plant-sticca
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A gardening-tool, a dibble (?) Plantsticca pastinatum, Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 13
biscep-dóm
the province of a bishop, a bishopric
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the province of a bishop, a bishopric, Chr. 660; Erl. 34, 7
bóc-leáf
The leaf of a book, a charter ⬩ folium codicis, charta, instrumentum donationis
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The leaf of a book, a charter; folium codicis, charta, instrumentum donationis
stel-méle
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A vessel with a stem or handle Stelmélas, Anglia ix. 264, 11
Linked entry: méle
þæc-tigele
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A tile for a roof Þaectigilum imbricibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 110, 56
Linked entry: tigele
waroþ-faroþ
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A shore-wave, a breaker: — Waroðfaruða gewinn, Andr. Kmbl. 393 ; An. 197
líc-burg
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A city of the dead, a cemetery: — Lícburg cimiterium, Txts. 51, 472
ǽrend-scip
A small boat, a skiff
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A small boat, a skiff Ǽrendscip scapha, Wrt. Voc. i. 63, 31
gúþ-mæcga
A warlike man ⬩ bellicosus vir
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A warlike man; bellicosus vir Salm. Kmbl. 181; Sal.90 [MS. A]
gylding-wecg
a gold mine ⬩ a vein of gold ⬩ aurifodina
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a gold mine, a vein of gold; aurifodina, Cot. 16, 167, Som
cot-sǽta
An inhabitant of a cottage ⬩ a cottager ⬩ casæ habitator
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An inhabitant of a cottage, a cottager; casæ habitator Som. Ben. Lye
toroc
a bung, ⬩ stopper of a cask
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a bung, stopper of a cask (?) Toroc dolua, Wrt. ii. 141, 67
stæf-leornere
A learner of letters ⬩ a scholar
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A learner of letters, a scholar Stæfleornera stoicorum, Hpt. Gl. 479, 64
Linked entry: leornere
fyrd-leóþ
A war-song ⬩ mīlĭtāre carmen
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A war-song; mīlĭtāre carmen Fyrdleóþ agól wulf on walde a wolf sang a war-song in the wood, Elen. Kmbl. 54; El. 27: Cd. 171; Th. 215, 3; Exod. 577
Linked entry: fird-leóþ
líc-beorg
a hill ⬩ funeral mound ⬩ protection ⬩ to taste ⬩ eat
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m. a hill, funeral mound; or beorg; f. protection; or beorg connected with beorgan to taste, eat, a literal reproduction of sarcophagus?] a sarcophagus Lícbeorg sarcofago, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 50
stán-wyrhta
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A stone-wright, worker in stone, a mason Stánwyrhta latomi, Wrt. Voc. i. 19, 16. Stánwyrhtan cementario, Hpt. Gl. 459, 38. From ðǽm stánwyrhtum a cimentario, Wrt. Voc. ii. 2, 40
be-meldian
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To denounce a person, disclose, reveal a secret Þéh hit sume hwíle forholen beó, hit warð á bemeldod (cf. hit bið æt sumum cyrre open, Prov. K. 30), Prov. M. 27
basing
A short cloak ⬩ a cloak ⬩ chlamys ⬩ χλăμύs ⬩ pallium
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A short cloak, a cloak; chlamys = χλăμύs, pallium Ic geseah wurm-reádne basing I saw a purple [worm or shell-fish reddened] cloak; vidi pallium coccineum, Jos. 7, 21
cús
of a cow
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of a cow Cús eáge biþ scillinges weorþ a cow's eye shall be worth a shilling, L. In. 59; Th. i. 140, 4 ; gen. of cú
hús-bryne
a fire
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The burning of a house, a fire Æt húsbryne ǽlc mon ánne pening at the burning of a house let every man contribute one penny, Chart. Th. 614, 13