or-lege
war, strife, hostility ⬩ a place where hostility is shewn
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(In both passages the word seems to mean the place which Guthlac had selected for his dwelling, and from which the evil spirits, that before occupied it, wished to drive him. ) Hafaþ nú se hálga helle bireáfod ealles ðæs gafoles ðe hí geárdagum in ðæt
Linked entry: or-læg
gold-blóma
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A golden mass Se hálga Gást wunode on ðam gecorenan hordfæte ... se goldblóma on ðas world becom and menniscne líchoman onféng æt Sancta Marian the Holy Ghost dwelt in the chosen treasury ... the golden mass came into this world and received a human
EALDOR
life ⬩ vita
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Ðe him wolde ealdres geunnan which would grant him life, Andr. Kmbl. 2263; An. 1133. On ðissum ealdre in this life, Ps. Th. 87, 14. Deáþ geþryðeþ ealdor ánra gehwæs death expels the life of every one, Exon. 62 b; Th. 231, 10; Ph. 487.
Linked entry: tó
ende-deáþ
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Substitute: Perhaps however the passage should read Líf bútan deáþe or líf bútan ende; either form would suit the metre better, and (the former especially) would be parallel with the contrasts that follow, gioguð bútan ylde, hǽlu bútan sáre, &c
bycgean
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to buy, procure; emere Híg woldon bycgean they would buy, Mt. Bos. 25, 10
earm-gegyrela
A bracelet to be worn on the right arm ⬩ dextrāle
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A bracelet to be worn on the right arm; dextrāle Earmgegirelan dextrālia, Cot. 63
hundes wyrm
ricinus
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a dog-worm; ricinus, Ælfc. Gl. 24; Som. 60, 33; Wrt. Voc. 24, 33
mealt-wyrt
Malt-wort
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Malt-wort Maltwyrt acinum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 10, 37, 54. Mealtwurt, i. 28, 7
næder-winde
adder-wort
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The name of a plant, adder-wort Næddrewinde viperina, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 26
ge-hrif
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a womb Gemétte hé hí bearn hæbbende on hire gehrife, Hml. A. 134, 595
génge
I would go
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I would go, Cd. 39; Th. 51, 29; Gen. 834; p. subj. of gangan
weorc-sige
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Success in work Sigegyrd ic mé wege, wordsige and worcsige, Lchdm. i. 388, 15
wull-wǽga
Scales for weighing wool
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Scales for weighing wool Momentana lytle wǽga, campana wulwǽga, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 43
wundor-weorold
The wondrous world
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The wondrous world Geond ðás wundor-woruld, Exon. Th. 421, 12; Rä. 40, 17
beó-þeóf
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Wolde gedón sum man reáflác on ðám ylcum beón, Gr. D. 229, 12. Add:cf
lang-mód
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See two following words. Add
heáfod-wund
A wound in the head
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A wound in the head, L. Alf. pol. 44; Th. i. 90, 13, 14
heaðu-glemm
A wound got in fight
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A wound got in fight, Exon. 114 a; Th. 438, 6; Rä. 57, 3
Linked entry: glemm
hleóðor-stede
A place where words have been spoken
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A place where words have been spoken, Cd. 109; Th. 145, 1; Gen. 2399
fleá-wyrt
FLEA-WORT ⬩ flea-bane ⬩ pūlĭcāria ⬩ psyllium ⬩ ψύλλιον ⬩ κόνυζα
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FLEA-WORT, flea-bane; pūlĭcāria, psyllium = ψύλλιον, cōnyza = κόνυζα Fleáwyrt parirus? Wrt. Voc. 287, 23