stíme
a name given to a plant
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a name given to a plant in Lchdm. iii. 32, 19 Stíme hǽtte ðeós wyrt, heó on stáne geweóx. Cockayne says water-cress, in the note to the passage, but nettle in his glossary.
an-æðelian
To dishonour ⬩ degrade ⬩ ignobilem reddere
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To dishonour, degrade; ignobilem reddere And ðonan wyrþ anæðelad óþ-ðæt he wyrþ unæðele and thence becomes degraded till he is unnoble, Bt. 30, 2; Fox 110, 22: Bt. Met. Fox 17, 53; Met. 17, 27
wær-word
A word of caution, forewarning
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Gl. 529, 40 fatis ge*-*wyr[dum]), Wrt. Voc. ii. 88, 34: 5, 42
ge-drygan
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Nim þysse wyrte wyrttruman, and gedríge hine, Lch. i. 102, 8. Genim þás wyrte . . . and gedríge (-drigge, v. l. ) hý, 146, l
snícan
To crawl, creep of the motion of a reptile ⬩ of imperceptible movement ⬩ to sneak ⬩ to hanker after
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Wyrm com snícan Lchdm. iii. 34, 21. On ðínum wambe and on ðínum breóstum ðú scealt snícan pectore et ventre repes Past. 43, 2; Swt. 311, 1. Snícan serpere Txts. 180, 5.
ambrósie
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ambrosia Mid ambrósie þǽre wyrte swétnysse gefylde, Guth. 90, 3
berbéna
Vervain ⬩ verbēna
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Ðeós wyrt, ðe man περιστερεών, and óðrum naman berbénam, nemneþ, heó ys culfron swíðe híwcúþ. Vervain. This plant, which they call vervain, and by another name verbena, in colour is very like to doves, Herb. 67, 1; Lchdm. i. 170, 11-14.
CÆRSE
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Ðeós wyrt, cærse, ne biþ sáwen, ac heó of hyre sylfne cenned biþ on wyllon and on brócen this herb, cress, is not sown, but it is propagated of itself in wells and in brooks, i. 116, 15
missenlíc-ness
Variety ⬩ diversity
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Ðeós wyrt is gecweden iris illyrica of ðære missenlícnysse (variegated character ) hyre blóstmena, for ðý ðe is geþuht ðæt heó ðone heofonlícan bogan mid hyre bleó geefenlǽce, Herb. 158, 1; Lchdm. i. 284, 14. Missenlícnesse varietatibus, Ps. Spl.
tama
Tameness
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Tameness Ne þearf beorna nán wénan ðære wyrde, ðæt hió ( the lioness ) wel hire taman healde; ac ic tiohhie, ðæt hió ðæs níwan taman náuht ne gehicgge, ac ðone wildan gewunan wille geþencan hire eldrena, Met. 13, 23-28.
híwere
a pretender ⬩ a decoy
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Similar entries v. híwian; Fácenfulle híweras, wyrh[tan] strofosi (fallaciarum) fabricatores, An. Ox. 2781: fabricatores (falsitatum), 4244. a pretender.
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útan
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Lch. ii. 288, 16. (3 a) add :-- Gif hé ǽnig þing wundorlices wyrcð útan þurh Godes gife mira quae foris fiunt. Gr. D. 45, 6
hoc-leaf
Mallow
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Ðeós wyrt ðe man maluæ erraticæ and óðrum naman hocleáf nemneþ byþ cenned ǽghwǽr on begánum stówum this plant, which is called malva erratica, and by another name hockleaf, is produced everywhere in cultivated places, Herb. 41, 1; Lchdm. i. 142, 4: L.
scyte
shooting ⬩ a shot ⬩ blow ⬩ a javelin ⬩ dart
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Dryhten dǽleþ sumum wyrp oððe scyte, Exon. Th. 331, 17; Vy. 69. a shot, blow Scytum ictibus, Hpt. Gl. 478, 76. what is shot or thrown, a javelin, dart Scytas iacula, Lchdm. i. lxix, 9
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cyric-hád
A church-degree, order of the church ⬩ ecclesiæ ordo
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degree, order] A church-degree, order of the church; ecclesiæ ordo For ðám seofon cyrichádum [-hádan MS.] ðe se mæssepreóst, þurh Godes gife, geþeáh ðæt he hæfde, he biþ þegenrihtes wyrðe for the seven orders of the church, which the mass-priest, through
for-wisnian
To wither or wizen away ⬩ dry up ⬩ decay ⬩ marcescĕre ⬩ arescĕre ⬩ tābescĕre ⬩ putrescĕre
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To wither or wizen away, dry up, decay; marcescĕre, arescĕre, tābescĕre, putrescĕre Wyrt forwisnaþ, weorþeþ to duste herba indūret, et arescat, Ps. Th. 89, 6: 101, 23.
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ge-molsnian
To corrupt, decay, wither ⬩ putrefacere, tabefacere, macerare, marcescere
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Swá gemolsnad wyrt as a withered herb, Ps. Th. 89, 6
un-tǽlwirðe
Not blameable ⬩ irreprehensible ⬩ praiseworthy
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Ðæt hé gecnáwe óðerra monna weorc untǽlwierðe (-wyrðe, Cott. MSS.) ut laudabilia aliorum facta cognoscant, Past. 30; Swt. 205, 5. Ðæt hié ðæs ðe untǽlwyrðran wǽren, 32; Swt. 215, 1
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fore-steall
prevention ⬩ hindrance
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Ic hæbbe geunnen him ꝥ hé beó his saca and sócne wyrðe,. . . and forstealles, Cht. E. 233, 3
glæs
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Hafa gebrocen glæs geara gegrunden . . . sóna swá se wyrm þæs onbirigð, þonne swilt hé, Lch. ii. 114, 16. Cnúa glæs tó dúste, dó huniges teár on, lácna ꝥ dolg mid, 128, 4. Add