Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ál

(n.)
Grammar
ál, es; n.
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A fire Ál incendia, An. Ox. 4470. Ála pyrarum, 4389

be-gímend

(n.)
Grammar
be-gímend, es; m.
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A guide, ruler Begýmend rector, Scint. 122, 19: 123, 12

Linked entry: gímend

bord-hreóða

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I. For the cover of the shield substitute a phalanx

blóstm-gild

(n.)
Grammar
blóstm-gild, es; n.
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A floral festival Blóstmgeld floralia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 52

Linked entry: gild

brér-þyrne

(n.)
Grammar
brér-þyrne, an; f.
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A brier-bush On brérðyrnan, C. D. vi. 221, 13

ceahhe

(n.)
Grammar
ceahhe, an; f.
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A daw On ceahhan mere, C. D. iii. 48, 26

cealc-crundel

(n.)
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a chalk ravine On cealccrundel, C. D. iii. 419, 17

Linked entry: crundel

byrdling

(n.)
Grammar
byrdling, es; m.
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A tortoise Byrdlingc testudo, An. Ox. 23, 21. Cf. bord

dearf-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
dearf-lic, adj.
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Bold, presumptuous From dearflicum a praesumtoribus, Mt. p. 2, 1

Linked entry: dearr-lic

dryht-wémend

(n.)
Grammar
dryht-wémend, -wémere, es; m.
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A bridesman; paranymphus, An. Ox. 1774. Cf. dryht-guma, -mann

Linked entry: wémend

ellen-wyrttruma

(n.)
Grammar
ellen-wyrttruma, an; m.
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A root of elder Ellenwyrttruman rind, Lch. ii. 270, 3

fefer-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
fefer-cynn, es; n.
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A kind of fever Fefercynnes gealdor, Lch. ii. 14, 10

feól-heard

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hardened by the file. For 'hard like a file' substitute:

folc-fríg

Grammar
folc-fríg, -freó.
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having the rights of a freeman. After 'Folk-free' add:

fóre-múnt

Grammar
fóre-múnt, fore-munt

a promontory

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a promontory Foremunte promontorio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 65, 65. Substitute:

ge-gaderwist

(n.)
Grammar
ge-gaderwist, e; f.
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A being together Gegadorwist contubernium, Wrt. Voc. i. 52, 37

Linked entry: gader-wist

ge-nettian

(v.)
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to entangle in a net Genetted inretita, An. Ox. 4596

Linked entry: nettian

grammaticere

(n.)
Grammar
grammaticere, es; m.
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A grammarian Grammaticeras and rímcræftige þegnas, Angl. viii. 327, 34

hege-sugge

(n.)
Grammar
hege-sugge, an; f.
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A hedge sparrow Hegesugge cicada, uicetula, Wülck. Gl. 131, 34

Linked entries: hæg-sugga heges-sugge

of-setenness

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Add: a sitting down Obsetnesse sessionem, Ps. Cant. 138, 1

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