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winter-geweorp

(n.)
Grammar
winter-geweorp, es; n.

A winter-caststorm of snow or hailtempest

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A winter-cast, storm of snow or hail, tempest Nis ðǽr ne wintergeweorp ne wedra gebregd non ibi tempestas, nec vis furit horrida venti, Exon. Th. 201, 16; Ph. 57. Snáw eorðan band wintergeweorpum, weder cóledon heardum hægelscúrum, Andr. Kmbl. 2513;

Linked entry: ge-weorp

winter-set

(n.)
Grammar
winter-set, es; n.

A place to stop in for the winter;in pl. winter-quarters

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A place to stop in for the winter; in pl. winter-quarters Se here... ðǽr wintersetu (-sætu, v. l.) námon, Chr. 886; Th. i. 156, cols. 2, 3

winter-setl

(n.)
Grammar
winter-setl, es; n.

A place to stop in for the winterwinter-quarters

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A place to stop in for the winter, winter-quarters Se consul wénde ðæt hé búton sorge mehte on ðæm wintersetle gewunian ðe hé ðá on wæs, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 188, 5. Hié ðǽr sceoldon wintersetl habban, 4, 10; Swt. 200, 11. Hié wintersetl (-setle,v. l.) námon

winter-steall

(n.)
Grammar
winter-steall, es; m.

A yearling foal

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A yearling foal (?) Hors mon sceal gyldan mid .xxx. sciłł., myran mid .xx. sciłł., and wintersteal ealswá, L. O. D. 7; Th. i. 356, 3

Linked entry: -steall

winter-rím

(n.)
Grammar
winter-rím, es; n.

A number of years

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A number of years Heora winterrím anni eorum, Ps. Th. 89, 5

winter-scúr

(n.)
Grammar
winter-scúr, es; m.

A winter shower

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A winter shower Ne mæg ðǽr wearm weder ne winterscúr wihte gewyrdan, Exon. Th. 198, 31; Ph. 18

wín-treów

(n.)
Grammar
wín-treów, es; n.

A vine

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A vine Wíntreów vitis, Wrt. Voc. i. 33, 52: 80, 27: Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 14, 10: Ps. Surt. 127, 3. Wíntreó, Jn. Skt. Lind. Rush. 15, 1, 5. Hwylc treów is ealra treówa betst? Wín-treów, Salm. Kmbl. p. 188, 10. Wæstma ðæs wíntreówes, Mt. Kmbl. Rush. 21, 34

wín-wyrcend

(n.)
Grammar
wín-wyrcend, es; m.

A vine-dresser

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A vine-dresser Uínwirccendum vinitoribus, Mt. Kmbl. p. 19, 3

Linked entry: wyrcan

rifter

(n.)
Grammar
rifter, riftr,es; m.

An instrument for reaping, a sickle, scythe

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An instrument for reaping, a sickle, scythe Riftr falx Txts. 62, 430. Rifter, Wrt. Voc. ii. 35, 1. Wíngeardseax, rifte[r] vel sicul falx 146, 76. Riftre falce 79, 69. Riftras falcis 108, 19

COC

(n.)
Grammar
COC, cocc, es; m.

A COCKa male fowl or bird; galluspullus

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A COCK, a male fowl or bird; gallus, pullus Coc gallus Ælfc. Gl. 39; Som. 63, 47; Wrt. Voc. 30, 2; 63, 8; 77, 34. Creów se cocc gallus cantavit Mt. Bos. 26, 74, 34; Jn. Bos. 13, 38. Cocca pullorum Mone B. 4913. Ðonne coccas cráwan when cocks crow Lchdm

comp-wíg

(n.)
Grammar
comp-wíg, es; m. n.

A battle pugna

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A battle; pugna Compwíge in battle Judth. 12; Thw. 26, 18; Jud. 333

Linked entry: camp-wíg

COPS

(n.)
Grammar
COPS, cosp, es; m.

A ropecordfetter funisanquinacompes

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A rope, cord, fetter; funis, anquina, compes Cops anquina [anguina, MS.] Ælfc. Gl. 104; Som. 78, 10; Wrt. Voc. 56, 56. Hí sǽdon ðæt hió sceolde sleán on ða raccentan and on cospas they said that she should throw them into chains and fetters Bt. 38, 1

Linked entries: camp ge-fótcypsed cosp

on-hrine

(n.)
Grammar
on-hrine, (?), es; m.
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Touch Ne ðe ǽniges yfeles onhrine (onryne, MS. B.) dereþ, Lchdm. i. 328, 1

on-sinscipe

(n.)
Grammar
on-sinscipe, (?), es; m.

Wedlock

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Wedlock Ðyssum mánfullum onsinscype (gesinscipum, MS. T.) wǽron sǽde gemengde huic nefando conjugio dicuntur admixti, Bd. 1, 27; S. 491, 22

smæc

(n.)
Grammar
smæc, smæcc, es; m.

Smack, taste, savour gustus, sapor

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Smack, taste, savour Dulcis sapor swéte smæc, i. dulcis odor Wrt. Voc. ii. 142, 6. Ðone swétan smæc nectar 61, 31. Witt iss þurrh salltes smacc bitacnedd Orm. 1653. Smech muðes neoses smel A. R. 276, 15. Smeorðrinde smoke smecche forcuðest Marh. 9, 6

smelt

(n.)
Grammar
smelt, smylt, es; m.

A smelt

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A smelt Smelt sardina Wrt. Voc. i. 281, 71. Smylt sartate 66, 7. Smeltas sardas ii. 119, 63

Linked entry: smilt

smiþ-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
smiþ-cræft, es; m.

Smithcraft, the craft or art of the worker in metal or wood

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Smithcraft, the craft or art of the worker in metal or wood Wæs sum bróðor syndrilíce on smiþcræfte well gelǽred erat fabrili arte singularis Bd. 3, 14; S. 634, 14

smygel

(n.)
Grammar
smygel, smygels, es; m.

A burrow, place to creep into a narrow cleft to creep through, a hole penetrating

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A burrow, place to creep into Smygels cuniculus Wrt. Voc. ii. 137, 34. Smygelas cuniculos 15, 51. Smygilas, smigilas, smyglas, Txts. 48, 199

snid

(n.)
Grammar
snid, snide, es; m.

A saw

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A saw Saga vel snide serula Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 17. Snid serra 85, 1. Hié wǽron snidene mid snide secti sunt Past. 30; Swt. 205, 13

speliend

(n.)
Grammar
speliend, speligend, es; m.

A representativevicar

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A representative, vicar Pronomen is ðæs naman speliend, se spelaþ ðone naman, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Zup. 8, 12. Se cyning is Cristes sylfes speligend under him sylfum, Bd. Whelc. 151, 39