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ynne-leác

(n.)
Grammar
ynne-leác, (yne-), es; n.
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Onion Ynnelaec, hynnilaec, ynniléc ascalonium, Txts. 43, 229. Ynnilaec cepa, 49, 448. Ynneleác scalonia, Wrt. Voc. i. 66, 57: unio, 68, 62. Yneleác ungio, 286, 9

Linked entry: hynni-læc

ypplen

(n.)
Grammar
ypplen, yplen, es; n.
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A top, summit Ypplene fastigio, Hpt. Gl. 473, 47. Ðá ágeolewedan yplenu crocata cacumina, Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 13

Linked entry: yplen

wundor-geweorc

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-geweorc, es; n.

A wonderful work ⬩ a miracle

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A wonderful work, a miracle Þurh ðæt wundorgeweorc ðe hé Lazarum áwehte of deáþe, Blickl. Homl. 67, 6. Gelómlícu wundurgeweorc (sanitatum miracula) gewordene wǽron, Bd. 3, 9; S. 533, 3. Áwritene gemang ðara apostola wundorgewurcum, H. R. 13, 12. Hé hié

Linked entry: wundor-weorc

wundor-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
wundor-weorc, es; n.

A wondrous work ⬩ a miracle

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A wondrous work, a miracle Hé (Christ) óðerra unrím cýðde wundorworca, Andr. Kmbl. 1409; An. 705. Manige wítgan ǽr Sancte Ióhanne on swíþe manegum godcundum mægenum ealra wundorweorcum swíþe wuldorlíce áscinon, Blickl. Homl. 161, 19. Ðæt cwyce secgeaþ

Linked entry: wundor-geweorc

wúsc-bearn

(n.)
Grammar
wúsc-bearn, es; n.

A beloved ⬩ an adopted child

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A beloved or an adopted child Uúscbearn (wuso, Rush.) filioli, Jn. Skt. Lind. 13, 33

Linked entry: wýsc

ylpen-bán

(n.)
Grammar
ylpen-bán, (elpend-), es; n.
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Ivory Ðis ylpenbán hoc ebur, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 22; Zup. 49, 9. Mid ylpenbáne and mid báres tuxe, Lchdm. i. 244, 8. Genim ylpenbán, 368, 19. v. elpend-bán (where these passages should be put)

Linked entries: elpen-bán elpend-bán

beger

(n.)
Grammar
beger, (-ir), es; n.
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A berry Beger baccinia (begir bucina ), Txts. 43, 266. Begir baccinia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 65. Cf. berige vaccinia (bacinia, Wülck. Gl. 296, 26), Wrt. Voc. i. 67, 25, and

bera-scinn

(n.)
Grammar
bera-scinn, es; n.

A bear-skin

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A bear-skin iii berascin, Cht. Th. 429, 27

Linked entry: scinn

blæc-horn

(n.)
Grammar
blæc-horn, es; n.

An ink-horn

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An ink-horn Ðónne þú blechorn habban wille, Tech, ii. 128, 18

blóstm-gild

(n.)
Grammar
blóstm-gild, es; n.
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A floral festival Blóstmgeld floralia, Wrt. Voc. ii. 37, 52

Linked entry: gild

bóc-blæc

(n.)
Grammar
bóc-blæc, es; n.

Ink

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Ink Þiós Dryhtnes ǽrendbóc ne wæs mid bóc*-*blece, ne mid nénigum eorþlicum andweorce áwriten, Wlfst. 225, 1

Linked entry: blæc

bí-genge

(n.)
Grammar
bí-genge, es; n.

Practice ⬩ worship

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Practice, worship Bígenge cultus, An. Ox. 5153. On ídol wé áspendað bígencge inane expendimus studium, Scint. 2, 1. Þá bígengu (neomenias) þæs níwan mónan wé ná ne healdaþ, An. Ox. 40, 34. Bodiað bígenga (studia) his, Ps. Spl. 9, 11

Linked entries: -genge -genge bí-geng

bere-healm

(n.)
Grammar
bere-healm, es; n.

Barley-straw

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Barley-straw Genim æscrinde and berehalm. Lch. iii. 28, 7

Linked entry: healm

Breoten-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
Breoten-ríce, es; n.
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The kingdom of Britain Basianus féng tó Breotenríce (Brytene rice, v. l.) Bassianus regno potitus est. Bd. l, 5 ; Sch. 17, 25

bríw-lác

(n.)
Grammar
bríw-lác, es; n.
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Dressing food Ðá sceandlican wíglunga on brýw-láce, Hml. S. 17, 103

crístel-mǽl

(n.)
Grammar
crístel-mǽl, (cýrstel-), es; n.
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a cross On wearddúne þǽr þæt crístelmǽl stód, Cht. E. 294, 21. Tó þám cýrstelmǽle ; of þám cýrstelmǽle, Cht. Crw. 25, 24. Tó ðám langan cýrstelmǽle, C. D. v. 297, 15: 298, 9. the sign of the cross Wyrce mon crýstel*-*mǽl on his heáfde foran mid his

Linked entry: cýrstel-mǽl

dolg-swæþ

(n.)
Grammar
dolg-swæþ, n.: -swaþu; f.
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Add:to examples under dolh-swæþ: neut. Dolgswæð cicatricis uestigia, Bd. 4, 19; Sch. 449, 7. Eáðe mihte Críst árísan of deáðe bútan dolhswaðum, ac hé heóld þá dolh*-*swaðu, Hml. Th. i. 234, 26. Hí grápodon ðá dolhswaðu, 302, 2. fem. Nán dolswaþu næs

ellen-treów

(n.)
Grammar
ellen-treów, es; n.

An elder-tree

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An elder-tree Tunc in uiam publicam usque sambucum quam uocitant ellentreów, C. D. iii. 379, 15

elpend-bán

(n.)
Grammar
elpend-bán, es; n.

ivory

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An elephant's tusk, ivory Elpendbaan, elpendesbán ebor; Txts. 59, 713. Elpanbán oððe elpend (= elpendbán?; but cf. O. H. Ger. elafant ebor; elefant-ín, -isc eburneus) ebor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 28, 73. Úton his brýdbúras wǽron elpendbánum geworhte, Nar. 5,

Linked entries: elpen-bán elpend

em-leoht

(n.)
Grammar
em-leoht, es; n.
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The incorrect use (elision?) of m Emleohtes motacismi (= metacismi), An. Ox. 5473

Linked entries: el-leoht emm