Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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un-gelífed

(adj.)
Grammar
un-gelífed, adj.

Unallowed ⬩ illicit

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Unallowed, illicit Ðurh ungelýfedne willan per inlicitam voluptatem, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 29

un-orne

(adj.)
Grammar
un-orne, adj.

Simple ⬩ plain ⬩ poor ⬩ mean ⬩ humble

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Th. 139, 18; By. 256

Linked entry: orne

West-Dene

(n.)
Grammar
West-Dene, pl. m.
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The West-Danes Tó West-Denum, Beo. Th. 771 ; B. 383: 3161; B. 1578

worþig-netele

(n.)
Grammar
worþig-netele, an; f.

A nettle that grows by a homestead

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A nettle that grows by a homestead (?) Sió micle worþignetle, Lchdm. ii. 116, 2

Linked entry: netele

Angel-cyrice

(n.)
Grammar
Angel-cyrice, an; f.
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The church in England In Ongelcyricean, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 11: 492, 2

bitere

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Þú scealt þá sáwle bitere forgyldan, Wlfst. 177, 7: Bl. H. 195, 23. Add

cyne-bænd

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Ben. Lye' substitute His þegnas geworhton þyrnene beáh for cynebænd, Nap. 15

cyning-cyn

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Of Francena cyningcynne de gente Francorum regia, Bd. 1, 25; Sch. 53, 8. Add

efen-neáh

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Middeweard se spaca bið ǽgþrum ende emneáh, Bt. 39, 7; F. 222, 8. Add

fearn-bracu

(n.)
Grammar
fearn-bracu, e; f.

A fern-brake

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A fern-brake, bed of fern On fearnbraca súðeweardæ, C. D. v. 173, 18

Linked entry: bracu

ge-frédmǽlum

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Substitute: Gradually, little by little, imperceptibly Gefrédmǽlum, stundmǽlum sensim, paulatim, Hpt. Gl. 482, 50

hwǽde

(adj.)
Grammar
hwǽde, adj.
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Ben. I. 4, 8

hyring

(n.)
Grammar
hyring, e; f.
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Imitation, emulation Ðurh þis beóð áwecte . . . herincga hinc suscitantur . . . emulationes, R. Ben. 128, 14

lyge

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Lyges mendacii, Bd. l, 14; Sch. 38, 20: 3, 19; Sch. 278, 19. Add

ofer-níd

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Ne beó man þæs fulluhtes tó hræd bútan oferneód geweorðe, Wlfst. 123, 25. Add

þeód-land

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Vos. 114, 9: Bl. H. 209, 17. Add

wacor

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.), Bt. 20; F. 72, 6. Add

weorc-úhta

(n.)
Grammar
weorc-úhta, the hour of matins on a day that is neither a Sunday nor a Saint's day (excepto Dominus diebus et festivitatibus sanctorum, Chrd. 23, 21)
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: — Weorcúhtan besceáwige se bisceop ꝥ se intervallum beó swá lang ꝥ . . . , Chrd. 24, 7

Angel-folc

(n.)
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English folk Angelfolcum (-folce, v.l.) populis Anglorum, Bd. 5, 22; Sch. 682, ii : 21

sceádwíslíce

(adv.)
Grammar
sceádwíslíce, adv.

With discretion, rationally

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With discretion, rationally Gif ðú him sceádwíslíce æfter spyrast, Bt. 13; Fox 38, 3

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