and-wlita
The face ⬩ countenance ⬩ personal appearance ⬩ forehead ⬩ form ⬩ surface ⬩ facies ⬩ vultus ⬩ aspectus ⬩ frons ⬩ forma ⬩ superficies
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He hæfde blácne andwlitan he had a pale countenance, Bd. 2, 16; S. 519, 34
turtle
A turtle-dove
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Geoffra mé tó láce sume turtlan and sume culfran sume mihi turturem et columbam, Gen. 15, 9. Bringan tó láce áne culfran and áne turtlan, Homl. Th. i. 140, 2. Bringe hé twá turtlan, Lev. 5, 7, 11: 1, 14: Lk. Skt. 2, 24: Homl. Th. ii. 210, 34
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BURN
A bubbling or running water, a BOURN, brook, stream, river ⬩ torrens, rivus ⬩ to boil, bubble ⬩ fervere
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A bubbling or running water, a BOURN, brook, stream, river; torrens, rivus [from burnon, p. pl. of Similar entries beornan to boil, bubble; fervere] Hefe upp ðíne hand ofer burna and ofer móras extende manum tuam super rivos et super paludes, Ex. 8,
eár-wicga
EARWIG or worm ⬩ vermis vel forfĭcfŭla aurĭcŭlāris
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An EARWIG or worm; vermis vel forfĭcfŭla aurĭcŭlāris Wið eárwicgan against earwigs, L. M. cont. I. 3; Lchdm. ii. 2, 14: L. M. I. 3; Lchdm. ii. 40, I: I, 3; Lchdm. ii. 44, 4
æmete
An EMMET ⬩ ant ⬩ formica
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An EMMET, ant; formica Æmete formica. Wrt. Voc. 23, 78. Æmettan ægru gením take emmet's eggs, L. M. 1, 87; Lchdm, ii. 156, 6. Æmytte formica, Somn. 108. Níme æmettan take emmets, L. M. 3, 34; Lchdm, ii. 328, 7
galdor-cræftiga
One crafty or skilful in enchantments ⬩ an enchanter ⬩ incantātor
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One crafty or skilful in enchantments, an enchanter; incantātor Ða fǽmnan, ðe gewunniaþ [MS. gewunniah] onfón galdorcræftigan, ne lǽt ðú ða libban the women, who are wont to receive enchanters, suffer thou not to live, L.Alf. 30; Wilk. 31, 26
fore-speca
One who speaks for another ⬩ a sponsor ⬩ an advocate ⬩ a patron ⬩ prolŏcūtor ⬩ advŏcātus
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One who speaks for another, a sponsor, an advocate, a patron; prolŏcūtor, advŏcātus Fore-speca [ = for-speca] causĭdĭcus, advŏcātus, Ælfc. Gl. 48; Som. 65, 67; Wrt. Voc. 34, 2: Th. Diplm. A.D. 997; 539, 33; 540, 15
æf-werdla
Damage ⬩ injury ⬩ loss ⬩ the amercement for it ⬩ detrimentum ⬩ jactura ⬩ damnum
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Damage, injury, loss, the amercement for it; detrimentum, jactura, damnum Þolie ðone æfwerdlan [æfwyrdlan MS. H.] let him bear the damage, L. In. 40; Th. i. 126, 16: R. Ben. 2 : Cot. 104
Linked entries: æf-werdelsa æ-wyrdla ewerdla ewyrdlu
Arewe
ARROW, the name of a river in several counties ⬩ fluvii nomen
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in O, tum etiam quod oppidum est ad ejus ripam situm, Arwerton dictum; accedit quod Harewich ad oram hujus fluminis, olim Arwic, non ut conjectat Camd.
ge-wlitegian
To form ⬩ adorn ⬩ make beautiful ⬩ formare ⬩ decorare ⬩ exornare ⬩ speciosum vel pulchriorem reddere
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Wuldre gewlitegad with glory beautified, Exon. 55 b; Th. 197, 8; Az. 187: 57 b; Th. 205, 23; Ph. 117: 108 a; Th. 413, 7; Rä. 32, 2: 128 b; Th. 493, 22; Rä. 81, 35: Andr. Kmbl. 1337; An. 669
ge-nip
A mist, cloud, darkness, obscurity ⬩ nĕbŭla, cālīgo, nūbes, tĕnebræ
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Sweart wolcen and genip atra nubes, Nar. 23, 23
unna
grant ⬩ allowance ⬩ permission ⬩ willingness to give ⬩ pleasure in doing something ⬩ a grant ⬩ what is given
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S. 1; Th. i. 272, 2, 13. a grant, what is given Se ðe ðás gyfu and ðisne unnan wille Gode and sancte Petre ætbrédan, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 276, 31
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brytsen
to break ⬩ A broken part, fragment ⬩ fragmentum
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[brytan to break] A broken part, fragment; fragmentum Hí námon ða láfa, twelf wilian fulle ðæra brytsena tulerunt reliquias, duodecim cophinos fragmentorum plenos, Mt. Jun. 14, 20: Jn. Bos. 6, 13. Of ðám brytsenum de fragmentis, Mk. Bos. 8, 8.
wudu-bind
Woodbine
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Woodbine Uuidubindae volvola, herba similis hederae, quae vitibus et frugibus circumdari solet, Txts. 104, 1059: viburna, 106, 1082. Wudubind hedera nigra, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 51. Wudebinde, i. 32, 22. Weodubinde viticella, 69, 10. Uudubinde, uudubindlae
a-bylg-nes
An offence ⬩ scandal ⬩ anger ⬩ wrath ⬩ indignation ⬩ offensa ⬩ ira ⬩ indignatio
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An offence, scandal, anger, wrath, indignation; offensa, ira, indignatio He him abylgnesse oft gefremede he had oft perpetrated offence against him, Exon. 843; Th. 317, 35; Mód. 71
ge-teáma
An advocate ⬩ avoucher ⬩ a warranter ⬩ advŏcātus ⬩ qui rei emptæ fĭdem præstat
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An advocate, avoucher, a warranter; advŏcātus, qui rei emptæ fĭdem præstat Ic wille ðæt gehwilc man hæbbe his geteáman I will that every man have his warranter, L. Ed. 1; Th. i. 158, 9: L. Eth. ii. 8; Th. i. 288, 16
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stæf-liðere
An engine for casting stones ⬩ a kind of sling
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An engine for casting stones, a kind of sling Staeblidrae, steblidrae, staefliðre ballista, Txts. 44, 136. Stæfliðere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 62: fundabulum, i. 35, 31: fundibalum, 84, 36: balista, Hpt. Gl. 423, 63. Stæfliðera ballista, 487, 21.
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waru
Watchful care ⬩ observance ⬩ keeping of a command ⬩ heed ⬩ care ⬩ care for the safety of others ⬩ safe-keeping ⬩ custody ⬩ keeping from injury ⬩ guard ⬩ defence ⬩ protection against attack ⬩ guard
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Tó ware ad tutelam (defensionem) (leo ad tutelam virginis Dei nutu diri-gitur, Ald. 45), 484, 49. Nán man ne dorste for ðæra deóra ware ðám hálgum geneálécan, Homl. Skt. ii. 24, 56, 60.
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in-coðu
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An internal disease Wið incoðe, L. M. 2, 55; Lchdm. i. 276, 6. Fela incoða hé gehǽlde untrumra sáwla mislícra manna many diseases of sick souls of diverse men he healed, Homl. Th. ii. 560, 33. Incoða infirmitates; incoðe fibras [ = febris ? ], Hpt.
deór
brave, bold, as a wild beast ⬩ fortis, strēnuus ⬩ heavy, severe, dire, vehement ⬩ grăvis, dīrus, vehĕmens
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brave, bold, as a wild beast; fortis, strēnuus Se hálga wæs to hofe lǽded, deór and dómgeorn the holy one was led to the house, bold and virtuous, Andr. Kmbl. 2617; An. 1310: Exon. 108 b; Th. 414, 6; Rä. 32, 16.