Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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el-leoht

(n.)
Grammar
el-leoht, es; n. The incorrect use (elision f) of l
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Elleohtes lauta*-*cismi (= labdacismi; cf. laudacismi ðǽre uncyste, Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 33), An. Ox. 5471

Linked entries: -leoht em-leoht

for-corfian

(v.)
Grammar
for-corfian, (?)

to cut off

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to cut off Ðá hé ðone læppan forcorfedne (-ceorfedne, -corfenne, v. ll.) hæfde, Past. 198, 17

Linked entry: corfian

folc-gedréfness

(n.)
Grammar
folc-gedréfness, e; f.
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Troubling of peoples Mycel folcgedrefnesse bið ðonne ǽr dómes dæg (cf. Mt. 24, 7), Nap. 23

Linked entry: ge-dréfnes

fót-geswell

(n.)
Grammar
fót-geswell, es; n.
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Cf. fót-swyle

Linked entry: ge-swel

frǽ-þancian

(v.)
Grammar
frǽ-þancian, (freá-)
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Cf. frǽ-dréman

ge-birman

(v.)
Grammar
ge-birman, to ferment.
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Cf. ge-beormad

Linked entries: ge-beormad ge-byrman

gran-wisc

(n.)
Grammar
gran-wisc, chaff (
Entry preview:

Gronuisc acus (cf. acus sifeþa, i. 83, 19) Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 16. Gronwisc, 4, 37. ?)

Linked entries: -wisc gron-wisc

hrǽcettan

(v.)
Entry preview:

., and cf. hrǽcetung

Linked entry: hrǽctan

hring-stede

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Cf. hring; Æt Ringstyde, C. D. iv. 208, 25

ísen-græf

(n.)
Grammar
ísen-græf, es; m.
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An ironstone quarry On tsengrafas ; oi isen-grafan, C. D. v. 234, 30. Cf. Isern-ðre

loppe

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Cf. lobbe

scír-lett

(n.)
Grammar
scír-lett, a piece or
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measure of land On bisceopes scírlett; ofer ƀ. scírlett, Cht. E. 239, 9. Cf. geoc-led

smeortan

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Cf. O. H. Ger. smerzan cremare) arsuros, An. Ox. 1431

þrym-ness

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Þrimnesse Fæder (cf. Fæder ormǽttre mægnþrymnysse, Ps. L. p. 247, 7). Solil. H. 9, 4. Add

wíte-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
wíte-lic, (?); adj.
Entry preview:

Cf. wíte-dóm

yfel-cwedolian

(v.)
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Cf. wearg-cwedolian

mann-swǽs

(adj.)
Grammar
mann-swǽs, adj.
Entry preview:

Cf. mann-þwǽre

Linked entry: swǽs

ecg-hwæs

(n.)
Entry preview:

Cf. ecg-heard

út-scytling

(n.)
Grammar
út-scytling, es; m.

A stranger

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A stranger Mid útscytlinge ne dó ðú rǽd cum extraneo ne facias consilium, Scint. 200, 4

Linked entry: scytling

wemm

(n.)

a spot

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a spot Wið wemme (cf. 34, 9 which has wenne) on eágum Lchdm. ii. 2, 8. (?)

Linked entry: wæm

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