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migoþa

(n.)
Grammar
migoþa, migþa, micgþa, an; m.

Urine

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Urine Gif se micgþa ætstanden sý, Herb. 7, 3; Lchdm. i. 98, 5. Heó earfoþlícnysse ðæs migþan ástyreþ, 143, 1; Lchdm. 1. 266, 3. Mid his selfes migoþan, 11, 42, 1. Swá hwæt swá ðæne migþan gelet, 4, 6; Lchdm. i. 90, 26: 7, 3; Lchdm. i. 98, 8: 152, 1;

earc

(n.)
Grammar
earc, e; f: earce, an; f.

the ark of Noaharca a chest, the ark of the covenant cista, cistella

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the ark of Noah; arca Noe on ða earce eode Noah went into the ark. Mt. Bos. 24, 38: Lk. Bos. 17, 27. Under earce bord under the boards of the ark, Cd. 67; Th. 80, 23; Gen. 1333. Earce bordum with the boards of the ark, 67; Th. 81, 33; Gen. 1354. a chest

Linked entries: arc earce erc ærc

gingifer

(n.)
Grammar
gingifer, gingiber, gingifere, an; f.

Ginger

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Ginger Gingifer ginger, L. M. 1, 14; Lchdm. ii. 56, 11: 23; Lchdm. ii. 66, 3. Gingiber, Lchdm. iii. 92, 15. Gingifran broþ broth of ginger, L. M. 1, 18; Lchdm. ii. 62, 6. Genym gingiferan, take ginger, Lchdm. iii. 136, 17

táxe

(n.)
Grammar
táxe, (tádie? q. v.), an; f.

A toad

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A toad Táxan rubetae, quae et ranae dicuntur, Hpt. Gl. 450, 19

þeów-racu

Grammar
þeów-racu, þíw-, þýw- [w]racu, e, an; f.
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A threat, threatening Martianus hét hí gebúgan tó his deófolgyldum, ðe læs ðe hí fordémede wurdon; ac Iulianus ne róhte ðæs réðan þýwrace ( cared not for the cruel one's threat ), Homl. Skt. i. 4, 114. Þreále oððe þeówraca[n?] invectionis, inlationis

eorþ-berie

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-berie, eorþ-berige, an; f.

A strawberry

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A strawberry Streábergan vel eorþbergan fragium, i. pumorum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 31

eówestras

(n.)
Grammar
eówestras, eówestre, es; m.: an; f.

A sheepfold

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A sheepfold On ðǽre ylcan circan wǽron onfæste þá eówestran (locu, v. l.) þára bróðra sceápa (caulae ovium) . . . Se þeóf eóde in ðá eáwestran (locu, v. l.), Gr. D. 224, 16-20. Tó éwestrum ad caulas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 4, 38. Eóuuistras mandras, 113, 48.

feax-eácas

(n.)
Grammar
feax-eácas, feax-eáca, an; m.

A forelock

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A forelock Loccas oððe feaxeácan antiae frontis (calamistro crispantur, Ald. 77, 16), Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 66. Substitute:

fen-ampre

(n.)
Grammar
fen-ampre, -ompre, an; f.

Water-dock

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Water-dock Nim fenompran, Lch. ii. 100, 23

fore-scýwa

(n.)
Grammar
fore-scýwa, ( = -scúwa), an; m.

A shadow

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A shadow Forescýa umbra, Rtl. 13, 27

wæl-hlenca

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-hlenca, or -hlence, an; m. or f.

A slaughter-linka link of a coat of mail

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A slaughter-link, a link of a coat of mail Wriðene wælhlencan, Elen. Kmbl. 47; El. 24. Gúðweard gumena grímhelm gespeón, ... [h]wælhlencan sceóc. Cd. Th. 188, 31; Exod. 176

Linked entry: hlenca

wearda

(n.)
Grammar
wearda, (?), wearde (?), an; m. or f.

A watchman or a watch

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A watchman or a watch Óð weardan hylle; fram weardan hylle (the beacon-hill? Cf. Icel. varða a beacon; varð-berg a look-out place: O. H. Ger. wart-perg), Cod. Dip. Kmbl. v. 191, 34. Cf. On weardæs beorh, 291, 23: 112, 32. Weardan excubiae, Ælfc. Gr.

weg-bráde

(n.)
Grammar
weg-bráde, -brǽde, an ; f.

Way-bread

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Way-bread (v. E. D. S. Pub. Plant Names) Wegbráde, uuegbrádae, uegbrádae arnaglossa, Txts. 43, 213. Uuegbráde plantago, uuaegbrádae plantago vel septenerbia, 87, 1601. Wegbrǽde, Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 21. Wegbráde arnaglosse, i. 67, 10. Wegbrǽde, 286, 22

gyden

(n.)
Grammar
gyden, e; f: gydene, an; f.

A goddessdea

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A goddess; dea Iuno wæs swíðe heálíc gyden Juno was a very lofty goddess, Salm. Kmbl. 121, 32. Sceolde bión gydene was said to be a goddess, Bt. 38, 1; Fox 194, 19; Bt. Met. Fox 26, 105; Met. 26, 53. Óþ he gemétte ða graman gydena until he met the fierce

spranc

(n.)
Grammar
spranc, (?), es: spranca,an; m.

A shoot, twig, sprig

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A shoot, twig, sprig Spranca (sprauta, Wrt.) sirculus vel virgultum. Wrt. Voc. i. 32, 44. Styb vel spranca (sprauta, Wrt.) tirps, 33, 57. Treówes sprancan plante, 39, 14. Deáðbǽre sprancan letiferas labruscas, Hpt. Gl. 454, 17. Spranca sarmentorum, 468

láþettan

Grammar
láþettan, [In the last two passages láþettan translates infestare, which however is for infestari. The original Latin of the two translations is: Canes latrantes uiderit vel eis infestare, and: Camelos uidere et ab eis se uiderit infestare.]
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For 'To be odious . . . hate' substitute: to abhor, execrate, hate, hold in detestation Þíne goda ic láðette and him teónan dó ego diis tuis abominationem feci Angl. xvii. 116, 4.

Linked entry: lǽþettan

feld-more

(n.)
Grammar
feld-more, an; f: -moru, e; f. [more a root]

A parsnipcarrotpastĭnāca

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Feldmoru biþ cenned on sandigum stówum and on beorgum parsnip is produced on sandy places and on hills, Herb. 82, 1; Lchdm. i. 186, 3: L. M. 2, 53; Lchdm. ii. 274, 26. Feldmore niðeweard the nether part of parsnip, L. M. 1, 40; Lchdm. ii. 104, 14

ars-gang

(n.)
Grammar
ars-gang, es; m. [ears anus, gang a passage]

Ani foramenanus

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Ani foramen, anus

Linked entry: ears-gang

up-flór

(n.)
Grammar
up-flór, a, e: -flóre, an; f.: es; m.

An upper floor or storyupper chamber

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Ða yldestan Angelcynnes witan gefeóllan of ánre upflóran (solario), Chr. 978; Erl. 127, 10. Sume férde upp on ðone uppflóre, 1083; Erl. 217, 18

Linked entry: flór

scapulare

(n.)
Grammar
scapulare, es; n. : <b>scapularie,</b> an; f.
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Hæbban hý eác mid tó wyrcenne scapulare, þæt is gehwǽde cugelan and slýfleás (scapularian for weorcum, R. Ben. I. 91, 17) scapulare propter opera, R. Ben. 89. 13