Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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greofa

(n.)
Grammar
greofa, greaua
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a pot; olla, Cot. 146, 173, Lye

gnéðenes

(n.)
Grammar
gnéðenes, gnéðnes, se; f.

Frugality ⬩ care ⬩ parcimonia

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Frugality, care; parcimonia, Cot. 81, 149, Lye

ge-rádnes

(n.)
Grammar
ge-rádnes, -ness, e; f.

An agreement, a conspiracy ⬩ conjuratio

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Cot. 209

gínan

(v.)
Grammar
gínan, to yawn.
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Dele Cot. 23, and add: cf. gánian

brǽd-panne

(n.)
Grammar
brǽd-panne, an; f. [brǽdan
to roast,
panne
a pan
]

to roast, ⬩ a pan ⬩ A frying-pan ⬩ sartago, frixorium,

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A frying-pan; sartago, frixorium, Cot. 115

Linked entries: brǽding-panne brédi-panne

brehtnung

(n.)
Grammar
brehtnung, e; f.

A noise, clattering, cracking; ⬩ crepitus,

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A noise, clattering, cracking; crepitus, Cot. 49

gylden-feaxa

(adj.)
Grammar
gylden-feaxa, adj.

Having golden hair ⬩ auricomus

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Having golden hair; auricomus, Cot. 11, Lye

crompeht

(adj.)
Grammar
crompeht, adj.

Full of crumples ⬩ wrinkled ⬩ folialis

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Full of crumples, wrinkled; folialis Cot. 91

ge-stal

(n.)

an obstacle ⬩ objection ⬩ objectio,

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an obstacle, objection; objectio, Cot. 144, Lye

ge-swiria

(n.)
Grammar
ge-swiria, an; m.

A sister's son; ⬩ sororis filius,

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A sister's son; sororis filius, Cot. 35

hlówung

(n.)
Grammar
hlówung, e; f.

Lowing, ⬩ noise

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Lowing, noise Hlóweng bombus, Cot. 27, Lye

Bedan ford-scír

(n.)
Grammar
Bedan ford-scír, Bæda-ford-scír, Beada-ford-scír, Bede-ford-scír, e ; f.

BEDFORDSHIRE ⬩ comitatus nomen

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BEDFORDSHIRE; comitatus nomen Hí hæfdon ofergán Bedan fordscíre they had subjugated Bedfordshire, Chr. 1011; Th. 266, 5, col. 2. Wende him út into Bedan fordscíre egressus est in Bedanfordsciram, 1016; Th. 278, 16, col. 1

Linked entries: Bæda-ford-scír Beada ford-scír Bede-ford-scír

ful-wurþlíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ful-wurþlíce, full-weorþlíce; adv.

Full worthily ⬩ very honourably ⬩ dignissĭme

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Th. 294, 21, col. 2], swá he wyrðe wæs they buried him very honourably, as he was worthy, Chr. 1036; Th. 294, 22, col. 1

Linked entry: full-weorþlíce

áter-láðe

(n.)
Grammar
áter-láðe, an ; f.

The plant cock's leg ⬩ panicum crus galli

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Cot. 24

ár-wyrþnes

(n.)
Grammar
ár-wyrþnes, -ness, e; f.

Dignity

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Dignity, Bd. 3, 17; S. 544, 3, col. 2

a-nídan

(v.)
Grammar
a-nídan, p. -nídde; pp. -níded , pl. -nídde = nídede

To force

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To force, Chr. 823; Th. 110, 33 col. 1

a-scyled

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-scyled, pp. of a-scilian.

taken out of the shell ⬩ shelled ⬩ enucleatus

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taken out of the shell, shelled; enucleatus,Cot. 75;

an-wlite

(n.)
Grammar
an-wlite, es; m. [an = un un-, wlite decus]

Disgrace ⬩ dedecus

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Disgrace; dedecus Sconde oððe anwlite dedecus, Cot. 66. Lye

be-cæfian

(v.)
Grammar
be-cæfian, be-cefian ; p. ede ; pp. ed

To embroider ⬩ ornament ⬩ decorate ⬩ phalerare

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To embroider, ornament, decorate; phalerare Becæfed phaleralus, Cot. 84

Linked entry: be-cefian

aweg-aferian

(v.)

to carry away ⬩ to cart away ⬩ evehere

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to carry away, to cart away; evehere, Cot. 205

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