Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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crinc

(n.)
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a kind of shoe(?) Crince cuturno, Hpt. 33, 250, 2. Cf. (?) crencestre

copenere

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Add: [v. N. E. D. copener a paramour; copen to desire eagerly.]

dihtend

(n.)
Grammar
dihtend, es; m.
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A director, ruler Dihtend cercan dispensator (i. gubernator) ecclesiae, An. Ox. 1997

eár-plætt

(n.)
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a blow on the ear Eár [plættum] colaphis, An. Ox. 61, 58

eástannorþan-wind

(n.)
Grammar
eástannorþan-wind, es; m.
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A north-east wind Eástannorðan*-*windes chori, Wrt. Voc. ii. 14, 25

Linked entry: wind

fealle

(n.)
Grammar
fealle, an; f.

A trap

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A trap Feallan muscipulam, An. Ox. 4979. Feallum muscipulis, i. decipulis 4074

Linked entry: feall

fíf-fétede

(adj.)
Grammar
fíf-fétede, adj.
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Having five feet (of a verse) Mid fíffétedum brachicatalectico, An. Ox. 130

Linked entry: -fétede

flot-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
flot-lic, adj.

naval

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Of a fleet, naval Flotlicnm, sciplicum classicis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 63

folc-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
folc-cwide, es; m.
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A popular saying Swá eald folccwide cwyð ut unlgo diciiur, Nap. 23

Linked entry: cwide

firen-hycgend

(n.)

a harlot

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a harlot Fyrnhicgiendra scortarum, i. merelricum, An. Ox. 3327. Fyrnhicgendra, 2, 192

Linked entries: -hycgend fram-hycgend

forliger-hús

(n.)
Grammar
forliger-hús, es; n.

A brothel

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A brothel Forligerhús lupanar, An. Ox. 5293. Tó forligerhúsum ad prostibula, 3328

ge-heáw

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Þár bið eágna wóp and tóða geheáw, Hml. A. 168, 128. Add

ge-stician

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stician, ge-sticcian. l. ge-sticcan,
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and add Sume hig wǽron myd sperum gesticode, Hml. A. 186, 164

ge-wealcian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-wealcian, pp. od
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To curl with a curling-iron Gewalcudum calamistratis, An. Ox. 26, 69

Linked entries: wealcian ge-walcud

gold-fæt

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Add: Ph. 303 (given under gold-fæt a plate of gold) and

handle

(n.)
Grammar
handle, es; n. l. handle, an; f.
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A handle Handle stiba, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 10: i. 287, 31

hand-swyle

(n.)
Grammar
hand-swyle, es; m.
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A swelling in the hand Handswyle cidaricus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 46

hæsel-rǽw

(n.)
Grammar
hæsel-rǽw, e; f.
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A row of hazels On ðá hæselrǽwe, C. D. iii. 77, 4

hǽmend

(n.)
Grammar
hǽmend, es; m.
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An adulterer, a fornicator Hǽmend inceslalur (-or ?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 44, 47

gold-wecg

(n.)
Grammar
gold-wecg, es; m.
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A lump of gold Goldwecg (-wecd, MS.) auri metallum, An. Ox. 451

Linked entry: gold-óra

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