weall-wyrhta
A wall-wright ⬩ a mason ⬩ builder
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A wall-wright, a mason, builder Wealwyrhta cimentarius, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 15: 85, 27. Fram wealwyrhtan (-wyrhtum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 79, 6 = a cementario, Ald. 31) a cimentario, Anglia xiii. 32, 106. Weallwyrhtan cimentarii, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 83
wirsa
Worse ⬩ worst
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Gif wé ðæt ne dóþ, ðonne wyrce wé ús myccle synne; and ús is get wyrse ðæt wé úrne ceáp teóþian, gif wé willaþ syllan ðæt wyrste Gode, Blickl. Homl. 41, 7. Hí for nánum ermþum ne byóð nó ðý betran, ac ðý wyrsan, Bt. 39, 11; Fox 230, 17.
gár-beám
The wood or handle of a javelin ⬩ a spear-shaft ⬩ cuspĭdis hasta
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The wood or handle of a javelin, a spear-shaft; cuspĭdis hasta Gárbeámes feng a spear-shaft's grasp, Cd. 155; Th. 193, 14; Exod. 246
land-scipe
region
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A tract of land, region Ic á ne geseah láðran landscipe never saw I a more hateful region, Cd. 19; Th. 24, 11; Gen. 376
Linked entry: land-sceap
tæppel-bred
A board covered with a carpet, a foot-stool
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A board covered with a carpet, a foot-stool Fótscamel ł tæppelbred his fóta scabellum pedum ejus, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 5, 35. Tæppilbred, 22, 44
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þúsend-mann
A captain of a thousand men
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A captain of a thousand men Gesete of him þúsendmen and hundrydmen rulers of thousands and rulers of hundreds (A. V.), Ex. 18, 21, 25
þurh-lócung
A looking through or over, a preliminary examination(?) of a book ⬩ prohemium
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A looking through or over, a preliminary examination(?) of a book; but the word glosses prohemium Ðurhlócung prohemium, forespǽc praefatio, Wrt. Voc. i. 51, 38
sǽ-fór
A journey by sea, a voyage
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A journey by sea, a voyage Nis ðæs módwlonc mon ofer eorþan . . . ðæt hé á his sǽfóre sorge næbbe, Exon. Th. 308, 19; Seef. 42
gonge-wifre
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A ganging weaver, a spider; arānea viātica Wið gongewifran bíte against the bite of a spider [gangweaver], L. M. 3, 35; Lchdm. ii. 328, 10
byri-weard
a city ⬩ a guard ⬩ A city-guardian ⬩ urbis custos, ædilis
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[ Similar entries byrig, dat. of Similar entries burh a city, Similar entries weard a guard] A city-guardian; urbis custos, ædilis, Wrt. Voc. 18, 54
Linked entries: burg-weard byri
æd-leán
a reward
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a reward, Th. Diplm. A. D. 804-829; 459, 11
and-wyrding
A consent ⬩ an agreement ⬩ a conspiring ⬩ conspiracy ⬩ conspiratio
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A consent, an agreement, a conspiring, conspiracy; conspiratio, Cot. 46
Linked entry: -wyrding
an-wrigenys
A revealing ⬩ disclosing ⬩ an opening ⬩ a sermon ⬩ homily ⬩ explicatio ⬩ expositio
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A revealing, disclosing, an opening, a sermon, homily; explicatio, expositio
bláwen-nys
A blowing or puffing up, a windy swelling ⬩ inflatio, sufflatio
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A blowing or puffing up, a windy swelling; inflatio, sufflatio
ge-rǽþle
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A harness, l. ge-rǽþlan ; pl. Harness of a horse
hægl-faru
A hailstorm
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A hailstorm, Exon. 78 a; Th. 292, 26; Wand. 105
hearg-weard
A guardian of a temple,
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A guardian of a temple, Andr. Kmbl. 2249; An. 1126
Linked entry: hearch
cneátung
A debate, ⬩ an inquiry ⬩ a search ⬩ disputatio ⬩ scrutinium
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A debate, an inquiry, a search; disputatio, scrutinium Scint. 14
hleór-dropa
A tear
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A tear, Exon. 52 a; Th. 182, 24; Gú. 1315
bytte-hlid
A lid of a butt ⬩ dolii opertorium
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A lid of a butt; dolii opertorium, Cot. 208: Mann