Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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án-floga

(n.)
Grammar
án-floga, an; m.

lonely flying ⬩ solitarie volans ⬩ solivagus

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lonely flying; solitarie volans, solivagus, Exon. 82 a; Th. 309, 25; Seef. 62

bæcere

(n.)
Grammar
bæcere, es; m.

A BAKER ⬩ pistor

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A BAKER; pistor, Ælfc. Gl. 50; Som. 65, 109; Wrt. Voc. 34, 38

bat

(n.)
Grammar
bat, e; f.

contention ⬩ strife ⬩ contentio ⬩ a bat ⬩ club ⬩ staff ⬩ stick ⬩ fustis

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contention, strife; contentio, R. Ben. 21. a bat, club, staff, stick; fustis, Som

beág

(n.)

a ring ⬩ crown ⬩ anulus ⬩ corona

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a ring, crown; anulus, corona, Exon. 91a; Th. 341, 24; Gn. Ex. 131

Linked entry: HRING

bær-beáh

(n.)
Grammar
bær-beáh, g. -beáges; m.

A bearing-ring ⬩ ring ⬩ anulus

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A bearing-ring, ring; anulus, Exon. 108b; Th. 414, 18; Rä. 32, 22

ban

(n.)
Grammar
ban, bann, es; n.

A command ⬩ edict ⬩ interdict ⬩ mandatum ⬩ edictum ⬩ interdictum

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A command, edict, interdict; mandatum, edictum, interdictum, Grm. 3rd edit. i. 359, 8

byrele

(n.)
Entry preview:

a cup-bearer, butler, Wrt. Voc. 290, 51: Beo. Th. 2327; B. 1161

Linked entry: byrle

cantel-cap

(n.)
Grammar
cantel-cap, es; m.
Entry preview:

CANTEL-COPE, a sort of priest's garment; caracalla, Chr. 1070; Ing. 274, 1

cearcetung

(n.)
Grammar
cearcetung, e; f.

stridor

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A gnashing, grinding, crashing noise, as of the teeth; stridor, Som. Ben. Lye

cear-seld

(n.)
Grammar
cear-seld, es; n.

habitaculum mæroris,

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A place of sorrow; habitaculum mæroris, Exon; 81b; Th. 306, 10; Seef. 5

ceawl

(n.)
Grammar
ceawl, ceaul

a basket ⬩ cophinus

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a basket; cophinus, Mt. Lind. Stv. 14, 20: Mk. Skt. Lind. 6, 43

ceol

(n.)

a basket ⬩ sporta

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a basket; sporta, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 15, 37: Mk. Skt. Lind. 8, 20

clæmming

(n.)
Grammar
clæmming, e; f.

A blotting, daubing, smearing, hardening ⬩ litura, oblimatio

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A blotting, daubing, smearing, hardening; litura, oblimatio, Ælfc. Gr. 47, Som. Ben. Lye

béh

(n.)

a crown

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a crown On ðone béh in coronam Bd. 5, 21; S. 643, 28

dæg-lang

(adj.)
Grammar
dæg-lang, dæg-long; adj.

Lasting a day

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Lasting a day Dæglongne fyrst per totam diem, Salm. Kmbl. 1000; Sal. 501

Linked entry: dæg-langes

daga

(n.)
Grammar
daga, an; m.

A day ⬩ dies

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A day; dies,-found in the compound word án-daga, q. v; also

cyrm

(n.)

a noise, shout, uproar

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a noise, shout, uproar, Andr. Kmbl. 2313; An. 1158; Scint. 55: Cot. 86

cýwung

(n.)
Grammar
cýwung, cíwung,e ; f.

A chewing ⬩ ruminatio

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A chewing; ruminatio, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 121; Wrt. Voc. 54, 62

Linked entry: ceówung

cweorn

(n.)
Grammar
cweorn, e; f: an; f.

A mill, hand-mill, quern

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A mill, hand-mill, quern Mt. Kmbl. Hat. 24, 41: Ex. 11, 5

Linked entry: cwyrn

fæderen

(adj.)
Grammar
fæderen, fædern, fædren; adj.

Paternal, belonging to a father ⬩ păternus

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Paternal, belonging to a father; păternus, Cd. 79; Th. 98, 10; Gen. 1628

Linked entry: fædren

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