Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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næss

(n.)
Grammar
næss, ness, es; m.

a ness ⬩ land running out into water ⬩ headland ⬩ promontory

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a ness, land running out into water, headland, promontory. [The word ness found in English local names is mostly of Scandinavian origin, Icel. nes ; but, in a charter of 778, Cod. Dip.

Linked entries: næsse ness

slǽp

(n.)
Grammar
slǽp, slép, sleáp, sláp, es; m.
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The sleep of death :-- ' Ic wille áwreccan hyne of slǽpe'. . . Se Hǽlend hit cwæþ be his deáþe. Jn. Skt. 11. 11. Up ástandan of slǽpe ðæm fæstan, Andr. Kmbl. 1589; An. 796: Exon. Th. 55, 27; Cri. 890

Linked entry: sláp

a-dreógendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
a-dreógendlíc, adj.

Bearable ⬩ tolerabilis

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Bearable; tolerabilis; part. of a-dreógan, -líc

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

æt-hýde

Put out of the hide ⬩ skinned ⬩ excoriatus

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Put out of the hide, skinned; excoriatus

be-carcan

(v.)

to take care of ⬩ accurare

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to take care of; accurare,Som. Lye

berþ-estre

(n.)
Grammar
berþ-estre, an; f.

A bearer of children ⬩ genetrix

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A bearer of children; genetrix, Leo 110

Linked entry: berþ

bygest

(v.)
Grammar
bygest, he bygeþ buyest, he buys, Exon. 90b; Th. 340, 14; Gn. Ex. 111;
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2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of bycgan

bylgþ

(v.)
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is angry; 3rd pers. pres. of belgan

byrgst

(v.)
Grammar
byrgst, byrhst, he byrgeþ, byrgþ, byrnþ protectest, he protects, Ps. Th. 16, 8;
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2nd and 3rd pers, pres. of beorgan

býþ

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inhabits; 3rd pers. pres. sing, of búan

drægþ

(v.)
Grammar
drægþ, ðú drægst drags, thou draggest, Past. 56, 2; Hat. MS;
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3rd and 2nd pers. pres. of dragan

etst

(v.)
Grammar
etst, he et eatest, eats; es, est, Ælfc. Gr. 32; Som. 36, 18;
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2nd and 3rd pers. pres. of etan

hyrn-ful

(adj.)
Grammar
hyrn-ful, adj.

angulosus

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Full of corners; angulosus, Hpt. Gl. 409

-ing

(suffix)
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a suffix of feminine nouns denoting action

plot

(n.)
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a plot of ground. v. preceding word

ráp-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ráp-líc, adj.
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Of rope Ráplíc funale, Germ. 399, 469

bogen

(v.; part.)

bowed, bent, gave way

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bowed, bent, gave way; pp. of búgan

geó-man

(n.)
Grammar
geó-man, gió-man, -mann, es; m.

A man of old ⬩ qui olim vixit

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A man of old; qui olim vixit

Linked entry: gió-man

cristallisc

(adj.)
Grammar
cristallisc, adj.
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Of crystal Cristallisce dryncfatu, Nar. 5, 13

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