mold-hýpe
A heap of earth or dust
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A heap of earth or dust Ðonne biþ hit swylce hé sý mid sumere moldhýpan ofhroren it is as though he be overwhelmed by a heap of dust, Homl. Th. i. 492, 33
Linked entry: hýpe
mór-sceaþa
A bandit ⬩ a robber who lakes refuge in the moors
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A bandit, a robber who lakes refuge in the moors (v. mór) Ðone mórsceaþo (Barabbas), Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 15, 15, 11. Wæs Barabbas mórsceaþe (sceaþa. Rush.) erat Barabbas latro. Jn. Skt. Lind. 18, 40. Swá tó mórsceaþe (scaþe. Rush.) gié cwómun ( ad latronem
mór-stapa
A moor-stepper ⬩ traverser of the moors
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A moor-stepper, traverser of the moors Mǽre mórstapa ( the bull ), Runic pm. Kmbl. 339, 11; Rún. 2
morþor-slaga
A murderer ⬩ homicide
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A murderer, homicide Morþorslago homicidas, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 22, 7
Linked entry: morþ-slaga
morþ-wyrhta
One who causes death
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One who causes death (by witchcraft or poison) Wiccan oððe wigleras, mánsworan oððe morþwyrhtan, L.E.G. 11; Th. i. 172, 20 (see note): L. Eth. vi. 7, 36; Th. i. 316, 21, 324, 11: L.C.S. 4; Th. i. 378, 7: Wulfst. 266, 25
Linked entry: morþor-wyrhta
mót-geréfa
The geréfa who presides at a court or mót
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The geréfa who presides at a court or mót Swá ðæt nán scýrgeréfe oððe mótgeréfe ðár habban ǽne sócne oððe gemót búton ðæs abbudes ágen hǽse ( nullus vicecomes vel praepositus ), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 200, 9. v. Kemble's Saxons in England, ii. 181, 155,
mús-fealle
A mouse-trap
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A mouse-trap Muusfalle muscipula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 34. Músfealle pelx, 71, 28
Linked entry: fealo
múþ-bana
One who destroys with the mouth
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One who destroys with the mouth Him Grendel wearþ tó múþbonan, leófes mannes líc eall forswealg, Beo. Th. 4165; B. 2079
næder-bíta
An ichneumon
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An ichneumon Næderbíta hinc neomon ( = ichneumon ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 49. Nædderbíta cicidemon, 131, 40
neáh-gehúsa
A neighbour
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A neighbour Néhgehúsum mínum vicinis meis, Ps. Surt. 30, 12 : 78, 4, 12 : 79, 7
Linked entry: ge-húsa
blanca
A white or grey horse ⬩ equus albus vel candidus ⬩ a horse, steed ⬩ equus
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A white or grey horse; equus albus vel candidus On blancan on a grey horse, Elen. Grm. 1185
Linked entry: blonca
sulh-handle
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A plough-handle, plough-tail Sulhhandla (-e? v. handle stiba, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 10) stiba, Wrt. Voc. i. 15, 8. Sulhandlan stivam, Hpt. Gl. 470, 33
Linked entry: handle
bítel
a beetle ⬩ A beetle ⬩ insect
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a beetle.A beetle, insect Bitela mordiculus (in a list of insects), Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 18: ii. 58, 11. Bitelum blatis, 127, 10. Bitulum blattis, Txts. 45, 307. Substitute:
flítme
A fleam ⬩ lancet
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A fleam, lancet Blódsexe, flýtman fiebotomo, An. Ox. 1984
Linked entry: flýtme
heordan
tow ⬩ oakum
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The coarse part of flax, tow, oakum; in pl. hards of flax Of heordan wearpe de sluppe [i. lini] stamine, An. Ox. 3726: Wrt. Voc. ii. 24, 30. (For both see Ald. 51, 23.) Heordan stuppa, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 14. Heordena (altered from heorþena) tendre naptarum
wǽðe-burne
A fishing-stream (?)
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A fishing-stream (?) Of ðæm geate on wǽdeburnan; andlang wǽðeburnan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 27
hama
A covering ⬩ a snake's slough ⬩ camisa, vestimentum
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A covering
Linked entries: flǽsc-hamian ham
Bune
Boulogne in France ⬩ Bononia
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Boulogne in France; Bononia Se micla here férde to Bunan [Bunnan, Th. 162, 20, col. l] the great army went to Boulogne, Chr. 893; Th. 163, 20, col. 3
crusene
A robe made of skins ⬩ mastruga
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A robe made of skins; mastruga Crusene oððe deórfellen roc crusen or a beastfelt or skin garment Wrt. Voc. 82, 4. Crusne mastruga Ælfc. Gl. 65; Som. 69, 39; Wrt. Voc. 40, 66
sorh-lufu
Love that is attended with anxiety or sorrow ⬩ hapless love
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Love that is attended with anxiety or sorrow, hapless love Him seó sorglufu slǽp ealle binom, Exon. Th. 378, 14; Deór. 16