Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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torn-wracu

(n.)
Grammar
torn-wracu, e; f.

Grievous revenge

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Grievous revenge Gé hér áteóþ in ða tornwræce (the destruction with which the evil spirits threatened Guthlac if he remained in his hermitage) sigeleásne síð, Exon. Th. 120, 16; Gú. 272

symbel-calic

(n.)
Grammar
symbel-calic, es; m.

A chalice

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A chalice for use at festivals or at the solemnity of the Mass. II. Ic an Ðeódréd mín wíte massehakele ðe ic on Pauie bouhte and simbelcalice, Chart. Th. 515, 18

Linked entry: calic

plóg

(n.)
Grammar
plóg, es ; m.
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In Ælfric's Colloquy the ploughman says : Ǽlce dæg ic sceal erian fulne æcer oððe máre.

abbad-hád

(n.)

the state or dignity of an abbot

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the state or dignity of an abbot

æspen

(adj.)
Grammar
æspen, adj.

ASPEN ⬩ belonging to the asp-tree ⬩ populeus

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ASPEN, belonging to the asp-tree; populeus

égor-

(prefix)

water, the sea ⬩ aqua, măre

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water, the sea; aqua, măre.  

Linked entries: eágor eógor

fiðer-

(prefix)

four-

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four- in the compounds fiðer-féte, -scýte

Linked entry: feðer-

helle-grut

(n.)

the abyss of hell,

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the abyss of hell, Hpt. Gl. 422

betesta

(adj.)

best

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best Se betesta the best, Cot. 153

súþ-weardes

(adv.)
Grammar
súþ-weardes, adv.
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Southwards, in the south, Met. 1, 4

swearcan

(v.)
Grammar
swearcan, (?) to grow dark (?); metaph. to grow faint, languish, v. á-swarcan,
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the preceding and following words, and sweorcan

Linked entry: swarcan

þearme

(n.)
Grammar
þearme, (, es; n.? v. smæl-þearme)
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the entrails Tharme viscera, Txts. 107, 2140

brycg-bót

Grammar
brycg-bót, v. bric-bót
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., and see the following word

cum-feorm

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Add: For the nature of this exaction

ge-unwendness

(n.)
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In the passage read geunwendnes for ungewendnes

grasian

(v.)
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Add: The Latin is; Boues pascentes uiderit

hwata

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Dele the passage from Deut. 18, 10

holt-wudu

(n.)
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In Kr. 91 the MS. has holmwudu

land-gewyrpe

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Add: the ridge formed by a land (?)

spíder

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The MS. has spiden not spider

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