Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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ǽfen-þeówdóm

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-þeówdóm, es; m.

An evening service or office ⬩ vespertinum officium

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An evening service or office; vespertinum officium, Ælfc. Gl. 34; Som. 62, 50

Linked entry: þeów-dóm

ancra

(n.)
Grammar
ancra, an; m.

An anchor ⬩ ballast ⬩ ancora ⬩ saburra

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An anchor, ballast; ancora vel saburra, Ælfc. Gl. 83; Wrt. Voc. 48, 21

Linked entries: ancor áncora

bæcere

(n.)
Grammar
bæcere, es; m.

A BAKER ⬩ pistor

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A BAKER; pistor, Ælfc. Gl. 50; Som. 65, 109; Wrt. Voc. 34, 38

bannuc-camb

(n.)
Grammar
bannuc-camb, es; m. [camb a comb]

A wool-comb ⬩ pecten textorium

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A wool-comb; pecten textorium Bannuccamb pecten, Ælfc. Gl. 111; Som. 79, 77

buttor-fleóge

(n.)
Grammar
buttor-fleóge, an; f. [butere butter, fleóge a fly]
Entry preview:

A BUTTERFLY; papilio, Ælfc. Gl. 22; Som. 59, 115; Wrt. Voc. 23, 70

Linked entry: buter-flége

býcniend-líc gemet

(n.)
Grammar
býcniend-líc gemet, es; n.
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The indicative mood; indicativus modus, Ælfc. Gr. 21; Som. 23, 18, MS. C

byrig-man

(n.)
Grammar
byrig-man, -mann, es; m. [byrig a city, man a man]
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A city officer; ædilis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28, MS. D; Som. 11, 29

Linked entry: birigh-man

byst

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Bos. l, 76: Ælfc. Gr. 25; Som. 26, 12

cemban

(v.)
Grammar
cemban, cæmban; de; ed [camb a comb,q. v.]

To COMB ⬩ pectere

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To COMB; pectere Ic cembe pecto, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 3; Som. 30, 61

Linked entry: cæmban

clæmming

(n.)
Grammar
clæmming, e; f.

A blotting, daubing, smearing, hardening ⬩ litura, oblimatio

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A blotting, daubing, smearing, hardening; litura, oblimatio, Ælfc. Gr. 47, Som. Ben. Lye

clawan

(v.)
Grammar
clawan, ic clawe; ede; ed [clá a nail, claw]

To CLAW ⬩ scalpere

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To CLAW; scalpere Ic clawe scalpo, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 4; Som. 31, 20

dæg-wæccan

(n.)
Grammar
dæg-wæccan, pl. f. [wæcce a watching]

Day-watchings ⬩ excubiæ

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Day-watchings; excubiæ, Ælfc. Gl. 7; Som. 56, 68; Wrt. Voc. 18, 20

cýwung

(n.)
Grammar
cýwung, cíwung,e ; f.

A chewing ⬩ ruminatio

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A chewing; ruminatio, Ælfc. Gl. 99; Som. 76, 121; Wrt. Voc. 54, 62

Linked entry: ceówung

duþhamor

(n.)
Grammar
duþhamor, dyþhomar, es; m. Papyrus =

πάπυρos

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πάπυρos Duþhamor papyrus, Ælfc. Gl. 43; Som. 64, 39; Wrt. Voc. 31, 49

Linked entry: dyþhomar

eár-ring

(n.)

an ear-ring

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an ear-ring, Ælfc. Gl. 65; Som. 69, 50; Wrt. Voc. 41, 7

fisting

(n.)
Grammar
fisting, e; f.

Fesciculatio? ⬩ fistulātio

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forte fistulātio, Som. 72, 65; Ælfc. Gl. 79; Wrt. Voc. 46, 23

fleó

(n.)

a flea ⬩ pūlex

Entry preview:

a flea; pūlex, Ælfc. Gl. 23; Som. 60, 6; Wrt. Voc. 24, 10

Linked entry: FLEÁ

FORCA

(n.)
Grammar
FORCA, an; m.

A FORK ⬩ furca

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A FORK; furca Litel forca furcilla, Ælfc. Gl. 66; Wrt. Voc. 41, 37

full-fyllan

(v.)
Grammar
full-fyllan, p. -fylde; pp. -fylled

To fulfil ⬩ accomplish ⬩ complēre

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To fulfil, accomplish; complēre Ic fullfylle compleo, Ælfc. Gr. 26; Som. 28, 29

Linked entry: ful-fyllan

GANDRA

(n.)
Grammar
GANDRA, ganra, an; m.

A GANDER ⬩ anser

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Ælfc. Gr. 9, 18; Som. 9, 59

Linked entry: ganra

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