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clod-hamer

(n.)
Grammar
clod-hamer, es; m?

A field-fare? ⬩ turdus pilāris ?— Clodhamer vel feldefare a field-fare; scorellus?

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Lin.], Wrt. Voc. 63, 27

Linked entries: hamer omer

felde-fare

(n.)
Grammar
felde-fare, an; f?

A FIELD-FARE ⬩ turdus pilāris ⬩ a field-fare ⬩ scorellus

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Lin.], Wrt. Voc. 63, 27

wirdan

(v.)
Grammar
wirdan, p.de

To injure ⬩ hurt ⬩ annoy ⬩ to injure, ⬩ do wrong to ⬩ violate a law ⬩ hinder

Entry preview:

Lind. 23, 2. Woerdendra vitiorum, Rtl. 37, 9

Linked entries: werdan woerdan wyrdan á-wirdan

bals-minte

(n.)
Grammar
bals-minte, an; f.

BALSAM-MINT ⬩ spear-mint ⬩ water-mint ⬩ sisymbrium ⬩ mentha aquatica

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BALSAM-MINT, spear-mint, water-mint; sisymbrium: q. mentha aquatica, Lin. Ælfc. Gl. 43; Som. 64, 52; Wrt. Voc. 31, 62

andlang-cempa

(n.)
Grammar
andlang-cempa, (?), an; m.
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, who is in line with others Anlangcempa miles ordinarius (cf. ordinarius miles qui integro ordine militat. Corp. Gl. H. 87, 266), Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 13

Linked entry: anlang cempa

westan

(adv.)
Grammar
westan, adv.
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Monige from eástan and westan (weosta, Lind.) cumaþ, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 8, 11. Cymeþ westa (woesta, Lind.), Lk. Skt. Rush. 13, 29. Férde se æðeling wæston, Chr. 1052; Erl. 152, 6. Westan bróhton, Elen. Kmbl. 2030; El. 1016.

Linked entry: westane

ymb-settan

(v.)
Grammar
ymb-settan, p. te.
Entry preview:

Lind. 15, 36. Ymbsetton (ymsettun, Rush.) ł ymbuundun circumponentes Jn. Skt. Lind. 19, 29. Salomones reste wæs mid weardum ymbseted, Blickl. Homl. 11, 16. Ymbseted mid ðǽm wágum his misdǽda, L. E. I. 32 ; Th. ii. 430, 14.

sellend

(n.)
Grammar
sellend, es
Entry preview:

Lind. Rush. 14, 44

Linked entry: syllend

teón-cwide

(n.)
Grammar
teón-cwide, es; m.
Entry preview:

Lind. 20, 11. Hí ermþu gehéton tornum teóncwidum, Exon. Th. 129, 10; Gú. 419. Cf. hearm-cwide

un-dǽd

(n.)
Grammar
un-dǽd, e; f.

An ill deed ⬩ evil action ⬩ a crime ⬩ misdeed

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Lind. 3, 19. Scyldig and mánful mid undǽdum eall gesýmed sceleratis impius actis, Dóm. L. 58. Man deófol georne forbúge and his undǽda ealle oferhogie, Wulfst. 68, 12

telga

(n.)
Grammar
telga, an; m.
Entry preview:

Lind. 11, 8: ramos, 4, 32.

úser

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
úser, usser; adj. pron.

Our

Entry preview:

Lind. 6, 12. Heó beswác yldran usse, Exon. Th. 226, 31; Ph. 414. Ussa sáula, Met. 23, 11

Linked entry: úre

ge-þolian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-þolian, to -þolianne, -þolienne, -þoligenne; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed [þolienne to bear, suffer] .

to bear ⬩ suffer ⬩ endure ⬩ sustain ⬩ sufferre ⬩ păti ⬩ sustĭnēre ⬩ to have patience ⬩ endure ⬩ wait ⬩ remain ⬩ perdūrāre ⬩ mănēre ⬩ with the gen. To suffer loss of ⬩ forfeit ⬩ lose ⬩ cărēre

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Lind. 5, 10: Mk. Skt. Lind. 9, 12. Hie geþolian sceolon earmlíc wíte they shall suffer miserable torment, Cd. 227; Th. 304, 26; Sat. 636: Elen. Kmbl. 2582; El. 1292.

aprotane

(n.)
Grammar
aprotane, an; m.

The herb southernwood ⬩ wormwood ⬩ abrotonum ⬩ ἀβρότονον

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The herb southernwood, wormwood; abrotonum = ἀβρότονον [artemisia, Lin.] Genim aprotanan take wormwood, L. M. 1, 16; Lchdm. ii. 60, 1

culmille

(n.)
Grammar
culmille, an ; f.

The lesser centaury ⬩ erythræa centaurium, Lin

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The lesser centaury ; erythræa centaurium, Lin Genim ða lytlan culmillan take the small centaury, L. M. 1, 16 ; Lchdm. ii. 58, 20

crop-leác

(n.)
Grammar
crop-leác, es; n.

Garlic ⬩ allium satīvum, Lin

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Garlic; allium satīvum, Lin Genim cropleác take garlic L. M. 1, 3; Lchdm. ii. 42, 14; 3, 68; Lchdm. ii. 356, 5

ge-dwǽscan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-dwǽscan, p. te. (i)
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to extinguish what is burning Þone wlacan smocan wáces flǽsces wætere gedwǽscan lini tepidos undis exstinguere fumos, Dóm. L. 52. to efface, do away with Swylas gedwǽscean to do away with swellings. Lch. i. 372, 2

Linked entry: dwǽscan

nídinga

(adv.)
Grammar
nídinga, (-unga); adv.

By force ⬩ against a person's will

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Lind. 11, 12. Ðý læs nédunga genom Crist menn ne raperet Christus homines, Rtl. 197, 35. Woldon hine dón niédenga (nídenga, Cott. MSS.) tó cyninge, Past. 3, 1; Swt. 33, 14.

Linked entry: neádunga (-inga)

ge-méting

(n.)
Grammar
ge-méting, e; f.

A meeting, an assembly, association, a society ⬩ conventus, conventio, conventĭcŭlum, congrĕgātio

Entry preview:

Lind. 13, 9

Linked entries: méting ge-méteng

stóc

(n.)
Grammar
stóc, (stoc ?). A word occurring mostly in local names, either alone or in compounds. The meaning seems, like that of stów, to be place (in the first instance perhaps a place fenced in, cf. (?) staca), and both words remain now only as names of places,
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Stoke, Stowe, or as parts of such names, Basingstoke, Tavistock, Walthamstow. As may be seen from the Index to the Charters, Stóc occurs frequently, some of the references are here given Ðis is ðara þreora hída and .xxx. æcera bóc æt Stóce, Cod. Dip.

Linked entries: stóc-weard stóc-wíc

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