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wyrt-drenc

  • noun [ masculine ]
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wyrt-drenc, es; m.
A herb-drink, potion made from herbs
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  • Wyrtdrenc

    antidotum,

    • Wrt. Voc. ii. 6, 70: 100, 31
      • .

  • Wyrtdrenc wið átre

    sityriaca (= theriaca),

    • 77, 4
      • .

  • Biter wyrtdrenc

    picra,

    wyrtdrenc

    catartica, i. purgatoria,

    • i. 20, 19, 21
      • .

  • Mid ondóunge wyrtdrences þurh horn oððe pípan sió wamb biþ tó clǽnsianne,

    • Lchdm. ii. 260, 11
      • .

  • Dó ealle ða wyrta tó wyrtdrence,

    • 22, 17
      • .

  • Æfter ðon sceal man wyrtdrenc sellan,

    • 22, 2
      • .

  • Wyrtdrencas

    antidota,

    • Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 4
      • .

  • Lǽcedómas wiþ ðære healfdeádan ádle, and onlegena and wyrtdrencas,

    • Lchdm. ii. 172, 8
      • .
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Bosworth, Joseph. “wyrt-drenc.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/37022.

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