Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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asal

(n.)
Grammar
asal, asald

an ass

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an ass, Mt. Lind. Stv. 18, 6: 21, 2

a-néhst

(adv.)

at last ⬩ in the last place ⬩ ad ultimum ⬩ ultimo

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at last, in the last place; ad ultimum, ultimo

awel

(n.)

an awl ⬩ subula ⬩ fuscinula ⬩ harpago ⬩ άρπάγη

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an awl; subula, fuscinula, harpago = άρπάγη,Cot. 84: 53

Linked entries: æl awul

eágan brégh

(n.)
Grammar
eágan brégh, e; f.

An eyebrow ⬩ palpebra

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An eyebrow; palpebra. Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, 18

dihtnere

(n.)

an arranger, a steward ⬩ dispensātor

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an arranger, a steward; dispensātor, Lk. Bos. 12, 42

eher

(n.)

an ear of corn

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an ear of corn, Mk. Lind. War. 4, 28

eldor-man

(n.)

an alderman

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an alderman, Th. Diplm. A. D. 883; 129, 25

ende-spæc

(n.)
Grammar
ende-spæc, e; f.

An end-speech, epilogue ⬩ epĭlŏgus

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An end-speech, epilogue; epĭlŏgus, Reg. Conc. in Epĭlŏgo

feormþ

(n.)
Grammar
feormþ, e; f.

A harbouring ⬩ an entertaining ⬩ a cleansing ⬩ susceptio ⬩ hospĭtium ⬩ purgātio

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A harbouring, an entertaining, a cleansing; susceptio, hospĭtium. purgātio

for-búgennys

(n.)
Grammar
for-búgennys, -nyss, e; f.

An avoiding ⬩ eschewing ⬩ a declining ⬩ declīnātio

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An avoiding, eschewing, a declining; declīnātio, Som. Ben. Lye

freatewung

(n.)
Grammar
freatewung, e; f.

An adorning ⬩ adornment ⬩ ornament ⬩ ornātus ⬩ ornāmentum

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An adorning, adornment, ornament; ornātus, ornāmentum, Som. Ben. Lye

frymþ-yldo

(n.)
Grammar
frymþ-yldo, e; f.

An early, original age

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An early, original age, Hpt. Gl. 462. Cf. frumyldo

helle-ceafl

(n.)
Grammar
helle-ceafl, es; m.

The jaws of hell,

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The jaws of hell, Andr. Kmbl. 3403; An. 1705

in-áwritting

(n.)
Grammar
in-áwritting, e; f.

An inscription

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An inscription Innáwritting inscribtio, Lk. Skt. Lind. 20, 24

Linked entry: á-writting

lind-gecrod

(n.)
Grammar
lind-gecrod, es; n.
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A shield-bearing crowd, Andr. Kmbl. 2442; An. 1222

biscop-stól

(n.)

an episcopal seat

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an episcopal seat, Bd. 5, 23; S. 646, 32

geher

(n.)

an ear of corn

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an ear of corn, Mk. Skt. Rush. 4, 28

ge-iukod

(v.)
Grammar
ge-iukod, part. p.

Yoked

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An. 19, 19

Linked entries: ge-geocian geocian iucian

ge-meotu

(n.)

boundaries, limits

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boundaries, limits, Andr. Kmbl. 907; An. 454, = ge-metu

be-heáfodlic

(adj.)
Grammar
be-heáfodlic, adj.
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Capital Beheáfodlicne dóm capitalem senten-tiam, An. Ox. 4042

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