Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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eá-streám-ýþ

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Dele, and see preceding word

efen-heort

(adj.)
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efen-heort, adj.
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Concordant, harmonious. v. next word

egor

Grammar
egor, nine ounces.
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freó-bearn-fæder

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geolo-ádl

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ge-dwimere

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gliwian

(v.)
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hwæla

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ilnetu

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lencten-tíme

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Dele, and see preceding word

orweg-stíg

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rýnan

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Dele, and see preceding word

seoh-torr

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Dele, and see next word

þrowend

(n.)
Grammar
þrowend, es; m.
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un-gescróp

(n.)
Grammar
un-gescróp, es ; n.
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Linked entry: ge-scróp

be-flagen flǽsc

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Dele, and see next word

grundsópa

(n.)
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Apparently a different meaning is given to the word in another M. E. vocabulary.

lactuca

(n.)
Grammar
lactuca, an; f. This word seems to retain its Latin form in the nominative, but otherwise conforms to English usage, and is generally treated as a weak noun. The form lactucas, however, occurs in the Leechdoms, which, though it looks like a strong plural masc., seems to be singular
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Lactuca hátte seó wyrt ðe hí etan sceoldon mid ðám þeorfum hláfum heó is biter on þigene lettuce was the name of the herb that they were to eat with the unleavened loaves; it is bitter in the eating, Homl. Th. ii. 278, 26. Nim lactucan ánc hand fulle

here-geatu

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here-geatu, [The word occurs very rarely in the singular; indeed be hergeate,
    Ll. Th. i. 412, 26,
seems the only instance that number. Plural forms are n. ac. -geatwei,(-a), -geata(-u, -e); dat -geat-wum, -geatum.]
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Add: Eahta hund eóredmanna ealle mid heregeatwum gegerede, Nar. 4, 13. Twégen englas gesceldode and gesperode and mid heregeatwum (heora geatwum, v. l.; but see Bl. N. 24), Bl. H. 221, 28. Beón þá heregea a (-e.v.l.) swá hit mǽðlic sý, Ll. Th. i. 414

wís-fæst

(adj.)
Grammar
wís-fæst, adj.

wise ⬩ discreet ⬩ judicious ⬩ wise ⬩ having knowledge ⬩ skill ⬩ learned ⬩ intelligent ⬩ rational

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Homl. 121, 20. v. next word

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