Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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flóh

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A bit of stone Stánes flóh gleba silicis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 27. Substitute:

fræppigan

(v.)
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to be afraid of, to accuse Téldon ł fræppigdon verebuntur, Mt. L. 21, 37

gifla

(n.)
Grammar
gifla, geofola, an ; m.
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A small piece of food, a mouthful Geofola buccilla Wrt. Voc. ii. 126, 67

Linked entry: geofola

hleów-hræscnes

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destruction of protection or skelter (?). For forcæncednysse l. forsc[r]æncednys; e, and add:

heofon-waran

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-waran, pl. m.
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The inhabitants of heaven Gebyrian oððe heofonwarena cyninge oððe hellewítes deóflum, Wlfst. 151, 20

mæder

(n.)
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Another version of this prescription has : Ofgeót mid hlúttrum ealaþ, Lch. ii. 354, 19.(?)

mǽd-lacu

(n.)
Grammar
mǽd-lacu, e; f.
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A meadow-stream On þá mǽdlace ; of þǽre lace, C. D. iii. 457, 6

mylen-streám

(n.)
Grammar
mylen-streám, es; m.
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A mill-stream Intó ðám milestreáme, of ðám mylestreáme, C. D. v. 253, 18

norþerne

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Griffin se norþerna cyng (king of North Wales), Chr. 1046 ; P. 164, 28. Add

orige

(adj.)
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Invisible, out of sight. (?)

scrúd-feoh

(n.)
Grammar
scrúd-feoh, scrúd-feós; n.
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Money for the purchase of garments Hyra scrúdfeó, Cam. Phil. Soc. 1902, p. 15

strǽt-lanu

(n.)
Grammar
strǽt-lanu, an; f.
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A street Seó strætlanu is on ðǽre byrig of clǽnum golde geworht, Nap. 59

sylhðe

(n.)
Grammar
sylhðe, es; n.
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A team of oxen Hé geann Godríce an sylhðe oxna, Cht. Crw. 23, 4

Tíw

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Tíwesdæges nama wæs of Martie Iovis sunu þæs scyndles, Angl. xiii. 321, 15. Add

un-oferswíþed

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Hé ne lét ná of gebedum his unoferswíðdan gást, Hml. S. 31, 1357. Add

Linked entry: ofer-swíþan

út-ásliden

(adj.; part.)
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fallen into (of sin) Otáwundene gylt oþþe útáslidene synne prolapsum nefas, Germ. 388, 58

Linked entry: á-slídan

wæter-weg

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Of ðám éwylme andlang weterweges úp tó stréte, C. D. v. 207, 29. Add

wiþig-slæd

(n.)
Grammar
wiþig-slæd, a
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a willow-slade Úp oð wðíigslæd; of wýþigslade, C. D. B. iii. 667, 32

ceaster-leód

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-leód, e; f.
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The people of a city, the citizens God wæs yrre þǽre ceasterléóde, Nap. la

ryplen

(adj.)
Grammar
ryplen, (?); adj.
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>Made of broom Ryplen (þýfflen? ) sparteus, Germ. 399, 457. Similar entries v. þýfel

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