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ge-reáfian

(v.)
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Gehreáfadon hine ðæs fellereádes exuerunt ilium purpura, Mk. L. 15, 20. Mið ðý gehreáfod hús wæs nudato tecto, Lk. p. 4, ac

netele

(n.)
Grammar
netele, netle, netel, an; f.

A nettle

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Seó reáde netele lamium purpureum, iii. 52, 11: ii. 58, 10 : 92, 10. Netelan sǽd, i. 228, 24 : ii. 94, 12. Of nioþoweardre netlan, 128, 7. Nim netelan, 152, 10 : 312, 5. Ða greátan netlan ( urtica dioica ), 86, 12.

ge-wǽde

(n.)
Grammar
ge-wǽde, -wéde, es; n.

A garmentclothingvestimentum

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He onféng cynegewǽdum purpuram sumpsit, Bd. 1, 6; S. 476, 19. Ongon me gewédum þeccan he began to deck me with weeds, Exon. 103 a; Th. 391, 13; Rä. 10, 4

hrægl

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Mið fellereóde hrægle purpura, Mk. L. 15, 17. Cyrtel ł hrægl ðín and hrægl ł hæcla tunicam tuam et pallium, Mt. L. 5, 40. Ꝥ purbple hrægl purpureum uestimentum, Jn. L. 19, 5.

god-web

(n.)
Grammar
god-web, gode-web, -webb; gen. -webbes; n.
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A divine or very, precious web, purple cloth, excellently woven material Mid golde and mid godewæbbe gefrætewod auro et purpura compositum, Bd. 3, 11; S. 535, 32: HomL Th. i. 62, 26.

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wurma

(n.)
Grammar
wurma, wyrma, an; m.: wurme, an; f.

A shell-fish from which a purple dye was obtained, a purple dyewoad, a plant from which a dye is got

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Wyrman (purpureo) ostro, Hpt. Gl. 522, 5. Genim myrran and hwít récels and safinam and saluiam and wurman, Lchdm. ii. 294, 24. Wurmum muricibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 55, 20: Hpt. Gl. 524, 27. Wurman, 431, 47

pæll

(n.)
Grammar
pæll, pellt, es ; m.
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Pællas purpuram, Coll. Monast. Th. 27, 7

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reád

(adj.)
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reád, adj.
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Mid reádum rósum cum purpureis rosis, Hpt. Gl. 511, 4. of gold Reád gold aurum obrizum, Wrt. Voc. i. 38, 33 : Met. 19, 6 : Cd. Th. 219, 24; Dan. 59. of fire, sky Reád líg, Dóm. L. 10, 149, 152 : Exon. Th. 51, 2; Cri. 810.

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werian

(v.)
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werian, p. ede, ode.
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Hit næs þeáw mid him ðæt ǽnig óþer purpuran werede búton cyningum, Ors. 4, 4; Swt. 164, 35: 6, 31; Swt. 284, 23. Heó wyllen weorode, Homl. Skt. i. 20, 44. Ðæt reáf, ðæt se Hǽlend werede, Homl. Ass. 189, 249.

girela

(n.)
Grammar
girela, gierela, am; m.: <b>girelu,</b> e; f.
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Macheus his ágenne sunu gemétte mid purpurum gegieredne on biscepháde. Hé hiene for þǽm girelan gebealg, and hiene hét áhón, Ors. 4, 4; S. 164, 32. Gyrlan cultu, An. Ox. 1194. Gyrle habitu, 3364.

Linked entries: gyrla gerela

wǽt

(adj.)
Grammar
wǽt, adj.

wet, moist, damp, consisting of moisturewet, moist, having moisturewet, rainy

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Mid wættere rude roseo(purpurei cruoris) rubore (Ald. 61), Hpt. Gl. 507, 63. Gecyrred on wǽtne deáw, Homl. Skt. ii. 30, 441. wet, moist, having moisture Sié lyft is ǽgðer ge ceald ge wǽt ge wearm, Bt. 33, 4; Fox 128, 35; Anglia viii. 299, 28.

on-weald

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Þá gewearð hí ꝥ hié woldon þá onwaldas forlǽtan and þá purpuran álecgan . . . Hí léton þá onwealdas tó Galeriuse and tó Constantiuse . . . Hé wæs hwón giernende micelra onwalda, 6, 30; S. 280, 20-29.

segn

(n.)
Grammar
segn, segen, es ; m. n.
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His segen se wæs mid golde and mid godewæbbe gefrætewod and ofer his byrigenne geseted vexillum ejus super tumbam auro et purpura compositum adposuerunt, Bd. 3, 11 ; S. 535. 31. Segn, Beo. Th. 5909 ; B. 2958.

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ge-wislíce

(adv.)
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Th. i. 440, 2. in a way that imparts knowledge, so as to give information, clearly, explicitly Gif hit gylt nǽre, þonne ne geswutulode þæt hálige godspel swá gewislíce be ðám rícan þæt hé wǽre mid purpuran and mid godewebbe, geglencged, Hml.

ge-gearwian

(v.)
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Ðá cempo gegearwodon hine mið fellereáde hrægle milites induunt eum purpura, Mk. L. 15, 17, 20. Ne Salomon suá gegearued wæs ( coopertus est ), Mt. L. 6, 29. Gæst gegearwd (cf. un-gegearwod), Gú. 662.

helm

a helmeta crowndiademthe topcrowncoverconcealmenta covering

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Cóm se deófol mid purpuran gescrýd and mid helme (mid gyldenum cynehelme, Hml. S. 31, 752) geglengd, Hml. Th. ii. 512, 24. Mid helme (cynehelme, Hml. S. 31, 764), 30. Aman gelǽdde Mardocheum, mid helme (cf. cynehelm diadema 232) gescrýdne, Hml.

hring

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</b> a wreath :-- Hringas serta (purpureis floribus contexta ), Wrt.

ge-wyrcan

(v.)
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Geworhtne ornatum, i. compositum (diadema gemmis purpureis ornatum Ald. 28, 32), An. Ox. 2120.

ge-weorþan

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Þá gewearð hí him betweónum þæt hié woldon þá purpuran álecgan Diocletianus ab invito exegit Maximiliano, ut simul purpuram deponerent, 6, 30; S. 280, 20. with infinitive Ne meahte hié gewurðan weall timbran ( no plan could ie settled because of the