Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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gyrdel-bred

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Substitute: A writing-tablet Gyrdelbred pugil/aris, Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 75

hanga

(n.)
Grammar
hanga, (?), an; m.
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A slope (?), declivity On líchangan; of líchangan, C. D. v. 321, 32

gutt

(n.)
Grammar
gutt, es; m.
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A gut, an entrail Guttas, innoðas receptacula (viscerum), Hpt. Gl. 408, 52

greóp

(n.)
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a ditch, drain Cuniculum, puteum vel greóp, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 33

Linked entry: grípe

heáfod-loca

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-loca, an; m.
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A stull Heáfodlocan (cf. heáfudponnan, lxx, 9) capitali, Lch. i. lxxiv, 10

heáfod-pyle

(n.)
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a pillow Wangere, heáfod-(=p-pyle?) cervical, Wrt. Voc. ii. 73, 29. (?)

Linked entry: pyle

ísern-scúr

(n.)
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a shower of iron missiles pone þe oft gebád ísernscere, B. 3116

Linked entry: scúr

leóht-bora

(n.)
Grammar
leóht-bora, an ; m.
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A light-bearer Ðá warð his leóhtbora áfyrht swýðe, Vis. Lfc. 36

Linked entry: bora

Lindesfarnea-landing

(n.)
Grammar
Lindesfarnea-landing, es; m.
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A native of Lindisfarne Eðiluald Lindisfearneolandinga biscob, Jn. Skt. p. 188, 3

mearc-will

(n.)
Grammar
mearc-will, es; m.
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A boundary spring Ðonon on mearcwill; of mearcwille, Cht. E. 293, 26

plún

(n.)
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a plum Prunus lignum, prunum fructus, i. pluñ, Hpt. 33, 251, 23

Linked entry: plúme

sceard-hweogol

(n.)
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a circle made of shards (?) On sceardhweogol, C. D. iii. 419, 11. (?)

syn-léw

Grammar
syn-léw, For '
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A sinful injury' substitute : an injury caused by sin. Cf. syn-wund

týderness

(n.)
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a branch Wínbóga týddernessa palmitum propagines, An. Ox. 3849. Cf. týdrung; II

un-geméde

(adj.)
Grammar
un-geméde, adj.
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Perhaps this word should be taken as a noun; see mád-mód

mearc-ford

(n.)
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a boundary ford Tó mearcforda; andlang bróces, C. D. v. 330, 18

rynel

(n.)
Grammar
rynel, es; m.

A stream

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A stream Rynelas rivos, Ps. Spl. 64, 11 : Blickl. Gl. cf. rinnelle

saga

(n.)
Grammar
saga, an; m.

A saw

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A saw Saga serula, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 17: serra, 39, 67

Linked entry: sagu

samod-willung

(n.)
Grammar
samod-willung, e; f.

A boiling together, condensing

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A boiling together, condensing Somod*-*wellunge concretione. Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 19

Linked entry: willung

un-wrigedness

(n.)
Grammar
un-wrigedness, (-wrigenness?), e; f.

A revelation

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A revelation Of unwrigednesse (lectio) de apocalipsi, R. Ben. Interl. 42, 16

Linked entries: wrigedness wrigenness

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