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:
eáþ-módgian
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Eadmodieð (makeð edmod, v. l. ) our heorte, A. R. 278- O. H. Ger. gi-ótmuotigón, (-ód-) humiliare.] Cf. eáþ-médan
Linked entry: ge-eáþmódgian
esole
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A she-ass Ofer eoselan folan sitteude, Bl. H. 71, 5. Gyt gemétaþ eoselan (asinam) gebundene and hire folan, 79, 28: 69, 35. Eosula and fola asinam et pullum, Mt. R. 21, 7. Eoslena asinorum, Gr. D. 185, 3
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
Bret-walda
A ruler of the Saxons in Britain, the chief Saxon king in England ⬩ Saxonum in Britannia rex supremus.
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Turner and Lappenberg suppose that the Bretwalda was elected by the other Saxon kings and by the collected nobility and other electors in Britain, because Hunt. lib. ii. about A.
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
spanu
A teat ⬩ a cow's pap ⬩ the teats of a cow ⬩ a teat, dug
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A teat Tittas mammille, spana ubera, Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 30. Tittas oððe sponan mammillas, Lchdm. i. lxxiv, 24
Linked entry: sponan
hild-fruma
A military chief or prince,
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A military chief or prince, Elen. Kmbl. 19; El. 10: 201; El. 101: Exon. 65b; Th. 243, 7, Jul. 7: Beo. Th. 3360; B. 1678: 5291; B. 2649: 5662; B. 2835
treów-wyrhta
A wood-wright ⬩ worker in wood ⬩ carpenter ⬩ joiner
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A wood-wright, worker in wood, carpenter, joiner Treówwyrhta lignarius. Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 10: 73, 29. Se Treówyrhta segþ:---- Hwilc eówer ne notaþ cræfte mínon, ðonne hús and mistlíce fata and scypa eów eallum ic wyrce ?
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
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
Wihtgáres
Carisbrooke
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Carisbrooke On Wihtgáras (-gára, v. l.) byrg, Chr. 530; Th. i. 26, col. I. Wihtgára (-gáras, -gáres, v. ll.) byrg, 544; Th. i. 28, col. I
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.
Linked entries: béme býmere býme-sangere býmian