Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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frig-lǽta

(n.)
Grammar
frig-lǽta, an; m.

One made free ⬩ a freedman ⬩ libertus

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One made free, a freedman; libertus, Cot. 120

eág-seoung

(n.)
Grammar
eág-seoung, -sioung, e; f.

An eye-disease- ⬩ glaucóma

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Cot. 97: 170, Lye

hemming

(n.)
Grammar
hemming, es; m.

A kind of shoe ⬩ pero

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A kind of shoe; pero, Cot. 155, Lye

Linked entry: himming

hwelung

(n.)
Grammar
hwelung, e; f.

Sound ⬩ noise

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Sound, noise Hwelung clangor tubæ, Cot. 109, Lye

ge-wurms

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-wurms, adj.

Full of matter ⬩ suppurated ⬩ purulentus

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Full of matter, suppurated; purulentus, Cot. 185, Lye

geónung

(n.)
Grammar
geónung, e; f.

A YAWNING, braying, chattering ⬩ oscitatio, barritus

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A YAWNING, braying, chattering; oscitatio, barritus, Cot. 95

ge-nec

(n.)

a light ship, a frigate ⬩ liburnica

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a light ship, a frigate; liburnica, Cot. 120

geárlíce

(adv.)
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For Cot. substitute Wrt. Voc. ii. 5, 49

heáfod-slæge

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-slæge, es; n.

Head of a pillar[?]; capital

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; capital, Cot. 50, Lye

heáh-sǽ-þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-sǽ-þeóf, es; m.

A chief pirate ⬩ archi-pirata

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A chief pirate; archi-pirata, Cot. 9, 171

ge-steped

(v.; part.)

stepped ⬩ introduced ⬩ initiatus,

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stepped, introduced; initiatus, Cot. 108 pp.of ge-steppan

ge-swyrfan

(v.)

to file off ⬩ to polish ⬩ elimare,

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to file off, to polish; elimare, Cot. 71

BRǼDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BRǼDAN, brédan, to brǽdenne; part. brǽdende; p. brǽdde; pp. brǽdedbrǽdd, ; v. a.

To roast, broil, warm ⬩ assare, fovere

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Brédan, weormian fovere, Cot. 86. Brǽdende assans, Cot. 195

ǽcen

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽcen, = ácen; adj.

Oaken ⬩ made of oak ⬩ quernus

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Oaken, made of oak; quernus, Cot. 165

Linked entry: ácen

a-glídan

(v.)
Grammar
a-glídan, p. -glád, pl. -glidon; pp. -gliden

To glide ⬩ slip ⬩ labascere

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To glide or slip; labascere, Cot. 123

án-laga

(adj.)
Grammar
án-laga, adj.

Alone ⬩ solitary ⬩ without company ⬩ solitarius

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Alone, solitary, without company; solitarius, Cot. 198

BÝL

(n.)
Grammar
BÝL, býle, bíle, es; m.
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A BILE, blotch, sore; carbunculus, Cot. 183

Linked entries: býle bíle

dros

(n.)
Grammar
dros, DROSS,

filth, lees ⬩ sordes, fæx, aurĭcŭla

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filth, lees; sordes, fæx, aurĭcŭla, Cot. 14

dúru-stod

(n.)
Grammar
dúru-stod, e; f. [stod = studu a post]

A door-post ⬩ ostii postis

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A door-post; ostii postis, Cot. 157

Linked entry: dúr-stodl

ed-wielle

(n.)

A whirlpool, dizziness ⬩ vortex ăquaæ

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Cot. 86

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