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ancre

(n.)
Grammar
ancre, an; f. [antre?]

Radish

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Radish; raphănus = ῥάφανος Ancre, ðæt is rædic raphanus, Mone A. 493

cyte

(n.)
Grammar
cyte, cote,an ; f.

A cot, cottage, bedchamber, cell ⬩ casa, cubiculurn, cella

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A cot, cottage, bedchamber, cell; casa, cubiculurn, cella Tær ðæt hors ðæt þæc of ðære cytan hrófe the horse tore the thatch off the roof of the cottage, Homl. Th. ii. 136, 17. Hí hine lǽddon út of ðære cytan they led him out of the cottage, Guthl. 5

Linked entry: cote

-cund

(suffix)
Grammar
-cund, an adjective termination, denoting

KIND , sort, or origin, likeness

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KIND sort, or origin, likeness ; as, æðel-cund, deóful-, engel-, eorþ-, feor-, feorran-, gǽst-, god-, heofon-, híw-, in, sáwel-, ufan-, up-, woruld-

dwolma

(n.)
Grammar
dwolma, dwolema, an; m.

Chaos, a chasm, gulph ⬩ chaos, n.= χάos, τό, hiātus

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Chaos, a chasm, gulph; chaos, n.= χάos, τό, hiātus Dwolma chaos, Cot. 40: 204. Betweox us and eów is mycel dwolma getrymed inter nos et vos chaos magnum firmātum est, Lk. Bos. 16, 26. Ða twegen tregan teóþ to-somne wið ðæt mód fóran mistes dwoleman the

Linked entries: dwolema for-dwilman

egsa

(n.)
Grammar
egsa, ægsa, an; m.

Fear, horror, dread ⬩ tĭmor, horror, terror

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Fear, horror, dread; tĭmor, horror, terror Egsa com ofer me tĭmor vēnit sŭper me, Ps. Spl. 54, 5 : Exon. 20 a; Th. 52, 26; Cri. 839: Cd. 221; Th. 288, 12; Sat. 379. Beóþ egsan of heofene ĕrunt terrōres de cælo, Lk. Bos. 21, 11: Cd. 148; Th. 186, 10;

Linked entry: ægsa

foxes cláte

(n.)
Grammar
foxes cláte, an; f.

Fox's clote ⬩ burdock ⬩ arctium lappa

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Fox's clote, burdock; arctium lappa, Lin Wið hundes dolge, foxes cláte, etc. for wound by a hound, burdock, etc. L. M. 1, 69; Lchdai. ii. 144, 11

foxes clife

(n.)
Grammar
foxes clife, an; f.

The greater burdock ⬩ arctium lappa

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The greater burdock; arctium lappa, Lin Genim clifwyrt, sume men hátaþ foxes clife, sume eáwyrt take burdock, some men call it fox's cliver or the greater burdock, some riverwort, L. M. 1, 15; Lchdm. ii. 58, 3: Lchdm. iii. 74, 10

HÉLA

(n.)
Grammar
HÉLA, hǽla, an; m.

The HEEL

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The HEEL Héla calx, Wrt. Voc. 283, 75. Hél calcaneum, Jn. Skt. Lind. 13, 18. Genim haran hélan [hǽlan MSS. H. B.] take hare's heel [lat. talum ], Med. ex Quadr. 4, 17; Lchdm. i. 346 16. Heó gehýden hǽlun míne ipsi calcaneum meum observabunt, Ps. Th.

Linked entry: hǽla

húsel-genga

(n.)
Grammar
húsel-genga, gengea, an; m.

a communicant

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One who goes to the Lord's supper, a communicant Gif hé húslgengea síe, L. Win. 23; Th. i. 42, 7: L. In. 19; Th. i. 114, 11. Be húslgengum, 15; Th. i. 112, 4

Linked entry: húsel-gang

lám-seáðe

(n.)
Grammar
lám-seáðe, [?], an; f.

A clay- [or mud-] pit

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A clay- [or mud-] pit Of sceadwellan in lámseáðan; of lámseáðan in ledene, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 80, 14

mǽl-dropa

(n.)
Grammar
mǽl-dropa, an; m.

Phlegm

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Phlegm Mǽldropa. flegma. i. saliva, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 39

mǽr-hlísa

(n.)
Grammar
mǽr-hlísa, an; m.

Great fame ⬩ celebrity

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Great fame, celebrity Mid mǽrhlísan cælebri, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 74

Linked entry: hlísa

mæsser-bana

(n.)
Grammar
mæsser-bana, an; m.

One who slays a priest

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One who slays a priest Mæsserbanan (MS. C. sacerdbanan), Wulfst. 165, 28

magu-rǽswa

(n.)
Grammar
magu-rǽswa, an; m.

A leader of men ⬩ a chief

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A leader of men, a chief Se magorǽswa mǽgþe sínre dómas sægde, Cd. 79; Th. 98, 2; Gen. 1624. Se ðe lǽdde, módig magorǽswa (MS. -ræwa), 145; Th. 181, 2; Exod. 55 : 143; Th. 178, 25; Exod. 17

Linked entry: rǽswa

mán-genga

(n.)
Grammar
mán-genga, an; m.

One conversant with or practising evil ⬩ a sacrilegious person

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One conversant with or practising evil, a sacrilegious person Ðone mángengan and ðone wiðfeohtend rebellem ac sacrilegum, Bd. 1, 7; S. 477, 18

mán-gewyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
mán-gewyrhta, an; m.

A worker of wickedness

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A worker of wickedness, Ps. Th. 77, 38

Linked entry: ge-wyrhta

mann-lufu

(n.)
Grammar
mann-lufu, an; f.

Love of men

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Love of men Woldun ðæt him tó móde fore monlufan sorg gesóhte, ðæt hé síþ tuge eft tó éþle they desired that for love of men care would visit his mind, that he might take his journey back to his country (and not remain as a hermit), Exon. 37 b; Th. 123

mann-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
mann-wíse, an; f.

Custom ⬩ fashion ⬩ usage ⬩ manner of men

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Custom, fashion, usage, manner of men Æfter monwísan after the manner of men, Exon. 9 a; Th. 5, 30; Cri. 77. Hé ðære mǽgþe monwísan fleáh he shunned the customs of that country, Cd. 92; Th. 116, 21; Gen. 1939

mán-wyrhta

(n.)
Grammar
mán-wyrhta, an; m.

A worker of wickedness ⬩ a sinner

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A worker of wickedness, a sinner Mánwyrhtan peccatores, Ps. Th. 93, 3: qui operautur iniquitatem, 118, 3

Linked entry: mán-weorc

máðum-wela

(n.)
Grammar
máðum-wela, an; m.

Wealth consisting of costly things

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Wealth consisting of costly things Æfter máððumwelan ( the contents of the fire-draké s cave ), Beo. Th. 5493; B. 2750