hand-wyrm
An insect supposed to produce disease in the hand
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An insect supposed to produce disease in the hand Handwyrm surio vel briensis vel sirineus, Ælfc. Gl. 24; Som. 60, 25; Wrt. Voc. 24, 28. Handwyrm ureius, Wrt. Voc. 288, 4. Hondwyrm, Exon. 111 b; Th. 427, 24; Rä. 41, 96: 125 b; Th. 482, 15; Rä. 67, 2.
heals-wyrt
Campanula trachelium ⬩ Hare's ear ⬩ bupleurum tenuissimum ⬩ Scilla autumnalis ⬩ Symphytum album
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In Lchdm. ii. Gloss. are given the following plant-names Campanula trachelium, Dan. halsurt: Ger. halswurz, halskraut: Du. halskrind. Hare's ear; bupleurum tenuissimum. Scilla autumnalis. Symphytum album
bróðor-wyrt
BROTHER-WORT, the herb pennyroyal ⬩ mentha pulegium
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BROTHER-WORT, the herb pennyroyal; mentha pulegium, Wrt. Voc. 68, 61
cræft-wyrc
Workmanship ⬩ artificium
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Workmanship; artificium Scint. 29
smoega-wyrm
Similar entry: smeá-wyrm
hócor-wyrde
Using scornful, ⬩ mocking language
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Using scornful, mocking language Hér sind on earde hócorwyrde ǽghwǽr there are in the land here everywhere men of scornful speech, Swt. A. S. Rdr. 109, 156
swane-wyrt
- Lchdm. ii. 74, 20.
swét-wyrde
Agreeable of speech, bland
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Agreeable of speech, bland Blandis sermonibus, lenis verbis líþum vel swétwyrdum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 4. Balbus, qui vult loqui et non potest wlips vel swétwyrda ( blandus seems to have been read?), 125, 11
seolc-wyrm
Similar entry: seoluc-wyrm
seoluc-wyrm
A silk-worm
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A silk-worm Siolucwyrm bombix Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 22. Seolcwyrm, i. 24, 6: 40, 1
Linked entry: seolc-wyrm
síd-wyrm
A silk-worm
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A silk-worm Siolucwyrm oððe sídwyrm bombix, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 22. Sýdwyrm, i. 24, 6
Linked entry: síde
spring-wyrt
Wild caper ⬩ caper-bush ⬩ -plant ⬩ -spurge ⬩ Euphorbia lathyris ⬩ actureda, lactaridia ⬩ actureda, lactarida
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Wild caper, caper-bush, -plant, -spurge; Euphorbia lathyris,Lchdm. ii. 104, 2: 106, 1
strǽl-wyrt
Club-moss ⬩ callitrichon
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Club-moss (?). Somner gives the word as glossing callitrichon Gif dolh fúlige, ceów strǽlwyrt on and gearwan, Lchdm. ii. 96, 9
á-wyrn
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and-wyrde
An answer ⬩ responsum
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An answer; responsum Hétan him ðæt andwyrde secgan they commanded them to deliver this answer, Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 32, 23: Cd. 27; Th. 36, 17; Gen. 573: Elen. Grm. 544: 618
bán-wyrt
Bone-wort ⬩ a violet ⬩ the small knapweed ⬩ viola ⬩ centaurea minor
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Bone-wort, a violet, perhaps the small knapweed; viola, centaurea minor Bánwyrt hæbbe croppan bone-wort hath bunches of flowers, L. M. 2, 51; Lchdm. ii. 266, 5. Bánwyrt centaurea minor, Ælfc. Gl. 44; Som. 64, 85; Wrt. Voc. 32, 21. Sió greáte bánwyrt
efen-wyrðe
Equally worthy ⬩ condignus
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Equally worthy; condignus Mid efenwyrðum dǽdum condignis actĭbus. Bd. 3, 27; S. 559, 24: 4, 6; S. 574, 18
fæger-wyrde
Fair in word, fairly speaking ⬩ suāvĭlŏquus, dĕcenter lŏquens
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Fair in word, fairly speaking; suāvĭlŏquus, dĕcenter lŏquens Wes ðú ðínum yldrum árfæst symle, fægerwyrde be thou ever dutiful to thy parents, fair in word, Exon. 80 a; Th. 300, 26; Fä. 12
fíc-wyrt
The herb FIG-WORT ⬩ fīcāria herba ⬩ fīcus
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The herb FIG-WORT; fīcāria herba, fīcus, Ælfc. Gl. 41; Som. 63, 119; Wrt. Voc. 31, 6
fleót-wyrt
Floatwort ⬩ seaweed ⬩ alga?
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Floatwort, seaweed? alga?L. M. 2, 52; Lchdm. ii. 268, 28