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næs-þyrel

(n.)
Grammar
næs-þyrel, -þyrl, es; n.

A nostril

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A nostril Næsþyrel pennula, Wrt. Voc. i. 282, 66 : nares, ii. 62, 5. Dó on ðæt næsþyrl, Lchdm. i. 352, 4. On næsþyrl bestungen, 348, 4. His ( the dead man ) næsþyrlo beóþ belocene, Blickl. Homl. 59, 14, Wið næsþyrla (næsþurla, 14, 11) sáre, Lchdm. i.

Linked entry: nos-þyrel

nos-þyrel

(n.)
Grammar
nos-þyrel, -þyrl, -terl, es; n.

A nostril

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A nostril Dó on ðæt næsþyrl (nos-, MS. B.), Lchdm. i. 352, 4. Nosþyrla nares, Wrt. Voc. i. 43, 19. Úteweard nosterle pinnulae, 43, 22. Nosterla hǽr vibrissae, 21, 52. Se brǽþ on heora nosþyrlum, Homl. ii. 98, 9. Dó on ða næsþyrlu (nos-, MS. B.), Lchdm

Linked entry: næs-þyrel

brémel-þyrne

(n.)
Grammar
brémel-þyrne, an; f. [brémel
a bramble
, þyrne
a thorn
]

a bramblea thornA bramble-thorn, bramble-bush;rubus

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A bramble-thorn, bramble-bush; rubus On middan ánre brémelþyrnan de media rubi, Ex. 3, 2, 4

orc-þyrs

Linked entry: þyrs

mere-þyssa

(n.)
Grammar
mere-þyssa, an; m.

A sea-rushera ship

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A sea-rusher, a ship On mereþyssan, Andr. Kmbl. 892; An. 446. On mereþissan, 514; An. 257

Linked entries: þyssa wæter-þísa

þurh-þyrel

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-þyrel, adj.

Pierced throughperforated

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Pierced through, perforated Gif hrif wund weorðeþ, .xii. sciłł. gebéte. Gif hé þurhþirel weorðeþ, .xx. sciłł. gebéte, L. Ethb. 61; Th. i. 18, 7. Gif sió lendenbrǽde biþ on bestungen, geselle .xv. sciłł. tó bóte; gif hió biþ þurhþyrel (-þyrl, MS. B.),

Linked entry: þyrel

brémel-þyrne

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Of ðǽre þyrnan on ðá brémbelþyrnan, C. D. iii. 419, 13. Add

mǽr-þyrne

(n.)
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a boundary thornbush On ðá blacan þyrnan . . . of ðǽre þyrnan. . . andlang fúrena on mǽrðyrnan; ðanan on mǽrdíc, C. D. vi. 220, 22

of-þyrsted

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Add: literal Swá heort wilnað tó wætre, þonne hé wérig byð oþþe ofþyrst, Ps. Th. 41, 1. Utan syllan mete gehingredum and drenc þám ofþyrstum, Wlfst. 119, 7. figurative Se bið ofhingrod and ofðyrst æfter rihtwísnysse, Hml. Th. i. 552, 1

wág-þyrel

(n.)

a door-way

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a door-way Swá swá wáge l wágþeorles áhyldum tamquam parieti inclinato, Ps. Lamb. 61, 4. (?)

hún-þyrel

(n.)
Grammar
hún-þyrel, es; n.
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The hole in the mast-head through which the halyard went Húnþyrlu carchesia, Wrt. Voc. 63, 49

Linked entry: hún-spuran

swat-þyrel

(n.)
Grammar
swat-þyrel, es; n.
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A pore Swátþyrlu pori i. spiramenta unde sudor emanat. Wrt. Voc. i 44, 25

teol-þyrel

(n.)
Grammar
teol-þyrel, es; n.
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A window Teolþerla fenestrarum, Hpt. Gl. 409, 31. Cf. eág-þyrel

þyrel-wamb

(adj.)
Grammar
þyrel-wamb, adj.

Having the stomach pierced

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Having the stomach pierced Þyrelwombne, Exon. Th. 490, 13; Rä. 79, 11

Linked entry: -wamb

brér-þyrne

(n.)
Grammar
brér-þyrne, an; f.
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A brier-bush On brérðyrnan, C. D. vi. 221, 13

eár-þyrel

(n.)
Grammar
eár-þyrel, es; n.
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The ear-passage Eárþyrel (ears-? v. ears-þerl in Dict.) fistulas, i. arterias, Wrt. Voc. ii. 148, 54

næs-þyrel

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Ðæt ádl þ e wé hátað Cancer hym wæs on þám nebbe fram þám swýðran næsþyrle oð hyt cóm tó þám eáge, Hml. A. 181, 8. Næsþeorlu ( nares ) hí habbað and hig ne gestincað, Ps. L. 113, 6. Add

nos-þyrel

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God gesceóp ús twá eágan and twá eáran, twá nosþirlu and twégen weleras, Ælfc. Gen. Thw. 4, 16. Add

mægen-þyse

(n.)
Grammar
mægen-þyse, an; f.

Violenceforce

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Violence, force Sóna ðæt onfindeþ se ðe mec féhþ ongeán and wið mægenþisan mínre genǽsteþ ðæt hé hrycge sceal hrusan sécan soon doth he find that fights against me, and with my force comes into conflict, that with his back he must visit the earth, Exon

Linked entry: þyse

eág-þyrl

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Éhðyrl fenestra, Wrt. Voc. i. 81, 10. Næs duru ontýned, ne eáhþyrl geopened, Shrn. 99, 7. Heofones eáhþerl, Hy. S. 76, 7. Æt ðǽm éhðyrle, Hml. Th. ii. 178, 29: 184, 27. On ánum égðyrle, Hml. S. 31, 1126. Þurh þæt eáhþyrl (égðyrl, v. l.) ... under þám