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wæl-mist

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-mist, es; m.

A mist that covers the bodies of the slain

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Sum sceal on galgan rídan ... hé, blác on beáme, bídeþ wyrde bewegen wælmiste, Exon. Th. 329, 30;Vy. 42

ceaster-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
ceaster-wyrt, e; f.

Black hellebore ⬩ helleborus niger

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Black hellebore; helleborus niger, Lchdm. ii. 375, 24

blæstm

(n.)
Grammar
blæstm, es; m.
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Blast Þǽra líga blæstm, Verc. Först. 74, 7

seolfor-hammen

(adj.)
Grammar
seolfor-hammen, adj.
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Silver-coated Ǽnne seolforhammenne blǽd*-*horn. Chart. Th. 559, 24

tó-gán

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Add Swilce man bláwe áne bytte fulle windes and wyrce siððan án þýrl þonne heó tóþunden bið on hire greátnysse, þonne tógǽð seó miht, Hml. S. 34, 319

ceasternisc

(adj.)
Grammar
ceasternisc, adj.
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.ii. blace rǽgl cæsternisce, and vi. uuáhryft, Cht. Th. 244, 13. ?

Linked entry: cæsternisc

þrust-fell

(n.)
Grammar
þrust-fell, es; n.

A cutaneous disease ⬩ leprosy

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A cutaneous disease, leprosy Blaec thrustfel bitiligo, Txts. 45, 296

hræd-bíta

Grammar
hræd-bíta, hræð-bíta, an; m.

blata

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An insect which eats away clothes, etc; blata, Wrt. Voc. 281, 44

lǽlian

(v.)

livescere

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to become black and blue; livescere, Wrt. Voc. ii. 50 41

bítel

(n.)
Grammar
bítel, bítela, bétl; m.

A beetle ⬩ blatta

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A beetle; blatta Ða blacan bétlas the black beetles, Cot. 141

Linked entries: býtl bétel bétl bétl

blæcce

(n.)
Grammar
blæcce, an; f.
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Black matter Speccan blæccan gefýlede scoriae atramento foedatos, An. Ox. 652

cealde

(adv.)
Grammar
cealde, adv.
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Coldly Se feórða heáfodwind blǽwð norðan cealde, Lch. iii. 274, 23

pyf

(n.)
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a blast of wind:Bt. 20; F. 72, 5.(?) — Windes ðyf (pyf?)

hamer-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
hamer-wyrt, hamor-, e; f.

Black hellebore

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Black hellebore, Lchdm. iii. 330, col. 1: ii. 390, col. 1

cossettung

(n.)
Grammar
cossettung, e; f.
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Kissing Ðiós ne blann cossetunges haec non cessauit osculari, Lk. L. 7, 45

hræd-bíta

Grammar
hræd-bíta, l. hræd-bita,
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and add Hræðbita blata, Wrt. Voc. ii. 11, 53. Hræþbita, i. 281, 44

blǽstan

(v.)
Grammar
blǽstan, p. te.

to blow ⬩ rush

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D. blast], Similar entries v. á-blǽst. to move impetuously, rush [or is this a different verb blæstan? cf. O. H. Ger. blesten descendere; ana-blesten, p. -blasta ingruere, inruere : ar-blesten erumpere; ana-blast (-blást?)

Linked entry: on-blǽstan

wann-hǽwe

(adj.)
Grammar
wann-hǽwe, adj.
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Dark-blue, blue-black Ða wonhǽwan cerula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 20, 66

á-tǽlan

(v.)

to blame

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to blame Þte nó átǽled sié ut non viluperetur, Rtl. 11, 31

blæst

Grammar
blæst, l. blǽst, take with blǽst

flame ⬩ blast

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flame,blast, Ðǽra lyfta leóma and þǽra lígetta blǽst. Wlfst. 186, 5. and add

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