Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

Dictionary online

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a-cwilþ

perishes

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perishes Nea-cwilþ perishes not, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 29

æling

(n.)

weariness ⬩ tædium

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weariness; tædium, Bt. pref. Cot; Rawl. viii. notes, line 10

ǽrend-writ

(n.)
Grammar
ǽrend-writ, es; n.

A letter ⬩ epistola

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A letter; epistola, Bd. 5, 21; S. 642, 34, note

ǽrost

(adv.)
Grammar
ǽrost, adv.

First

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Th. 135, 27; By. 124: Gen. 19, 33

án-cummum

(adv.)
Grammar
án-cummum, adv. [án one, cummum the dat. of cuma a comer]

One by one ⬩ singly ⬩ singulatim

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One by one, singly; singulatim, Jn. Lind. War. 21, 25

á-hwǽrgen

(adv.)

everywhere ⬩ uspiam

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everywhere; uspiam, Bt. Met. Fox 30, 19; Met. 30, 10

a-fleótan

(v.)

To float off ⬩ scum ⬩ clarify ⬩ purify liquor by scumming ⬩ despumare

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To float off, scum, clarify, purify liquor by scumming; despumare

ár-weorþe

(adv.)
Grammar
ár-weorþe, adv.

Honourably ⬩ honorifice

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Honourably; honorifice, Bd. 2, 20; S. 522, 1, MS. B

Linked entries: ár-weorþlíce ár-wurþlíce

an-lútan

(v.)
Grammar
an-lútan, p. -leát, pl. -luton; pp. -loten

To bend down ⬩ to incline ⬩ se inclinare

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To bend down, to incline; se inclinare, R. Ben. 53

a-stýfecigan

(v.)

to exterminate

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to exterminate, Bt. 27, 1 ; Fox 94, 23, note 9

Linked entry: á-swefecian

a-slóh

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-slóh, -slógon

struck ⬩ fixed

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struck, fixed,Bd. 3, 17; S. 543, 33, col. 1 ;

átor-tán

(n.)
Grammar
átor-tán, es; m.

A poisonous rod ⬩ ramus venenosus

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Beo. Th. 2923; B. 5459

a-týhst

drawest out

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drawest out, Bt. Met. Fox 12, 49 ; Met. 12, 25

áuðer

(pronoun.)

either ⬩ each

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either, each, Bt. Met. Fox 29, 19; Met. 29, 10

bedd-redda

(n.)
Grammar
bedd-redda, bedd-rida, an ; m.

One bed-ridden ⬩ clinicus

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One bed-ridden; clinicus, Ælfc. Gl. 77; Som. 72, 28

beer

(n.)

a bier ⬩ bed

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a bier, bed, Cot. 23 : Jn. Lind. War. 5, 8

bere-sǽd

(n.)
Grammar
bere-sǽd, es; n.

Barley-seed ⬩ barley ⬩ hordeum

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Barley-seed, barley; hordeum, Bd. 4, 28; S. 605, 36

carl-cat

(n.)
Grammar
carl-cat, es; m.
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Ben. Lye

carl-fugel

(n.)
Grammar
carl-fugel, es; m.
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Ben. Lye

ceace

(n.)
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Ben. Lye

Linked entry: ceaum

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