heáfod-wærc
Pain in the head, ⬩ cephalia, cephalargia ⬩ head-ache
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Pain in the head, L. M. 1, 1; Lchdm. ii. 18,5, 19
Linked entry: heáfod-wræc
scriptor
chronographus
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occurs in the compound tíd-scriptor, chronographus. Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 8
wǽtan
To wet, moisten
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Wǽt ðæt gewrit on ðam drence, Lchdm. ii. 350, 15. Wǽt wulle mid biccean hlonde. 362, 17. Wǽt ðæt liþ mid ecede, ii. 134, 9. Wǽt mid ðínum scytefingre, Techm. ii. 126, 2. Hí ða lifre wǽten, Lchdm. i. 346, 23.
Linked entry: wǽtian
cyric-tíd
Church-time, time of service in a church ⬩ in ecclesia ministerii tempus
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Church-time, time of service in a church; in ecclesia ministerii tempus His cyrictída on rihtlícne tíman his church-hours at the right time, L. I. P. 8; Th. ii. 314, 20
un-andergilde
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The meanings suggested in the Dictionary should be retained. In the passage quoted hwæt þú áge unandergildes is a mere expansion of hwæt þínes ágnes seó. (Dr. Craigie's note.)
calwa
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Substitute: In Wrt. Voc. ii. 99, 80: 6, 54 occurs the gloss alapiciosa calwa. The latter word seems to be Latin; cf. alapiciosus caluus in other glossariem. v. Corp. Gl. H. xli
á-ídan
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[The rarity of the verb (the three last instances are glosses in different MSS. of the same passage in Aldhelm), and the fact that eliminare is elsewhere glossed by á-nídan, á-ýtan (q. v.) may suggest a doubt as to the genuineness of á-ídan.]
Linked entry: -ídan
Hwít-ern
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Whitherne in Galloway His mynster is æt Hwíterne, Chr. 565; Erl. 19, 7
under-singan
succinere
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renders succinere in: Ic undersinge succino, Ælfc. Gr. 28, 7; Zup. 181, 2
Linked entry: singan
ge-telged
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in Dict., and add Ge[t]ælged colerata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 20
hwelung
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Lye' substitute On hwelunge in clangore, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 16
sal-warp
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The word is a river name, the Salwarpe in Worcestershire
Linked entry: sal-warp
cneów-wærc
a pain in the knees
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a pain in the knees L. M. 1, 24; Lchdm. ii. 66, 11
Linked entry: cneó-wærc
un-ǽmetta
Want of leisure for doing, something, occupation, business
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from baptizing it, L.
Linked entry: ǽmetta
ysel
A spark, cinder, an ash, ember
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Voc. i. 37, 19: 66, 44: 284, 17: ii. 36, 53. On yslan in favillam, Hpt. Gl. 495, 31. Hé geseah hú ða ysla up flugon mid ðam smíce vidit ascendentem favillam, Gen. 19, 28. Gé syndon dust and acsan and ysela, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 38, 23.
mǽg-bót
The 'bót' paid to the kinsman of a slain man for the slaying of the latter
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E. 2; Th. i. 360, 7
spelian
To act as the representative of another ⬩ to represent ⬩ to take, or stand in, the place of another
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Th. ii. 592, 29
Linked entry: speliend
geápes
In width ⬩ wide ⬩ lāte
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So Bouterwek takes it, but the word is rather a neuter genitive after 'eall;' cf. vv. 2548-9
hyll-wyrt
Hill-wort
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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
ge-efesian
To cut in the form of eaves ⬩ to round ⬩ shear ⬩ clip ⬩ crop ⬩ tondēre
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To cut in the form of eaves, to round, shear, clip, crop; tondēre Ne he næs geefesod ne bescoren he was not clipped nor shorn, Homl. Th. ii. 298, 20. Ic næs nǽfre geefsod ne nǽfre bescoren ferrum nunquam ascendit super caput meum, Jud. 16, 17