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tún-melde

(n.)
Grammar
tún-melde, an; f.

Orach ⬩ atriplex hortensis

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Orach; atriplex hortensis Túnmelde crysolachan, i. aureum olus vel atriplex, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 6

Linked entry: melde

giþrife

(n.)
Grammar
giþrife, gitrife, an; f.

Cockle ⬩ agrostemma githago

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Cockle; agrostemma githago Gyþrife, L. M. i. 38, 4; Lchdm. ii. 92, 22. Giþrife, 5; Lchdm. ii. 92, 27. Geuim gitrifan, 1, 5; Lchdm. ii. 18, 23

wind-fana

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

A cloth for winnowing with ⬩ a 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. Rush. 3,

Linked entries: fana fann

win-brytta

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

A wine-dealer ⬩ wine-seller ⬩ vintner ⬩ tavern-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

Linked entry: seonu-wind

Windles-óra

(n.)
Grammar
Windles-óra, an; m.

Windsor

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Windsor Æt Windlesóran, Chr. 1061; Erl. 194, 3. Wæs se cyng on Windlesóran, 1095; Erl. 231, 22. Ðis writ wæs gemaced æt Windlesóran, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 209, 27. Ic habbe gegefan Criste and Sancte Petre intó Westmynstre Windlesóran and Stáne, 227, 6:

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

Linked entry: swingel

winter-burna

(n.)
Grammar
winter-burna, an; m.

A stream that is full in winter(?) ⬩ a stream that has the fullness of winter(?) ⬩ a torrent

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A stream that is full in winter(?), a stream that has the fullness of winter(?), a torrent Ofer ðæt burna ł uinter-burna trans torrentem, Jn. Skt. Lind. 18, 1. ¶ the word occurs as a local name, and is found often in the Charters, e. g.: In Winter-burnan

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-wringe

(n.)
Grammar
wín-wringe, an; f.

A wine-press

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A wine-press Frymþa wínwringan ðínre primitias torcularis tui, Scint. 109, 3. To wínwringan ad praelum (ad torcular), Hpt. Gl. 468, 29: Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 59. Hé sette wínwringan (torcular), Mt. Kmbl. 21, 33. Ðíne wínwringan torcularia tua, Kent. Gl. 35

Linked entry: wringe

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

byrn-wíga

(n.)
Grammar
byrn-wíga, an; m.

A soldier clothed in armour ⬩ loricatus miles

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A soldier clothed in armour; loricatus miles Se byrnwíga búgan sceolde the mailed warrior must submit, Beo. Th. 5828; B. 2918: Exon. 77b; Th. 292, 5; Wand. 94. Byrnwígena brego the chief of mailed soldiers, Judth. 9; Thw. 21, 28; Jud. 39

Candel-mæsse

(n.)
Grammar
Candel-mæsse, an; f.

CANDLEMAS, the mass at the feast of purification which, in the Romish church, is celebrated with many lighted candles ⬩ festum purificationis beatæ Mariæ

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CANDLEMAS, the mass at the feast of purification which, in the Romish church, is celebrated with many lighted candles; festum purificationis beatæ Mariæ Æt Candelmæssan at Candlemas, L. Eth. ix. 12 ; Th. i. 342, 32. Hér, A. D. 1014, Swegen ge-endode

candel-bora

(n.)
Grammar
candel-bora, an; m.

A CANDLE-BEARER, a subdeacon, a clerk ⬩ acolythus

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A CANDLE-BEARER, a subdeacon, a clerk; acolythus = ἀκόλουθος Cot. 203

car-clife

(n.)
Grammar
car-clife, an; f.

Agrimony ⬩ agrimonia

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Agrimony; agrimonia, Wrt. Voc. 79, 62

barice

(n.)
Grammar
barice, barricge, an; f.
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Barriggae baruina, Wrt. Voc. ii. 101, 59. Bericge baruhina, 10, 77. Barice braugina, 102, 25: brugina (printed brugma), 127, 29. ?

sylu

(n.)
Grammar
sylu, e, an; f.
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A miry place Syle, sylen volutabra, Hpt. Gl. 486, 51. Syle, 506, 54. Ðis sint ða denstówa, bróchyrst and beaddan syla, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 318, 30

Linked entry: syle

EARH

(n.)
Grammar
EARH, e; f; arewe, an; f.

ARROW ⬩ sagitta

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An ARROW; sagitta Earh áttre gemǽl the arrow stained with poison, Andr. Recd. 2661; An. 1333

ge-dwola

(n.)
Grammar
ge-dwola, -dweola, an; m.

error ⬩ madness ⬩ heresy ⬩ error ⬩ errātum ⬩ vesānia ⬩ hærĕsis ⬩ a heretic ⬩ hærĕtĭcus

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error, madness, heresy; error, errātum, vesānia, hærĕsis Se mennisca gedwola human error. Bt. 33, 2; Fox 122, 22. Se Arrianisca gedwola Arriāna hærĕsis, Bd. 1, 8; S. 479, 33 : Bt. Met. Fox 1, 81; Met. 1, 41. Óþ ða tíde ðæs Arrianiscan gedwolan usque

Linked entries: dwola ge-dweola

scúwa

(n.)
Grammar
scúwa, scúa, an; m.

the shadow thrown by an object ⬩ shade ⬩ darkness ⬩ shadow ⬩ shadow ⬩ protection ⬩ shadow as opposed to substance

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the shadow thrown by an object Oferwráh muntas scúa his operuit montes umbra ejus, Ps. Surt. 79, 11. Dægas míne swé swé scúa (umbra) onhældun, 101, 12: 143, 4. Ic eom scúan gelíc swýþe áhylded sicut umbra cum declinat, Ps. Th. 108, 23. shade, darkness

Linked entry: scúa