bróðor-wyrt
BROTHER-WORT, the herb pennyroyal ⬩ mentha pulegium
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BROTHER-WORT, the herb pennyroyal; mentha pulegium, Wrt. Voc. 68, 61
cræft-wyrc
Workmanship ⬩ artificium
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Workmanship; artificium Scint. 29
holm-wylm
The surge of the sea
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The surge of the sea, Beo. Th. 4814; B. 2411
swane-wyrt
- Lchdm. ii. 74, 20.
wyrms-útspiung
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wyrs-hrǽcing
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wyrt-brǽþ
A perfume from plants, an odour, aroma
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A perfume from plants, an odour, aroma Mid brǽðe áfylled swylce ðǽr lǽgon lilie and rose. Ðá cwæð Basilissa: 'Ic wundrie hwanon ðes wyrtbrǽð ðus wynsumlíce stéme,' Homl. Skt. i. 4, 36. Ne mihte nán wyrtbrǽð swá wynsumlíce stéman, ii. 27, 113. Ágeótende
Linked entry: brǽþ
wyrt-cynren
The genus plant, plants, herbs
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The genus plant, plants, herbs Wyrtcynren herbam, Ps. Lamb. 146, 8
wyrt-mete
Vegetable food, food consisting of herbs
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Vegetable food, food consisting of herbs Wyrtmete clerius cibus, Wrt. Voc. i. 290, 40: ii. 17, 23. Gesoden wyrtmete fordalium, 38, 56: 150, 2. Wurtmete mid meluwe polentum, i. 27, 25
Linked entry: wurt-mete
wyrt-eceddrenc
An acid potion made with herbs
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An acid potion made with herbs Be ðam súþernan wyrteceddrence, Lchdm. ii. 172, 11
Linked entry: eced-drenc
wyrt-geard
A kitchen-garden
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A kitchen-garden Wyrtgeardas promptuaria, Ps. Spl. C. 143, 16
wyrt-truma
- Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 93, 7
the root of a plant ⬩ the root of a tooth ⬩ the root, source, origin ⬩ a stock
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the root of a plant Wyrtruma radix, Wrt. Voc. i. 33, 11: 80, 8: 285, 79: Cd. Th. 252, 20; Dan. 581. Is seó æx ásett tó ðæs treówes wyrtruman, Lk. Skt. 3, 9. Be ðam wyrttruman, Lchdm. i. 172, 10. Wyrttruman radicem, Ps. Spl. 51, 5. Hig næfdon wyrtruman
wyrt-weard
A gardener
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A gardener Heó wénde ðæt hit se wyrtweard hortulanus wǽre, Jn. Skt. 20, 15
Linked entry: leác-weard
spring-wyrt
Wild caper ⬩ caper-bush ⬩ -plant ⬩ -spurge ⬩ Euphorbia lathyris ⬩ actureda, lactaridia ⬩ actureda, lactarida
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Wild caper, caper-bush, -plant, -spurge; Euphorbia lathyris,Lchdm. ii. 104, 2: 106, 1
strǽl-wyrt
Club-moss ⬩ callitrichon
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Club-moss (?). Somner gives the word as glossing callitrichon Gif dolh fúlige, ceów strǽlwyrt on and gearwan, Lchdm. ii. 96, 9
á-wyrn
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éðel-wyn
Joy of country ⬩ patriæ gaudium
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Joy of country; patriæ gaudium Nú sceal eall éðelwyn eówrum cynne leófum alicgean now shall all joy of country to your beloved kindred fail, Beo. Th. 5762; B. 2885
Linked entries: eard-éðel-wyn wyn
eard-éðel-wyn
Joy of an estate ⬩ prædii gaudium
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Joy of an estate; prædii gaudium He me lond forgeaf, eardéðelwyn he gave me land, joy of property, Beo. Th. 4979; B. 2493
brim-wylf
a she-wolf ⬩ A sea-wolf ⬩ marina lupa
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A sea-wolf; marina lupa. An epithet applied to Grendel's mother Hine seó brimwylf abroten hæfde the sea-wolf had destroyed him, Beo. Th. 3202; B. 1599
Linked entry: wylf
wurma
A shell-fish from which a purple dye was obtained, ⬩ a purple dye ⬩ woad, a plant from which a dye is got
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Wyrman murice, Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 23: 89, 29. Wyrman (printed wyrmaman, cf. 52, 48) luto, 87, 32. Wyrman (purpureo) ostro, Hpt. Gl. 522, 5. Genim myrran and hwít récels and safinam and saluiam and wurman, Lchdm. ii. 294, 24. Wurmum muricibus, Wrt.