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windel-streáw

(n.)
Grammar
windel-streáw, -streów, es; n.

Windle-straw, some kind of coarse grass or reed

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Plant Names) Eár spica, egle aresta, windelstreów calmum, Wrt. Voc. i. 287, 22: ii. 16, 74. Genim ðæt micle greáte windelstreáw twyecge, ðæt on worþium wixð, Lchdm. ii. 44, 4

hrycg-mearh

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Hricgmearh (printed -mearð) spina, Wülck. Gl. 292, 7. Add

æf-éstnes

(n.)
Grammar
æf-éstnes, -ness ; -nys, -nyss, e ; f.

Envyspiteinvidiamalignitas

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Envy, spite; invidia, malignitas

sporu

(n.)
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a spike, v. hand-, hún-sporu

hæg-þorn

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D. haathorn) Haeguthorn alba spina, Txts. 36, 19 ; haeguthom, heguthorn spina alba, 98, 956. Wel hægþornes blóstman, Lch. ii. 54, i. Ǽlces treówes dǽl þe man begitan mæg bútan hægþorne, 86, 9

Decem-ber

(n.)
Grammar
Decem-ber, gen. -bris; m. [dĕcem ten: Sansk. vāra: Pers. bār time, space: the tenth month of the Romans, beginning with March, and as we begin with January, it is our twelfth month]

The month of DecemberDĕcember, bris

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The month of December; Dĕcember, bris, m Mónaþ Decembris, ǽrra iúla [geóla] the month of December, the former yule, Menol. Fox 437; Men. 220; January being after yule or Christmas is called Se æftera geóla; the after yule, Cott. Tibĕrius; B. i; Hick.

a-þrowen

(v.; part.)
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a-þrowen, = a-þráwen

thrown forthspilt

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thrown forth, spilt,Andr. Kmbl. 2850; An. 1427;

ge-cweccan

(v.)
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Gecwecton ðegnas his ða croppas vellebant discipuli ejus spicas, Lk. Skt. Lind. 7, 1

Linked entries: ge-coecton cweccan

snǽsan

(v.)
Grammar
snǽsan, p. de

To spit, run through with a pointed implement or weapon to spit

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To spit, run through with a pointed implement or weapon Gif mon hafaþ spere ofer eaxle and hine mon on ásnáseþ (ásnǽseþ, MS. H., snǽseþ, MS. B.), gielde ðone wer bútan wíte; gif beforan eágum ásnáse (ásnǽse, MS. H.) gielde ðone wer L.

Linked entries: snás á-snǽsan

ge-hild

(n.)
Grammar
ge-hild, a secret place. In Ps. Spl. T. 16, 13 perhaps ge-hídum should be read for gehildum. Cf. ge-hýddum
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abditis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 98, 34: 4, 17

wece-drenc

(n.)
Grammar
wece-drenc, es; m.

An emetic

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An emetic Wecedrenc . . . sele ðæt lytlum súpan . . . óþ ðæt hé spíwe, Lchdm. ii. 268, 31: 170, 8

gelodr

(n.)
Grammar
gelodr, e; f.

A part of the body about the chest, the backbone or spine? pars corporis circa thoracem vel spinam? - Se maga biþ neáh ðære heor-tan and ðære gelodre the stomach is near the heart and the spine,

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A part of the body about the chest, the backbone or spine? pars corporis circa thoracem vel spinam? - Se maga biþ neáh ðære heor-tan and ðære gelodre the stomach is near the heart and the spine, L. M. 2, 1; Lchdm. ii. 176, 3

ge-wyrce

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wyrce, es; n.
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Voc. ii. 87, 35. what is got by work, profit, perquisite, v. ge-wyrcan; Ǽhteswán gebyreð stífearh, and his gewirce ðonne hé spic behworfen hæfð, Ll. Th. i. 436, 23.

Linked entries: ge-wirce wyrce

corflian

(v.)
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Swylce hé hine corflige swá swá mon ǽl déð þonne hine mon on spite stagan wyle, Tech. ii. 124, 10. Add

ge-bláwan

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Voc. ii. 133, 18. of persons, to breathe Eft wé gibláue respiremus, Rtl. 43, 29. to spit Gibleów (gebléuu, L.) expuens, Mk.

hrycg

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Add: the spine of man or animal Hryg dorsum, bæc terga, Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 43. Hricges spinę (draconis ), An. Ox. 2467. Geseah hé ꝥ þǽr sæt án deófol on þǽre cú hrycge, Hml.

hagu-þorn

(n.)
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hagu-þorn, hago-þorn, es; m.
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., and add Hagudorn, heagoðorn alba spina, Txts. 36, 19

Linked entries: hæg-þorn haga-þorn

spícing

(n.)
Grammar
spícing, es; m.

A spike

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A spike (? Halliwell gives spiking a large nail, as a northern word) Spícyngas gadirian oððe wyrcean, geswinc hit getácnaþ, Lchdm. iii. 200, 24

reám

(n.)
Grammar
reám, es; m.
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Cream Wið ðon ðe mon blóde hrǽce and spíwe; genim god beren mela and hwít sealt, dó on reám oððe góde fléte, Lchdm. ii. 314, 2

ægnan

(n.)
Grammar
ægnan, pl.

Awns (awn, with husbandmen, the spire or beard of barley or other bearded grain, Bailey), chaff, refuse, huskspaleaechaff

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Awns (awn, with husbandmen, the spire or beard of barley or other bearded grain, Bailey), chaff, refuse, husks Aegnan paleae, Txts. 85, 1526: quisquiliae, 91, 1696