Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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nirwþ

(n.)
Grammar
nirwþ, e; f.

Confinement ⬩ a prison

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Confinement, a prison Nirwþa ergastula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 33. 24

pening-hwirfere

(n.)
Grammar
pening-hwirfere, es ; m.
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A money-changer Pennighwyrfere mensularius, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 31

persoc-treów

(n.)
Grammar
persoc-treów, es; n.
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A peach-tree Persoctreów persicarius, Wrt. Voc, i. 32, 52

púcel

(n.)
Grammar
púcel, es; m.
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A goblin, demon Wudewásan faunos, púcelas priapos, Germ. 394. 242

Linked entry: púca

pudd

(n.)
Grammar
pudd, es ; m.
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A ditch, furrow Puddas sulcos, Germ. 399, 338 [cf. puddle]

giow

(n.)
Grammar
giow, es; m?

A griffin ⬩ gryps ⬩ gryphus

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A griffin; gryps, gryphus Giow gryphus, Wrt. Voc. 62, 3

glitenung

(n.)
Grammar
glitenung, e; f.

A flash ⬩ gleam

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A flash, gleam Mid glitenungum coruscationem, Ps. Spl. 143, 8

grunde-hirde

(n.)
Grammar
grunde-hirde, es; m.
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A guard of the deep, Beo. Th. 4279; B. 2136

Granta-ceaster

(n.)
Grammar
Granta-ceaster, GRANTCHESTER,
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a village near Cambridge, Bd. 4, 19; S. 588, 30

biór-sele

(n.)
Grammar
biór-sele, es; m.

A beer-hall, feasting-hall

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A beer-hall, feasting-hall, Beo. Th. 5263; B. 2635

bi-sencan

(v.)

to sink

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to sink, Exon. 25 a; Th. 72, 8; Cri. 1168

bi-weaxan

(v.)

to overgrow

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to overgrow, Exon. 60 a; Th. 219, 21; Ph. 310

bi-tweon

(prep.)
Grammar
bi-tweon, prep. dat.

Between ⬩ inter

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Between; inter, Exon. 32 a; Th. 101, 15; Cri. 1659

bitter

(adj.)

bitter ⬩ amarus

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bitter; amarus, Exon. 82 a; Th. 309, 10; Seef. 55

bi-wyrcan

(v.)

to make

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to make, Exon. 74 a; Th. 277, 3; Jul. 575

blǽtesung

(n.)
Grammar
blǽtesung, e; f.

A flaming, blazing, sparkling ⬩ flagrantia

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A flaming, blazing, sparkling; flagrantia, Ps. Spl. T. 76, 18

gebrec-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
gebrec-drenc, es; m.

A drink f or epilepsy ⬩ epilepticus pōtus ⬩ arteriaca?

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A drink f or epilepsy; epilepticus pōtus, arteriaca? Cot. 14

Linked entry: drenc

ge-brot

(n.)
Grammar
ge-brot, es; m.

A barn-keeper ⬩ granatārius ⬩ frumenti præfectus

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A barn-keeper; granatārius, frumenti præfectus, N. Som. Ben. Lye

ge-canc

(n.)
Grammar
ge-canc, es; n. [?]

A mock ⬩ gibe ⬩ ludibrium, vituperium

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A mock, gibe; ludibrium, vituperium, Som : Hpt. Gl. 441, 510

Linked entry: canc

ge-hæld

(n.)

a keeping ⬩ regarding ⬩ observatio

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a keeping, regarding; observatio, Bd. 4, 23; S. 594, 16

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