Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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níþ-sceaða

(n.)
Grammar
níþ-sceaða, an ; m.

A malignant foe

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A malignant foe, Exon. Th. 397, 23; Rä. 16, 24

Norþ-hymbre

(adj.)
Grammar
Norþ-hymbre, adj.

Northumbrian

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Northumbrian Ða Northymbran leóde, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 95, 9

Norþ-hymbrisc

(adj.)
Grammar
Norþ-hymbrisc, adj.

Northumbrian

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Northumbrian Tó Norþhymbriscum gereorde, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 97. 58

nume-stán

(n.)
Grammar
nume-stán, es; m.

A pebble

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A pebble Cealc, numestán calculus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 13, 6

palm-bearu

(n.)
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a palm-grove Palmbearwes palmeti, Wrt. Voc. ii. 75, 77

plúm-slá

(n.)
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a sloe, wild plum; pruniculus, Wrt. Voc. i. 33, 28

Linked entry: slá

earfeþ-síþ

(n.)

a misfortune, calamity

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a misfortune, calamity Earfeþsíðas calamities, Andr. Kmbl. 2568; An. 1285

gliw-beám

(n.)
Grammar
gliw-beám, es; m.

A glee-beam ⬩ timbrel ⬩ tabret ⬩ tympanum

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A glee-beam, timbrel, tabret; tympanum, Ps. Spl. 149, 3

glydering

(n.)
Grammar
glydering, glyderung, e; f.

What glides away ⬩ a vision ⬩ an illusion ⬩ visio

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What glides away, a vision, an illusion; visio, Cot. 84

god-gim

(n.)
Grammar
god-gim, gód-gim, es; m.
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A heavenly [an excellent?] gem, Elen. Kmbl. 2225; El. 1114

Linked entry: gim

ród-bora

(n.)
Grammar
ród-bora, an; m.
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One who bears a cross Ródbora crucifer, Germ. 389, 1

sealm-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
sealm-leóþ, es; n.
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A psalm Sealmleóþ and hearpswég psalterium et cythara, Blickl. Gl

scóhere

(n.)
Grammar
scóhere, scóere, es; m.
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A shoemaker Scoehere sutrinator, Txts. 1l5, 122. Scóere, 101, 1962

Linked entry: scóere

be-scyrung

(n.)
Grammar
be-scyrung, e; f. [be from, scerung from sceran to tonsure or consecrate]

A deposing, degrading ⬩ exauctoratio, desecratio, exordinatio

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A deposing, degrading, putting from holy orders; exauctoratio, desecratio, exordinatio

bicge

(n.)

a bitch ⬩ canicula

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a bitch; canicula,Ælfc. Gl. 21; Wrt. Voc. 23, 33

bi-gong

(n.)

a course

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a course, Exon. 54 b; Th. 193, 29, Az. 129

bissexte

(n.)

a leap year ⬩ bisextus

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a leap year; bisextus, Bd. 5, 23; S. 648, 19

blæd

(n.)
Grammar
blæd, e; f.

A cup, bowl, goblet, vial ⬩ patera, phiala

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A cup, bowl, goblet, vial; patera, phiala, Æthelfledæ Test. Lye

blysige

(n.)
Grammar
blysige, an; f.

A torch ⬩ fax

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A torch; fax þæcile, blysige fax, Wrt. Voc. 284, 20

ge-cnycc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cnycc, es; n.

A bond ⬩ nexus

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A bond; nexus Gicnyccum nexibus, Rtl. 59, 13; 66, 25

Linked entry: -cnycc

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