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wæter-flasce
A water-flask, a pitcher
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A water-flask, a pitcher Sum man berende sume wæterflaxan homo lagenam aquae baiulans, Mk. Skt. 14, 13
gadinca
A wether sheep
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A wether sheep Gadinca vel hnoc mutinus (in a list of animals; cf. mutinae carnes, eaedem q. vervecinae, Migne), Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 49. Gadinca mutinus, ii. 58, 14
gúþ-fana
A military standard, ensign, banner ⬩ signum vexillum
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A military standard, ensign, banner; signum vexillum Ðǽr wæs se gúþfana genumen ðe hí ræfen héton there was the banner taken that they called the Raven, Chr. 878; Erl. 81, 3.
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
treówa
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Náðor ne wé on ðone here faran, ne heora nán tó ús, búton man trýwan and gýslas betwýnan sylle friðe tó wedde, L. A. G. 4; Th. i. 156, 8. Cf. trúwa
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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
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
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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
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
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
gærsama
Treasure ⬩ ŏpes
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Treasure; ŏpes He lét nyman of hire ealle ða betstan gærsaman he caused all the best treasures to be taken from her, Chr. 1035; Th. 292, 22, col. 2. Gif he ne sealde ðe máre gersuman if he had not given the greater treasures, Chr. 1047; Erl. 177, 7
GALGA
A gallows ⬩ gibbet ⬩ cross ⬩ arbor infēlix ⬩ patĭbŭlum ⬩ crux
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A. pp. 682-4. See
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