Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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cearcetung

Grammar
cearcetung, cearcettung creaking.
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Cf. next word. Add

dol-sceaþa

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Cf. dolswaþu for dolh-swaþu

fót-stappel

(n.)
Grammar
fót-stappel, es; m.
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Cf. síþ-stappel

Linked entry: stappel

ge-slǽpan

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Mið ðý geslépdon ł geslépæ waldon cum dormirent, Mt. L. 13, 25. Add

ge-défe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-défe, (?), es; n. : <b>ge-défu (?);</b> f.
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Cf. ge-dafen; n

ge-crammian

(v.)
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Cf. ge-crimman

or-firmþa

(n.)
Grammar
or-firmþa, pl.
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Cf. ǽ-firmþa ; or-firme, -firm(u)

Linked entry: -firmþa

píp-dreám

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Cf. orgel-dreám. Add

siht

(adj.)
Grammar
siht, adj.
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On sihtre mǽde norþeweardre, C. D. iii. 430, 29. Cf. seohhe, seohtre

stýfician

(v.)
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Cf. stybb. See Philol. Soc. Trans. 1895-8, p. 541

mán-wræc

(adj.)
Grammar
mán-wræc, adj.
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Cf. sceþ-wræc

sǽ-wǽg

(n.)

a wave of the sea

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a wave of the sea Sealte sǽwǽgas, Cd. Th. 240, 9; Dan. 384

wǽg-þreá

(n.)

the chastisement by the waters

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the chastisement by the waters (the deluge),Cd. Th. 90, 5; Gen. 1490

Linked entry: þreá

web-sceaft

(n.)
Grammar
web-sceaft, es; m.

A weaver's beam

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Cf. web-beám

Linked entry: web-beám

web-tawa

(n.)

thread for weaving

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Cf. next word

hearm-tán

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-tán, es; m.

A twig of sorrow or evil

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A twig of sorrow or evil, Cd. 47; Th. 61, 4; Gen. 992

cneów-mǽgas

(n.)
Grammar
cneów-mǽgas, -mágas

relations

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relations Cd. 83; Th. 104, 11; Gen. 1733; Elen. Kmbl. 1372; El. 688

ǽr-dæg

(n.)
Grammar
ǽr-dæg, es; m.

early day ⬩ early morn ⬩ matutinum ⬩ mane ⬩ prima lux ⬩ Early days ⬩ former days ⬩ dies prisci

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Early days, former days; dies prisci On ǽrdagum in former days, Cd. 119; Th. 153, 23; Gen. 2543: Exon. 9a; Th. 6, 4; Cri. 79

Linked entry: samod

and-saca

(n.)
Grammar
and-saca, ond-, an; m.

A denier ⬩ renouncer ⬩ an apostate ⬩ opposer ⬩ enemy ⬩ negator ⬩ renunciator ⬩ adversarius

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Godes andsacan God's enemies, Cd. 219; Th. 281, 10; Sat. 269: Exon. 31 a; Th. 97, 22 ; Cri. 1594. Mid þám andsacum with the apostates, Cd. 17 ; Th. 21, 6; Gen. 320

Linked entry: -saca

Scippend

(n.)
Grammar
Scippend, es; m.
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Scyppend, Hexam. 13; Norm. 22, 2: Cd. Th. 5, 2; Gen. 65

Linked entries: scieppend scyppend sceoppend

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