Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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Benesing-tún

(n.)

Bensington

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Bensington Chr. 571; Th. 33, 28, col. 1

cellendre

(n.)

coriander

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coriander, Herb. 104, 1; Lchdm. i. 218, 16

cýpe-man

(n.)
Grammar
cýpe-man, cýpe-mann,es; m.

A merchant

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A merchant, Bd. 2, 1; S. 501, 4

cyfys

(n.)

pellex

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pellex, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 5; Som. 32, 1

earm-heort

(adj.)
Grammar
earm-heort, adj.

Tender-hearted, merciful ⬩ misĕrĭcors

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Tender-hearted, merciful; misĕrĭcors, Greg. Dial. 1, 2

fetlum

(n.)

with belts

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with belts, Bt. 37, 1; Fox 186, 5

fond

(v.; part.)
Grammar
fond, p. of findan.

found

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found, Cd. 119; Th. 154, 1; Gen. 2549;

for-sixst

(v.)
Grammar
for-sixst, 2nd sing. pres. of for-seón.

despisest

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despisest, Ps. Lamb. second 9, 1. = for-sihst;

for-slæhþ

(v.)
Grammar
for-slæhþ, 3rd sing. pres. of for-sleán.

breaks

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breaks, L. Ethb. 50; Th. i. 16, 1;

forþ-onloten

(v.; part.)
Grammar
forþ-onloten, part. [forþ forth, forwards; onloten, pp. of onlútan to incline to, bow]

Fallen forwards ⬩ prostrate ⬩ provŏlūtus

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Fallen forwards, prostrate; provŏlūtus, Gr. Dial. 1, 8

for-wexen

(v.; part.)
Grammar
for-wexen, = for-weaxen pp. of for-weaxan.

overgrown

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overgrown, Herb. 69, 1; Lchdm. i. 172, 7

frætewe

(n.)
Grammar
frætewe, frætewa

ornaments

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ornaments, Bd. 1, 29; S. 498, 10, note

ge-drif

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

A fever ⬩ febris

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A fever; febris, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 31

ge-wynsumian

(v.)

to exult ⬩ exultare

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to exult; exultare, Rtl. 1, 17: 13, 37

Linked entry: wynsumian

ge-wyrman

(v.)

to warm

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to warm To gewyrmenne, Lchdm. i. 116, 1

ge-þeódsumness

(n.)
Grammar
ge-þeódsumness, e; f.
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Assent, consent, agreement, Lk. Skt. p. 8, 1

Linked entry: -þeódsumness

ge-tíþ

(v.)

draws ⬩ constrains

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draws, constrains Bd. 1, 27; S. 494, 11

hægstealdnis

(n.)
Grammar
hægstealdnis, e; f.
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Virginity Hehstaltnisse virginitatis, Jn. Skt. p. 1, 3

sláhþorn-ragu

(n.)
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lichen from a blackthorn, Lchdm. ii. 144, 1

sunn-treów

(n.)
Grammar
sunn-treów, (?). In Wrt. Voc. i. 291, 3 origia is glossed by sun*-*treów. Cockayne suggests,
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oryza sum treów, Lchdm. iii. 346, col. 1

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