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swǽpels

(n.)
Grammar
swǽpels, (m.?); swǽpelse, an; f.

A wrap, garment ⬩ to wrap, swaddle ⬩ a kerchief, hood ⬩ barn child in swaddling-clothes.

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A wrap, garment Swǽpels amictus Ps. Surt. 106, 3. Ða swǽpelsan amicula Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 49

swealwe

(n.)
Grammar
swealwe, swealewe, an; f.

A swallow

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A swallow Suualuae, suualuuae, suualuue progna, Txts. 90, 828. Sualuuae, sualuae, sualuue hirundo, 68, 498. Swealwe, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 5. Swalowe, swaluwe, swalewe, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Zup. 37, 7. Storc and swalewe, Homl. Th. i. 404, 25. Genim swealwan nest

Linked entry: swalewe

sweora

(n.)
Grammar
sweora, swira, swyra, swura, an; m.

a neck ⬩ of land, a hause ⬩ a col ⬩ the neck, the declination of a mountain near the summit; the most level spot between two hills, ⬩ the local name of a neck-shaped ridge in western Iceland. ⬩ of water, the part where the distance between opposite shores is least

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a neck Sweora collum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 16, 51: cervix, 52. Foreweard sweora capitium, 45. Sweora vel swura collum, i. 43, 36. Swira collum, 283, 2: cervex, 3. Swyra collum, 64, 65: Soul Kmbl. 218; Seel. 111. Swiora smæl, Exon. Th. 486, 15; Rä. 72, 15. Ðá

Linked entries: swira swyra

syla

(n.)
Grammar
syla, ( = sylha), an; m.

A ploughman

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A ploughman Syla arator, Hpt. Gl. 461, 72

syll

(n.)
Grammar
syll, e; sylle,an; f.

a beam that serves as a foundation or support, a sill, a basis, support ⬩ a support, foundation ⬩ to lay a foundation

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a beam that serves as a foundation or support, a sill, a basis, support Grundstánas cementum, syll basis, fót*-*stán fultura, Wrt. Voc. i. 61, 47-49. Syl basis, post postis, 86, 28, 29: ii. 10, 74: 101, 54. Syl taber, i. 289, 48. Copsus syl, securis

Linked entries: sýl syl

treówa

(n.)
Grammar
treówa, trýwa, an; m.

An assurance of good faith ⬩ a covenant

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An assurance of good faith a covenant, Se éca treówa the perpetual covenant (cf. Ex. 31, 16), Wulfst. 210, 22. 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

Linked entry: trýwa

triumpha

(n.)
Grammar
triumpha, an; m.

A triumph

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A triumph, the entry into Rome of a victorious general. The following explanation of the term was inserted by Alfred in his translation of Orosius Ðæt hié triumphan héton, ðæt wæs ðonne hié hwelc folc mid gefeohte ofercumen hæfdon, ðonne wæs heora þeáw

treppe

(n.)
Grammar
treppe, træppe (v. (?) colte-træppe ( = colt-trap ?) ramnus, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 47), an; f.

A trap

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A trap Ic beswíce fugelas mid treppan decipio aves decipula, Coll. Monast. Th. 25, 15

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truma

(n.)
Grammar
truma, an; m.

a troop of soldiers, I. 6, II. ⬩ order of troops ⬩ array ⬩ a support,

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a troop of soldiers, I. 6, II. Truma acies, exercitus, Hpt. Gl. 477, 13. Hé férde mid fyrdlícum truman and ða burh geeode. Jos. 11. 10: Homl. Ass. 113, 356. Truman aciem, Hpt. Gl. 426, 69. Hé gesette ða menn on ǽnne truman, ðe mon hiora mǽgas ǽr on ðæm

Linked entry: trymman

tude

(n.)
Grammar
tude, an (?) ; f.

A shield

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A shield Tude parma, Hpt. Gl. 521, 9. Tudenarda (tudena, randa (?), tuderanda (?) ) scutorum, 424, 5

tún-cyrice

(n.)
Grammar
tún-cyrice, an; f,

A church in a tún

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A church in a tún(q. v. ) Habbe hé þat lond fré his day and his wíues, and after here bothere day meó þe túnkirke, and men fré . . . þat lond schal intó túnkirke . . . and þó men fré, Chart. Th. 572, 20-33. Intó ðe túnkirke on Mardingford, 593, 2

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tungol

(n.)
Grammar
tungol, (-ul-ul, -el), tungl, es; generally neuter, but pl. tunglas occurs: tungla, an; m.

a heavenly body ⬩ a heavenly body other than sun or moon ⬩ a star ⬩ a planet ⬩ a fixed star ⬩ a group of stars ⬩ a constellation ⬩ division of the zodiac

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a heavenly body Tungel sidus, Wrt. Voc. i. 41, 54. Mænig tungul máran ymbhwyrft hafaþ on heofonum, Met. 28, 20. Saturnes steorra wandraþ ofer óþrum steorrum ufor ðonne ǽnig óþer tungol, Bt. 36, 2; Fox 174, 14. Swá heofenes tunglu sicut astra coeli, Deut

Linked entries: tungel tungl

tungolcræft-wíse

(n.)
Grammar
tungolcræft-wíse, an; f.

Astronomy

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Astronomy Tungelcræftwísan astronomia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 5, 4

tún-melde

(n.)
Grammar
tún-melde, an; f.

Orach ⬩ atriplex hortensis

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Orach; atriplex hortensis Túnmelde crysolachan, i. aureum olus vel atriplex, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 6

Linked entry: melde

turf-haga

(n.)
Grammar
turf-haga, an; m.

An enclosed space covered with turf ⬩ a grassy enclosure

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An enclosed space covered with turf, a grassy enclosure Ongan hé eorðan delfan under turfhagan (cf. wangstede,1584; El 794) Elen. Kmbl. 1656; El. 830

Twide

(n.)
Grammar
Twide, Tweode,an; or indecl. (cf. Humbre for declension); f.

The Tweed

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The Tweed In ófre Tweode (Tuidon, Bd. M. 360, 29) streámes in ripa Tuidi fluminis, Bd. 4, 27; S. 603, 34

twigu

(n.)
Grammar
twigu, (?), an; f.; the forms in the Northern specimens may also be taken as weak, tuigge, pl. tuiggo

A branch ⬩ twig

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A branch, twig Steola cauliculus, twigu ramunculus. Wrt. Voc. ii. 129, 84. Twigge ł telge (telgra, Rush.) ramus, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 24, 32: Mk. Skt. Lind. 13, 28. Ðe tuigga palmes, Jn. Skt. Lind. 15, 6. Ða tuiggo (twigan late southern MS.) palmites, 15,

Linked entry: palm-twiga

tygele

(n.)
Grammar
tygele, (?), an; f.

A lamprey

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A lamprey Tigle murenula (the word occurs in a list of the names of fishes; murenula is elsewhere glossed by ǽl, 66, 5: 281, 66; sǽ-ǽl, q.v.), Wrt. Voc. i. 55, 66. Cf. (?) preceding word

Linked entry: tigle

þæcele

(n.)
Grammar
þæcele, an; f.

A torch ⬩ light

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A torch, light Þæcile fax, Wrt. Voc. i. 284, 20. Ðecele facula, ii. 77, 5. Ða fýr feóllon on ða eorþan swelce byrnende þecelle vise nubes ardentes de celo tanquam faces decidere, Nar. 23, 26 : 14, 15. Stód se leóma him of swylce fýren ðecelle (þecele

þaca

(n.)
Grammar
þaca, þeaca, an; m.

A covering ⬩ roof

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A covering, roof Ðone song hé gehýrde tó him neálǽcan, óð ðæt hé becom tó ðeacan ðære cyricean (ad tectum oratorii), Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 43. Cf. Bordðeaca, brodthaca testudo, Txts. 101, 1999. Bordþacan latrariis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50, 52

Linked entry: þeaca