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rím-cræftiga

(n.)
Grammar
rím-cræftiga, an ; m.

One skilful in computation

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One skilful in computation Béda se árwurða rímcræftiga Anglia viii. 301, 33

Linked entry: rím-cræftig

Rómáne

(n.)
Grammar
Rómáne, (Rómane?), an; pl.

The Romans

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The Romans Nǽfre siþan Rómáne ne rícsodon on Bretone, Chr. 409; Erl. 10, 9 : 418; Erl. 10, 13. Rómánan gesáwon fíren cleáwen feallan of heofenum, Shrn. 30, 5. Claudius óðer Rómána cyninga, Chr. 47; Erl. 6, 23. Hé onféng pallium from Rómána biscope, 736

rýhe

(n.)
Grammar
rýhe, rýe, an; f.

A rug, rough covering, blanket

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A rug, rough covering, blanket Rýhae, rýe villosa, Txts. 106, 1080. Hrýhae, rýae, rýe tapeta, 102, 1020. Línin rýhae, rýee villa, 106,1081 . Ríhum tapetibus, 114, 120

Linked entry: rýe

sang-pípe

(n.)
Grammar
sang-pípe, an; f.

A musical pipe

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A musical pipe Sangpípe camena, Germ. 389, 26

Linked entry: pípe

scealga

(n.)
Grammar
scealga, scylga, an; m.
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The name of a fish Scealga rocea, Wrt. Voc. i. 77, 67. Scylga, 55, 77

Linked entry: scylga

sceanc-lira

(n.)
Grammar
sceanc-lira, an; m.

the calf of the leg

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The fleshy,brawny part of the shank, the calf of the leg Scanclira surra Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 71

scencing-cuppe

(n.)
Grammar
scencing-cuppe, an; f.

A cup in which drink is served:

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A cup in which drink is served: — Heó bit ðæt hí findon betweox him twá smicere scencingcuppan intó beódern for hí Chart. Th. 536, 7

út-siht

(n.)
Grammar
út-siht, e,an; f.

Diarrhoeadysentery

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Wið útsiht and wið ðæs innoðes ástyrunge, i. 254, 7: iii. 294, 7. Hé bið gód wið lengtenádle and wið útsiht (contra dysenteriam et diarrhoeam), L. Ecg. C. 38; Th. ii. 162, 23

wæter-þísa

(n.)
Grammar
wæter-þísa, (?),an; m.

A water-rusher, what rushes through the water, applied to a ship and to the whale

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A water-rusher, what rushes through the water, applied to a ship and to the whale Hé wǽghengest wræc, wæterþísa (-þiswa, MS., but the w is marked for erasure) fór snel, Exon. Th. 182, 1;Gú. 1303.

weale

(n.)
Grammar
weale, wale, an; f.

A female slave servant

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A female slave, servant Wonfeax wale, . . . mennen, Exon. Th. 393, 30; Rä. 13, 8. Wonfáh wale weóld hyra( two buckets ) síþe, 435, 11; Rä. 53, 6

Linked entry: wale

win-brytta

(n.)
Grammar
win-brytta, an; m.

A wine-dealerwine-sellervintnertavern-keeper

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A wine-dealer, wine-seller, vintner, tavern-keeper Tæppere, wínbrytta caupo, tabernarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 10. Wín-bryttum cauponibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 79 : 18, 21

wind-ǽdre

(n.)
Grammar
wind-ǽdre, an; f.

A windpipe

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A windpipe Góma palatum, sweora collum, hracan fauces, windǽddran arteriae, þrotu guttur, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 35-39

wind-fana

(n.)
Grammar
wind-fana, an ; m.

A cloth for winnowing witha fan

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A cloth for winnowing with, a fan Windfona scabellum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 71: i. 289, 22. His fone ł windfone (fonnae ł windgefonnae, Lind.) in honda his and clǽnsaþ bereflór his cujus uentilabrum in manu ejus et purgauit aream suam, Lk. Skt.

Linked entries: fana fann

Windles-óra

(n.)
Grammar
Windles-óra, an; m.

Windsor

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Ic habbe gegefan Criste and Sancte Petre intó Westmynstre Windlesóran and Stáne, 227, 6: 178, 19

wind-swingla

(n.)
Grammar
wind-swingla, an; m.

A fan

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A fan Windswingla vel pala ventilabrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 41, 36

winter-selde

(n.)
Grammar
winter-selde, an; f.

A winter-house

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A winter-house Winterselde zetas hyemales (cf. zeta a chambyre, 235, col. 2), Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 48

wín-tunne

(n.)
Grammar
wín-tunne, an; f.

A wíne-cask

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A wíne-cask Ne hé ne drince æt wíntunnum, swá swá woroldmenn dóð, L. Ælfc. C. 30; Th. ii. 354, 4

Linked entry: tunne

ge-ǽsce

(n.)
Grammar
ge-ǽsce, [an; f. ?]

Inquiry

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Inquiry Wé witon swíþe lytel þæs þe ǽr ús wæs búton be gemynde and be geáscunge (geǽscum, v. l.), Bt. 42 ; F. 256, 26

Linked entry: ǽsce

ofer-lufu

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-lufu, e, an; f.

Excessive love

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Excessive love Seó oferlufu eorþan gestreóna, Wulfst. 149, 4: 263, 24

CNAPA

(n.)
Grammar
CNAPA, cnafa, an; m.

a boyyoung manKNAVEpuerjuvenisadolescensa servant servus

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a boy, young man, KNAVE; puer, juvenis, adolescens He betǽhte hys cnapan and se cnapa hit ofslóh he gave it [a calf] to his young man and the young man slew it Gen. 18, 7.