pull-spere
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A pool-spear, a reed (such as grows by pools, cf. hreód-pól under pól) Pulsper harundinem, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 11, 7
drincan
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add: (1 a) with gen. ꝥ ǽlc mann drunce þæs deórwurðan wínes be þám þe hé sylf wolde, Hml, A. 92, 22
tigel-wyrhta
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A brickmaker, a potter Fæt tygelwirhtan vas figuli, Ps. Lamb. 2, 9. Æcyr tigylwyrhtena agrum figuli, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 7. Tigelwyrhtena, 10
búr-cniht
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A chamberlain, servant of the bedchamber, eunuch His búrcnihtas ( eunuchi ) woldon hine amyrran, Hml. A. 98, 213. Án þára búrcnihta, 100, 278
ge-brot
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a fragment. See Lk. 9, 17 in Dict. broken material, a collection of fragments. See Mt. 15 (not 16), 37 in . Dict
glíw-word
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A word in a song Se Wísdóm gliówordum gól (cf. ongan gliówian and geoddode, Bt. 12; F. 36, 6), Met. 7, 2
hring-sittend
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A spectator in a circus Hrincsittendra circensium [v. hring-set (second example )], An. Ox. 65. Ringsittendra circentium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 131, 31
hwaþerung
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A (hoarse) sound Ic (a file) gyrre mid hásre hwoðrunge garrio rauco cum murmure (stridens ), An. Ox. 26, 14. See preceding word
Linked entry: hwoþrung
dráf
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III. and see lád. a drove [v. N.E.D. drove; I 3.] a road Of ðám hlince andlang dráfæ, C.D. v. 217, 6
seolfor-stycce
A piece of silver ⬩ a coin
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A piece of silver, a coin Ðæt þrítig seolfor-sticca the thirty pieces of silver (given to Judas), Anglia xi. 8, 3
sige-þúf
A banner that conducts to victory ⬩ a victorious banner
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A banner that conducts to victory, a victorious banner Stópon secgas and gesíþas, bǽron þúfas (sigeþúfas ?), Judth. Thw. 24, 22; Jud. 201
Linked entry: þúf
þearm-gyrd
a belly-band, ⬩ girth
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a belly-band, girth Þearmgyrd subligar (the word occurs in a list of terms connected with horses), Wrt. Voc. i. 23, 16
stæf-plega
A letter-game ⬩ a literary game
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A letter-game or a literary game Staebplegan, staefplagan ludi litterari, ludi litterali, Txts. 72, 577. Stæfplegan, Wrt. Voc. ii. 51, 17
æsc-here
A spear-band ⬩ company armed with spears ⬩ a ship or naval-band ⬩ exercitus hastifer ⬩ exercitus navalis
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A spear-band, company armed with spears, a ship or naval-band; exercitus hastifer, exercitus navalis, Byrht. Th. 133, 53; By. 69
am-byr
Favourable ⬩ fair ⬩ æquus ⬩ secundus
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Favourable, fair; æquus, secundus Gyf man hæfde ambyrne wind if a man had a favourable wind, Ors. 1, 1; Bos. 21, 20
ben-geat
A wound-gate ⬩ the opening of a wound ⬩ vulneris porta
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A wound-gate, the opening of a wound; vulneris porta Bengeato burston the wound-gates burst open Beo. Th. 2246; B. 1121
fágetung
A changing, change ⬩ vărietas, dīversĭtas
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A changing, change; vărietas, dīversĭtas Hér is ðære lyfte fágetung here is a changing of the air, Homl. Th. ii. 538, 33
fót-ráp
A rope of a ship which fastens the sail ⬩ prōpes
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A rope of a ship which fastens the sail; prōpes Fótráp prōpes, Ælfc. Gl. 84; Som. 73, 87; Wrt. Voc. 48, 25
earfoþ-þrag
Time of tribulation ⬩ mŏlestum tempus
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Time of tribulation; mŏlestum tempus Á syððan earfoþþrage þolaþ ever after will suffer a time of tribulation, Beo. Th. 572; B. 283
munucian
To make a person a monk
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To make a person a monk Hé hine mót munecian se monachum potest facere, L. Ecg. C. 27; Th. ii. 152, 13