Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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hracod

laceratus

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laceratus, Som

hrǽn

(n.)

capreolus

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capreolus, Som

hrilæcung

Grammar
hrilæcung, [?]

ratiocinatio,

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ratiocinatio, Som

hrysc

Grammar
hrysc, hrysca

irruptio

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irruptio, Som

ge-edhiwod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
ge-edhiwod, part. p.

Conformatus

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Conformatus,Som

hæferbíte

(n.)
Grammar
hæferbíte, es; m.

Forceps

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Forceps,Som

hæca

(n.)

pessulus

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pessulus, Som

hǽswalwe

aster

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aster, Som

hearm-sprǽcol

(adj.)
Grammar
hearm-sprǽcol, adj.

Calumnious

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Calumnious, Som

soppe

(n.)

a sop ⬩ offa ⬩ vipa ⬩ vipa ⬩ offa ⬩ spera-in-deo

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a sop

hwón-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hwón-líce, adv.

Little ⬩ slightly

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Gr. 38; Som. 40, 49

GÓMA

(n.)
Grammar
GÓMA, an; m.
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Gl. 71; Som. 70, 107; Wrt. Voc. 43, 35. Góma palatum, Wrt. Voc. 70, 53. Ðes góma hæc faux, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 71; Som. 14, 15.

býmere

(n.)
Grammar
býmere, es; m. [býme a trumpet] A trumpeter; tubicen, salpista = σαλπιστής
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Gr. 9, 12; Som. 9, 24; Wrt. Voc. 73, 57. Býmere salpista, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 11; Wrt. Voc. 60, 47

Linked entries: bímere bémere

efne

(n.)
Grammar
efne, an; f? Alum; alūmen, styptēria = στυπτηρία
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Gl. 41; Som. 63, 126; Wrt. Voc. 31, 12. Efne alúmen, 56; Som. 67, 38; Wrt. Voc. 37, 28

Linked entries: æfne emne eofne æfne

blácian

(v.)
Grammar
blácian, blácigan, to blácienne, blácigenne; p. ode; pp. od

To grow pale ⬩ pallere, pallescere

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Gr. 26, 2; Som. 28, 42: 35; Som. 38, 5. Ic onginne to blácigenne [blácienne MS. C.] pallesco, 35; Som. 38, 6. Onsýn blácaþ his face grows pale, Exon. 82 b; Th. 311, 13; Seef. 91

bæþ-hús

(n.)
Grammar
bæþ-hús, es; n.

A BATH-HOUSE ⬩ thermarum domus

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Gl. 109; Som. 79, 13; Wrt. Voc. 58, 54. Bæþhús vel bæþstów thermæ, Ælfc. Gl. 107; Som. 78, 75; Wrt. Voc. 57, 53

Linked entry: bæþ-stów

eár-preón

(n.)
Grammar
eár-preón, es; m.

An ear-pin, ear-ring ⬩ inauris

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Gl. 65; Som. 69, 50; Wrt. Voc. 41, 7. Earpreónas vel eár-hringas inaures, 4; Som. 55, 91; Wrt. Voc. 16, 61

Linked entry: eár-hring

fǽrunga

(adv.)
Grammar
fǽrunga, fǽrunge; adv.

Suddenly, quickly, by chance ⬩ sŭbĭto, repente, forte

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Gr. 38; Som. 41, 28: Jos. 9, 7. Fǽrunge astorfen sīdĕrātus vel ictuatus, Ælfc. Gl. 114; Som. 80, 29; Wrt. Voc. 61, 9

ge-runnen

(v.; part.)

run together, congealed, joined ⬩ coagulatus,

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Gl. 33; Som. 62, 17; Wrt. Voc. 28, 1: 78; Som. 72, 52; Wrt. Voc. 46, 12; pp. of ge-rinnan

Linked entry: rynning

helle-seáþ

(n.)
Grammar
helle-seáþ, es; m.

The pit of hell

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The pit of hell Helleseáþ [Som. sceað] erebum, Ælfc. Gl. 54; Som. 66, 98; Wrt. Voc, 36, 21: Exon. 71 b; Th. 267, 29 ; Jul. 422

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