Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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án-cenned

(n.; v.; adj.; part.)
Grammar
án-cenned, def. se án-cenneda; part. [án unus, cennan gignere]

Only-begotten ⬩ uni-genitus

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Only-begotten; uni-genitus Áncenned Sunu only-begotten Son, Exon. 14b; Th. 29, 18; Cri. 464. Se áncenneda Sunu the only-begotten Son, Jn. Bos. 1, 18: 3, 16

Linked entries: án-cænned án-cenda

cwydele

(n.)
Grammar
cwydele, an; f.

An inflamed swelling ⬩ pustula, varix

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Gl. 9; Som. 57, 10; Wrt. Voc. 19, 19. Cwydele vel hwylca varix, 76; Som. 71, 129; Wrt. Voc. 45, 32

Linked entry: cwyðele

dǽl-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
dǽl-leás, adj. [dǽl a part, portion]

Without a part, portionless, deficient ⬩ expers

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Gl. 18; Som. 58, 123; Wrt. Voc. 22, 36: 90; Som. 75, 2; Wrt. Voc. 51, 47

botl-weard

(n.)
Grammar
botl-weard, -werd, es; m. [weard a keeper, guardian]

A house-steward ⬩ ædilis

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Gl. 8; Som. 56, 105; Wrt. Voc. 18, 54. Botlwerd ædilis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 29

cniht-hád

(n.)
Grammar
cniht-hád, es; m.

The period between childhood and manhood ⬩ youth ⬩ boyhood ⬩ KNIGHTHOOD ⬩ pubes

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Gr. 9, 28; Som. 11, 50. Óþ cnihtháde to youth pube tenus 47; Som. 48, 8

ancor-man

(n.)
Grammar
ancor-man, ancer-man, -mann, es; m.

An anchor-man ⬩ the man in charge of the anchor ⬩ ancorarius ⬩ proreta

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Gl. 83; Som. 73, 66: 104; Som. 77, 126

Linked entry: ancer-man

gebærd-stán

(n.)
Grammar
gebærd-stán, es; m.

Calcisvia ⬩ calx viva

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Gl. 58; Som. 67, 102; Wrt. Voc. 38, 27 : forte gebærn-stán vel gebærned stán calx viva Som. 67, 102

goding

(n.)
Grammar
goding, es; m.
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The son of God Ðe hǽlend seðe wæs goding the Saviour who was the Son of God, Lk. Skt. Rush. 4, 1

a-molsnian

(v.)
Grammar
a-molsnian, p. ode, ade; pp. od, ad

To corrupt ⬩ putrefy ⬩ putrefacere

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To corrupt, putrefy; putrefacere,Som

án-módnes

(n.)
Grammar
án-módnes, -módness, e; f.

Unity ⬩ unanimity ⬩ unitas ⬩ unanimitas

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Unity, unanimity; unitas, unanimitas,Som

byrden

(n.)
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a burden, Som. Ben. Lye

cleót

(n.)

a clout

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a clout, Som. Ben. Lye

cliewe

(n.)

a clew

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a clew, Som. Ben. Lye

cist-mǽlum

(adv.)

earnestly ⬩ certatim

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earnestly; certatim, Som. Ben. Lye

ciépe-mon

(n.)

a merchant

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a merchant, Som. Ben. Lye

cild-sung

(n.)
Grammar
cild-sung, e; f.

Childishness ⬩ puerilitas

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Childishness; puerilitas, Som. Ben. Lye

cystlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
cystlíc, adj.

Munificent ⬩ munifĭcus

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Munificent; munifĭcus, Som. Ben. Lye

cwǽman

(v.)

to please

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to please Som. Ben. Lye

cwede

(n.)

a saying

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a saying Som. Ben. Lye

dígelan

(v.)

to hide

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to hide, Som. Ben. Lye

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