Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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mór-heald

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
mór-heald, But the word might be a noun,
Entry preview:

Wǽron land heora lyfthelme beþeaht mearchofu mórheald, Cd. 145: Th. 181, 14; Exod. 61. = placed on a mountain slope, Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 71, (?)

Linked entry: heald

fíf-hund

(n.; num.; adj.)
Grammar
fíf-hund, -hundred

five hundred ⬩ quingenti

Entry preview:

Gr. 49; Som. 49, 48. Fífhund síðon five hundred times; quingenties, 49; Som. 50, 32. Fífhund cempena ealdor i-s/>a chief of five hundred soldiers; cohors, Ælfc. Gl. 7; Som. 56, 61; Wrt. Voc. 18, 14.

CNYTTAN

(v.)
Grammar
CNYTTAN, p.cnittan; cnytte; pp. cnytted, cnytt, cnyt

To tie ⬩ bind ⬩ KNIT; ⬩ nectere ⬩ nexere ⬩ ligare

Entry preview:

Gr. 36; Som. 38, 22. Ic cnytte MS. C. cnitte nexo 36; Som. 38, 23: 28, 3; Som. 30, 61.

Linked entries: be-cnyttan cnittan

húfe

(n.)
Grammar
húfe, an; f.
Entry preview:

Gl. 64; Som. 69, 11; Wrt. Vcc. 40, 45. Biscopes húf flammeolum vel flammeum, 112; Som. 79, 88; Wrt. Voc. 59, 55. Húfan hættes mitræ, Lye

Cynríc

(n.)
Grammar
Cynríc, es; m.

Cynric, the second king of the West Saxons, son of Cerdic, q. v ⬩ Cynrīcus

Entry preview:

Cynric, the second king of the West Saxons, son of Cerdic, q. v; Cynrīcus Hér, A.

bǽdling

(n.)
Grammar
bǽdling, es; m. [from bǽdan to compel, solicit]

A carrier of letters or orders ⬩ tabellarius

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A carrier of letters or orders; tabellarius,Som

cac

(n.)
Grammar
cac, es; m?
Entry preview:

Dung, excrement; stercus, foria, merda, Som. Ben. Lye

céling

(n.)
Grammar
céling, célung, e; f.

A cooling, refreshing ⬩ refrigerium, refrigeratio

Entry preview:

A cooling, refreshing; refrigerium, refrigeratio, Som. Ben. Lye

clappan

(v.)

to CLAP, move, palpitate ⬩ palpitare

Entry preview:

to CLAP, move, palpitate; palpitare, Som. Ben. Lye

Linked entry: clæppettan

be-híring

(n.)

a hiring

Entry preview:

Gl. 13; Som. 57, 123

Linked entry: ge-hýran

cynn

(n.)
Grammar
cynn, es; n.

A sort, kind ⬩ genus

Entry preview:

A sort, kind; genus, Ps. Th. 144, 13

cúþ-nes

(n.)
Grammar
cúþ-nes, cúþ-ness ,e; f.

Knowledge, acquaintance ⬩ scientia

Entry preview:

Knowledge, acquaintance; scientia, Scint. 38, Som. Ben. Lye

cwyrn-burne

(n.)
Grammar
cwyrn-burne, an; f.

A mill-stream ⬩ molāris torrens

Entry preview:

A mill-stream; molāris torrens, Som. Ben. Lye

cyfys

(n.)

pellex

Entry preview:

Gr. 28, 5; Som. 32, 1

deór-tún

(n.)
Grammar
deór-tún, es; m. [tún an inclosure]

A deer-inclosure ⬩ cervōrum sepīmentum

Entry preview:

A deer-inclosure; cervōrum sepīmentum Som. Ben. Lye

défre

(adj.)
Grammar
défre, adj.

Timely, seasonable

Entry preview:

Timely, seasonable, Som. Ben. Lye; comp. of défe?

dap-fugel

(n.)
Grammar
dap-fugel, the dip-fowl or

diver, a gull ⬩ merges, mergulus

Entry preview:

diver, a gull;merges, mergulus Som. Ben. Lye

ed-gyldend

(n.)
Grammar
ed-gyldend, es; m.

remunerator, rewarder ⬩ remunĕrātor

Entry preview:

remunerator, rewarder; remunĕrātor, Scint. 33, Som. Ben. Lye

édre

(n.)

an artery, vein ⬩ artēria, vēna

Entry preview:

Som. Ben. Lye

efel

(adj.)

Evil, bad ⬩ prāvus, mălus

Entry preview:

adj Evil, bad; prāvus, mălus, Som. Ben. Lye

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