Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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friþ-sócn

A peace-refuge

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'A peace-refuge,' Éhte his ǽlc þára þe Godes freónd sí, búton ꝥ gewurþe ꝥ hé ætberste, and swá deópe friðsðcne geséce ꝥ se cyningc him þurh ꝥ feores geunne. Dele and for the passage Substitute Add:

senatus

(n.)

the senate ⬩ senators

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the senate, senators. The treatment of this word in the translation of Orosius is somewhat exceptional.

Dryhten-líc

(adj.)

belonging to the Lord, Lordly

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belonging to the Lord, Lordly

fel-cyrf

(n.)
Grammar
fel-cyrf, e; f? [fel skin, cyrf a cutting off]

The foreskin ⬩ præpūtium

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The foreskin; præpūtium, Cot. 217

Linked entry: cyrf

cann

Grammar
cann, In translation of last passage for 'the church clearance right' substitute
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'the church's right of clearance.'

ge-wrid

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Substitute the two following words:

gifes

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in the phrase tó gifes

lǽrig

(n.)
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the border of a shield

tó-sendan

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Dele, the MS. has tówende

Beorht-Dene

(n.)
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the Danes, B. 427: 609

sám-

(prefix)
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half-; the prefix denotes imperfection

Linked entry: sǽmra

brémel-leáf

(n.)

the leaf of a bramble

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the leaf of a bramble

CEORL

(n.)
Grammar
CEORL, es; m.

CHURL, countryman, husbandman ⬩ homo liber, rusticus, colonus ⬩ a man, husband ⬩ vir, maritus ⬩ a free man

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king's hall, then was he thenceforth worthy of thane-right, L.

Linked entries: ciorl carl

æl

(n.)
Grammar
æl, es; m.

Oil ⬩ oleum

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Oil; oleum Ða sceolon beón æle bracene they must be beaten up with oil, Lev. 6, 21

cép-man

(n.)
Grammar
cép-man, -mann, es; m.

A chapman, merchant ⬩ mercator

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A chapman, merchant; mercator Híg fóron mid óðrum cépmannum they went with other merchants, Gen. 42, 5

eal-geador

(adv.)
Grammar
eal-geador, eall-geador; adv.

Altogether ⬩ omnīno

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Altogether; omnīno Ðǽr wæs ealgeador Grendles grápe there was altogether Grendel's grasp, Beo. Th. 1675; B. 835

Linked entry: eall-geador

hwóstan

(v.)
Grammar
hwóstan, p. te

To cough

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To cough Hwóstaþ [hwosaþ, MS.] gelóme they cough frequently, L. M. 2, 46; Lchdm. ii. 258, 7

óþ-rówan

(v.)
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to row off Hié ú ó;þreówon they rowed out and away, Chr. 897 ; Erl. 96, 7

gyrne

(adv.)
Grammar
gyrne, adv.

Earnestly ⬩ enixe

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Earnestly; enixe Hí gyrne cleopedon to Gode they earnestly cried to God, Chr. 1083; Erl. 217, 22

trog-hrycg

(n.)

a ridge where there is a trough of water (?)

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a ridge where there is a trough of water (?) On trohhrycg, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 17

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