rímere
A computer ⬩ reckoner ⬩ calculator
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A computer reckoner, calculator Betwux ðisre sprǽce sceal se rímre geþencean, ðæt hé gedó ðæt Februarius mónþ ðý geáre hæbbe þrittig nihta ealdne mónan Anglia viii. 307, 34
sceorp
Dress, apparel
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Dress, apparel : — Gemétte Machens his ágenne sunu mid purpurum gegieredne. Hé hiene ðá for ðæm girelan g ebealg . . . and wénde ðæt hé for his forsewennesse swelc sceorp werede, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 33. Somnite áwendan on óðre wísan heora sceorp Samnites
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up-eard
A dwelling on high
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A dwelling on high Ic eom síþes fús upeard niman, Exon. Th. 166, 31; Gú. 1051
wǽpen-geþræc
A weapon
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A weapon Ofsend uoepengiðræcc (uoepen, giðræcc?) effunde frameam, Rtl. 168, 5. Cf. Geþrece apparatu. Wrt. Voc. ii. 1, 24: 76, 53: Hpt. Gl. 424, 77. Geþræce, 512, 9
wealcere
A walker ⬩ a fuller
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E. D. S. Pub. Lancashire Gloss. s. v. walk-mill), a fuller Wealceres fullones (- is ?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 38, 3
wed-bryce
Breach of a pledge or engagement
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Eác syndan wide þurh áðbrycas and ðurh wedbrycas and ðurh mistlíce leásunga forloren and forlogen má ðonne scolde, Wulfst. 164, 7. Wed*-*bricas, 130, 6. [Cf. With wedbrek cum adulteris, Ps. 49, 18.]
wining
A band for the leg
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A band for the leg Winingc fascia, wyncgas (= winincgas?) vallegias, Wrt. Voc. i. 26, 7. 9. Ðonne ðú wynyngas habban wille, ðonne dó ðú mid ðínum twám handum onbútan ðíne sceancan, Techm. ii. 127, 10
winn
labour ⬩ strife ⬩ conflict
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labour Nédðarf woerces ł ðæs wynnes necessitas laboris, Lk. Skt. p. 2, 8. Ðæt hí gemǽne win (v. l. gewin, M. 98, 18) onfénge godcunde láre tó lǽranne on Angelðeóde ut communem evangelizandi gentibus laborem susciperent, Bd. 2, 2; S. 502, 9. In wynn (
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wignoþ
Warfare
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Warfare Wignoþes (?printed -roþes), duguðe militiae Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 18
ofer-hyge
Pride, arrogance
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Pride, arrogance Ðú mé oferhige (or ofer hige? mé ofer corresponding to super me in the Latin) on ealle gelǽddest omnes elationes tuas super me induxisti, Ps. Th. 87, 7
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CNÓSL
A race ⬩ progeny ⬩ offspring ⬩ kin ⬩ family; ⬩ proles ⬩ genus ⬩ generatio
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Gódes and yfles ðǽr ic cunnade, cnósle bidǽled there I tried good and evil, separated from my offspring 85b; Th. 321, 27; Wld. 52. Bearn vel cnósl soboles vel proles Ælfc. Gl. 91; Som. 75, 19; Wrt. Voc. 51, 64. Cnósle genere Mone B. 1608.
comp-weorod
An army ⬩ exercitus
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An army; exercitus Bd. 2, 5; S. 507, 40
copor
Copper ⬩ cuprum
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Copper; cuprum Nim hwetstán brádne and gníd ða buteran on ðæm hwetstáne mid copore take a large whetstone and rub butter on the whetstone with copper Lchdm. iii. 16, 22
Corn-weal
CORNWALL ⬩ Cornubia
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CORNWALL; Cornubia Som. Ben. Lye
cost
The herb costmary ⬩ costus ⬩ κόστος ⬩ balsamita vulgaris, Lin
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The herb costmary; costus = κόστος balsamita vulgaris, Lin Cost costus Ælfc. Gl. 39; Som. 63, 71; Wrt. Voc. 30, 23; 79, 21. Costes gódne dǽl gebeát smæle and gegníd to duste beat small a good deal of costmary and rub to dust L. M. 2, 55; Lchdm. ii. 276
cradol-cild
A cradle-child ⬩ infant ⬩ e cunabulis infans
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A cradle-child, infant; e cunabulis infans Syndon cradolcild geþeówode infantes e cunabulis sunt mancipati, Lupi Serm. 1, 5; Hick. Thes. ii. 100, 30
slide
A slip, fall ⬩ lapsus ⬩ of an actual slip ⬩ a slip into misfortune or error
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A slip, fall;lapsus Ælfc. Gr. 11;Zup. 79, 9. of an actual slip Ðá wearþ mé slide and ic him (the horse)of áfeóll lapsus decidi Bd. 5, 6;S. 619, 18. fig. a slip into misfortune or error Forðæm hit ǽr hit nolde behealdan wið unnyt word, hit sceal ðonne
smite
Pollution
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Pollution Mustfleógan vel wurma smite bibiones vel mustiones Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 75
spén
A fibre
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A fibre Spénas fibras, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 52
BÁN
A BONE ⬩ os
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A BONE; os Ðis ys nú bán of mínum bánum hoc nunc os ex ossibus meis, Gen. 2, 23. Moises nam Iosepes bán mid, him tulit Moyses ossa Ioseph secum, Ex. 13, 19: Cd. 9; Th. 12, 9; Gen. 182.
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