Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ác-leác

Grammar
ác-leác, (-leáf?)
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Ácleác quernum, Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 29

ác-rind

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Lch. ii. 94, 14. Add

heáh-sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-sceaþa, an ; m.
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An arch-robber, arch-pirate Heáhsceaþa archipirata, An. Ox. 8, 228

nunn-scrúd

(n.)
Grammar
nunn-scrúd, for án
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read an

stefna

(n.)
Grammar
stefna, an; m.
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The prow or stern of a vessel Æt lides stefnan, Andr. Kmbl. 806; An. 403: 3411; An. 1709. Æt nacan stefnan, Exon. 306, 14; Seef. 7. Sum wǽg stefnan steóreþ, 296, 20; Crä. 54. Steóran ofer stæfnan, Andr. Kmbl. 989; An. 495. v. -stefn, and next word

ag-lǽc-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
ag-lǽc-cræft, es; n.

An evil art

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An evil art. Andr. Kmbl. 2724; An. 1364

hangelle

(n.)
Grammar
hangelle, an ; f.
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An implement that hangs, Rä. 45, 6

ge-síþa

(n.)
Grammar
ge-síþa, an ; m.
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a companion Gesiþa comeans, socius, Wrt. Voc. ii. 132, 47. Getreów gesíþa fida comes, 148, 73. Gesíþan comite, Angl. xiii. 369, 59. Gesíþan comitem (i, socium) (angelicae castitatis), An. Ox. 1185. Gesíðan on gangum comites gressibus, Hy. Srt. 38, 27

mixen-duncge

(n.)
Grammar
mixen-duncge, an; f.
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Dung from a mixen Myxendincgan út drag-an, Angl. ix. 261, 9

ticia

(n.)
Grammar
ticia, an; n.
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A tick (an insect infesting animals) Ticia ricinus, Txts. 109, 1130

mete-cleofa

(n.)
Grammar
mete-cleofa, an ; m.
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A pantry Met[e]clyf[a] cellarium, An. Ox. 56, 270

ele-greófa

(n.)
Grammar
ele-greófa, an; m.
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An oil-pot (v. greófa); or fibrous material saturated with oil (?) (cf. O. H. Ger. grinbo v. pfanna frixorium, cremium vel siccamina lignorum: Ger. griebe fibrous remains of lard, &c. after being fried) Elegreóuena naptarum (the passage is: incendia

Linked entry: greofa

sirwe

(n.)
Grammar
sirwe, an; f.

An artifice ⬩ device ⬩ plot ⬩ wile

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An artifice, device, plot, wile Syrwan (serwan) insidiae, Ælfc. Gr. 13; Zup. 84, 14

oter-hola

(n.)
Grammar
oter-hola, an; m.
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An otter's hole Of ðam oterholan, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 23, 30

plegestre

(n.)
Grammar
plegestre, an; f.
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A female athlete Cemp[ena], plegestr[en]a luctatorum, An. Ox. 4735

efen-wǽge

(n.)
Grammar
efen-wǽge, an; f.
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An equipoise Ebnwége aequipensum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 47. Efenwǽge equipensium, 143, 71

ísen-tanga

(n.)
Grammar
ísen-tanga, an; m.
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Substitute: isen-tange, an; f. A pair of snuffers ísentange munctorium, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 314, 9

ósle

(n.)
Grammar
ósle, an; f.
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An ousel, blackbird Óslae merula, Txts. 78, 665: Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 1. Ósle, i. 281, 17

ge-setla

(n.)
Grammar
ge-setla, an; m.
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One who sits with another Gesettlan sessorem, An. Ox. 56, 20. Ðás ðíne gesætlan (these that sit with thee) synd míne gebróðra, Hml. S. 2, 237. Gif gegilda myd þǽm ete . . . þe his gegildan stlóg . . . gilde án pund, bútun hé ætsacan mæge mid his twám

eald-gefá

(n.)
Grammar
eald-gefá, an; m.
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An old foe Métte hiene his ealdgefána sum and hiene ofstang, Ors. 3, 7; S. 118, 34

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