-hleór
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suffix in adjectives blác-, dreórig-, fæted-, swátig-, teárig-hleór
reód
Red
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Hié wǽron sume reóde sume blace sume hwíte quaedam rubentibus scamis erant quaedam nigri et candidi coloris, Nar. 13, 17
BLÉGEN
A BLAIN, blister, bile or ulcer ⬩ pustula, ulcus
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A BLAIN, blister, bile or ulcer; pustula, ulcus Wið ða blégene, genim nigon ægra and seóþ híg fæste for blains, take nine eggs and boil them hard, Lchdm. i. 380, 1. Wið ða blacan blégene against black blains, L. M. 1, 58; Lchdm. ii. 128, 21
rǽs
Similar entry: on-rǽsa
blǽge
A BLAY, bleak, the gudgeon ⬩ gobio ⬩ a blay
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A BLAY, bleak, the gudgeon; gobio = κωβιós Blǽge gobio, Ælfc. Gl. 101; Som, 77, 59; Wrt. Voc. 55, 64
fóre-genge
A fore-goer ⬩ female servant ⬩ ancilla
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A fore-goer, female servant; ancilla Hyre fóregenge [MS. fóregenga] blác-hleór ides her servant, the pale-faced woman, Judth. 11; Thw. 23, 18; Jud. 127
seowian
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Álces mannes miht þe on módignysse færð is þám gelic swilce man siwige áne bytte, and bláwe hí fulle windes, and wyrce siððan án þyrl þonne heó tóþunden bið on hire greátnysse, þonne tógǽð seó miht, Hml. S. 34, 316. Add
candel
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Gif þé smælre candelle geneódige, þonne bláw þú on þínum scytefingre, Tech. ii. 120, 20. Acolitus is gecweden sé þe candele oððe tapor byrð, Ll. Th. ii. 348, 4. Gyf man mǽte ꝥ hé byrnende candele geseó, gód ꝥ byð, Lch. iii. 176, 12.
ceaster-æsc
Black hellebore ⬩ helleborus niger
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Black hellebore; helleborus niger Wyrc gódne drenc ceasteræsces make a good drink of black hellebore, L. M. 3, 30;Lchdm. ii. 324, 20; Nim ceasteræsc take black hellebore, Lchdm. iii. 28, 20: 30, 14: 56, 15
Linked entry: æsc
belg
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Bylium, Germ. 398, 70. v. blǽd-, blǽs-, blǽst-, hirde-belg
geolwe
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With a yellow tinge Se andwlita biþ geolwe blác (cf. hire andwlita biþ reáde wan, 19) the face is pale with a tinge of yellow (sallow ), Lch. ii. 348, 16. Geole reád vel geole crog flavum, i. fulvum, rubeum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 149, 15
Linked entries: croh geole geolo-reád
leccan
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to blame
fúl-beám
The black alder ⬩ alnus nigra ⬩ rhamnus frangŭla
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The black alder; alnus nigra, rhamnus frangŭla Wyl on wætere fúlan beámes rinde boil in water black alder rind, L. M. 1, 32; Lchdm. ii. 78, 12
blácian
To grow pale ⬩ pallere, pallescere
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[blác pallid, bleak, pale] To grow pale; pallere, pallescere Ic blácige palleo, Ælfc. Gr. 26, 2; Som. 28, 42: 35; Som. 38, 5. Ic onginne to blácigenne [blácienne MS. C.] pallesco, 35; Som. 38, 6.
gagátes
The agate or jet ⬩ a precious stone ⬩ găgātes ⬩ γăγάτηs
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The agate or jet, a precious stone; găgātes = γăγάτηs Hér biþ eác geméted gagátes, se stán biþ blæc-gym here is also found the agate, the stone is a black gem, Bd. 1, 1; S. 473. 24.
prófian
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To esteem or regard as Gif feorrancumen man búton wege gange, and hé ðonne náwðer ne hrýme ne hé horn ne bláwe, for þeóf hé is tó prófianne he is to be regarded as a thief, L. Wih. 28 ; Th. i. 42, 25 : L. In. 20; Th. i. 116, 2
læcing
Blame ⬩ reproof
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Blame, reproof; redargutio, Somner
Linked entry: on-leccan
rásettan
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Blác rásetteþ reáda líg, reðe scríþeþ, Exon. Th. 51, 1; Cri. 809. Cf. rǽs
col-sweart
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Coal-black Hwílum hé bið collsweart, Nap. 13
Linked entry: sweart