foxes clife
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
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
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
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
Phlegm
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Phlegm Mǽldropa. flegma. i. saliva, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 39
mǽr-hlísa
Great fame ⬩ celebrity
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Great fame, celebrity Mid mǽrhlísan cælebri, Wrt. Voc. ii. 23, 74
Linked entry: hlísa
mæsser-bana
One who slays a priest
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One who slays a priest Mæsserbanan (MS. C. sacerdbanan), Wulfst. 165, 28
maga
Powerful ⬩ strong ⬩ a powerful person
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Se maga and se unmaga ne mágon ná gelíce byrdene áhebban, L. Edg. C. 4; Th. ii. 262, 2: L. Eth. vi. 52; Th. i. 328, 160. Ne mæg se unmaga ðam magan gelíce byrðene áhebban, L. C. S. 69; Th. i. 412, 7
magu-rǽswa
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-gewyrhta
A worker of wickedness
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A worker of wickedness, Ps. Th. 77, 38
Linked entry: ge-wyrhta
mann-wíse
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
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
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
mear-gealla
A kind of gentian
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A kind of gentian Mergelle, Lchdm. iii. 24, 1. Wyl mergeallan on meolcum, L. M. 2, 65; Lchdm. ii. 296, 18
mearh-cofa
A marrow-chamber ⬩ a bone
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A marrow-chamber, a bone Mearhcofan ossa, Ps. Th. 101, 3
meox-bearwe
A dung-barrow ⬩ basket for carrying dung
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A dung-barrow, basket for carrying dung Wylige oððe meoxbearwe corbis vel cofinus, Wrt. Voc. i. 86, 2
Linked entries: meox-wilige bearwe
mersc-mealwe
Marsh-mallow
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Ðeós wyrt ðe man hibiscum and óðrum naman merscmealwe (-mealuwe, MS. B.) nemnaþ, Herb. 39; Lchdm. i. 140, 3-5. Merscmealwan crop, L. M. 3, 63; Lchdm. ii. 350, 24. Nim merscmealwan, 3, 8; Lchdm. ii. 312, 12
Linked entry: mealwe
mixen-plante
The mixer-plant ⬩ solanum nigrum ⬩ morella minor ⬩ night-shade
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The mixer-plant; 'solanum nigrum, which is morella minor, and is often found on mixens. Otherwise night-shade,' Lchdm. iii. 338, col. 2 Of ðære wyrte ðe man háteþ myxenplante, L. M. 1, 58; Lchdm. ii. 128, 23
Linked entry: plante
mód-gewinna
A foe of the mind ⬩ care ⬩ anxiety
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A foe of the mind, care, anxiety Lǽt ðé áslúpan sorge of breóstum, módgewinnan, Cd. 134; Th. 169, 9; Gen. 2797
morgen-colla
Dread (?) or rage (?), furious attack (?) which comes in the morning
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Dread (?) or rage (?), furious attack (?) which comes in the morning Him fǽrspel bodedon, morgencollan, atolne ecgplegan. Judth. 12; Thw. 25, 6; Jud. 245