hræd-wyrde
Quick ⬩ hasty 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
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
bee-wort ⬩ apiastrum
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bee-wort; apiastrum,Glos. Epnl. Recd. 153, 20
biscep-wyrt
marsh-mallow
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marsh-mallow, Wrt. Voc. 286, 15
biter-wyrde
Inclined to bitterness ⬩ ad 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
BLOODWORT or bloody-dock from its red veins and stems ⬩ rumex sanguineus
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BLOODWORT or bloody-dock from its red veins and stems; rumex sanguineus, Lin
reng-wyrm
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
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
stæl-wyrt
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Water starwort Stælwyrt callitriche (cf. wæterwyrt callitriche, 67, 18), Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 15
stic-wyrt
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Stitch-wort; stellaria holostea; but the word glosses agrimonia, Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 2
stunt-wyrde
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Using foolish words, foolish in speech Se ðe wǽre stuntwyrde, weorðe se wíswyrde, Wulfst. 72, 17
þunor-wyrt
Thunder-plant ⬩ house-leek ⬩ sempervivum 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
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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
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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
wyrt-gælstre
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A woman who uses herbs for charms Mǽden yfeldǽda and wyrtgælstre ( malefica et herbaria ), Lchdm. iii. 186, 11. Cf. previous word
Linked entry: gælstre
wyrt-gemengness
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A spice Hig bebyrigdon Andreas líchaman myd wyrtgemengnyssum and myd swétum stencum, Shrn. 153, 17: Wulfst. 263, 5. v. preceding word
Linked entry: ge-mengness
wyrt-stenc
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A perfume from a plant Hús gefylled wæs wyrtstence ( odore ) ðære smirnisse, Jn. Skt. Rush. 12, 3
wyrm-basu
Scarlet
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Scarlet Wyrmbaso coccus, Txts. 113. 67
Linked entry: wurm-reád
wyrm-fáh
Having serpentine ornamentation
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Having serpentine ornamentation Ðæt sweord wreoþenhilt and wyrmfáh, Beo. Th. 3400; B. 1697