Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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for-scít

(n.)
Grammar
for-scít, for-scíte ?

a flood-gate ⬩ sluice

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a flood-gate, sluice Catracte forscéta (cataracte aquam concludunt), Bl. Gl

Linked entry: fór-sceótan

ge-húfod

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-húfod, adj.
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Provided with a húfe (q. v. ) Gehúfud vittatus Germ. 397, 525

Linked entry: húfian

gemynd-stów

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Add: a tomb On gemyndstówum in monumentis, Ps. Rdr. 87, 6

ge-cnos

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cnos, es; n.
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A knocking together, collision Gecnosu conlisiones, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 45

Linked entry: -cnos

ge-cwed

(n.)
Grammar
ge-cwed, es; n.
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A declaration, an appointment Gecwed indictio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 18

hǽr-sife

(n.)
Grammar
hǽr-sife, es; n.
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A hair-sieve Man sceal habban . . . hérsyfe, Angl. ix. 264. 14

gupe

(n.)
Grammar
gupe, an; f.
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A buttock Gupan clunis, renibus, coxe. Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 77

heals-beág

a collar

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a collar Healsbeága mǽst . . . þone hring hæfde Higelác . . ., B. 1195. Add:

here-þrym

(n.)
Grammar
here-þrym, here-þrymm, es; m.
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A martial force Hereþrym falanges, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 10. Substitute:

hreód-gírd

(n.)
Grammar
hreód-gírd, e; f.
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A reed, cane [H]reó[d]gyrde calamum, Germ. 390, 48

holen-stybb

(n.)
Grammar
holen-stybb, es; m.
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A holly-stump Æt ðǽm holenstypbum, C. D. iii. 383, 27

hlyte

(n.)
Grammar
hlyte, es; m.

A portion ⬩ lot ⬩ share

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A portion, lot, share Hlyte portio Wrt. Voc. ii. 117, 53

mæst-ling

(n.)
Grammar
mæst-ling, es; m.
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A fatling Mæstling altilia (Mt. 22, 4), An. Ox. 61. 29

leóht-fǽtels

(n.)
Grammar
leóht-fǽtels, es; m.
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A lamp, lantern Leóhtfǽtels ł leóhtfæt lucernam, Ps. L. 17, 29

Linked entry: fætels

norþ-hyrne

(n.)
Entry preview:

a north-corner Tó mórmǽde norðhyrnan, C. D. iii. 449, 20

ofer-áwritt

(n.)
Entry preview:

a superscription Oferáwritt superscribtio, Lk. L. 23, 38. Cf. ofer-gewrit

pric-þorn

(n.)
Grammar
pric-þorn, es; m.
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A prickly thorn tree On pricþorn, C. D. iii. 436, 16

pyf

(n.)
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a blast of wind:Bt. 20; F. 72, 5.(?) — Windes ðyf (pyf?)

reádgold-læfer

(n.)
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a plate of gold Reádgoldlæfer auri obriza lammina, An. Ox. 1070

Linked entry: gold-læfra

reced-ness

(n.)
Grammar
reced-ness, e; f.
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A story, narrative, history Recednesse historiae (ecclesiasticae liber) An. Ox. 2900

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