Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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cínan

(n.)
Grammar
cínan, acc. of cíne.

a chink

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a chink, Bt. 35, 3; Fox 158, 28, note;

cyn-recen

(n.)
Grammar
cyn-recen, gen.cyn-recenne ; f.

A pedigree, genealogy, parentage ⬩ generatio, genealogia, parentela,

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Ben

cúþ-lǽtan

(v.)
Grammar
cúþ-lǽtan, [cúþ = cýþ relationship, lǽtan to admit]

To enter into friendship ⬩ societatem facere, Som. Ben. Lye

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Ben. Lye

cwíðend-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
cwíðend-líc, adj.

Proper, peculiar, natural ⬩ genuīnus

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Ben. Lye

dreór-fáh

(adj.)
Grammar
dreór-fáh, adj.

Stained with gore ⬩ cruentātus

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Stained with gore; cruentātus, Beo. Th. 974; B. 485

dégelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
dégelíce, [dégel-líce]

secretly

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secretly, Bt. Met. Fox 1, 127; Met. 1, 64

demman

(v.)
Grammar
demman, p.de ; pp. ed

DAM, stop water ⬩ obturāre flūmen

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Ben. Lye

deógol

(n.)
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secret, Beo. Th. 555; B. 275: Elen. Grm. 1093

eágan brégh

(n.)
Grammar
eágan brégh, e; f.

An eyebrow ⬩ palpebra

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Bd. 4, 32; S. 611, 18

droht

(n.)

drawn, draught ⬩ tractus, haustus

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Ben. Lye

drýming

(n.)
Grammar
drýming, e; f.

A soft or murmuring noise ⬩ sŭsurrus

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Ben. Lye

earhra

weaker

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weaker, Bt. 26, 2; Fox 92, 27, MS. Bod

efen-metan

(v.)
Grammar
efen-metan, v. trans.

To make equal, to compare ⬩ compărāre

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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: metan

egean

(v.)

To harrow or break clods ⬩ occāre

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Ben. Lye

elch

(n.)
Grammar
elch, es; m.

ELK ⬩ alces, cervus alces

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Ben. Lye

eldo

(n.)

old age

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old age, Beo. Th. 4229; B. 2111. v. yldu

feoh-georn

(adj.)
Grammar
feoh-georn, adj.

Desirous of money ⬩ avaricious ⬩ covetous ⬩ avārus

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Ben. Lye

feóng

(n.)
Grammar
feóng, e; f.

Hatred ⬩ ŏdium

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Hatred; ŏdium, Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, note 20

férlíc

(adj.)

sudden ⬩ unlooked for ⬩ horrible ⬩ repentīnus ⬩ horrendus

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Ben. Lye

fixen

(n.)
Grammar
fixen, e; f.

A she-fox ⬩ VIXEN ⬩ vulpes fēmĭna

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Ben. Lye

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