mearc-béce
A beech-tree which forms part of a boundary
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A beech-tree which forms part of a boundary Ðis synd ðæra viii. hída landgeméra ... tó ðære mearcbécean; of ðære bécean, Cod. Dip. B. i. 295, 9. On ða ealdan mearce bécan, 296, 26
Linked entry: béce
mearc-stapa
One who wanders about the desolate mark or border-land
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One who wanders about the desolate mark or border-land Grendel, mǽre mearcstapa, Beo. Th. 206; B. 103. Hié gesáwon swylce twegen micle mearcstapan móras healdan; óðer wæs idese onlícnes óðer on weres wæstmum wræclástas træd ... Hié dýgel lond warigeaþ
meox-force
A fork used for removing dirt
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A fork used for removing dirt Myxforce rotabulum (rotabulum furca vel illud lignum cum quo ignis movetur in fornace causa coquendi: et dicitur sic, quia rotat et proruit ignem furni gratia coquendi vel stercora purgandi), Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 34
meox-wilige
A basket for carrying dung
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A basket for carrying dung On meocswilian in cophino, Ps. Lamb. 80, 7
Linked entries: wilige meox-bearwe
mere-fara
A sea-farer
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A sea-farer, Beo. Th. 1008; B. 502
mere-grota
A pearl
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A pearl Meregrota margarita, Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 24. On ðám beóþ oft gemétte ða betstan meregrotan quibus inclusam sæpe margaritam optimam inveniunt, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473, 18
meter-wyrhta
verse-maker ⬩ poet
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A verse-maker, poet Mederwyrhta metricus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 7. Meterwyrhta, 55, 64
Linked entry: meder-wyrhta
mód-lufu
Heart's love ⬩ affection
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Heart's love, affection, Beo. Th. 3650; B. 1823: Exon. 26a; Th. 77, 25; Cri. 1262: 71a; Th. 264, 26; Jul. 370: 76a; Th. 284, 18; Jul. 699: 123a; Th. 473, 3; Bo. 9
módor-slaga
A matricide ⬩ matricida
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A matricide; matricida. Wrt. Voc. i. 85, 46
mór-stapa
A moor-stepper ⬩ traverser of the moors
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A moor-stepper, traverser of the moors Mǽre mórstapa ( the bull ), Runic pm. Kmbl. 339, 11; Rún. 2
morþor-slaga
A murderer ⬩ homicide
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A murderer, homicide Morþorslago homicidas, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 22, 7
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morþ-wyrhta
One who causes death
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One who causes death (by witchcraft or poison) Wiccan oððe wigleras, mánsworan oððe morþwyrhtan, L.E.G. 11; Th. i. 172, 20 (see note): L. Eth. vi. 7, 36; Th. i. 316, 21, 324, 11: L.C.S. 4; Th. i. 378, 7: Wulfst. 266, 25
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mús-fealle
A mouse-trap
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A mouse-trap Muusfalle muscipula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 114, 34. Músfealle pelx, 71, 28
Linked entry: fealo
múþ-bana
One who destroys with the mouth
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One who destroys with the mouth Him Grendel wearþ tó múþbonan, leófes mannes líc eall forswealg, Beo. Th. 4165; B. 2079
neáh-gehúsa
A neighbour
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A neighbour Néhgehúsum mínum vicinis meis, Ps. Surt. 30, 12 : 78, 4, 12 : 79, 7
Linked entry: ge-húsa
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
blanca
A white or grey horse ⬩ equus albus vel candidus ⬩ a horse, steed ⬩ equus
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A white or grey horse; equus albus vel candidus On blancan on a grey horse, Elen. Grm. 1185
Linked entry: blonca
stodle
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A slay, part of a loom Hé sceal fela tówtóla habban . . . stodlan, Anglia ix. 263, 11
stór-cyll
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A censer Stórcyl turibulum, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 27. .i. silfren stórcylle. Chart. Th. 429, 35. Se ðe bær ða stórcyllan tó ðære offrunge, Homl. Th. ii. 294, 20 : Homl. Ass. 58, 185. Nime eówer ǽlc his stórcillan, Num. 16, 6.
sulh-handle
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A plough-handle, plough-tail Sulhhandla (-e? v. handle stiba, Wrt. Voc. ii. 121, 10) stiba, Wrt. Voc. i. 15, 8. Sulhandlan stivam, Hpt. Gl. 470, 33
Linked entry: handle