secg
Sedge ⬩ carex ⬩ gladiolum ⬩ lisca
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Sedge; carex, gladiolum, lisca Ðis secg (segc) haec carex, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 61; Zup. 69, 16. Segg, secg, saecg gladiolum, Txts. 66, 463. Sech carex, 50, 251. Seic, 115, 151. Secg, Wrt. Voc. ii. 13, 28. Segc, i. 79, 65. Segg, 67, 3. Secg gladiolum, ii. 40
sicet
A sigh ⬩ groan
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A sigh, groan On siccetum in gemitibus, Ps. Lamb. 30, 10
gied
A song ⬩ lay ⬩ riddle
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A song, lay, riddle, Exon. 91 b; Th. 344, 1: 114 a; Th. 437, 28; Rä. 56, 14: 18 a; Th. 45, 2; Cri. 713
glig
Glee ⬩ music ⬩ minstrelsy ⬩ jesting ⬩ sport ⬩ gaudium ⬩ musica ⬩ facetiæ ⬩ ludibrium
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Glee, music, minstrelsy, jesting, sport; gaudium, musica, facetiæ, ludibrium Mid ðæm glige [MS. Cot. ðam gligge] with the music, Past. 26, 2; Swt. 183, 25; Hat. MS. 35 b; 8. Hí hæfdon him to glige his hálwende mynegunge habebant inter se ludibrio salutarem
Gréna-wíc
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GREENWICH, near London, Chr. 1013; Erl. 149, 4
windel-treów
A wild olive
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A wild olive Windeltreów oleaster, Wrt. Voc. i. 285, 74 : ii. 64, 6
wín-getred
A place inhere the juice is trodden out of the grapes
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A place inhere the juice is trodden out of the grapes Wíngetred forus, ubi uva calcatur, Wrt. Voc. ii. 39, 66
Linked entry: ge-tred
wíngeard-seax
A pruning-knife
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A pruning-knife Wíngeardseax falx, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 76
wín-sæl
A wine-hall ⬩ a hall where there is feasting
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A wine-hall, a hall where there is feasting Wóriaþ ða wínsalo, Exon. Th. 291, 6; Wand. 78
Linked entry: sæl
winter-gerím
numbering by years ⬩ a number of years
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numbering by years Ymb þrítig wintergerímes after thirty units of a numbering which takes a year as the unit, i. e. after thirty years (cf. ymb þrittig wintra, 39, 3; Fox 214, 25 ), Met. 28, 26. a number of years Gé ða wintergerím on gewritu setton,
winter-gewǽde
A wintry weed, wintry garment
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A wintry weed, wintry garment Forst and snáw eorþan þeccaþ wintergewǽdum frost and snow cover earth with winter's weeds, Exon. Th. 215, 8; Ph. 250
wín-twig
A vine-twig ⬩ shoot of a vine
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A vine-twig, shoot of a vine Wíntwiges palmite, Wrt. Voc. ii. 89, 41. Wíntwiga plantung propaginatio, i. 39, 5
winter-sufel
Provisions, other than bread, for the winter
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Provisions, other than bread, for the winter Ðeówan wífmen .i. sceáp oððe .iii. p̃. tó wintersufle (the Old Latin version has ad hiemale companagium), L. R. S. 9; Th. i. 436, 31
burh-geat-setl
A town-gate-seat, where a court was held for trying causes of family and tenants ⬩ ad urbis portam sedes,
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A town-gate-seat, where a court was held for trying causes of family and tenants; ad urbis portam sedes, L. R. 2; Th. i. 190, 15
byrig-leóþ
An epitaph ⬩ epitaphium
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An epitaph; epitaphium. Bd. 2, l, Lye
bytte-hlid
A lid of a butt ⬩ dolii opertorium
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A lid of a butt; dolii opertorium, Cot. 208: Mann
calwere
bald ⬩ A bald place on the top of the head, a skull, place of skulls, place for burial ⬩ calva, calvaria
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[ Similar entries calu bald] A bald place on the top of the head, a skull, place of skulls, place for burial; calva, calvaria, Som. Ben. Lye
camp-weorud
Fighting-men, soldiers ⬩ militia, exercitus
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Fighting-men, soldiers; militia, exercitus, Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 33
cancer-hæbern
a crab ⬩ a place, dwelling-place ⬩ A crab-hole ⬩ caverna, cavernula D.
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[ Similar entries cancer a crab, Similar entries hæbern = hæb-ærn a place, dwelling-place] A crab-hole; caverna, cavernula D
Linked entry: cancer
candel-treów
A candlestick with branches, a candlestick ⬩ candelabrum
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A candlestick with branches, a candlestick; candelabrum Ne menn blǽcern in beornaþ and settaþ hine under mytte, ah on candeltreów neque accendunt lucernam et ponunt eam sub modio, sed super candelabrum, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 15