beó-wyrt
BEE-WORT ⬩ balm mint ⬩ sweet flag ⬩ apiastrum ⬩ ⬩ acorus calamus
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in wort-beds, and in meads, Herb. 7, 1; Lchdm. i. 96, 21 : L.
Linked entry: bió-wyrt
tacan
To take
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To take Ða menn ealle hé tóc, and dyde of heom ðæt hé wolde (cf. ðamen hé áteáh swá swá hé wolde, MS. E.), Chr. 1072; Erl. 211, 20. Hé tóc swilce gerihta swá hé him gelagade (cf. hé nam swilce gerihta swá se cyng him geúðe, MS.
hand-weorc
Handiwork, work done by the hand
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Handiwork, work done by the hand Handweorc Godes the work of God's hand, Cd. 167, Th. 209, 1; Exod. 492. Sinc hondweorc smiþa treasure, the handiwork of artificers, Exon. 105 b; Th. 401, 6; Rä. 21, 7. Þurh ðæt handweorc by manual labour, L. E.
Linked entry: hand-geweorc
wylf
A she-wolf
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A she-wolf Wylf lupa, Txts. 75, 1260. Fǽddæ hiǽ wylif in Rómæcæstri, 127, 2
weorc-cræft
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Skill in work, the art of mechanics Weorc-cræft mechanics (ors), An. Ox. 55, 6
wæl-ceásiga
A chooser of the slain ⬩ a raven
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A chooser of the slain, a raven Wonn wælceásega, Cd. Th. 188, 6; Exod. 164
weall-weorc
Wall-work ⬩ building
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Wall-work, building Ða gebróðra eodon tó ðam weallweorce, Homl. Th. ii. 166, 14, 25
Linked entry: weall-geweorc
ferd-wyrt
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Field-wort? gentian? gentiāna? -Nim ferdwyrt take gentian(?), L, M. 1, 87; Lchdm, ii. 154, 15
mis-scrence
Shrivelled up ⬩ distorted
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Shrivelled up, distorted Hí ( demons ) hæfdon wóge sceancan and misscrence tán, Guthl. 5; Gdwin. 36, 1
ge-cynd-lim
A birth-limb ⬩ womb ⬩ vulva
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A birth-limb, womb; vulva Gecyndlim ontýnende vulvam aperiens, Lk. Bos. 2, 23: Hpt. Gl. 441
ge-dolgian
To wound ⬩ vulnerāre
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To wound; vulnerāre Deópe gedolgod deeply wounded, Exon. 113 b; Th. 435, 25; Rä. 54, 6
seoluc-wyrm
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A silk-worm Siolucwyrm bombix , Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 22. Seolcwyrm, i. 24, 6 : 40, 1
Linked entry: seolc-wyrm
síd-wyrm
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A silk-worm Siolucwyrm oððe sídwyrm bombix, Wrt. Voc. ii. 12, 22. Sýdwyrm, i. 24, 6
Linked entry: síde
un-forhtigende
Not fearing ⬩ fearless
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Not fearing, fearless Hé wolde leódum bodian on fyrlenum lande unforhtigende, Homl. Th. ii. 140, 29
weorold-rǽdenn
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The rule or way of the world Hé ne forwyrnde woroldrǽdenne, Beo. Th. 2289; B. 1142
breóst-beorh
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A breast-work
fela-wyrde
talkative
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Of many words, talkative Ne beón gé tó felawyrde ne ealles tó hlagole, Wlfst. 40, 18
steóp-bearn
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Onias wolde mid ðám lácum widewan and steópbearn bewerian wið hunger, Hml. S. 25, 755. Add
gúþ-geweorc
A warlike work ⬩ deed
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A warlike work or deed, Beo. Th. 1360; B. 678: 1967; B. 981: 3654; B. 1825
on-sendan
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On gramra gemang hetend hildenæ̂dran forð onsendan, El. 120. of speech, to address, direct prayer, send a message Þislic æ̂rende se pâpa eft onsende and þâs word cwæð, Bl. H. 205, 22. Hê oft his word Gode ûp onsende, Gû. 748.