Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ambeht-smiþ

(n.)
Grammar
ambeht-smiþ, es; m.

An official smith or carpenter

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An official smith or carpenter

a-hefednes

(n.)
Grammar
a-hefednes, -ness, e; f.

An elevation ⬩ elation ⬩ pride

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An elevation, elation, pride,Lye

áhniend

(n.)
Grammar
áhniend, es; m.

An owner

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An owner, Gen. 14, 22

esul

(n.)

an ass

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an ass, Som. Ben. Lye

ealder

(n.)

an elder

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an elder, R. Ben. 4

ealu-gál

(adj.)

ale-drunken

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ale-drunken, v. ealo-gal

byrdicge

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Substitute: An embroideress. Cf. byrdestre

clíþan

(v.)
Grammar
clíþan, to
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stick, cleave. v. æt-clíþende

hyppede

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figit, An. Ox. 46, ll. (?)

-lícness

(suffix)
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Add: an-lícness,on-lícness

sin-hweorfende

(adj.)
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Sinhwyrfende, An. Ox. 114. Add

weoloc-basu

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Weolcbasewere, An. Ox. 1061. Add

ælmes-dónd

(n.)
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an almsgiver, Chrd. 92, 28

hǽlsend

(n.)
Grammar
hǽlsend, es; m.

An augur

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An augur, Cot. 73, Lye

heáf-sang

(n.)
Grammar
heáf-sang, es; m.

An elegy

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An elegy, Cot. 118, Lye

Linked entry: heóf-sang

combol

(n.)
Grammar
combol, es; n.

An ensign ⬩ a military standard

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An ensign, a military standard

áþ-swara

(n.)

an oath.,

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an oath., and next word

á-worpenlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
á-worpenlíce, adv.

Vilely ⬩ viliter

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Vilely; viliter, An. Ox. 2736

scín-lác

(n.)
Grammar
scín-lác, es; n.
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Ðætte gifearria from ðære stówe ǽlc scínilác and ymbcerro diúbles fácnes ut discedat ab eo loco omnis fantasia vel versutia diabolicae fraudis , Rtl. 120, 33.

á-brecan

(v.)
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Add: I. trans, to break up, break to pieces, destroy the connexion between the parts of an object Hié bánhringas ábrecan þóhton, An. 150. Ðæt his byrne ábrocen wǽre, Fin. 44. Báncofa ábrocen weorðeþ, Vy. 35 : Gú. 1341.

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