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meóning

(n.)
Grammar
meóning, es; m.
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A garter, binding for a sock Meóningas (printed weoningas) fascellas, Wrt. Voc. ii. 146, 53

pundern

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Add: a plumb-line Of punderne a perpendiculo, An. Ox. 3005: 2, 138 (printed wunderne)

wægn-gewǽde

(n.)
Grammar
wægn-gewǽde, es; n.

A waggon-clothcovering for a waggon

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A waggon-cloth, covering for a waggon Man sceal habban wǽngewǽdu, Anglia ix. 264, 4

wæl-ceásiga

(n.)
Grammar
wæl-ceásiga, an; m.

A chooser of the slaina raven

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A chooser of the slain, a raven Wonn wælceásega, Cd. Th. 188, 6; Exod. 164

hæc-wer

(n.)
Grammar
hæc-wer, es; m.

A weir with a grate to take fish

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A weir with a grate to take fish, Cod. Dipl. Kmbl. iii. 450, 15, 22

heáfod-beáh

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-beáh, gen. -beáges; m.

A head-ring, crown

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A head-ring, crown Heáfodbeáh gyldenne a golden crown, Bt. 37, 2; Fox 188, 8

scip-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
scip-fæt, es; n.
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A vessel in the form of a ship Húseldisc patena, scipfæt cimbia (the word occurs under the heading nomina vasorum ), Wrt. Voc. i. 25, 32. Cf. Hec acerra a schyp for censse, 230, col. 2.

þistel-twige

(n.)
Grammar
þistel-twige, an; f.
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A goldfinch or some other bird that eats thistle-down. [In E. D. S. Pub. Bird Names, p. 58, thistle-finch is given as a name of the goldfinch; Halliwell quotes: 'Carduelis a linnet, a thistle-finch' (1581). Cf. O. H.

sníte

(n.)
Grammar
sníte, an; f.

A snite, snipe.ibis ibex

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A snite, snipe. [Halliwell quotes: 'A snipe or snite, a bird lesse than a woodcocke,' Baret, 1580, and gives snite as a word still in use. See also E. D. S. Pub. Bird Names, p. 192.] Sníte vel wudecocc aceta Wrt. Voc. i. 29, 52.

Linked entry: wudu-sníte

rand-gebeorh

(n.)
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a protection such as that afforded by a shield Se ágend up árǽrde reáde streámas in randgebeorh the Lord hath raised the Red Sea's waters as a protecting shield (cf. the waters were a wall unto them, Ex. 14, 29), Cd. Th. 196, 24; Exod. 296

bisceop-ríce

(n.)
Grammar
bisceop-ríce, biscop-ríce, es; n.

A BISHOPRIC, diocese, province of a bishopepiscopi provincia, diœcesis

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[bisceop a bishop, ríce a region] A BISHOPRIC, diocese, province of a bishop; episcopi provincia, diœcesis = διoίκησιs Mellitus féng to ðam bisceopríce Mellitus succeeded to the bishopric, Bd. 2, 7; S. 509, note 8.

Linked entry: biscop-ríce

Cealc-hýþ

(n.)
Grammar
Cealc-hýþ, e; f.

Challock, Chalk

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The name of a place, Challock, Chalk, in Kent Hér wæs geflítfullíc sinoþ æt Cealc-hýþe here [in A. D. 785] there was a contentious synod at Chalk, Chr. 785;Erl.57, 13

fald-gang-penig

(n.)
Grammar
fald-gang-penig, es ; m.

Fold-going money, money paid by a vassal to be free from sending sheep to fold on his lord's land nummus dŏmĭno sŏlūtus a vassallo, ut a secta faldæ lībĕrārētur

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Fold-going money, money paid by a vassal to be free from sending sheep to fold on his lord's land; nummus dŏmĭno sŏlūtus a vassallo, ut a secta faldæ lībĕrārētur, Som. Ben. Lye

hwistlian

(v.)
Grammar
hwistlian, p. ode

to hisswhistle

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To make a hissing sound, to hiss, whistle hwystlode stranglíc[e] stemne he [the devil] made a great hissing, Nar. 43, 17. [Wick. whistlen hiss (A. V.) Piers P. whistlen (to birds ).]

grund-fús

(adj.)
Grammar
grund-fús, adj.
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Ready for hell, hastening to hell Ðæt biþ feóndes bearn hafaþ grundfúsne gǽst that is a child of the devil, hath a spirit hastening hellwards, Exon. 84 a; Th. 316, 15; Mód. 49

bléd-hwæt

(adj.)
Grammar
bléd-hwæt, g. -hwates; adj.

A shoot growing quicklygermen velox

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[bléd a shoot, hwæt quick] A shoot growing quickly; germen velox Ðonne ic hrére bearwas bléd-hwate then I shake the quick-growing groves, Exon. 101 a; Th. 381, 10; . 2, 9

slítere

(n.)
Grammar
slítere, es; m.

a waster, destroyera consumer of food, a glutton

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a waster, destroyer 'Hwæt is seó ungesǽlige sáwel?' Ðá sǽde him, ðæt wǽre cyrican slítere Wulfst. 235, 24. a consumer of food, a glutton Slíteras lurcones Wrt. Voc. ii. 52, 26

eorþ-græf

(n.)
Grammar
eorþ-græf, es; n.

A hole dug in the earth, a ditch, wellfossa, pŭteus

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A hole dug in the earth, a ditch, well; fossa, pŭteus Isernes dǽl eorþgræf pæðeþ a part of iron passes the well, Exon. 114 b; Th. 439, 26; Ru. 59, 9

bord-rand

(n.)
Grammar
bord-rand, es; m.

The margin or disc of a shieldscuti margo

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[bord II. a shield, rand a rim, margin] The margin or disc of a shield; scuti margo Biorn bordrand onswáf the hero turned his shield's disc, Beo. Th. 5112; B. 2559

tunne-botm

(n.)
Grammar
tunne-botm, es; m.
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The bottom of a cask Tunnebotm (cf. byden*-*botm fundum, in the same list 'nomina vasorum') tympanum, the bottom of a cask used as a drum?, Wrt. Voc. i. 24, 55