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foxes fót

(n.)
Grammar
foxes fót, es; m.

Fox's foot ⬩ bur reed ⬩ a water plant ⬩ sparganum simplex ⬩ xiphion ⬩ ξιφίον

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Fox's foot, bur reed, a water plant; sparganum simplex, xiphion = ξιφίον Genim ðysse wyrte wyrttruman, ðe man xiphion, and óðrum naman foxes fót, nemneþ take a root of this plant, which is named xiphion, and by another name fox's foot, Herb. 47, 1; Lchdm

earfoþlícnes

(n.)
Grammar
earfoþlícnes, -ness, -nyss, e; f.

Difficulty, pain ⬩ diffĭcultas

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B.] ðæs migþan astyreþ it stirreth a difficulty of the urine [strangury ], Herb. 143, 1; Lchdm. i. 266, 3. Wið ðæs migþan earfoþlícnyssa [-nysse MS. H: -nesse MS. B.] for difficulties of the urine, 156, 3; Lchdm. i. 284, 4

heoru-dreórig

(adj.)
Grammar
heoru-dreórig, adj.

bloody with sword-wounds ⬩ gory ⬩ very sad ⬩ sad unto death,

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Sax. heru-drórag.] very sad, sad unto death, Exon. 59 a; Th. 212, 28; Ph. 217

Linked entry: dreórig

hæg-þorn

(n.)
Grammar
hæg-þorn, es; m.

Hawthorn

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Genim hægþornes leáf take leaves of hawthorn, Herb. 37, 6; Lchdm. i. 138, 17. Of ðam mappuldre tó ðam hægþorne from the maple to the hawthorn, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 424, 3

Linked entries: hege-þorn haga-þorn

gicþa

(n.)
Grammar
gicþa, gyhþa, an; m.

Itch ⬩ itching

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Wið gicþan against itch, Herb. 21, 3; Lchdm. i. 116, 23: L. M. 2, 41; Lchdm. ii. 252, 19, 24: 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 296, 6

Linked entry: gihþa

candel-wyrt

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

a candle ⬩ a herb, plant ⬩ CANDLE-WORT, hedge-taper, mullein, a plant useful for wicks 'of lamps ⬩ lucernaria, phlomos ⬩ verbacum; thapsus

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[ Similar entries candel a candle, Similar entries wyrt a herb, plant] CANDLE-WORT, hedge-taper, mullein, a plant useful for wicks 'of lamps; lucernaria, phlomos = φλόμος verbacum; thapsus, Lin.

CLÁTE

(n.)
Grammar
CLÁTE, an; f.

CLOT-bur ⬩ burdock, goose-grass, clivers ⬩ philanthropos = φιλάνθρωπος , lappa, arctium lappa, galium aparine

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men geclyfian: ða man eác óðrum naman cláte nemneþ that is in our language men-loving, because it will readily cleave to a man: it is also named by another name clivers, this herb is called philanthropes, Herb. 174, 1; Lchdm. i. 306, 2-5: Ælfc.

wæl-grim

(adj.)
Grammar
wæl-grim, wæl-grimm; adj.

Cruel ⬩ destructive ⬩ bloodthirsty ⬩ cruel ⬩ cruel ⬩ dire ⬩ destructive

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Voc. ii. 151, 63: violentus, Germ. 399, 467. of living things, bloodthirsty, cruel Hwæt standest ðú (the devil) wælgrim (the MS. breaks off here) ... ? quid adstas cruenda bestia ? Blickl. Homl. 227, 26. Wælgrim wiga, Exon. Th. 396, 21; Rä. 16, 8.

Linked entry: wæl-hreów

dweola

(n.)
Grammar
dweola, dweolda

error, heresy

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error, heresy

a-hérian

(v.)
Grammar
a-hérian, to hire. l.
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á-héran

Róm

(n.)
Grammar
Róm, e; f.

Rome

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Hér Gotan ábrǽcon Rómeburg, Chr. 409; Erl. 10, 7

Linked entry: Róme-burh

a-þindan

(v.)
Grammar
a-þindan, p. þand, pl. -þundon; pp. -þunden

To puff up ⬩ swell ⬩ inflate ⬩ intumescere

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Gif he aþunden sý if he be swollen, Herb. 1, 21 : Lchdm. i. 76, 27. Aþindaþ occurs in Ps. Th. 106, 25 as a translation of tabescebat;

Linked entries: a-þindung a-þunden

grunde-swelge

(n.)
Grammar
grunde-swelge, -swelige, -swilige, -swylige, -swulie, -an; f.
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Grundeswylige groundsel, Herb. 77, 1; Lchdm. i. 180, 5. Gením grundeswelgean take groundsel, L. M. 1, 22; Lchdm. ii. 64, 19: 1, 2; Lchdm. ii. 32, 5: 1, 51; Lchdm. ii. 124, 15

Linked entries: gunde-swilge -swelge

BÍDAN

(v.)
Grammar
BÍDAN, ic bíde, ðú bídest, bítst, bíst, he bídeþ, bít, pl. bídaþ; p. ic, he bád, ðú bide, pl. bidon; pp. biden; acc. gen.

To BIDE, abide, continue, remain, tarry, wait, await, expect, endure ⬩ manere, remanere, morari, habitare in aliquo loco, expectare, consequi, sustinere

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Ðá seó circe hér eahtnysse bád then the church here endured persecution, Exon. 18 a; Th. 44, 18; Cri. 704

Linked entries: a-bídan bád bídende

folc-cwén

(n.)
Grammar
folc-cwén, e; f.

Folk's queen ⬩ queen of the people ⬩ pŏpŭli rēgĭna

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Folk's queen, queen of the people; pŏpŭli rēgĭna Eóde freólícu folc-cwén to hire freán sittan the noble queen of the people went to sit by her lord, Beo. Th. 1286; B. 641

hold-rǽden

(n.)
Grammar
hold-rǽden, e; f.

Faithfulness, ⬩ loyalty, ⬩ faithful discharge of duty to a superior

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Faithfulness, loyalty, faithful discharge of duty to a superior Hire hyrdeman þurh holdrǽdene sume ác ástáh her herdsman in the discharge of his duty had ascended an oak, Homl. Th. ii. 150, 30

git

(pronoun.)
Grammar
git, gyt; nom.

You two ⬩ vos duo ⬩ σφŵï, σφώ ⬩ of you two ⬩ vestrŭm duorum ⬩ σφŵïν σφŵν ⬩ to you two ⬩ vobis duobus ⬩ σφŵïν σφŵν ⬩ you two ⬩ vos duos ⬩ σφŵï, σφώ ⬩ thou

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Restaþ incit hér rest your two selves here, Cd. 139; Th. 174, 19; Gen. 2880. Git Iohannis thou and John, Exon. 121 b; Th. 467, 7; Hö. 135. [

Linked entries: inc incer gyt GYT get

for-sweltan

(v.)
Grammar
for-sweltan, he -swilt; p. -swealt, pl. -swulton; pp. -swolten

To die away ⬩ perish ⬩ permŏri

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To die away, perish; permŏri Manig wíf forswilt for hire bearne many a woman dies because of her child, Bt. 31, 1; Fox 112, 11, note 17. Forswealt disparuit, Cot. 65: 190

for-sceádan

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Gif hér ðegna hwelc ðyrelne kylle bróhte tó ðýs burnan, béte hine georne, ðýlǽs hé forsceáde scírost wætra, Past. 469, 11. Add

lútan

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Heó leát tó siege, and hé slóh þá tó mid eallum mægene she bent to receive the blow, and he struck at her with all his might, Hml. S. 12, 211. Add