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Anglo-Saxon

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lungen-sealf

(n.)
Grammar
lungen-sealf, e, f.
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A salve for the lungs Ðás wyrte sculon tó lungensealfe, Lchdm. iii. 16, 6

mete-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
mete-ærn, es; n.

A room for taking meals in

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A room for taking meals in Gemǽne metern cænaculum, Wrt. Voc. i. 58, 50

Linked entry: met-ern

pipor-horn

(n.)
Grammar
pipor-horn, es; m.
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A horn for holding pepper Man sceal habban ... sealtfæt ... piperhorn, Anglia ix. 264, 19

ríp-ísern

(n.)
Grammar
ríp-ísern, es; n.
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A sickle, an instrument for reaping Rípísern falcem, Mk. Skt. Lind. Rush. 4, 29

scot-spere

(n.)
Grammar
scot-spere, es; n.
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A spear for hurling, a javelin Scotsper[a], gára jaculorum, Hpt. Gl. 405, 52

ge-figo

(n.)
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For 'cimosis' see fleáh

bócan

(n.)
Grammar
bócan, = bócum

for books

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for books, L. Eth. vi. 51; Th. i. 328, 8; dat. pl. of bóc

bóca streón

(n.)

a place for books, librarybibliotheca

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a place for books, library; bibliotheca, Bd. 5, 21; Whelc. 451, 30, MS. C

boém

(n.; num.)

to both

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D. 830; 465, 22; for bám; dat. of begen

sund-mere

(n.)
Grammar
sund-mere, es; m.
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A place for swimming:?-On sund mere in natatario, Wrt. Voc. ii. 46, 50

þwǽre

(n.)
Grammar
þwǽre, an; f.

An instrument for beating or stirring

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An instrument for beating or stirring Thuaere, thuérae, thuére tudicla, tudica, Txts. 103, 2072

wull-wǽga

(n.)
Grammar
wull-wǽga, pl. f.

Scales for weighing wool

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Scales for weighing wool Momentana lytle wǽga, campana wulwǽga, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 43

wudu-bora

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-bora, (?), an; m.

One who carries wood for fuel

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One who carries wood for fuel Wudubior (-bora?) calo militum, Hpt. Gl. 427, 7

be-hogadnes

(n.)
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For Cot. 114 read On behogadnesse in exercita-tione, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 42

cealf-loca

(n.)
Grammar
cealf-loca, an; m.
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An enclosure for calves Of dǽm londe et cealflocan, C. D. i. 312, 6

cyning-dóm

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Dele 'a kingdom,' substitute 'kingship,' 'sovereignty' for 'thy, the kingdom' in extracts, and add:

ge-leórendlic

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For Rtl. 28, 1 substitute Ðisses woruldes giliórendlices hujus seculi transeuntis, Rtl. 18, 1

gebrec-drenc

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Substitute: A medicine for the windpipe Gebrec*-*drenc arteriaca. Wrt. Voc. ii. 7, 72

hearm-sprǽc

calumny

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For 'Som.' substitute

lah-breca

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For 'Scint. 2, Lye' substitute Wiðstandan þám lah*-*brecan resistere sacrilego Scint. 9, 10