þæc-tigele
A tile for a roof
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A tile for a roof Þaectigilum imbricibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 56
Linked entries: tigele þecc-bryce
seohtre
A pipe through which a small stream is directed ⬩ a drain
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A pipe through which a small stream is directed, a drain Andlang seohtran, Cod. Dip. B. i. 295, 11. Tó ðare reádan sihtran, 296, 28. In wǽtan sihtran (cf. síce, 382, 7); of ðam wǽtan síce, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 386, 10. Ad locum qui dicitur hylsan seohtra
gilda
A member of a guild
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A member of a guild Se gylda ðe óðerne misgrét the guildbrother that insults another, Th. Chart. 606, 22: 609, 10
Linked entries: gylda hǽðen-gilda
þegnestre
A female servant
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A female servant Þénestran cultricem, ministram, Hpt. Gl. 438, 33
wín-cóle
A tub into which the juice pressed from the grapes runs
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A tub into which the juice pressed from the grapes runs Wínmere sive wíncóle lacus ubi frugum liquor decurrit, Wrt. Voc. ii. 54, 13
wind-cyrice
A round church
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A round church (? cf. seonu-wealt, I) Ic Eádwerd cinig begeat æt Deneulfe biscepe on Winteceastre ða windcirican, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 163, 12
wín-háte
A feast
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A feast Gefrægn ic Olofernus wínhátan wyrcean, and eallum wundrum þrymlíc girwan up swǽsendo; tó ðám hét se gumena baldor ealle ða yldestan þegnas (the Latin is: Holofernes fecit cenam servis suis, Judith 12, 10), Judth. Thw. 21, 6; Jud. 3
BÝME
A trumpet ⬩ tuba, salpinx
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A trumpet; tuba, salpinx = σάλπιγξ Býme sang the trumpet sounded [lit. sang], Cd. 148; Th. 186, 2; Exod. 132. Ðære býman swég weóx sonitus buccinæ crescebat, Ex. 19, 19: 20, 18: Ps. Spl. 46, 5; Exon. 23b; Th. 65, 29; Cri. 1062. Býmiaþ oððe hlyriaþ on
Linked entries: béme býmere býme-sangere býmian
byrig-berge
A mulberry ⬩ morum
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A mulberry; morum Byrigbergena seáw selle drincan give him to drink juice of mulberries, L. M. 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 230, 12
cæg-loca
The action of locking up, a key-locking, any repository locked up ⬩ clavis et loculamentum
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The action of locking up, a key-locking, any repository locked up; clavis et loculamentum Búton hit under ðæs wífes cǽglocan [cǽglocum MS. A.] gebroht wǽre, sý heó clǽne, ac ðæra cǽgean heó scéal weardian; ðæt is, hire hordern, and hire cyste, and hire
cǽg-bora
A key-bearer ⬩ claviger
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A key-bearer; claviger, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 19
CÆRSE
CRESS, watercress ⬩ nasturtium, cardămum ⬩ κάρδαμον
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CRESS, watercress; nasturtium, cardămum = κάρδαμον Man nasturcium, and óðrum naman cærse [cerse B.] nemneþ one nameth nasturtium, and by another name, cress, Herb. 21, 1; Lchdm. i. 116, 17. Ðeós wyrt, cærse, ne biþ sáwen, ac heó of hyre sylfne cenned
candel-sticca
A CANDLESTICK ⬩ candelabrum
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A CANDLESTICK; candelabrum, Chr. 1102; Th. 366, 20
capitol-mæsse
Early or morning mass, first mass ⬩ prima ⬩ matutinalis missa
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Early or morning mass, first mass; prima vel matutinalis missa We sungon capitol-mæssan cantavimus primam missam, Coll. Monast. Th. 33, 29
ceác-bora
A jug or pitcher-bearer ⬩ anhilus ⬩ anthe-vilus?
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A jug or pitcher-bearer; anhilus ? Cot. 13; anthe-vilus? Wrt. Voc. 285, 14
Linked entry: -bora
spora
spur
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spurA Spora calcar Txts. 47, 361: 110, 1164. Spura, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 3, 63 : i. 84, 3 : 288, 22 : Hpt. Gl. 505, 70: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 16; Zup. 42, 10. Calcaria spuran dicta, quia in calce hominis ligantur Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 44. Spurum calcaribus 17, 62.
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spreca
A speaker, one who speaks in council (cf. sprǽc, VIII.), a councillor
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A speaker, one who speaks in council (cf. sprǽc, VIII.), a councillor Forht folces weard héht him fetigean sprecan síne, Cd. Th. 161, 18;Gen. 2667
Linked entry: speca
sprytele
A twig ⬩ chip ⬩ a sprout or twig ⬩ rung of a ladder ⬩ a splinter
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A twig, chip. (v. quotation from Jamieson's Dict. under sprot) Men of ðære ylcan styde sprytlan ácurfon astulis ex ipsa destina excisis, Bd. 3, 17; S. 544, 43
Sigel-hearwa
An Ethiopian
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An Ethiopian Se deófol wearþ æteówod swylce ormǽte Sílhearwa, Homl. Th. i. 466, 24. Hé him ætýwde micelne Sigelhearwan, ðæm wæs seó onsýn sweartre ðonne hrúm, Shrn. 120, 24. Twegen blace Sílhearwan, Homl. Th. ii. 496, 17: Homl. Skt. i. 4, 285. Sigylhearwan
Linked entries: -hearwa Sýl-hearwa Sigel-waras Síl-hearwa
anlang cempa
A regular soldier ⬩ miles ordinarius ⬩ gregarius
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A regular soldier; miles ordinarius, gregarius, Cot. 136