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hemlíc

(n.; adj.)
Grammar
hemlíc, hymlíc, es; m: hymlíce, an; f.

Hemlock

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Hemlíc hátte wyrt a plant called hemlock, L. M. I, 77; Lchdm. ii. 150, 15. Wyrc hie of hemlíc make the salve of hemlock, 58; Lchdm. ii. 128, 7. Nim hemlíc take hemlock, 31; Lchdm. ii. 74, 6.

Linked entry: hymblícae

cammoc

(n.)
Grammar
cammoc, cammuc, commuc, es; n. m? The cammoc, kex, an umbelliferous plant, brimstone wort, hog's fennel, cow weed, cow parsley. Kambuck is still a name of the kexes in Suffolk, Prior 36, 126; peucedănum officinale, = πευκεδανόν , n; πευκεδανός , f.
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Wyrc gódne drenc, elenan iii snǽda, commuces viii make a good drink, three portions of elf dock, eight of cammoc, L. M. 3, 30; Lchdm. ii. 324, 20

Linked entry: commuc

hymele

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Ðeós wyrt ðe man politricum and óðrum naman hymele nemneð byþ cenned on ealdum hússtedum, and eác on fuhtum stówun, Lch. i. 154, 23-26. Hymele. Genim þás wyrte ðe man bryonia and óþrum naman hymele nemneð, Lch. i. 172, 1-3.

melde

(n.)
Grammar
melde, an; f.

Orach

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Nim meldon ða wyrt, 54, 23

scearp-numol

(adj.)
Grammar
scearp-numol, adj.

Efficacious

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Efficacious Ðeós wyrt ys swýðescearpnumul (-el, MS. B.) níwe wunda and wíde tó gehǽlenne, swá ðæt ða wunda hrædlíce tógædere gáþ, Lchdm. i. 134, 10. Ðeós wyrt is swíðe scearpnumul wið ðæt áttor, 152, 3.

Linked entry: teart-numol

un-fortreden

(adj.)
Grammar
un-fortreden, adj.

Not destroyed by treading

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Not destroyed by treading Unfortreden wyrt appoligonius ( = polygonum ), Lchdm. iii. 299, col. 2

Linked entry: for-tredan

teart-numol

(adj.)
Grammar
teart-numol, adj.

Efficacious

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Efficacious Ðeós wyrt is swýþe scearpnumul (teart-, MS. B.) wið ðæt áttor, Lchdm. i. 152, 3

un-glæd

(adj.)
Grammar
un-glæd, adj.

Dullcheerless

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Dull, cheerless Swá eác se súþerna wind hwílum miclum storme gedréfeþ ða sǽ ðe ǽr wæs smylte wedere glæshlútra on tó seónne; ðonne heó swá gemenged wyrð mid ðan ýðum, ðonne wyrþ heó swíþe hraðe ungladu, þeáh heó ǽr gladu wǽre on tó lócienne si mare volvens

clíða

(n.)
Grammar
clíða, clýða, an; m.

A plaster, salve, poulticeemplastrum, malagma = μάλαγμα

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Ðyssa wyrta genim ða læssan, wyrc to clýðan take the lesser of these herbs, make it into a poultice, 143, 5; Lchdm. i. 266, 15: 173, 4; Lchdm. i. 304, 15.

Linked entries: cleóða clýða

peonia

(n.)
Grammar
peonia, an; m. (?)
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Ðeós wyrt ðe man peonian nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 168, 14

hræfnes leác

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Ðeós wyrt ðe man satyrion and óðrum naman hræfnes leác nemneð, Lch. i. 108, 16. Add

un-deáw

(adj.)
Grammar
un-deáw, adj.

Without dew

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Without dew Gewyrc ða wyrt on morgenne ðonne hió gedeáw sié, sume beóð undeáwe, Lchdm. ii. 92, 15

weargol

(adj.)
Grammar
weargol, adj.

Evil

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Evil Ðis is seó wyrt ðe wergulu ( the crab apple; pirus malus, Cockayne) hátte, Lchdm. iii. 34, 14

Linked entry: wergulu

un-dolfen

(adj.)
Grammar
un-dolfen, adj.
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Not dug Hí ádulfon gehwylcne dǽl þæs wyrt-geardss þæs þe þær ǽr undolfen wæs, Gr. D. 202, 4

súþerne

(adj.)
Grammar
súþerne, adj.
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Ðeós wyrt ðe man abrotanum and óðrum naman súðerne wuda nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 250, 16-18: iii. 12, 15: 40, 5. Næglæs (cunæglæsse) hátte wyrt súþerno, ii. 106, 9. Óþer swilc ameos hátte súþerne wyrt, 192, 7.

Linked entry: abrotanum

ge-deáw

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-deáw, adj.
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Bedewed, wet with dew On morgenne þonne sió wyrt gedeáw sié, Lch. ii. 92, 15. Wildre rúdan gedeáwre, 26, 10

á-wrǽnan

(v.)

to make wrǽne

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Gif mon sié tó unwrǽne, wyl on meolce þá ilcan wyrt, þonne áwrǽnst þú, Lch. ii. 144, 21

Linked entry: wrǽnan

peónie

(n.)
Grammar
peónie, peónia, an; f. (m. ?).
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Ðeós wyrt ðe man þeónian nemneð, Lch. i. 168, 14

wudu-leáctric

(n.)
Grammar
wudu-leáctric, es; m.

Wild lettuce

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Ðeós wyrt ðe man lactucam sylvaticam, and óðrum naman wuduléctric nenmeþ, Lchdm. i. 128, 6-8. Wuduléhtric, iii. 2, 21

organe

(n.)
Grammar
organe, an; f.

Marjoramoriganum vulgare

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Ðeós wyrt ðe man origanum and óðrum naman ðam gelîce organan nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 236, 9-11 : 282, 23