hell-rún
A sorceress
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A sorceress, one who has a spirit of divination Helrún pithonis (cf. pithonissa, spiritus inferni. Corp. Gl. H. 6, 252), Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 64: 69, 20. Fram helrúnum a pithonibus, 3, 37
Linked entry: hel-rán
henne-belle
Henbane
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Henbane Hennebelle simphoniaca, Wrt. Voc. i. 30, 42: 79, 4: An. Ox. 56, 374. Hennebelle. Ðeós wyrt þe man symfhoniacam nemneð, and óðrum naman belone, and eác sume men hennebelle (hænne-, v. l.) hátað, Lch. i. 94, 3-6. Beolonan sǽd, ꝥ is hænnebelle,
here-beorg
Harbour ⬩ shelter ⬩ lodgings ⬩ quarters
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Harbour, shelter, lodgings, quarters Þá genam hé þǽr herebeorge, Nap. 82
hege-hymele
Hedge
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Hedge (or wild) hop plant Cicena mete muronis, hegehymele humblonis, Wrt. Voc. i. 69, 27-28. Þis is seó gréne sealf. . . brócminte and óþre mintan, cicena mete, hegehymele, Lch. iii. 6, 8-15
Linked entry: hymele
hege-sugge
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A hedge sparrow Hegesugge cicada, uicetula, Wülck. Gl. 131, 34
Linked entries: hæg-sugga heges-sugge
míre
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An ant, mire in pis-mire. The word occurs in the nickname Mýran heáfod, Chr. 1010; P. 140, 13, applied to Þurcytel, who is called in Fl. Wig. Danicus minister. The nickname is in that chronicle glossed by ' equae caput, ' but in H. Hunt, by ' caput formicae
sprenging
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Sprinkling Tó hálgunge sprengincge ad consecrationem conspersionis, Angl. xiii. 388, 328. Sprincginge and bletsunge conspersionem et benedictionem, 408, 614.[Cf. N. E. D. springing; II.9. sprinkling; spring; 13. to sprinkle.] Cf. spring; 3
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teolen
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Endeavour, earnest effort, employment; studium Hé wæs geornfull mid teolone (tolene, bígenge, v.ll.) his singalra gebeda continuae orationis studio intentus, Gr. D. 71, 11. Þá þá hé wæs swýðe georne behealdende ðá teolone (tilone, v.l.) his gestlíðnesse
Linked entry: tilen
hosa
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a covering for the leg, HOSE Hosa caliga vel ocrea, Wrt. Voc. 81, 48. [Prompt. Parv. hose caliga, p. 248, see note: Laym. hose, v. 15216: R. Glouc. (in the corresponding passage) hose: A. R. hosen; pl: Chauc. hosen: Icel. hosa; f. a covering for the
Linked entry: leðer-hose
aac
An oak
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An oak Aac-tún Acton Beauchamp, Worcestershire, Cod. Dipl. 75 ; A. D. 727; Kmbl. i. 90, 19
Linked entry: Ác-tún
abedisse
An abbess ⬩ abbatissa
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An abbess; abbatissa Ðære abedissan betæhton committed to the abbess, Chr. 1048; Erl. 181, 28
ác-mistel
Oak mistletoe ⬩ quercus viscum
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Oak mistletoe; quercus viscum Gením ácmistel take mistletoe of the oak, L. M. 1, 36 ; Lchdm. ii. 88, 4
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ác-rind
Oak-rind or bark ⬩ querna cortex
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Oak-rind or bark; querna cortex Ním ácrinde take oak-bark, Lchdm. iii, 14, 1
a-cwelledness
A quelling ⬩ killing ⬩ occisio
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A quelling, killing; occisio
adreminte
The herb feverfew ⬩ parthenium ⬩ παρθένιον
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The herb feverfew: parthenium = παρθένιον, Prior 78
æbbung
An EBBING ⬩ recessus aquarum
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An EBBING; recessus aquarum Sǽ-æbbung a bay; sinus, Wrt. Voc. 41, 63
æbs
A fir-tree ⬩ abies
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A fir-tree; abies, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 45: 9, 26; Som. 11, 18
ǽc
An oak ⬩ quercus
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An oak; quercus Of ðære ǽce [MS. ǽc] andlang heges to ðæm wege from the oak and along the hedge to the road, Kmbl. Cod. Dipl. iii. p. 78, 7
æd-sceaft
A regeneration ⬩ new creation ⬩ regeneratio
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A regeneration, new creation; regeneratio Hí ǽlce geáre weorþaþ to ædsceafte they become every year a new creation, Bt. 34, 10; Fox 150, 16
ǽfen-tíd
The eventide ⬩ evening ⬩ vespertina hora
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The eventide, evening; vespertina hora Seó ǽfen-tíd ðæs dæges the eventide of the day, Dial. 1, 10. On ǽfen-tíd at eventide, Cd. 111; Th. 146, 19; Gen. 2424