Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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calc

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chalk

camb

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Add: comb for the hair Genim þone camb þe heó ána hyre heáfod mid cemde . . . ꝥ on þám cambe geþolige, gesomnige, Lch. i. 332, 11-15. Ꝥ feax þe on þám cambe cleofige, 21. Ic his heáfod mid gambe gekamde, C. D. iv. 261, 2. crest, comb of a bird Combas

camp

(n.)
Grammar
camp, a fetter.
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camb

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camb, favus.

Similar entry: hunig-camb

camb

(n.)
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a comb

camp

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Add: — Úres gewinnes and compes militiae noslrae, Nar. 2, 28

can

(n.)
Grammar
can, cann, e; f.
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A knowledge, clearance

CAT

(n.)
Grammar
CAT, catt, es; m.
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A CAT; cătus, murĭceps Cat cattus vel murilĕgus aut murĭceps, Wrt. Voc. 78, 20. Catt murĭceps vel musio, murilĕgus, Ælfc. Gl. 21; Som. 59, 71; Wrt. Voc. 23, 30. [Piers P. Chauc. cat: Plat. katte, f: O. Frs. katte, f: Dut. kat, f: Kil. katte: Ger. M.

Linked entry: catte

hús-carl

(n.)
Grammar
hús-carl, es; m. [A word apparently taken from the Scandinavians, as the English form would be hús-ceorl.]
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On gewitnesse eallra ðæs kynges húscarlan [-carla?], 291, 15. Ða Densca húscarles, Chr. 1070; Erl. 207, 25. Man gerǽdde ðæt Ælfgifu Hardacnutes módor sǽte on Winceastre mid ðæs cynges húscarlum hyra suna, 1036; Erl. 165, 5

stán-carr

(n.)
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rock, stone Stáncarr heard petram durissimam, Rtl. 19, 21

Linked entry: carr

carl-fugol

(n.)
Grammar
carl-fugol, es; m.
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A male bird Nán man ne wát hweþer hit ( the Phenix) is þe carlfugol þe cwénfugol, E. S. viii. 479, 90

carl-mann

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Gif hwilc carlman hǽmde wið wimman hire unðances, Chr. 1086; P. 220, 17. Add

wulfes-camb

(n.)
Grammar
wulfes-camb, es; m.

Wild teazle

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Wild teazle Wulfes-camb cameleon, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 3: camellia, 67, 9: camellea, ii. 102, 50 : 13, 12. Se bráda wulfes-camb camemelon alba, i. 67, 26. Wulfes-camb. Genim ðysse wyrte seáw ðe man chameaelae, and óðrum naman wulfes-camb nemneþ, Lchdm. i

care-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
care-líce, adv.
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Sorrowfully, miserably, wretchedly; misere Medeorc earfoðe carelíce cnyssedan dark troubles wretchedly weakened me, Ps. Th. 85, 6

Linked entry: ceare-líce

carl-fugel

(n.)
Grammar
carl-fugel, es; m.
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A male or cock bird; mas avis, Som. Ben. Lye

carl-man

(n.)
Grammar
carl-man, -mann, es; m.
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A male, man; masculus, homo Ðá námen hí carlmen and wimmen then took they men and women, Chr. 1137; Ing. 366, 7

care-líce

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hús-carl

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Chr. 1041 ; P. 162, 6. Add: — Hér lét Harðacnut hergian eall Wihracestrescíre for his twégra húscarla þingon

car-leást

(n.)
Grammar
car-leást, e; f.
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Freedom from care, security, carelessness; securitas Ring on swefoum underfón carleáste getácnaþ to receive a ring in dreams betokens freedom from care, Lchdm. iii. 198, 21, 29: 210, 5

Linked entry: cear-leást

flæðe-camb

(n.)
Grammar
flæðe-camb, [MS. -comb], fleðe-camb, es; m.

A weaver's comb ⬩ pecten ⬩ pectĭca

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A weaver's comb; pecten, pectĭca, Glos. Brux. Recd. 40, 15; Wrt. Voc. 66, 23

Linked entries: fleðe-camb flæþ

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