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hræd-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
hræd-wyrde, adj.

Quickhasty of speech

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Quick, hasty of speech Ne sceal nó tó hátheort ne tó hrædwyrde he must not be too passionate nor too hasty of speech, Exon. 77 b; Th. 290, 17; Wand. 66

Linked entry: wær-wyrde

ge-wyrp

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyrp, es; n.

A heap thrown up[?]

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A heap thrown up[?] Andlang gewyrpes, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. v. 78, 29

yfel-wyrde

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In the bracket for -oðr l. -orðr

bió-wyrt

(n.)

bee-wortapiastrum

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bee-wort; apiastrum,Glos. Epnl. Recd. 153, 20

biscep-wyrt

(n.)

marsh-mallow

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marsh-mallow, Wrt. Voc. 286, 15

biter-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
biter-wyrde, adj.

Inclined to bitternessad amaritudinem pronus

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Inclined to bitterness; ad amaritudinem pronus Ne he biterwyrde næs he was not inclined to bitterness, Homl. Th. i. 320, 15: ii. 44, 22

blód-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
blód-wyrt, e; f.

BLOODWORT or bloody-dock from its red veins and stemsrumex sanguineus

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BLOODWORT or bloody-dock from its red veins and stems; rumex sanguineus, Lin

reng-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
reng-wyrm, es; m.

A maw-worm, a worm in the intestines

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A maw-worm, a worm in the intestines Wið ðæt rængcwyrmas (rengc-, MS. B. ; rýnwyrmas with a gloss lumbrici, MS. H.) dergen ymb nafolan, Lchdm. i. 168, 9. Wið ðæt reng-wyrmas ymb ðone nafolan wexen, 218, 14

regn-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
regn-wyrm, es; m.

An earth-worm

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An earth-worm Regnwyrm lumbricus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 113, 26 : 71, 13. Rénwyrm, 51, 23. Rénwyrm vel angeltwicce, i. 24, 31

slá-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
slá-wyrm, es; m.
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A slow-worm, blind-worm (cf. a slaworme cecula, Cath. Angl. 343), a kind of snake: — Sláwyrm stellio, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 25: 78, 60: spalangius, 24, 27: Hpt. Gl. 450, 26: regulus (cf. regulus est serpens, avis, et rex parvulus omnis, Wrt. Voc. i. 221, 9

simering-wyrt

Similar entry: symering-wyrt

stæl-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
stæl-wyrt, e; f.
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Water starwort Stælwyrt callitriche (cf. wæterwyrt callitriche, 67, 18), Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 15

stic-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
stic-wyrt, e; f.
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Stitch-wort; stellaria holostea; but the word glosses agrimonia, Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 2

stunt-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
stunt-wyrde, adj.
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Using foolish words, foolish in speech Se ðe wǽre stuntwyrde, weorðe se wíswyrde, Wulfst. 72, 17

swǽs-wyrde

(adj.)
Grammar
swǽs-wyrde, adj.
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Of pleasant speech, pleasant in speech; facetus, Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 18

tuning-wyrt

Similar entry: tunsing-wyrt

treów-wyrm

(n.)
Grammar
treów-wyrm, es; m.
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A caterpillar Hé salde treówyrme westmas heara dedit erugini fructus eorum, Ps. Surt. 77, 46

þunor-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
þunor-wyrt, e; f.

Thunder-planthouse-leeksempervivum tectorum

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Thunder-plant (v. E. D. S. Pub. Plant Names), house-leek; sempervivum tectorum Nime þunorwyrt, Lchdm. ii. 118, 2. [On plants that were a protection against thunder, see Grmm. D. M. pp. 167, 1147.]

wyrt-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-fæt, es; n.
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A scent-bottle Wyrtfata olfactoriola (cf. olfactoriola ðe hiera elesealfa on wǽran, Wrt. Voc. ii. 64, 35), Hpt. Gl. 517, 27

wyrt-forbor

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-forbor, es; n.
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Restraint from an action by the operation of herbs Wiþ wyrtforbore (cf. Gif mon sié wyrtum forboren, 114, 8) and yflum gealdorcræftum, Lchdm. ii. 306, 12. Cf. next word

Linked entries: for-beran for-bor