Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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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

ge-cégung

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cégung, -cígung, e; f.

A calling ⬩ invocatio

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A calling; invocatio Giceigingcum úsum invocationibus nostris, Rtl. 97, 37

ge-hlot

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

A lot ⬩ sors

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A lot; sors Ðæt gehlot sors, Jos. 7, 14, 17

Linked entry: hlot

ge-scád

(n.)

distance, reason

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distance, reason, Exon. 94 a; Th. 353, 16: Reim. 13

ge-screncednes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-screncednes, -ness, e; f.

A supplanting, an overturning ⬩ supplantatio

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A supplanting, an overturning; supplantatio, Ps. Spl. C. 40, 10

ge-segn

(n.)

a saying, telling, conversation

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a saying, telling, conversation, Bd. pref; S. 472, note 20

sýr

(n.)
Grammar
sýr,
  • Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 42,
Entry preview:

seems to have a meaning similar to that of swylige

súþaneástan-wind

(n.)
Grammar
súþaneástan-wind, es; m.
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A south-east wind; euroafricus, Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 14

súþanwestan-wind

(n.)
Grammar
súþanwestan-wind, es; m.
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A south-west wind; africus, Wrt. Voc. i. 36, 15

þrýþ-cyning

(n.)
Grammar
þrýþ-cyning, es; m.

A mighty king (the Deity)

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A mighty king (the Deity), Andr. Kmbl. 872; An, 436

þwearm

(n.)
Grammar
þwearm, es; m.(?)

A cutting instrument

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A cutting instrument Thuearm, duæram, þuarm scalprum, Txts. 94, 891

Linked entry: þwarm

úder

(n.)

an udder ⬩ a breast

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an udder, a breast Of údrum uberibus, Kent. Gl. 203

weorc-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
weorc-dǽd, e; f.
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A working, operation Uoercdédo deáðberendo operationes mortiferas, Rtl. 125, 35

wlott

(n.)

a blemish

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(?) a blemish Wlotta, smyttena naevorwm, notarum, Hpt. Gl. 421, 55

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