Bosworth Toller's

Anglo-Saxon

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lytel-ness

(n.)
Grammar
lytel-ness, e; f.

Littleness

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Littleness Sume [adverbs] syndon quantitatis; ða getácniaþ mycelnysse oððe lytelnysse, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 34

mǽþ-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
mǽþ-líce, adv.

With due regard to others ⬩ courteously

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With due regard to others, courteously Mǽþlíce humaniter, Ælfc. Gr. 45; Som. 41, 43: 42, 6

Linked entry: un-mǽþlíce

ge-trimmed

(v.)
Grammar
ge-trimmed, part. [ge-trymman to draw up]

Drawn up ⬩ instructus

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Drawn up; instructus Getrimmed féða cuneus, Ælfc. Gl. 7; Som. 56, 79; Wrt. Voc. 18, 31

ge-wend

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wend, es; n.

A spiral shell ⬩ snail-shell ⬩ coclea

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A spiral shell, snail-shell; coclea, Ælfc. Gl. 49; Som. 65, 81; Wrt. Voc. 34, 13

gift-leóþ

(n.)
Grammar
gift-leóþ, es; n.

A marriage-song ⬩ epithalamium ⬩ carmen nubentium

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A marriage-song; epithalamium, carmen nubentium, Ælfc. Gl. 82; Som. 73, 53; Wrt. Voc. 47, 57

GICEL

(n.)
Grammar
GICEL, es; m.

An icicle

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An icicle Íses gicel stiria, stillicidia, Ælfc. Gl. 16; Som, 58, 68; Wrt. Voc. 21, 55

Linked entries: gecile gycel cýle-gicel ís-gicel gecele

grist

(n.)
Grammar
grist, es; m.
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Grist, corn for grinding Grist molitura, Ælfc. Gl. 50; Som. 65, 107; Wrt. Voc. 34, 36

Linked entry: gyrst

ge-hlów

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hlów, -hleów

a lowing of beasts ⬩ mugitus

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a lowing of beasts; mugitus Hryðera gehlów lowing of oxen, Ælfc. Gr. 1; Som. 2, 35

Linked entries: -hlów ge-hleów

reódian

(v.)
Grammar
reódian, p. ode

To be or become red

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O.) rubeo, Ælfc. Gr. Zup. 154, 7

Linked entries: reádian reód

sealm-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
sealm-wyrhta, an; m.
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Sealmwyrhta, Ælfc. T. Grn. 1, 24

strang-hende

(adj.)
Grammar
strang-hende, -hynde; adj.
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Strong of hand Dauid is gecweden fortis manum, ðæt ys stranghynde, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 14

wiþ-sacendlíc

(adj.)
Grammar
wiþ-sacendlíc, adj.

Negative ⬩ expressing negation

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Negative, expressing negation Sume (adverbs) syndan abnegativa, ðæt synd wiðsacendlíce, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 226, 3

ge-bæc

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Dict.] baking Coquo gebyrað tó gebæce, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 176, 2

huntung

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Add: — Wæs hé wel gleáw on huntunge, and ꝥ ǽlce dæge beeóde, Hml. S. 30, 16

ísen-tanga

(n.)
Grammar
ísen-tanga, an; m.
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A pair of snuffers ísentange munctorium, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 314, 9

of-irnan

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Add: glossing decurrere Ic ofyrne decurro, Ælf. Gr. Z. 181, 10

part

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Wé ne magon þisne part fullíce trahtnian on Engliscum gereorde, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 240, 16. Add

handle

(n.)
Grammar
handle, es; n.

A handle ⬩ manutentum

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Cf. sulh-handla stiba, Ælfc. Gl. 1; Som. 55, 8; Wrt. Voc. 15, 8

heáfod-þweál

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-þweál, es; n.

A washing of the head ⬩ capitilavium

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A washing of the head; capitilavium, Ælfc. Gl. 56; Som. 67, 26; Wrt. Voc. 37, 16

bran-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
bran-wyrt, e; f.

vaccinium; ⬩ A bilberry shrub

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vaccinium; A bilberry shrub Branwyrt vaccinium, Ælfc. Gl. 39; Som. 63, 73; Wrt. Voc. 30, 25

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