Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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cyn

(n.)

the chin ⬩ mentum

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the chin; mentum

Linked entries: cynn cynn cinn

hrycg-mearh

(n.)
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the spinal marrow

Linked entry: mearh

geolo-ádl

(n.)
Grammar
geolo-ádl, e; f.

The jaundice

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The jaundice, Lye

emm

(n.)
Grammar
emm, es; m.
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The lettter m

hioful

(n.)

the face

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the face. Dele

brand-stæfn

(n.)

the shining prowed

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the shining prowed

BÍTAN

(v.)
Grammar
BÍTAN, part. bítende; ic bíte, ðú bítest, bítst, he bíteþ, bítt, bít, pl. bítaþ; p. ic, he bát, ðú bite, pl. biton; pp. biten.

to BITE with the teeth ⬩ mordere ⬩ to cut, wound ⬩ cædere, vulnerare ⬩ discerpere ⬩ findere, perforare

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that the war-beam [the sword] would not wound, Beo.

Linked entries: a-bítan bát

a-deáfung eárena

(n.)

A deafening of the ears ⬩ surditas

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A deafening of the ears; surditas

and-gite

(n.)
Grammar
and-gite, -giete, an; f.

The intellect ⬩ understanding ⬩ knowledge ⬩ intellectus ⬩ cognitio

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The intellect, understanding, knowledge; intellectus, cognitio

af-godnes

(n.)
Grammar
af-godnes, -ness, e; f.

Idolatry ⬩ the worshipping of images ⬩ idololatria

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Idolatry, the worshipping of images; idololatria

cumin

(n.)

the herb cummin

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the herb cummin Som. Ben. Lye

fiér

(n.; num.; adj.)

four

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four, in the compound fiér-féte

fóre-heáfod

(n.)

the forehead ⬩ frons

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the forehead; frons, Som. Ben. Lye

-ful

(suffix)
Grammar
-ful, -full,
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the termination of many adjectives, as

fyðer-

(prefix)
Grammar
fyðer-, fiðer-, feðer-

four-

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four-, found only in the compounds

Linked entries: fiðer- ríca

Neapolite

(n.)
Grammar
Neapolite, pl.

The Neapolitans

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The Neapolitans, Blickl. Homl. 201, 19

lǽfend

(n.)
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Perhaps lǽwend is the better emendation

bóc-talu

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-talu, e; f.

Book-story or narration, the Bible

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Book-story or narration, the Bible

Linked entry: talu

áre

(n.)
Grammar
áre, honour.
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The instances given belong to ár

á-húðan

(v.)
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In the passage read: Fýnd áhudan

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