hand-bana
A murderer, homicide, one who slays with his own hand ⬩ [αύτόχειρ] ⬩ the actual slayer
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A murderer, homicide, one who slays with his own hand [αύτόχειρ], Beo. Th. 925; B. 460: 2665; B. 1330: 4997; B. 2502
Linked entry: hand-bona
crencestre
A female weaver ⬩ a spinster ⬩ textrix
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A female weaver, a spinster; textrix Cod. Dipl. 1290; A. D. 995; Kmbl. vi. 131, 32
slipa
A viscous, slimy substance
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A viscous, slimy substance Genim sealh and ele dó ahsan (tó ?) gewyrc ðonne tó slypan . . . dó ðonne on ðone slipan Lchdm. ii. 18, 26-28. Wyrc slypan of wætere and of axsan iii. 38, 1
Linked entry: slypa
mære
A night-mare ⬩ a monster oppressing men during sleep
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A night-mare, a monster oppressing men during sleep (cf. passage quoted in Cl. and Vig. under mara; 'En er hann hafði litt sofnat, kallaði hann ok sagði at mara trað hann.
æfter-genga
One who goes or follows after ⬩ a follower ⬩ successor ⬩ posthumus
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One who goes or follows after, a follower; successor, posthumus Æftergenga posthumus, æfter boren, se ðe biþ geboren æfter bebyrgedum fæder one who is born after the father has been buried, Ælfc. Gr. 47; Som. 48, 32.
Linked entry: -genga
ǽnne
one ⬩ unum
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one; unum Ðú ne miht ǽnne locc gedón hwítne non potes unum capillum album facere. Mt. Bos. 5, 36;
and-gite
The intellect ⬩ understanding ⬩ knowledge ⬩ intellectus ⬩ cognitio
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The intellect, understanding, knowledge; intellectus, cognitio
beado-gríma
A war-mask ⬩ helmet ⬩ bellica larva ⬩ cassis
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A war-mask, helmet; bellica larva, cassis Ða ðe beadogrímman býwan sceoldon those who should prepare the war-helmet, Beo. Th. 4506; B. 2257
Linked entry: beadu-gríma
burh-rúnan
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The fates, furies, fairies; parcæ, furiæ, oreades Burhrúnan furiœ, Cot. 92
Linked entry: burg-rúnan
calla
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A herald, found in the phrase, — hilde ealla [q. v.] war's herald or a herald of war, Cd. 156; Th. 193, 26; Exod. 252
cúslyppe
A COWSLIP ⬩ primula veris, Lin
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A COWSLIP ; primula veris, Lin Nim wudubindes leáf and cúslyppan take leaves of woodbine and cowslip, L. M. 3, 30 ; Lchdm. ii. 326, 4: 3, 31 ; Lchdm. ii. 326, 10: iii. 30, 8: 46, 22 . Cúsloppe britannica, Ælfc. Gl. 42; Som. 64, 30; Wrt. Voc. 31. 40
cweorn
A mill, hand-mill, quern
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A mill, hand-mill, quern Mt. Kmbl. Hat. 24, 41: Ex. 11, 5
Linked entry: cwyrn
felt-wurma
The plant wild marjoram ⬩ orĭgănum
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The plant wild marjoram; orĭgănum, Som. Ben. Lye: Lchdm. Glos. vol. iii. p. 349, col. 2, 32
Linked entry: feld-wurma
fíf-fealde
A butterfly ⬩ pāpĭlio
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A butterfly; pāpĭlio, Som. Ben. Lye Fíffealde pāpĭlio, Wrt. Voc. 281, 40. Fífaldæ pāpĭlio, Glos. Epnl. Recd. 160, 78
for-spennestre
A bawd ⬩ lēna
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A bawd; lēna, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Som. 8, 49
fría
to love ⬩ to free
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to love Fríende was complexus esset, Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 36. to free Ic fría liberabo, Rtl. 9, 40. We sie fríado liberemur, 7, 3
fródian
To be wise or prudent ⬩ săpĕre
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To be wise or prudent; săpĕre [Ic] fródade [I] was wise, Exon. 94 b; Th. 353, 53; Reim. 32
fugel-bana
A bird-killer ⬩ fowler ⬩ auceps
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A bird-killer, fowler; auceps Sum biþ fugelbona, hafeces cræftig one is a fowler, skilful with the hawk, Exon. 79 b; Th. 298, 5; Crä. 80
GALGA
A gallows ⬩ gibbet ⬩ cross ⬩ arbor infēlix ⬩ patĭbŭlum ⬩ crux
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A. pp. 682-4. See
Linked entry: gealga