Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

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peall

(n.)
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See An. Ox. 326

sárga

Grammar
sárga, l. sarga,
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and add Heargan (seargan? cf. salpistę trúþ*-*hornes-743) salpistę, An. Ox. 7, 57

slacian

(v.)
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Slacige, sláwige pigeat, An. Ox. 3094. Scleag(i)ende torpens, pigrescens, 18, 11. Add

wilige

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Wylie sporta, An. Ox. 17, 42. Wilian quala, corbes, Hpt. 31, ii. 234. Add

wiþ-scúan

(v.)
Grammar
wiþ-scúan, ( = wiþ-scúfan ?)
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Tó wiðscúenne, Bd. l, 14; Sch. 39, 19 [see last passage at wiþ-scúfan)

cýta

(n.)
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For buteo. l. butio, which is the form at Wrt. Voc. i. 29, 32

sǽ-holm

(n.)
Grammar
sǽ-holm, es; m.

Sea

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Kmbl. 1058; An. 529

fyrs

Grammar
fyrs, furze.
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Fyrrsum ramnis, An. Ox. 23, 12. Add

on-lóciend

(n.)
Grammar
on-lóciend, es; m.

An on-looker, spectator

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An on-looker, spectator Heó wæs swíðe lufigendlíc eallum onlóciendum, Anglia ix. 30, 97

Linked entry: -lóciend

linnan

(v.)
Grammar
linnan, p. lann, pl. lunnon

To cease ⬩ leave off ⬩ desist ⬩ lose

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Ealdre linnan to die, Exon. 88 a; Th. 330, 21; Vy. 54: An. 2277; An. 1139: Beo. Th. 2960; B. 1478. Ealdres linnan, 4878; B. 2443

on-tydran

(v.)

to nourish, support

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to nourish, support Hú þyncþ eów hú seó sibb gefæstnad wǽre, hwæðér hió síe ðæm gelícost ðe mon nime ǽnne eles dropan, and drýpe on án micel fýr, and þence hit mid ðæm ádwæscan?

færeld

(n.)
Grammar
færeld, (n. and) m.

going ⬩ walking ⬩ a going ⬩ course ⬩ journey ⬩ a way ⬩ road ⬩ the run ⬩ carriage ⬩ vehicle ⬩ a train ⬩ retinue ⬩ course ⬩ proceeding

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Add: of movement, going, walking, &c. Færelde cursu (rapidissimo abscessit), An. Ox. 4903.

abbud

(n.)

an abbot

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an abbot. Chr. 803; Erl. 60, 13: Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 14

ǽfen-þeówdóm

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-þeówdóm, es; m.

An evening service or office ⬩ vespertinum officium

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An evening service or office; vespertinum officium, Ælfc. Gl. 34; Som. 62, 50

Linked entry: þeów-dóm

áncer-líf

(n.)
Grammar
áncer-líf, es; n.

An anchoret's or hermit's life ⬩ anachoretica vita

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An anchoret's or hermit's life; anachoretica vita, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 6

cearcetung

(n.)
Grammar
cearcetung, e; f.

stridor

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A gnashing, grinding, crashing noise, as of the teeth; stridor, Som. Ben. Lye

daga

(n.)
Grammar
daga, an; m.

A day ⬩ dies

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A day; dies,-found in the compound word án-daga, q. v; also

cyrm

(n.)

a noise, shout, uproar

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a noise, shout, uproar, Andr. Kmbl. 2313; An. 1158; Scint. 55: Cot. 86

eár-ring

(n.)

an ear-ring

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an ear-ring, Ælfc. Gl. 65; Som. 69, 50; Wrt. Voc. 41, 7

gafol-tíning

(n.)
Grammar
gafol-tíning, e; f.

Material for fencing due as gafol

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Material for fencing due as gafol XVI gyrda gauoltíninga, Th. Chart. 145, 8

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