Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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pipat

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Dele: the word is Latin, and describes the cry of the hawk. Cf. Wrt. Voc. ii. 88,80 for another instance of the verb

yfellíce

(adv.)
Grammar
yfellíce, adv.
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See preceding word

ǽ-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
ǽ-líc, adj.

Belonging to law ⬩ lawful ⬩ legalis ⬩ legitimus

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Tyn ǽlícan word the ten commandments Som

Linked entry: ǽw-líc

hlín-scúa

(n.)
Grammar
hlín-scúa, -scúwa, an; m.
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Kmbl. 2924; An. 1073: Exon. 73 b; Th. 275, 2; Jul. 544. v. preceding word

or-firme

(adj.)
Grammar
or-firme, adj.
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Uncleanly, squalid Hí wǽron fúlíce and orfyrme on heora beardum, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 34, 22. v. or-feormness and next word

Linked entries: or-feormness -firme

racent-teáge

(n.)
Grammar
racent-teáge, an ; f.
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A chain Se ðe tóbræc ða raceteágan ymbútan eówrum swuran qui confregi catenas cervicum vestrarum, Lev. 26, 13. v. next word

sceáwend-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
sceáwend-wíse, an; f.
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Th. 391, l; Rä. 9, 9. v. preceding word

weorf-tord

(n.)
Grammar
weorf-tord, es; n.
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Th. 112, 6. v. preceding word

wyrt-gælstre

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-gælstre, an; f.
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Cf. previous word

Linked entry: gælstre

wyrt-gemengness

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-gemengness, e; f.
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A spice Hig bebyrigdon Andreas líchaman myd wyrtgemengnyssum and myd swétum stencum, Shrn. 153, 17: Wulfst. 263, 5. v. preceding word

Linked entry: ge-mengness

wín-sæl

(n.)
Grammar
wín-sæl, es; n.
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Th. 291, 6 ; Wand. 78. v. next word

Linked entry: sæl

idig

(adj.)
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If idge be an independent word the vowel should be long

íþrung

(n.)
Grammar
íþrung, (?), e; f.
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See preceding word

Linked entry: éþring

minte

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. ¶ the word occurs in several local names, v. C. D. vi. 315. Add

níd-hǽmestre

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See preceding word, where the passage glossed is given

un-ymbfangen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-ymbfangen, adj.
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See next word

Linked entries: un-ymbwriten ymb-fangen

glengista

Grammar
glengista, The translator seems to have misunderstood the passage to mean: 'In order that thy diligence and genius may add somewhat to the knowledge of these things of mine.' In some way ingenium is represented by glengista. Could this word be the superlative of an adjective, glenge well-ordered, and the passage be completed ?þín] glengista [orþanc?]
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; cf. glengan; III

sǽt

(n.)
Grammar
sǽt, To judge by the former of the two passages given here the word in the latter of them should mean a place of concealment for the hunter where he lies in wait for the game which is driven towards him. Such driving of game is described by the hunter in Ælfric's Colloquy, Th. An. 21, 13-22, 18.
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Sǽte haldan would mean to keep the game from avoiding the ambush into which it was being driven. Cf. ge-sǽte

ed-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
ed-sceaft, æd-sceaft, e; f.

A new creation, new birth ⬩ regĕnĕrātio

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A new creation, new birth; regĕnĕrātio Com swefnes wóma, hú woruld wǽre wundrum geteód ungelíc yldum óþ edsceafte the terror of a dream came, how the world was wondrously framed unlike to men until regeneration, Cd. 177; Th. 222, 30; Dan. 112: Bt. 34

Linked entry: æd-sceaft

clǽnsung-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
clǽnsung-drenc, es; m.
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A cleansing-drink, purgative Ne bið áléfed on ðyssum dagum ðæt mon blód lǽte oððe [cl]ǽsnungdrenceas drince, Shrn. 80, 5. v. preceding word

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