rím-cræftiga
One skilful in computation
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One skilful in computation Béda se árwurða rímcræftiga Anglia viii. 301, 33
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Rómáne
The Romans
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The Romans Nǽfre siþan Rómáne ne rícsodon on Bretone, Chr. 409; Erl. 10, 9 : 418; Erl. 10, 13. Rómánan gesáwon fíren cleáwen feallan of heofenum, Shrn. 30, 5. Claudius óðer Rómána cyninga, Chr. 47; Erl. 6, 23. Hé onféng pallium from Rómána biscope, 736
rýhe
A rug, rough covering, blanket
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A rug, rough covering, blanket Rýhae, rýe villosa, Txts. 106, 1080. Hrýhae, rýae, rýe tapeta, 102, 1020. Línin rýhae, rýee villa, 106,1081 . Ríhum tapetibus, 114, 120
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sang-pípe
A musical pipe
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A musical pipe Sangpípe camena, Germ. 389, 26
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scealga
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The name of a fish Scealga rocea, Wrt. Voc. i. 77, 67. Scylga, 55, 77
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sceanc-lira
the calf of the leg
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The fleshy,brawny part of the shank, the calf of the leg Scanclira surra Wrt. Voc. i. 283, 71
sceáp-wæsce
A place for washing sheep
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A place for washing sheep the word remains as a place-name in Sheepwash, in Worcestershire Of ðam stáne on sceápwæscan ; andlang sceápwæscan, Cod. Dip. v. 48, 6. Andlang sceápwæscan tó sceápwæscan forda, 174, 11. Tó ðære sceápwæscan, 298, 4. Juxta fluvium
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scencing-cuppe
A cup in which drink is served:
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A cup in which drink is served: — Heó bit ðæt hí findon betweox him twá smicere scencingcuppan intó beódern for hí Chart. Th. 536, 7
weale
A female slave ⬩ servant
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A female slave, servant Wonfeax wale, . . . mennen, Exon. Th. 393, 30; Rä. 13, 8. Wonfáh wale weóld hyra( two buckets ) síþe, 435, 11; Rä. 53, 6
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win-brytta
A wine-dealer ⬩ wine-seller ⬩ vintner ⬩ tavern-keeper
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A wine-dealer, wine-seller, vintner, tavern-keeper Tæppere, wínbrytta caupo, tabernarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 28, 10. Wín-bryttum cauponibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 79 : 18, 21
wind-ǽdre
A windpipe
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A windpipe Góma palatum, sweora collum, hracan fauces, windǽddran arteriae, þrotu guttur, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 35-39
wind-swingla
A fan
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A fan Windswingla vel pala ventilabrum, Wrt. Voc. i. 41, 36
winter-selde
A winter-house
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A winter-house Winterselde zetas hyemales (cf. zeta a chambyre, 235, col. 2), Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 48
wín-tunne
A wíne-cask
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A wíne-cask Ne hé ne drince æt wíntunnum, swá swá woroldmenn dóð, L. Ælfc. C. 30; Th. ii. 354, 4
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wín-wringe
A wine-press
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A wine-press Frymþa wínwringan ðínre primitias torcularis tui, Scint. 109, 3. To wínwringan ad praelum (ad torcular), Hpt. Gl. 468, 29: Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 59. Hé sette wínwringan (torcular), Mt. Kmbl. 21, 33. Ðíne wínwringan torcularia tua, Kent. Gl. 35
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ofer-lufu
Excessive love
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Excessive love Seó oferlufu eorþan gestreóna, Wulfst. 149, 4: 263, 24
on-rǽsa
Attack, irruption
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Attack, irruption Onrǽsan inruptiones, Wrt. Voc. ii. 45, 1
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hleomoc
Brook-lime
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Brook-lime,Lchdm. Gloss. ii. iii
hlyta
A diviner, ⬩ one who divines by casting lots
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A diviner, one who divines by casting lots Flaminius forseah ða sægene ðe ða hlyttan him sǽdon ðæt hé æt ðæm gefeohte ne cóme wið Gallíe Flaminius contemtis auspiciis quibus pugnare prohibebatur adversum Gallos, Ors. 4, 7; Swt. 184, 26. Tánhlyta sortilegus
homela
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A word of uncertain meaning occurring in the following passage Gif hé hine on bismor tó homolan bescire mid x sciłł. gebéte. Gif hé hine tó preóste bescire mid xxx sciłł. gebéte, L. Alf. pol. 35; Th. i. 84, 5. See the note there; see also on cutting