Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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hama

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In l. 6 dele 'in spíder (inspíder?)'

hege-sugge

(n.)
Grammar
hege-sugge, For nicetula l.
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uicetula

helle-hinca

(n.)
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For hancettan l. huncettan

hwætlíce

(adv.)
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In l. 8 for hrædlícc l. hrædlíce

hwettan

(v.)
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In l. 4 for 166 l. 186; in l. 21 for huetja l. hvetja

hwol

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In l. 1 for infingens l. infigens

hýrsum-lic

Grammar
hýrsum-lic, l.
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hírsum-lic

ildu

(n.)
Grammar
ildu, In l. 5 for senui l. sexui.

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in-geþanc

(n.)
Grammar
in-geþanc, In l. 5 for angustum l.
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angustam

lǽssa

(adj.)
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In l. 18 for geleorrnan l. geleornian

lambes cerse

(n.)
Grammar
lambes cerse, For thiospis l. thiaspis (=
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thlaspis)

land

(n.)
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In l. 7 for ferigen l. ferigan

-mynde

(suffix)
Grammar
-mynde, v. ǽ-mynde. l.
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-mynd

seár

(adj.)
Grammar
seár, The MS. reading at Lch. i. 384, 14 may be retained. v. Siever's Grammar, § 35, Anm, 2.

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yfel-wyrde

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In the bracket for -oðr l. -orðr

ýfer

(n.)
Grammar
ýfer, (? the nominative seems to be ýfre).
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In l. 2 for C.D. i. l. C.D. ii. and dele C.D. iii

ge-dréfend

(n.)
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L. 77, 42

Linked entry: dréfend

be-sceran

(v.)
Grammar
be-sceran, bi-sceran, -sciran, -scyran; p. -scær, -scear, pl. -scǽron, -sceáron; pp. -scoren

To shear off, to shave, cut off ⬩ attondere, amputare, præcidere

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.], mid xxx scillinga gebéte if he shave him like a priest, let him make amends with thirty shillings, L. Alf. pol. 35; Th. i. 84, 7, 9. Biscær, Reim. 26

Linked entries: be-sceoren be-sciran be-scoren be-scyran be-scyrþ bi-scær

be-sciran

(v.)

to shear, shave

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to shear, shave Jud. 13, 5: L. Alf. pol. 35; Th. i. 84, 7, 9

be-sittan

(v.)
Grammar
be-sittan, to be-sittanne; p. -sæt, -sætt, pl. -sǽton; pp. -seten, [be by, near, sittan to sit].

to sit round, surround, beset, besiege ⬩ circumdare, cingere, obsidere ⬩ to be in session, to hold sessions ⬩ to posess ⬩ considere, ⬩ possidere

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Se cyng lét [hí] besittan ðone castel the king permitted [them] to beset the castle, Chr. 1087; Erl. 226, 9. He besæt ða sinherge sweorda láfe circumdedit magno exercitu ensium reliquias [superstites], Beo. Th. 5864; B. 2936.

Linked entry: be-seten

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