Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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god-æpple

(n.)

a quince apple ⬩ cydonium

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a quince apple; cydonium, Cot. 34, 93

gold-siowod

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auro satus, acupictus, segmentatus, Cot. 178, Lye

buteric

(n.)

a bottle

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a bottle, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 35

byrgere

(n.)
Grammar
byrgere, es; m.

A burier, corpse-bearer ⬩ vespillo

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A burier, corpse-bearer; vespillo, Cot. 155

ge-algian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-algian, -ealgian; p. ode; pp. od

To protect ⬩ defend ⬩ tuēri ⬩ defendĕre

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Ðæt hí, æt campe, wið láþra gehwæne, land gealgodon that they, in conflict, should defend the land against every foe, Chr. 937; Th. 203, 4, col. 2; Æðelst. 9

Linked entry: ge-ealgian

byrig

(n.)
Grammar
byrig, e; f: acc. s. byrig, byrige

A city ⬩ urbs, civitas

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Cantwara byrig forbarn ðý geáre Canterbury was burnt down in this year, 754; Th. 81, 36, col. 2

Linked entries: burig byrig-man byri-weard

ge-súgian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-súgian, p. ode; pp. od

To be silent; ⬩ tăcēre

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Cot. Gesúgode he he was silent, 17; Fox 58, 21, MS. Cot

ǽfen-mete

(n.)
Grammar
ǽfen-mete, es; m.

Evening meat ⬩ supper ⬩ cœna

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Evening meat, supper; cœna, Cot. 42

a-hérian

(v.)
Grammar
a-hérian, p. ode; pp. od

To hire ⬩ conducere

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To hire; conducere, Cot. 43, 204

a-spyrgeng

(n.)
Grammar
a-spyrgeng, e; f.

An inventing ⬩ invention ⬩ adinventio

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An inventing, invention; adinventio, Cot. 186

and-gelóman

(n.)
Grammar
and-gelóman, and-lóman; pl. m.

Implements ⬩ tools ⬩ utensils ⬩ instrumenta

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Implements, tools, utensils; instrumenta, Cot. 104

Linked entry: and-lóman

a-sweltan

(v.)
Grammar
a-sweltan, p. -swealt, pl. -swulton; pp. -swolten

To die ⬩ mori

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To die; mori, Cot. 147: 62

a-swind

(adj.)
Grammar
a-swind, æ-swind; adj.

Slothful ⬩ sluggish ⬩ idle ⬩ iners

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Slothful, sluggish, idle; iners, Cot. 108

Linked entry: æ-swind

a-swond

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-swond, = a-swand

he weakened ⬩ enervated ⬩ enervavit

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he weakened, enervated; enervavit,Cot. 71;

a-þrotennes

(n.)
Grammar
a-þrotennes, -þrotenes, -ness, e; f.

Tediousness ⬩ loathsomeness ⬩ wearisomeness ⬩ tædium

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Tediousness, loathsomeness, wearisomeness; tædium, Cot. 91

Linked entry: æ-þrýtnes

aþryd

(v.; part.)
Grammar
aþryd, part.

Robbed ⬩ pilled ⬩ expressus ⬩ expilatus

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Robbed, pilled; expressus, expilatus,Cot. 73;

Linked entry: a-hrydred

BELT

(n.)
Grammar
BELT, es; m.

A BELT ⬩ girdle ⬩ balteus

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A BELT, girdle; balteus Cot. 25

beódas

(n.)
Grammar
beódas, pl. m.

Dishes ⬩ plates ⬩ scales ⬩ lances

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Dishes, plates, scales; lances Cot. 123

be-hrumod

(v.; part.)
Grammar
be-hrumod, p. part.

Bedaubed ⬩ dirtied ⬩ cacabatum

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Bedaubed, dirtied; cacabatum, Cot. 31 : 189

cýpe-þing

(n.)
Grammar
cýpe-þing, pl. n.

Saleable things, merchandise ⬩ merces

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Saleable things, merchandise; merces Cot. 133

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