feorh-bana
A life-destroyer ⬩ murderer ⬩ vitæ interfector ⬩ hŏmĭcīda
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A life-destroyer, murderer; vitæ interfector, hŏmĭcīda Ðú Abele wurde to feorhbanan thou hast been for a life-destroyer to Abel, Cd. 48; Th. 62, 26; Gen. 1020. Hí gesáwon feorhbanan fuglas slítan they saw birds tearing the murderers, 96; Th. 125, 32;
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ferþ-sefa
The mind ⬩ mens
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The mind; mens Fæstnian ferþsefan to fix in the mind, Exon. 92 b; Th. 347, 29; Sch. 20
fyrd-færeld
A military expedition or service ⬩ mīlĭtāris expedītio
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A military expedition or service; mīlĭtāris expedītio Bútan ðysum þrím þingum, ðæt is, fyrdfærelde, and brigcgewurce, and burhbóte except these three things, that is, military service, bridge-work, and reparation of fortresses, Cod. Dipl. 715; A. D.
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fýr-leóma
A fire-beam ⬩ igneus splendor
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A fire-beam; igneus splendor Fýrleóma stód geond ðæt atole scræf a fire-beam stood through that horrid den, Cd. 216; Th. 272, 32; Sat. 128
hemlíc
Hemlock
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Hemlock Hemlíc cicuta, Ælfc. Gl. 43; Som. 64, 47; Wrt. Voc. 31, 57. Hemlíc hátte wyrt a plant called hemlock, L. M. I, 77; Lchdm. ii. 150, 15. Wyrc hie of hemlíc make the salve of hemlock, 58; Lchdm. ii. 128, 7. Nim hemlíc take hemlock, 31; Lchdm. ii
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hwiða
A breeze
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A breeze Hwiða oððe weder aura, Wrt. Voc. 76, 43: Ælfc. Gl. 94; Som. 75, 109; Wrt. Voc. 53, 59. Hwioðan oððe oreþe aura ii. 6, 56. Ǽlc hwiða windes every breath of wind, Past. 42, 1; Swt. 306, 6. Hé ýste mæg eáðe oncyrran ðæt hí windes hweoðu weorþeþ
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mése
A table ⬩ what is on a table
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A table; also what is on a table Míse (MS. T. mése) mensa, Ps. Spl. 68, 27. Meóse mensorium (mensoriumquod est in mensa, ut mantile, et vas escarium), Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 61. Mýse ł beód mensa, 82, 21. Ða hwelpas etaþ of ðám crumon ðe feallaþ of heora hláfordes
Geóla
The YULE or Christmas month, that is, December
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The YULE or Christmas month, that is, December Se ǽrra geóla the ere, or former yule, December. Se æftera géóla the after yule, January. Se mónaþ is nemned on Leden Decembris, and on úre geþeóde se ǽrra geóla, forðan ða mónþas twegen syndon nemde ánum
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drugaþ
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drought Drúgoða eów cymð, þonne gé rénas behófedan, Wlfst. 297, 10. Drúgaþe (-a ?), Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 43. a dry place Hí dweledon on wéstene on drúgoþe erraverunt in solitudine in inaquoso, Ps. L. 106, 4
hleomoc
Brook-lime
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Brook-lime Hleomoc fafida, Wrt. Voc. ii. 40, 3. Hleomoce hátte wyrt, seó weáxeð on bróce . . . gecnúwa þá hleomocan, Lch. ii. 92, 13-16. Nim lilian and hleomoc, 324, 13: 320, 14: 330, 5, 14, 3. Genim wád and hleomocan . . . wyl hleomoc and gearwan, 36
wealh-more
A foreign root ⬩ carrot ⬩ parsnip
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A foreign root, carrot, parsnip Walhmore, uualhmorae pastinaca, Txts. 85, 1502. Wealmore, Wrt. Voc. ii. 67, 62: i. 286, 27: Lchdm. i. 120, 8. Wealmora, Wrt. Voc. i. 79, 58 daucus, 31, 43. Waldmora cariota, 31, 46
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bróm-fæsten
broom ⬩ an inclosed place ⬩ A broom-field, a field, close or wood of broom ⬩ myricæ campus, myricetum, genesteium
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A broom-field, a field, close or wood of broom; myricæ campus, myricetum, genesteium, Cot. 97
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on-médla
pride, glory, magnificence ⬩ pride, arrogance, presumption ⬩ courage, boldness
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pride, glory, magnificence Ald onmédla is gecyrred the glory of earlier times is changed, Elen. Kmbl. 2529; El. 1266. Ðæt geó guman heóldan, ðenden him on eorþan onmédla wæs, Exon. Th. 51, 13; Cri. 815. Dagas sind gewitene, ealle onmédlan eorþan ríces
hlæder
A ladder, ⬩ flight of steps; ⬩ scala
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A ladder, flight of steps; scala Ðá geseah hé on swefne standan áne hlædre and godes englas up stígende and nyðer stígende on ðære hlædre viditque in somnis scalam stantem, angelos quoque del ascendentes et descendentes per eam, Gen. 28, 12, 13: Past
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gifa
A giver ⬩ bestower ⬩ dator ⬩ largitor
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A giver, bestower; dator, largitor Me þincþ betere ðæt ic forléte ða gyfe and folgyge ðam gyfan it seems to me better to leave the gift and follow the giver, Shrn. 176, 19
burh-rúnan
The fates, furies, fairies ⬩ parcæ, furiæ, oreades
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The fates, furies, fairies; parcæ, furiæ, oreades Burhrúnan furiœ, Cot. 92
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streáw-berige
A strawberry
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A strawberry (plant or fruit) Streáwberige fraga. Wrt. Voc. i. 67, 71. Streáberige, 31, 69. Streówberian wíse (streáwberge, MS. H. ). Ðeós wyrt ðe man fraga and óðrum naman streáwbergean nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 138, 20. Streówberge fraga. Wrt. Voc. i. 286,
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ólǽcung
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Ólǽcung conspiratio, An. Ox. 4955
a-grafen-líce
That which is carved ⬩ a carved image ⬩ sculptile
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That which is carved, a carved image; sculptile He gebǽdon ðæt agrafenlíce adora verunt sculptile, Ps. Spl. 105, 19
BERIE
a BERRY ⬩ bacca ⬩ a grape ⬩ uva
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a BERRY; bacca Berian berries, Cot. 36. Bergan berries; baccæ, Cot. 23. Nym wínberian, ðe beóþ acende after óðre berigian take grapes, which are formed after other berries, Lchdm. iii. 114, 5. a grape; uva. Though wín-berie, q. v. a wine-berry, is generally