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eád-wacer

(adj.)
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As a proper name, Rä. 1, 16

Hendrícas

(n.)
Grammar
Hendrícas, (?)
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the name of the inhabi ants of a district in England Hendríca landes is þryú þúsend hýda, C. D. B. i. 414, 25

geat-weard

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Wæs ðǽr swiþe egeslic geatweard, ðæs nama sceolde beón Caron, Bt. 35, 6; F. 168, 18. Add

seofon-leáfe

(n.)
Grammar
seofon-leáfe, an; f.
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Ðeós wyrt ðe man eplafilon and óðrum naman septifolium nemneþ and eác sume men seofenleáfe. Lchdm. i. 232, 1-3

drop-fáh

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Add: name of the starling from its markings Dropfaag stornus, stronus, Txts. 96, 924. Dropfág stronius (cf. stærn stronus, 29, 39), Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 27

sæltna

(n.)
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a bird's name Saeltna, Wrt. Voc. ii. 119, 37 : seltra, i. 281, 8 : salthaga, 62, 36 gloss rubisca which is in the last

regn-

(prefix)
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regn-, in the compounds regn-heard, -meld, -þeóf, -weard has an intensive force, implies greatness, might. The word occurs as part of many proper names, e.g. Rǽdwoldes sunu wæs Regeuhere geháten,
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Bd. 2, 12;S. 515, 10. Some of these e. g. Reginald are still used

cranoc

(n.)
Grammar
cranoc, es; m.
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Cf. the local name Cornuchom, C. D. vi. 275, col. 2

Linked entries: cornoch cran

heardra

(n.)
Grammar
heardra, an; m.

The name of a fish

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The name of a fish Heardra mulus vel mugilis, Ælfc. Gl. 102; Som. 77, 64; Wrt. Voc. 55, 68 mullus, Wrt. Voc. 77, 63

hice

(n.)
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the name of a bird(?) Hicae paruca (parula ?), Wrt. Voc. ii. 116, 50. Yce parruca, 67, 69. Cf. (?) Hykemeres stréme, C. D. iii. 467, 25

Linked entry: hice-máse

ryscen

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Þá nam heó ánne riscenne on scipwísan gesceapenne sumpsit fiscellam scirpeam, Ex. 2, 3. Add

eal-mǽst

(adv.)
Grammar
eal-mǽst, æl-mǽst; adv.

ALMOSTtotum fere, pene

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ALMOST; totum fere, pene Hit iseal-mǽst mid háligra manna naman geset sanctōrum hŏmĭnum nōmĭnĭbus totum fere obsĭtum est, Bd. Whelc. 448, 18; Homl. Th. ii. 466, 22

Linked entry: æl-mǽst

CENNAN

(v.)
Grammar
CENNAN, cænnan. cynnan; -nende; de; ed; v. trans.

to beget, conceive, create, bring forth gignere, creare, facere, parere to bring forth from the mind , to declare, choose, ascribe, clear, proveadvocare, confiteri, adscribere, purgare, manifestare

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Iob sunu Waldendes freónoman cende Job gave [created, made] a noble name to the Lord's son, Exon. 17a; Th. 40, 9; Cri. 636. Ðam wæs Judas nama cenned to him was given [created, made] the name Judas, Elen. Kmbl. 1170; El. 587: Ps. Th. 73, 7.

be-feallan

to fall,to get intoto fall into sininto the hands of a person, to fall to actionto fall upontake effect on a personto fall tobe assigned todeprived (of)

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On befeól hárnys inrepsit canities, Germ. 388, 23. to fall to, be assigned to On scortne ir befylð án ágen nama, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 45, 11. On scortne ar befeallað þás naman, 42, 4: 48, 15: 49, 17. (Cf. se gescyrta es underféhð fela naman, 51, 7.)

león-fót

(n.)
Grammar
león-fót, es; m.

alchemilla vulgaris

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Lion's foot [plant name]; alchemilla vulgaris Leónfót leontopodium, Wrt. Voc. 67, 50: Herb. 8, 1; Lchdm. i. 98, 12. Liónfót leontopedium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 53, 48

hirde-wyrt

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Centaurian, ꝥ is hyrdewyrt, óþre naman eorþgealla, 248, 13. Hirdewyrt seó lǽsse, 250, 11. Add:

Sceáfa

(n.)
Grammar
Sceáfa, an; m.
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The name of a king of the Lombards Sceáfa weóld Longbeardum, Exon. Th. 320, 21; Víd. 33. See also Scyld Scéfing, Beo. Th. 7; B. 4

Linked entry: Scéfing

spere-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
spere-wyrt, e; f.

innule(-a)campane(-a)nap silvatica

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A plant name; the word translates innule(-a) campane(-a), Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 17: Lchdm. i. 210, 7: nap silvatica, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 27

symering-wyrt

(n.)
Grammar
symering-wyrt, e; f.

The name of some plant

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The name of some plant Simæringcwyrt (symeringc-,Wrt. Voc. i. 79, 12) malua crispa, Ælfc. Gl. Zup. 310, 12. Simeringwyrt viola, Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 67

Linked entry: simering-wyrt

wíd-fæðme

(adj.)
Grammar
wíd-fæðme, adj.
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[Icel. víð-faðmr; víð-feðmir a name of one of the heavens.] Cf. síd-fæðme