ǽrend-bóc
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Ǽrendbéc pi(c)tacia (cf. ǽrendgewritu,) (An. Ox. 4839), Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 53. Add
fylgestre
A female follower.
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A female follower. v. fylgean; II. 1 c; Filiestrum sectatricibus (inlaesae uirginitatis ), An. Ox. 1228
gúþ-searo
Arms, armour
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Th. 435; B. 215: 661; B. 328; Andr. Kmbl. 253; An. 127
hálsere
An exorcist ⬩ augur, aruspex
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An exorcist Hálsere exorcista, L. Ecg. C. 41; Th. ii. 166, 21: Rtl. 194, 5
Linked entry: hǽlsere
heáðu-líðende
Sea-faring
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Th. 3600; B. 1798: 5902; B. 2955: Andr. Kmbl. 851; An. 426
tyhtere
An inciter ⬩ instigator
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An inciter, instigator Tyhtere incentor, Wrt. Voc. ii. 48, 48. Tihtere leno, i. 50, 55
Linked entry: tihtere
be-strícan
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To make a stroke round Wið óman. Genim ane gréne gyrde, and lǽt sittan þone man onmiddan húses flóre, and bestríc hine ymbútan (draw a circle round about him with the rod), and cweð. . . Lch. iii. 70, 13
medumian
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add: to assign as one's proper place Gif munuc eáðhylde bid and geþæf, þeáh hine man wácne and unweorðne talige andan úteweardum forlǽte and tó úteweardum medemige si omni vilitate vel extremitate contentus sit, R. Ben. 24, 9
twengan
To pinch ⬩ squeeze ⬩ twinge
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Þu havest clivres swiþe stronge, þu twengest þar mid so doþ a tonge, O. and N. 156. An holȝ stoc hwar þu þe miht hude þat me ne twenge þine hude, 1114. He twengde and schok hire bi þe nose, P. L. S. ix. 81
Linked entry: twingan
Afrisc
African ⬩ Africanus
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African; Africanus Afrisc meówle an African maid, Cd. 171; Th. 215, 7; Exod. 579
alr
An alder-tree ⬩ alnus
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An alder-tree; alnus, Ælfc. Gl. 46; Som. 65, 5; Wrt. Voc. 33, 4
Linked entry: ælr
ellm
An elm ⬩ ulmus
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An elm; ulmus On ellmum in ulmis, L. Edg. C. 16; Wilk. 83, 47
elpen-bán
An elephant's bone, ivory ⬩ ĕbur
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An elephant's bone, ivory; ĕbur Elpenbánum with ivory, Ps. Spl. 44, 10: Cot. 71
erce-diácon
an archdeacon ⬩ archidiāconus
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an archdeacon; archidiāconus, Wrt. Voc. 71, 80: Homl. Th. i. 416, 29: 418, 16
Linked entry: ærce-diácon
fóre-dúru
A fore-door ⬩ porch ⬩ an entry ⬩ hall ⬩ vestĭbŭlum ⬩ propy̆læum ⬩ προπύλαιον
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A fore-door, porch, an entry, hall; vestĭbŭlum, propy̆læum = προπύλαιον Fóredýre vestĭbŭla, Cot. 190
fýr-gnást
A fire-spark ⬩ scintilla
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A fire-spark; scintilla Flugon fýrgnástas fire-sparks flew, Andr. Kmbl. 3090; An. 1548
eald-writere
An antiquarian, one that writes of old or ancient matters ⬩ antīquārius
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An antiquarian, one that writes of old or ancient matters; antīquārius. Som. Ben. Lye
Linked entry: wrítere
eall-wealda
All-ruling, almighty ⬩ omnĭpŏtens
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All-ruling, almighty; omnĭpŏtens Eallwealdan Gode to almighty God, Andr. Recd. 414; An. 205
here-bróga
The terror produced by an army or by war,
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The terror produced by an army or by war, Beo. Th. 928; B. 462
láð-gewinna
an enemy
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A hated opponent, an enemy, Exon. 104 b; Th. 397, 33; Rä. 16, 29