(n.)
Grammar
binding, e; f.

Binding

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Binding Bindingce stricturae, An. Ox. 3246

cú-hyrde

(n.)
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Cúhyrdas bubulcos, An. Ox. 2450. Add

eár-preón

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Eárpreónas discriminalia, An. Ox. 4821. Add

feásceaft-ness

(n.)
Grammar
feásceaft-ness, e; f.

Poverty

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Poverty Fǽsceaftnes paupertas, An. Ox. 1171

Linked entry: fǽsceaft-ness

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