æscstede-ród
A cross marking a battlefield
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A cross marking a battlefield ? Of dære greátan apeldre on æscstederóde, C. D. iii. 135, 22
horn-fisc
A garfish, a kind of pike ⬩ garfish, ⬩ esox belone
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A garfish, a kind of pike Hornfisc plegode glád geond gársecg, Andr. Kmbl. 740; An. 370
slífe-scóh
a loose shoe easily drawn on, a slipper
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a loose shoe easily drawn on, a slipper Socc, slébescóh soccus Wrt. Voc. ii. 120, 69
Linked entry: slébe-scóh
hláford-gift
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Grant by a lord (? cf. hláford ; II 4 a), appointment by a lord to a command(?)
loppe
A flea ⬩ a spider ⬩ a silk-worm
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Lamb. 38, 12 sicut araneam is glossed 'swá swá ǽtterloppan'; if this is not a mistake for 'áttercoppan,' by which the word is rendered in Ps.
wæl-wulf
a war-wolf, one who is as fierce to slay as is a wolf ⬩ a fierce cannibal, one who preys on the dead like the wolf
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as an epithet of a warrior, a war-wolf, one who is as fierce to slay as is a wolf Wódon wælwulfas, wícinga werod, Byrht.
breahtm
A noise, tumult, sound, cry; ⬩ fragor, strepitus, tumultus, clamor, vociferatio ⬩ to break
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A noise, tumult, sound, cry; fragor, strepitus, tumultus, clamor, vociferatio Ðá wearþ breahtm hæfen then a noise was raised, Exon. 36 a; Th. 118, 1; Gú. 233. Breahtem stígeþ a tumult rises, 83 b; Th. 314, 25, note; Mó. 19.
béce
A beech-tree ⬩ a tree bearing mast ⬩ fagus ⬩ æsculus
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A beech-tree, a tree bearing mast; fagus, æsculus Béce fagus, Wrt. Voc. 285, 21
eád-wacer
A watchman of property ⬩ bonōrum custos
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A watchman of property; bonōrum custos Exon. 101 a; Th. 380, 30; Rä. 1, 16
Linked entry: wacor
heoru-sweng
A blow with a sword,
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A blow with a sword, Beo. Th. 3184; B. 1539: Andr. Kmbl. 1903; An. 954
iú-mann
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A man of old, of a former time Iúmonna gold, Beo. Th. 6096; B. 3052
Linked entry: geó-mann
mearc-denu
A valley which serves as a boundary
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A valley which serves as a boundary Tó mearcdene, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 404, 23
mere-hrægel
A sea-garment ⬩ a sail
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A sea-garment, a sail Merehrægla sum, segl sále fæst, Beo. Th. 3815; B. 1905
mere-wíf
A water-witch ⬩ woman living in a lake
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A water-witch, woman living in a lake (Grendel's mother), Beo. Th. 3042; B. 1519
míl-gemet
A mile-measure ⬩ a mile-stone
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A mile-measure, a mile-stone On ðæt mílgemæt, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 252, 21
bócce
A beech-tree ⬩ fagus ⬩ æsculus ⬩ a beech-tree
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A beech-tree; fagus = φηγόs; æsculus. Similar entries v. bóc, e; f. a beech-tree
scip-steall
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A place for a ship Andlang streámes on scypsteal, God. Dip. B. iii. 316, 16
synnicge
A sinner, a sinful woman ⬩ peccatrix
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A sinner, a sinful woman; peccatrix Seó ( Mary Magdalen ) wæs ǽrest synnecge, Shrn. 107, 10
þeór-wyrm
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A worm in a boil Wiþ þeórwyrme on fét, Lchdm. ii. 12, 2: 118, 25
þunung
A creaking ⬩ a rattle
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A creaking, a rattle Þununge crepitum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 25. Þununga crepundiorum, 23, 64