wǽg-bora
A wave-bearer ⬩ a creature that lives beneath the waves
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A wave-bearer, a creature that lives beneath the waves Wundorlíc wǽgbora, Beo. Th. 2884; B. 1440
wǽg-fæt
A water-vessel ⬩ a cloud
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A water-vessel, a cloud Won wǽgfatu, lagustreáma full (cups), Exon. Th. 384, 33; Rä. 4, 37
wafung-stów
A place for spectacles, a theatre, an amphitheatre
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A place for spectacles, a theatre, an amphitheatre On plegstówe oððe on wafungstówe, Lchdm. iii. 206, 16
Linked entry: wæfer-stów
weg-gedál
A place where a road divides
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A place where a road divides Weggedál difortium, Txts. 57, 672 : compitum, Wrt. Voc. i. 53, 60
brýden wah
a broad wall ⬩ a wall
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a broad wall, Bd. Whelc. l, 8; p. 48, 27. Similar entries v. bréden, wah a wall
brýt
A nymph, bride ⬩ nympha ⬩ νύμφη
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A nymph, bride; nympha [= νύμφη a bride],Ælfc. Gl. 88; Som. 74, 64; Wrt. Voc. 50, 45
gúþ-weard
A war-guard ⬩ a king
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A war-guard, a king, Cd. 151; Th. 188, 26; Exod. 174; Elen. Kmbl. 27; El. 14
hæfen-blǽte
A haven-bleater [?], a sea-gull ⬩ bugium
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A haven-bleater [?], a sea-gull; bugium, Ælfc. Gl. 37; Som. 62, 128; Wrt. Voc. 29, 23
heáh-timber
A lofty building
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A lofty building Heáhtimbra gehwæs of every lofty building, Exon. 79 a; Th. 296, 2; Crä. 45
gesíþ-mægen
A multitude of companions; ⬩ comitum turba
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A multitude of companions; comitum turba For gesíþmægen, Exon. 90 a; Th. 339, 4; Gn. Ex. 89
ge-þynd
A swelling
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A swelling Wið geþind against a swelling, Herb: 46, 4; Lchdm. i. 150, 1. [Cf. to-þunden.]
Linked entry: ge-þind
trog-hrycg
a ridge where there is a trough of water (?)
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a ridge where there is a trough of water (?) On trohhrycg, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 79, 17
þurruc
a small ship ⬩ the bottom part of a ship
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a small ship Þurruc cumba vel caupolus (the word occurs in a list of names for different kinds of ships), Wrt. Voc. i. 56, 30. the bottom part of a ship(?)
cypera
KIPPER, salmon in the state of spawning ⬩ salmo ova gignens
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A KIPPER, salmon in the state of spawning; salmo ova gignens Ðonne eów fón lysteþ leax oððe cyperan when you desire to catch a salmon or a kipper, Bt. Met. Fox 19, 23; Met. 19, 12
hlinc-gelád
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A watercourse on a slope (?). The word occurs as a place-name Ðis sind ðá landgemǽru tó Hlincgeláde (cf. quoddam ruris praediolum . . . eni solicolae antiquum indiderunt uocabulum æt Lhincgelade, 78, 21), C. D. vi. 79, 4
Linked entry: ge-lád
rún-wita
a privy councillor, ⬩ a sage
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a privy councillor, one acquainted with a person's secrets Deád is Æschere mínrúnwita and mín rǽdbora, Beo. Th. 2654; B. 1325. one acquainted with mysteries, a sage Róf rúnwita ( Guthlac), Exon. Th. 167, 30; Gú. 1068
cwémnys
A satisfaction, an appeasing, a mitigation ⬩ satisfactio
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A satisfaction, an appeasing, a mitigation ; satisfactio Cwémnys uncysta satisfactio vitiorum, Bd. 1, 27 ; S. 495, 32
dolg-sealf
a wound salve, poultice for a wound
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a wound salve, poultice for a wound, L. M. cont. 1, 38; Lchdm. ii. 8, 26, 29
éh-þyrl
eye-hole, a window
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eye-hole, a window Ðú wircst éhþirl thou makest a window, Gen. 6, 16: Jos. 2, 18
flóde
A place where anything flows ⬩ a channel ⬩ sink ⬩ gutter ⬩ cloāca ⬩ lăcūna
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A place where anything flows, a channel, sink, gutter; cloāca, lăcūna, Cot. 44: 193, Som. Ben. Lye