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Anglo-Saxon

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nóþ

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occurs often as a component of proper names. v. Txts. 642

reosan

Grammar
reosan, glosses

pissli ⬩ (in a list of plant names)

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; pissli; (in a list of plant names), Wrt. Voc. i. 68, 44

hors-minte

(n.)
Grammar
hors-minte, an; f.

Wild mint; ⬩ menthastrum,

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Plant Names, horse mint

hálsian

(v.)
Grammar
hálsian, heálsian [Ettmüller connects this verb in the sense obsecrare with hals, and writes halsian, healsian; the forms in which ea occurs seem to favour this writing, while reference to cognate dialects seems to point to á]

To beseech, entreat, implore, adjure, conjure, exorcise ⬩ augurari ⬩ to salute, greet

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Exorcista is on Englisc se ðe mid áþe hálsaþ ða áwyrgedan gástas ðe wyllaþ menn dreccan þurh ðæs Hǽlendes naman ðæt hý ða menn forlǽton exorcista is in English he who with oath conjures the accursed spirits that will torment men, in the Saviour's name

ós

(n.)
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Particularly apparently did the term refer to Thor, so that the proper name Ás-björn is used as the equivalent of Þor-björn.

Linked entry: ésa

Bægere

(n.)
Grammar
Bægere, Bægware; gen. a; dat. um; pl. m.

The Bavarians ⬩ Bavarii ⬩ the Boiari ⬩ Bajuvarii

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The Bavarians; Bavarii, the Boiari, or Bajuvarii, whose country was called Boiaria, its German name is Baiern, now called the kingdom of Bavaria Mid Bægerum with the Bavarians, Chr. 891; Th. 160, 24.

beorc

(n.)
Grammar
beorc, e; f.

a birch-tree ⬩ betula

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a birch-tree; betula. the Anglo-Saxon Rune ᛒ = b, the name of which letter in Anglo-Saxon is beorc a birch-tree, hence this Rune not only stands for the letter b, but for beorc a birch-tree, as, ᛒ byþ blǽda leás a birch-tree is void of fruit Hick.

Linked entries: byrc B berc birce

wulfes-camb

(n.)
Grammar
wulfes-camb, es; m.

Wild teazle

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Genim ðysse wyrte seáw ðe man chameaelae, and óðrum naman wulfes-camb nemneþ, Lchdm. i. 122, 12. Heó hafaþ leáf swá wulfes-camb, 278, 14. Wið eágena dymnesse nim wulfes-camb neoðeweardne, iii. 4, 19

be-galan

(v.)

to enchant ⬩ charm ⬩ to recite a charm

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Add: to enchant, charm He on deófla naman begól þone gramlican drenc, Hml. S. 14, 76. Þá beóð begalene quae incan-tantur, Bl. Gl. to recite a charm Sygegealdor ic begale, sigegyrd ic mé wege, Lch. i. 388, 15.

beonot

(n.)
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bent, coarse grass, in local names, C. D. vi. 258

ge-scippan

(v.)
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H. 61, 7. ¶ naman gescippan to name a person (dat.) :-- Hit wæs gewunelic þæt þá mágas sceolden þám cilde naman gescyppan on ðám eahtoðan dæge, ac hí ne dorston nǽnne óðerne naman Críste gescyppan þonne se heáhengel him gesette. Hml.

hǽþ

(n.)
Grammar
hǽþ, a heath, hǽþ a plant. Take these together, for ' e ; f. ' substitute es; n.
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D. vi. 293, 294. as part of proper names, v. Txts. 595

higera

(n.)
Grammar
higera, higora, an; m: higere an; f

A magpie or a woodpecker

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A magpie or a woodpecker ; see Exon. 106b; Th. 406, 14; Rä. 25 where the name of a bird that can imitate various sounds is given by the runes G, A, R, O, H, I. Higera picus. Wit. Voc. 62, 34. Higere picus, 281, 5: gaia vel catanus, Ælfc.

Linked entry: higre

Wísle

(n.)
Grammar
Wísle, an; f.
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Ðonne cymeþ Ilfing eástan, and Wísle súðan, and benimð Wísle Ilfing hire naman . . . ; for ðý hit man hǽt Wíslemúða, Ors. l, l; Swt. 20, 6-13

Linked entry: Wísle-múþa

hǽþ-feld

(n.)
Grammar
hǽþ-feld, es; m.
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. ¶ For the word as local name see C. D. vi. 294

Linked entry: feld

ge-síþscipe

(n.)
Grammar
ge-síþscipe, es; m.

A fellowship ⬩ society ⬩ societas

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A fellowship, society; societas Nam he twegen bisceopas of Britta þeóde on gesíþscipe ðære hálgunge adsumtis in societatem ordinationis duobus de Brittonum gente episcopis, Bd. 3, 28; S. 560, 27.

Sol-mónaþ

(n.)
Grammar
Sol-mónaþ, es; m.

February ⬩ placenta ⬩ panibus sol ⬩ sun ⬩ mire ⬩ spurcalia

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The old name for February Ðonne se Sol-mónaþ biþ geendod, ðonne biþ seó niht feówertýne tída lang and se dæg týn tída Shrn. 59, 2. Solmónaþ sígeþ tó túne Februarius Menol. Fox 31; Men. 16. [The first part of the compound is of doubtful meaning.

Linked entries: Februarius sol

Boétius

(n.)
Grammar
Boétius, nom. acc; g. Boéties, Boétiuses; d. Boétie; m. [βoηθόos warlike]

Anicius Manlius Severīnus Boëthius, born in Rome between A. D. 470-475, was Consul in 510. He was so eminent for his integrity and talents that he attracted the attention and obtained the patronage of Theodoric the Great, king of the East or Ostrogoths. He was afterwards accused of treason, and cast into prison, where he wrote his celebrated work De Consolatione Philosophiæ, which king Alfred translated into Anglo-Saxon about A. D. 888. Being condemned to death, without a hearing, he was beheaded in prison about A. D. 524

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Se Boétius wæs óðre naman geháten Seuerínus: se wæs heretoga Rómina Boëthius was by another name called Severīnus: he was a consul of the Romans, Bt. 21; Fox 76, 3-4.

lawer

(n.)
Grammar
lawer, laber

laver

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Plant Names], Lchdm. i. 254, 1, 2

Linked entry: laber

Mirce

(n.)
Grammar
Mirce, Mierce, Myrce; pl.

The Mercians ⬩ Mercia

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The Mercians, (and as the name of the people is used where modern English uses the name of their country) Mercia [see Green's The Making of England, p. 85] Hér Mierce wurdon Cristne, Chron. 655; Erl. 28, 1. Ðá námon Mierce (Myrce, MS.

Linked entry: Myrce