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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

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

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

tuning-wyrt

Similar entry: tunsing-wyrt

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-gælstre

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-gælstre, an; f.
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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

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-gemengness, e; f.
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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

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-stenc, es; m.
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A perfume from a plant Hús gefylled wæs wyrtstence ( odore ) ðære smirnisse, Jn. Skt. Rush. 12, 3

æþelferþing-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
æþelferþing-wyrt, e; f.
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Stitchwort, bird's tongue Æþelferðingwyrt, Lch. ii. 80, 12: 94, 10: iii. 28, 22. Æðelferðingcwyrt, 40, 16. Æðelferðingwyrt ( auis lingua ), 24, 1: 4, 29. Æðelfyrdingwyrt alfa (cf. agrimonia alpha eathelferthingwyrt ł glofvyrt, Lch. iii. 299, col. 2)

bisceop-wyrt

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Biscopuuyrt hibiscum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 37. Biscopwyrt gerabotane, 42, 26. Add

blód-wyrt

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Dele

brún-wyrt

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Brúnwyrt spimon vel reverion , Wrt. Voc. i. 69, 25. Add

cræft-wyrc

(n.)
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Substitute: <b>cræft-weorc,</b> es; n. Skilled work, art, profession Be campdóme, be ceápe, be cræftwyrce ágyf teóþunga de militia, de negotio, de artificio redde decimas, Scint. 109, 5

clif-wyrt

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Clifwyrt clitum, Lch. iii. 303, col. 1. Add

eft-wyrd

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Add: A becoming again (v. weorþan, ), a renewal of existence, resurrection at doom's day (?) Swá nú regnþeófas ríce dǽlað, yldo oððe ǽrdeáð; eftwyrd cymð, mægenþrymma mǽst now mighty robbers hold sway, eld or early death; renewal of life shall come,

fǽr-wyrd

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Dele