ear
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Eára, An. Ox. 1411. Cornbǽrum eárum granigeris spicis, 2361. Eár spicas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 84. Ehera, Mt. p. 16, 13. Þá ehera (æchir, R.), Mt. L. 12, 1. Ehras, Lk. L. 6, 1. v. æhrige
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CERFILLE
CHERVIL ⬩ cærefolium = χαιρέφυλλον ⬩ chærophyllum sylvestre
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CHERVIL; cærefolium = χαιρέφυλλον chærophyllum sylvestre, Lin Genim ðysse wyrte ðe man cerefolium, and óðrum naman ðam gelíce cerfille nemneþ þrý croppas take three heads of this herb, which is named cerefolium, and by the other like name chervil, Herb
næss
a ness ⬩ land running out into water ⬩ headland ⬩ promontory
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Th. 6055; B. 3031, Hrones næs Whales-ness, 5603; B. 2805,,] Æt brimes næsse at the sea-headland, Andr. Kmbl. 3417; An. 1712. Beorh wæterýðum neáh, be næsse, Beo. Th. 4478; B. 2243. Gesæt on næsse cyning, 4825; B. 2417.
scúwa
the shadow thrown by an object ⬩ shade ⬩ darkness ⬩ shadow ⬩ shadow ⬩ protection ⬩ shadow as opposed to substance
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Alǽd mé út of ðyses carcernes húse and of deáþes scúan, Blickl. Homl. 87, 35. Scúia (scúa, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 4, 16. In scýa, Rtl. 168, 9. Sealde him deorcne deáþes scúwan, Ch.
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mæsse
a service of the church ⬩ mass ⬩ a festival day when a solemn mass was celebrated ⬩ -mas
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Se biscop and se mæssepreóst sceolan húru embe seofon niht mæssan gesingan for eal cristen folc ðe ǽfre ácenned wæs, Blickl. Homl. 45, 31.
CWYRN
A mill, hand-mill, QUERN ⬩ mola
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A mill, hand-mill, QUERN; mola Twá beóþ æt cwyrne grindende: án byþ genumen, and óðer byþ lǽfed duæ molentes in mola; una assumētur, et una relinquētur, Mt. Bos. 24, 41. Ðæt híg grundon on cwyrne popŭlus illud frangēbat mola, Num. 11, 8.
wápe
A cloth ⬩ rubber
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cf. wípian) Gif ðú sceát habban wille oððe wápan, ðonne sete ðú díne twá handa ofer ðínum bearme and tóbrǽd hí swilce sceát ástrecce, Techm. ii. 122, 23
mǽrels
A rope for mooring a ship ⬩ pronesium
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Parv. 327, and note. ]
Linked entry: scip-mǽrels
hlín-scúa
The darkness of a prison,
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The darkness of a prison, Andr. Kmbl. 2924; An. 1073: Exon. 73 b; Th. 275, 2; Jul. 544
heáh-fore
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Ðerh blód héffera and calfra and add: —
bíd-fæst
Stationary, firm ⬩ stabilis
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Stationary, firm; stabilis Hyre fóta wæs bídfæst [biidfæst MS.] óðer one of its feet was stationary, Exon. 114 a; Th. 438, 13; Rä. 57, 7
eád-gifa
Giver of prosperity or happiness ⬩ prosperĭtātis vel beatitūdĭnis dător
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Giver of prosperity or happiness; prosperĭtātis vel beatitūdĭnis dător Engla eádgifa bliss-giver of angels, Andr. Kmbl. 147; An. 74: 901; An. 451: Exon. 15 b; Th. 34, 22; Cri. 546
æppuldre
An apple-tree ⬩ malus
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An apple-tree; malus
bin
a basket ⬩ cofinus ⬩ a crib ⬩ manger ⬩ a stall
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Þá geseah heó þæt cild licgan on binne, ðǽr se oxa and se assa gewunelíce fódan sécað, Hml. Th. i. 42, 25. Geléd on þǽre binne, 40, 32. Ic sceal fyllan binnan (praesepia) oxan mid híg, Coll.
æhrie
The husk of an ear(?)
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The husk of an ear(?) Aehrian, ægrihan (æhrigan?) quisquiliae, Txts. 90, 840
un-maga
a person without means ⬩ a needy person ⬩ a person who cannot maintain himself ⬩ one who is dependent upon others
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a person without means, a needy person Se maga and se unmaga ne beóð ná gelíce, ne ne magon ná gelíce byrðene áhebban ... and ðý man sceal gescádlíce tóscádan ... welan and wǽdle, L. Eth. vi. 52; Th. i. 328, 16: L. C. S. 69; Th. i. 412, 6.
Linked entry: un-mægness
mæra
An incubus
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An incubus Mera ł satyrus incuba, Ep. Gl. 12 f, 14
ÆLMESSE
ALMS ⬩ almsgiving ⬩ eleemosyna
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ALMS, almsgiving; eleemosyna Ðæt ofer sí and to láfe sellaþ ælmessan quod superest date eleemosynam, Bd. 1, 27; S. 489, 30.
burh-loca
A cily-inclosure, city-barrier ⬩ defence, as — a wall, mound or moat ⬩ urbis septum, arcis claustrum vel clausura
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Kmbl. 2132; An. 1067: Beo. Th. 3860; B. 1928. He nǽnige forlét under burglocan bendum fæstne he left not one under the city-barriers fast in bonds, Andr. Kmbl. 2075; An. 1040: 1879; An. 942
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dim-scúa
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Dimness, darkness; tenēbræ Oft hira mód onwód under dimscúan deófles lárum their mind often went under darkness by the devil's lore, Andr. Kmbl. 281; An. 141