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
wudu-herpaþ
A public road through a wood
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A public road through a wood On ðone wuduherpaþ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 213, 2
wund-swaþu
The trace of a wound ⬩ a scar
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The trace of a wound, a scar Wundsweðe míne cicatrices meae, Ps. Surt. 37, 6
sáwere
A sower
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A sower Út eode se sáwere his sǽd tó sáwenne, Mt. Kmbl. A. 13, 3.
weaxhláf-sealf
A salve consisting of a cake of wax
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A salve consisting of a cake of wax Wið weaxhláfsealfe gemeng, Lchdm. ii. 246, 9
bryhtm
a glance
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a glance Eágan bryhtm an eye's glance, a moment, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 20
wiht-mearc
A weight-mark ⬩ a plumb-line
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A weight-mark, a plumb-line Of punder, ol wihtmearce perpendiculo . Hpt. Gl. 476, 75
slíþness
A formation (?), a graven image
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A formation (?), a graven image Hí þeówedon slíþnesse servierunt sculptilibus Ps. Spl. T. 105, 33
Linked entry: slíþe
hlóþ-sliht
Slaying by a member of a 'hlóþ'
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Slaying by a member of a 'hlóþ', L. Alf. pol. 29; Th. i. 80, 5
hlyn
The name of a tree, ⬩ maple [?]
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The name of a tree, maple [?], Exon. 114 a; Th. 437, 17; Rä. 56, 9
Linked entry: hlin
bel-hús
A BELL-HOUSE ⬩ campanile vel campanarium ⬩ turris in qua pendent tintinnabulum vel tintinnabula
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A BELL-HOUSE, campanile vel campanarium, turris in qua pendent tintinnabulum vel tintinnabula; a room or tower in the castle of a Thane, generally built between the kitchen and porter's lodge, where was a bell or bells to summon the inhabitants to prayers
Linked entry: bell-hús
hringed-stefna
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A ship having its stern adorned with spiral or ring-shaped ornaments [?], or furnished with a ring or hook; or having a curved stern, Beo. Th. 64; B. 32: 3799; B. 1898: 2266; B. 1132