Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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cyld

(n.)
Grammar
cyld, es; n.

Cold, coldness ⬩ frigus

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Cold, coldness; frigus For cylde præ frigŏre, Coll. Monast. Th. 19, 29

Cyrn-ceaster

(n.)

Cirencester

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Cirencester On Cyrnceastre in Cirencester, Chr. 1020; Th. 287, 12, col. 1

embe-fær

(n.)
Grammar
embe-fær, es; n. [fær a going, journey]

A going round, circuit ⬩ circuĭtus

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Conc

for-wénan

(v.)
Grammar
for-wénan, p. de; pp. ed

To ovenween ⬩ think too highly of ⬩ nĭmium æstĭmāre

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Cot. 186

Linked entry: wénan

fram-swengan

(v.)
Grammar
fram-swengan, p. de; pp. ed

To shake from or away ⬩ shake off ⬩ excŭtĕre

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To shake from or away, shake off; excŭtĕre Framswengde excussit, Cot. 179

frum-yldo

(n.)
Grammar
frum-yldo, e; f.

The first age ⬩ prīma ætas

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Cot. 3: Som. Ben. Lye

fyrd-tiber

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-tiber, es; n. [tiber a sacrifice]

A military sacrifice ⬩ mīlĭtāris hostia

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A military sacrifice; mīlĭtāris hostia Fyrdtiber [MS. fyrdtimber] hostia exercĭtūs, Cot. 103

fyrh

(n.)
Grammar
fyrh, dat.sing, of furh.

to a furrow

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to a furrow, Cod. Dipl. 1172; A.D. 955; Kmbl. v. 332, 22;

galdor-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
galdor-leóþ, es; n.

A magic song ⬩ an enchantment ⬩ charm ⬩ spell ⬩ incantātio ⬩ carmen ⬩ incantāmentum

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A magic song, an enchantment, charm, spell; incantātio, carmen, incantāmentum, Cot. 188

hræfnes leác

(n.)

orchis,

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orchis, see Lchdm. iii. 333, col. 1. v. Grmm. D. M. 1144

hweól-fág

(adj.)
Grammar
hweól-fág, adj.
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Circular and ornamented [applied to a dress] Hwiólfág cyclas, Cot. 49, Lye

Linked entry: fág

hyrst-geard

(n.)
Grammar
hyrst-geard, es; m.
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In ðone hyrstgeard, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 19, 1

ge-man

(n.)

the hollow of the hand, sole of the foot ⬩ vola

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the hollow of the hand, sole of the foot; vola, Cot. 198

beorþor-cwelm

Grammar
beorþor-cwelm, beorþor-cwealm.
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Substitute for Cot. II:

hǽmed-gemána

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For' Cot. 129, Lye' substitute Hǽmedgemánan matrimonia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 4

hǽmed-wíf

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For 'Cot. 136 Lye' substitute Hǽmedwíf matrona, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 19

gylding-wecg

(n.)

a gold mine ⬩ a vein of gold ⬩ aurifodina

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a gold mine, a vein of gold; aurifodina, Cot. 16, 167, Som

hors-weg

(n.)
Grammar
hors-weg, es; m.

A horse-road

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A horse-road Tó horsweges heale, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 219, 2

forþ-blǽstan

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For Cot. 74 substitute

forþ-bláwan

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For Cot. 78 substitute

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