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byrig-berge

(n.)
Grammar
byrig-berge, an; f.

A mulberry ⬩ morum

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A mulberry; morum Byrigbergena seáw selle drincan give him to drink juice of mulberries, L. M. 2, 30; Lchdm. ii. 230, 12

byriga

(n.)
Grammar
byriga, an; m.

A surety ⬩ fidejussor

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A surety; fidejussor He him byrigan gesealdne hæbbe he has given him surety, L. H. E. 10; Th. i. 30, 17

Linked entry: berigea

byrne

(n.)
Grammar
byrne, an; f.

Running water, a stream ⬩ torrens, rivus

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Running water, a stream; torrens, rivus Ofer byrnan bðsm over the stream's bosom, Exon. 102a; Th. 386, 15; Rä. 4, 62

cæg-loca

(n.)
Grammar
cæg-loca, an; m.

The action of locking up, a key-locking, any repository locked up ⬩ clavis et loculamentum

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The action of locking up, a key-locking, any repository locked up; clavis et loculamentum Búton hit under ðæs wífes cǽglocan [cǽglocum MS. A.] gebroht wǽre, sý heó clǽne, ac ðæra cǽgean heó scéal weardian; ðæt is, hire hordern, and hire cyste, and hire

CÆPPE

(n.)
Grammar
CÆPPE, an; f.

A CAP, cape, cope, hood ⬩ cappa, pileus, cucullus, planeta

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A CAP, cape, cope, hood; cappa, pileus, cucullus, planeta Cæppe cappa, Wrt. Voc. 81, 67. Cæppe planeta, Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 114; Wrt. Voc. 25, 54: 81, 45. Gerénod cæppe an adorned hood ; penula, Ælfc. Gl. 27; Som. 60, 115; Wrt. Voc. 25, 55

Linked entry: cappa

cǽg-bora

(n.)
Grammar
cǽg-bora, an; m.

A key-bearer ⬩ claviger

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A key-bearer; claviger, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 19

CÆRSE

(n.)
Grammar
CÆRSE, cerse, an; f.

CRESS, watercress ⬩ nasturtium, cardămum ⬩ κάρδαμον

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CRESS, watercress; nasturtium, cardămum = κάρδαμον Man nasturcium, and óðrum naman cærse [cerse B.] nemneþ one nameth nasturtium, and by another name, cress, Herb. 21, 1; Lchdm. i. 116, 17. Ðeós wyrt, cærse, ne biþ sáwen, ac heó of hyre sylfne cenned

Linked entries: cesena cerse cresse

calla

(n.)
Grammar
calla, an; m.

to call ⬩ A herald

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[ Similar entries ceailian to call] A herald, found in the phrase, — hilde calla [q. v.] war's herald or a herald of war, Cd. 156; Th. 193, 26; Exod. 252

candel-sticca

(n.)
Grammar
candel-sticca, an; m.

A CANDLESTICK ⬩ candelabrum

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A CANDLESTICK; candelabrum, Chr. 1102; Th. 366, 20

CANNE

(n.)
Grammar
CANNE, an; f.

A CAN, cup ⬩ crater

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A CAN, cup; crater Canne crater vel canna, Ælfc. Gl. 24; Som. 60, 38; Wrt. Voc. 24, 38

Carendre

(n.)
Grammar
Carendre, an; f.

A province of Germany, now the duchy of Carinthia or Kärnthen, a crown land of the Austrian empire

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A province of Germany, now the duchy of Carinthia or Kärnthen, a crown land of the Austrian empire On óðre healfe Donua ðære eá is ðæt land Carendre, súþ óþ ða beorgas ðe man hǽt Alpis on the other side of the river Danube is the country Carinthia, [

capitol-mæsse

(n.)
Grammar
capitol-mæsse, an; f.

Early or morning mass, first mass ⬩ prima ⬩ matutinalis missa

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Early or morning mass, first mass; prima vel matutinalis missa We sungon capitol-mæssan cantavimus primam missam, Coll. Monast. Th. 33, 29

Cartaina

(n.)
Grammar
Cartaina, indecl: Cartaine, an; f.

Carthage ⬩ Carthago

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Carthage; Carthago Cartaina toworpen wæs Carthage was overthrown, Ors. 5, 2; Bos. 101, 18. Scipia hæfde gefaren to ðære niwan byrig Cartaina Scipio had gone to the new city Carthage, 4, 10; Bos. 93, 41: 4, 13; Bos. 99, 27. Ðæt mon ealle Cartaina towurpe

ceác-bora

(n.)
Grammar
ceác-bora, an; m.

A jug or pitcher-bearer ⬩ anhilus ⬩ anthe-vilus?

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A jug or pitcher-bearer; anhilus ? Cot. 13; anthe-vilus? Wrt. Voc. 285, 14

Linked entry: -bora

wyrt-truma

(n.)
Grammar
wyrt-truma, (wyrtruma), an: -trum, es; m.: -trume, an; f. (v. Be ðare wyrtruman,
  • Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iv. 93, 7
).

the root of a plant ⬩ the root of a tooth ⬩ the root, source, origin ⬩ a stock

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the root of a plant Wyrtruma radix, Wrt. Voc. i. 33, 11: 80, 8: 285, 79: Cd. Th. 252, 20; Dan. 581. Is seó æx ásett tó ðæs treówes wyrtruman, Lk. Skt. 3, 9. Be ðam wyrttruman, Lchdm. i. 172, 10. Wyrttruman radicem, Ps. Spl. 51, 5. Hig næfdon wyrtruman

Linked entries: -truma truma wyrt-wala

ymb-þanc

(n.)
Grammar
ymb-þanc, es; m. n. : -þanca, an; m.

Thought about a matter, consideration, attention

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Thought about a matter, consideration, attention Embeþonc circumspectio, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 26. Mid micelum embeþance magna animaduersione, Anglia xiii. 373, 106. Hié eallneg rǽswaþ and ondrǽdaþ ðæt hí mon tǽlan wille and beóð eallneg mid ðæm ymbeðoncan

ysel

(n.)
Grammar
ysel, e; ysle, an; f.

A spark, cinder, an ash, ember

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A spark, cinder, an ash, ember Ysle favilla, Wrt. Voc. i. 37, 19: 66, 44: 284, 17: ii. 36, 53. On yslan in favillam, Hpt. Gl. 495, 31. Hé geseah hú ða ysla up flugon mid ðam smíce vidit ascendentem favillam, Gen. 19, 28. Gé syndon dust and acsan and

á-cennicge

(n.)
Grammar
á-cennicge, (? cf. for suffix sealticge), an; f.

A (female) parent

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A (female) parent Ácennic and hehstald genetricis et virginis, Rtl. 69, 9. Acennic genetricem, 51, 31

spiweþa

(n.)
Grammar
spiweþa, an;m.

vomiting ⬩ vomit, what is vomited

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vomiting Gif hié ( diseases ) cumen of oferfyllo, mid spiweþan hý mon sceal lytlian, Lchdm. ii. 178, 11. Wið miclan spiweþan, and hé ne máge nánne mete gehabban, 190, 8. Wið spiwþan, 190, 1. Ðurh spiwðan, i. 274, 21. Spiweþan dón to vomit iii. 214, 23

Linked entry: speowþa

spora

(n.)
Grammar
spora, spura, an;m.

spur

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spurA Spora calcar Txts. 47, 361: 110, 1164. Spura, Wrt. Voc. ii. 17, 3, 63 : i. 84, 3 : 288, 22 : Hpt. Gl. 505, 70: Ælfc. Gr. 9, 16; Zup. 42, 10. Calcaria spuran dicta, quia in calce hominis ligantur Wrt. Voc. ii. 127, 44. Spurum calcaribus 17, 62.

Linked entry: spura