Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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cǽge

(n.)
Grammar
cǽge, an: f.
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A key; clavis Cǽgan, Exon. 112a; Th. 429, 29; Rä. 43, 12

cæmpa

(n.)
Grammar
cæmpa, an; m.
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A soldier; pugnator Wer cæmpa vir pugnator, Cant. Moys. Lamb. 186 b, 3

car-clife

(n.)
Grammar
car-clife, an; f.
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Agrimony; agrimonia, Wrt. Voc. 79, 62

DOCGA

(n.)
Grammar
DOCGA, an; m.
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A DOG; canis Docgena canum, Glos. Prudent. Recd. 148, 23

oxan-slyppe

(n.)
Grammar
oxan-slyppe, an; f.
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Oxlip; primula veris elatior, Lchdm. ii. 32, 26 : iii. 30, 8

pápa

(n.)
Grammar
pápa, an: m.
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A pope Ðá wæs on ða tíd Vitalianus pápa ðæs apostolican setles ealdorbiscop sede apostolicae tempore illo Vitalianus praeerat, Bd. 4, 1 ; S. 563, 23. Gregorius se hálga pápa, Homl. Th. ii. 116, 24. Æfter ðæs pápan geendunge, 122, 18.

peonia

(n.)
Grammar
peonia, an; m. (?)
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Peony Peonia peonia, Wrt. Voc. i. 69, 22. Ðeós wyrt ðe man peonian nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 168, 14

pervince

(n.)
Grammar
pervince, an; f.
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Periwinkle (plant) Pervincæ vinca, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 65. Pervince, 79, 34

petersilige

(n.)
Grammar
petersilige, an; f.
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Parsley Petersilie. Ðás wyrte man petroselinum nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 240, 6. Petresilige, iii. 24, 9. Petorsilian sǽd, ii. 314, 29 : 228, 26. Ða wyrt petersilian, 206, 27 : 234, 8

píle

(n.)
Grammar
píle, an ; f.
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A stake

Linked entry: píl-stæf

pill-sápe

(n.)
Grammar
pill-sápe, an; f.
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Silotrum (?), Wrt. Voc. i. 27, 32

pílstre

(n.)
Grammar
pílstre, an; f.
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A pestle; pila, Wrt. Voc. i. 34, 50

pinne

(n.)
Grammar
pinne, (?), an; f.
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A flask, bottle Ic (sutor) wyrce of him (cutes et pelles) flaxan (pinnan) facio ex iis flascones, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 35

port-wara

(n.)
Grammar
port-wara, an; m.
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A citizen Lulla gebohte ðis lond miþ ealra ðeassa portweorona gewitnesse, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 3, 11

pyretre

(n.)
Grammar
pyretre, an; f.
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Bertram; pyrethrum parthenium, Lchdm. iii. 12, 19

racca

(n.)
Grammar
racca, an; m.
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A cord, which forms part of the rigging of a ship; cf. Icel. rakki the ring by which the sailyard moves round the mast Racca anguina (cf. cops anguina, 56, 56 : bogen streng anguina, 35, 26.

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

rǽd-wita

(n.)
Grammar
rǽd-wita, an; m.
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A counsellor, one wise in counsel Ríce rǽdwitan, Dom. L. 18, 298

ram-gealla

(n.)
Grammar
ram-gealla, an; m.
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Ram-gall (a plant name); menyanthes trifoliata Ramgeallan ðone fágan, Lchdm. ii. 124, 13. Hramgeallo, 140, 13

Linked entry: hram-gealla

rand-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
rand-wíga, an; m.
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A warrior with a shield, a warrior Ríce rand-wíga ( Æschere ), Beo. Th. 2600; B. 1298. Rófne randwígan, 3590; B.1793. Randwígena ræst ( the camping of the Israelites on their march ), Cd. Th. 186, 5; Exod. 134.

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