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cluf-wyrt

(n.)
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cluf-wyrt, e; f.

buttercupbatrachion = βατράχιον, ranunculus acris

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The herb buttercup; batrachion = βατράχιον, ranunculus acris, Lin Ðeós wyrt ðe man batrachion, and óðrum naman clufwyrt nemneþ, biþ cenned on sandigum landum and on feldum: heó biþ feáwum leáfum and þynnum this herb which is called batrachion and by

Linked entry: clof-wurt

cýle-wyrt

(n.)
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cýle-wyrt, e; f.

Sour-sorreloxylapăthum

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Sour-sorrel; oxylapăthum Cot. 216

eá-wylm

(n.)
Grammar
eá-wylm, a welling or

boiling up of water, spring

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boiling up of water, spring, Lye

Linked entry: ǽ-welm

eft-wyrd

(n.)
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eft-wyrd, e; f.

Future fate, day of judgmentfutūrum fātum, judĭcii dies

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Future fate, day of judgment; futūrum fātum, judĭcii dies, Cd. 169; Th. 212, 15; Exod. 539

ellen-wyrt

(n.)
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ellen-wyrt, e; f.

Elderwort, wallwort, danewort, dwarf-eldersambūcus ĕbŭlus

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Elderwort, wallwort, danewort, dwarf-elder; sambūcus ĕbŭlus, Lin Genim ðas wyrte, ðe man ĕbŭlum, and óðrum naman ellenwyrte nemneþ, and eác sume men wealwyrt hátaþ take this herb, which is named ĕbŭlum, and by another name elderwort, and some men also

feld-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
feld-wyrt, e; f.

Field-wortgentiangentiāna

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Field-wort, gentian; gentiāna Feldwyrt gentiāna, Wrt. Voc. 68, 7. Herba gentiāna, ðæt ys feldwyrt the herb gentiāna, that is, field-wort, Herb. cont. 17, 1; Lchdm. i. 12, 16. Ðeós wyrt, ðe man gentiānam, and óðrum naman feldwyrt nemneþ, heó biþ cenned

Linked entry: ferd-wyrt

felt-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
felt-wyrt, e; f.

The plant mulleinverbascum thapsus

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The plant mullein; verbascum thapsus, Lin Ðeós wyrt, ðe man verbascum, and óðrum naman feltwyrt nemneþ, biþ cenned on sandigum stówum and on myxenum this plant, which is named verbascum, and by another name mullein, is produced in sandy places and on

Linked entry: feld-wyrt

fíc-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
fíc-wyrt, e; f.

The herb FIG-WORTfīcāria herbafīcus

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The herb FIG-WORT; fīcāria herba, fīcus, Ælfc. Gl. 41; Som. 63, 119; Wrt. Voc. 31, 6

fleót-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
fleót-wyrt, e; f.

Floatwortseaweedalga?

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Floatwort, seaweed? alga?L. M. 2, 52; Lchdm. ii. 268, 28

flód-wylm

(n.)
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flód-wylm, es; m.

Flood-boilingraging floodăquārum fluctus

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Flood-boiling, raging flood; ăquārum fluctus Flódwylm ne mæg manna ǽnigne gelettan a raging flood may not hinder any man, Andr. Kmbl. 1032; An. 516

ealaþ-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
ealaþ-wyrt, e; f.

Ale-wortcervĭsia mustea, nova

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Ale-wort; cervĭsia mustea, nova, Som. Ben. Lye

hæsel-wyrt

(n.)
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hæsel-wyrt, e; f.
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Asarabacca, asarum Europæum, Lchdm. iii. 329, col. 2

heáfod-wylm

(n.)
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heáfod-wylm, es; m.
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Burning or heat in the head, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 26, 2

hirde-wyrt

(n.)
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hirde-wyrt, e; f.
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the greater, chlora perfoliata. the lesser, erythæa centaureum, Lchdm. iii. 332, col. 1

hyll-wyrt

(n.)
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hyll-wyrt, e; f.

Hill-wort

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Hill-wort Hylwurt samum, Ælfc. Gl. 40; Som. 63, 82; Wrt. Voc. 30, 34. Hylwyrt pollegia, 44; Som. 64, 83; Wrt. Voc. 32, 19. v. Lchdm. ii. 392, col. 2. In E. D. S. Plant Names hillwort is given as [1] mentha pulegium; [2] thymus serpyllum

Linked entry: hǽl-wyrt

lǽce-wyrt

(n.)
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lǽce-wyrt, e; f.
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a herb having medicinal virtue Se wísa Augustinus cwæþ ðæt unpleólíc sý ðeáh hwá lǽcewyrte þicge ac ðæt hé tælþ tó unálýfedlícere wiglunge gif hwá ða wyrta on him becnitte búton hé hí tó ðam dolge gelecge the learned Augustine said, that it is not dangerous

lungen-wyrt

(n.)
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lungen-wyrt, e; f.

Lung-wort

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Lung-wort, Lchdm, ii. 398, col. 1: iii. 337, col. 1

mealt-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
mealt-wyrt, <b>, -wurt,</b> e; f.

Malt-wort

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Malt-wort Maltwyrt acinum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 37, 54. Mealtwurt, i. 28, 7

mór-wyrt

(n.)
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mór-wyrt, e; f.

Moor-wort

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Moor-wort Wyrc hié (a salve) of ðære smalan mórwyrte (drosera rotundifolia, Cockayne), Lchdm. ii. 128, 8

regn-wyrm

(n.)
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regn-wyrm, es; m.
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An earth-worm Regnwyrm lumbricus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 26 : 71, 13. Rénwyrm, 51, 23. Rénwyrm vel angeltwicce, i. 24, 31. [O. H. Ger. regan-wurnt lumbricus : Ger. regen-wurm