wyrt-gælstre
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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
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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
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A perfume from a plant Hús gefylled wæs wyrtstence ( odore ) ðære smirnisse, Jn. Skt. Rush. 12, 3
wyrm-basu
Scarlet
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Scarlet Wyrmbaso coccus, Txts. 113. 67
Linked entry: wurm-reád
wyrm-fáh
Having serpentine ornamentation
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Having serpentine ornamentation Ðæt sweord wreoþenhilt and wyrmfáh, Beo. Th. 3400; B. 1697
wyrm-geard
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An enclosure full of snakes Wyrmgeardas, atol deór monig,... blace nædran, Salm. Kmbl. 940; Sal. 469
Linked entry: wyrm-sele
wyrm-geblǽd
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A blister raised by a snake-bite(?), Lchdm. iii. 36, 21
wyrm-hǽlsere
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A serpent-charmer, sorcerer Wyrmhǽlseras marsi (printed maris ), Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 15
wyrm-hord
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A treasure held by a serpent, Beo. Th. 4447; B. 2222
æþelferþing-wyrt
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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
biter-wyrde
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Bitter of speech, given to bitter words, Ꝥ gé ne beón tó biterwyrde, ne bealufulle on móde, Hml. A. 48, 576. Substitute: and 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
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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
fág-wyrm
A basilisk
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A basilisk Ofer nédran and fágwyrm super aspidem et basiliscum, Ps. Srt. 90, 13
feld-wyrt
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Feldwyrt gentiana, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 39. Add:
felt-wyrt
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Feltwyrt (feldwyrt, v. l.) anadonia, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 310, 10 ( = Wrt. Voc. i. 79, 5). Feldwyrd anadonia, Wrt. Voc. i. 30, 48. Feltwyrt anadona, An. Ox. 56, 376. Feldwyrt anadonia, Lch. iii. 300, col. 1. Add
gearo-wyrde
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Having ready utterance Se geonga wæs geworden gearow yrde (geara-, georo-, v. ll., loquela promtus ), sé þe ǽr wæs dumb, Bd. 5, 2; Sch. 561, 2
Linked entry: -wyrde