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leác-cærse

(n.)
Grammar
leác-cærse, an: f.
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'A cress with an onion-like smell, alliaria officinalis' E. D. S. Plant Names. Cockayne says 'erysimum alliaria,' Lchdm. ii. 318, 7: 320, 3. In Wrt. Voc. ii. 60, 40, leáccærse id est túncærse glosses nasturcium

norþ-here

(n.)
Grammar
norþ-here, es; m.

An army belonging to the north

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An army belonging to the north Heó (the English force ) gehergade swíðe micel on ðæm norþhere, ǽgðer ge on mannum ge on gehwelces cynnes yrfe, and manega men ofslógon ðara Deniscena, Chr. 910; Erl. l00, 13

scericge

(n.)
Grammar
scericge, an; f.
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An actress Sc̃a Pilagia wæs ǽryst mima in Antiochia ðære ceastre, ðæt is scericge (scéwicge (?) cf. sceáwere scurra; or scernicge (?), cf. O. H. Ger. scern scurrilitas, spectaculum; scernari scurra, histrio ) on úrum geþeóde, Shrn. 140, 11

bísen

(n.)
Grammar
bísen, gen. bísne, bísene; f.

An example, similitude, command, precept

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An example, similitude, command, precept, Bt. 22, 2; Fox 78, 13: 29, 1; Fox 102, 12: Exon. 40 a; Th. 133, 33; Gú. 499: Lk. Rush. War. 13, 6: Cd. 27; Th. 36, 13; Gen. 571

regn-þeóf

(n.)
Grammar
regn-þeóf, -es; m.

An arch-thief

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An arch-thief Regnþeóf ne lǽt [mé] on sceade sceððan, Exon. Th. 453, 14;Hy 4, 14. Swá nú regnþeófas ríce dǽlaþ (cf. regintheoƀos farstelad (Mat. vi. 19). Hel. 1646), Cd. Th. 212, 12;Exod. 538

tæbere

(n.)

some implement used in weaving

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some implement used in weaving Tæbere claus (the word occurs in a list de arte textoria; but in an almost identical list, p. 282. the form is teltre. v. teld-treów), Wrt. Voc. i. 66, 27. (?)

tictator

(n.)
Grammar
tictator, es; m.
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The Anglicized form of Latin dictator Hié him gesetton hír[r]an ládteów ðonne hiera consul wǽre, ðone ðe hié tictatores héton, and hié mid ðæm tictatore micelne sige hæfdon, Ors. 2, 4; Swt. 70, 3

tægl-hǽr

(n.)
Grammar
tægl-hǽr, es; n.

A hair of an animal's tail

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A hair of an animal's tail Gif ðú hafast mid ðé wulfes hrycghǽr and tæglhǽr ða ýtemæstan on síðfæte, bútan fyrhtu ðú ðone síð gefremest, ac se wulf sorgaþ ymbe his síð, Lchdm. i. 360, 21

á-hríran

(v.)
Grammar
á-hríran, p. de
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To cause to fall down, to destroy Áhrýrþ obruit, Germ. 389, 87. Áhrý[rde?] destruxit, An. Ox. 2263. Áhrýred dirutus, i. erulus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 140, 57. Up álocene vel áhrérede eruta, i. distructa, 144, 11

Linked entries: á-hreósan hríran

brýd-lic

Grammar
brýd-lic, brýde-lic.
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Brýdlicere gyfe nuptiali dote, An. Ox. 4551. Þý brýdelican gewrite sponsali dramate (the Song of Solomon), Wrt. Voc. ii. 95, 34: 27, 25. Brýdlice sponsalia, Hpt. Gl. 498, 43. Of brýdlicum genialibus, Germ. 390, 144. Add

ceafer

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Ceber arpia, Txts. 43, 214. Cefer, cefr bruchus, 45, 326. Ceafer, Wrt. Voc. ii. 11, 46. Ic sænde ceferas an eów, Wlfst. 221, 7. ¶ in a local name ceafor-leáh, C. D. iii. 77, 26. Add

felt-wyrt

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Feltwyrt (feldwyrt, v. l.) anadonia, Ælfc. Gr. Z. 310, 10 ( = Wrt. Voc. i. 79, 5). Feldwyrd anadonia, Wrt. Voc. i. 30, 48. Feltwyrt anadona, An. Ox. 56, 376. Feldwyrt anadonia, Lch. iii. 300, col. 1. Add

gebed-mann

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Add: — Ǽlc riht cynestól stent on þrým stapelum . . . án is oratores . . . Oratores sindon gebedmen þe Gode sculan þeówian and dæges and nihtes for ealne þeódscipe þingian georne, Ll. Th. ii. 306, 33 : j Wlfst. 267, II

ge-leáffullíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-leáffullíce, adv.
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confidently Geleáfullíce fidenter, An. Ox. 1335. in accordance with faith, faithfully Woerc geleáffullíce ué biseno niomað opus fideliter imitemur, Rtl. 62, 23. in accordance with the Christian faith Þú eart gelǽred geleáffullíce, Hml. S. 29, 130

geolo

(n.)
Grammar
geolo, geolu; gen. geolwes; n.
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a yellow colour Gelu, gelo crocus, Txts. 50, 242. Geolo, Wrt. Voc. i. 288, 47. Geolu, ii. 17, 13: 137, 9. yellow material, yolk of an egg Dó on hunig ǽges geola, Lch. ii. 130, 12

ge-reónian

(v.)
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Unrihtwísnessa eówre handa gereóniaþ iniustitias manus uestrae concinnant, Ps. L. 57, 3. Fácna bepǽcunge gereónedan strofas factione concinnabant, An. Ox. 2899. Gereónedes concinnati (facinoris), 2823 : 2918. Gereónude conspirati, 863. ) þá gereónedan

gird-weg

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Take here <b>gyrd-weg</b> in Dict., and add: A road made with faggots(?) Of fearnhege an gerdwege; of gerdwege tó fíf ácan, C. D. iii. 54, 27. Cf. beám-weg

húfe

Grammar
húfe, Add: <b>húf,</b> e
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Húfe cuphia vel mitra, (omitted after Wrt. Voc. i. 16, 65, see) Angl. viii. 450. Hættes, húfan mitrę, An. Ox. 5242. Húfan mitrę i. tigera, 2, 440. Mitrae hættes, húfan tigera, snóda, Hpt. Gl. 525, 9

ifig

Grammar
ifig, l. ífig, and add: [íf-ig if-hég. Cf. O. H. Ger. eba-hęwi]
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Ífeg edera, Txts. 60, 392. Ibæi hederam 112, 44. Ífig eder, Wrt. Voc. ii. 29, 3. Þæs blacan ífiges croppan, Lch. ii. 248, 21: 268, 3. Hifia crop hederarum corimbos, An. Ox. 115. Íuia, 7, 17

in-cofa

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Eóde Martinus tó ánes mannes húse. Þá ætstód hé fǽrlíce ætforan þám þrexwolde, cwæð ꝥ hé egeslicne feónd on þám incofan gesáwe, Hml. S. 31, 530. [Tó] incofu[m] [ad cordis] penetralia, An. Ox. 5407. Add