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blót-mónaþ

(n.)
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blót-mónaþ, es; m.

November, the month of sacrifice, so called because at this season the heathen Saxons made a provision for winter, and offered in sacrifice many of the animals they then killed. In an account of the Saxon months, it is thus described

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[blót a sacrifice, mónaþ month] November, the month of sacrifice, so called because at this season the heathen Saxons made a provision for winter, and offered in sacrifice many of the animals they then killed. In an account of the Saxon months, it is

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blód-æx

Similar entry: blód-seax

blód-gemenged

(adj.)

blood-stained

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blood-stained Þone blódgemengedan middaneard, Wlfst. 182, 11

Linked entry: ge-menged

blód-hrǽcan

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Dele

blód-lǽtan

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Dele

blót-orc

Similar entry: orc

ge-blót

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Bringan þone sélestan dǽl hiora gódra geara tó heora geblóte, Ors. 6, 21; S. 272, 26. Hé wæs blótende diófolgildum mid monslihtum . . . Eów mæg gescomian þæt gé swá heánlic geþóht sceoldon on eów geniman for ánes monnes ege and for ánes monnes geblóte

blód-lǽte

(n.)
Grammar
blód-lǽte, an; f.
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Blood-letting, bleeding Æt blódlǽtan, Lch. ii. 16, 8

mónaþ-blód

(n.)
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mónaþ-blód, es; n.

Menstruum

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Menstruum Mónaþblód menstrum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 59, 22: menstrua, i. 46, 13

Linked entry: blód

blód-fág

(adj.)
Grammar
blód-fág, adj.

Stained with bloodsanguine tinctus

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[fág tinctus] Stained with blood; sanguine tinctus Is me bánhús blódfág my body [lit. bone-house] is stained with blood, Andr. Kmbl. 2809; An. 1407: Beo. Th. 4127; B. 2060

blód-forlǽtan

(v.)
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blód-forlǽtan, p. -forlét, pl. -forléton; pp. -forlǽten

To let blood, bleedsanguinem emittere, phlebotomare

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To let blood, bleed; sanguinem emittere, phlebotomare Ðæt heó niwan blódforlǽten wǽre on earme that she had been lately bled in the arm; quia phlebotomata est nuper in brachio, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 4

blód-geótan

(v.)

to pour out or shed bloodsanguinem effundere

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to pour out or shed blood; sanguinem effundere

blód-hrǽcan

(v.)
Grammar
blód-hrǽcan, p. te; pp. ed

To retch or spit bloodsanguinem excreareto retch

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To retch or spit blood; sanguinem excreare

blód-læswu

(n.)
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blód-læswu, e; f.

A blood-lettingsanguinis emissio

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A blood-letting; sanguinis emissio Frægn se bisceop hwonne hire blódlæswu ǽrest wǽre the bishop asked when was first her blood-letting, Bd. 5, 3; S. 616, 12, 15. On ðære blódlæswe in the blood-letting, 5, 3; S. 616, 5

Linked entry: lǽs

blód-dryncas

(n.)
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blód-dryncas, pl. m.

Blood-sheddings, blood-shedsanguinis effluvium

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Blood-sheddings, blood-shed; sanguinis effluvium Seó eorþbeofung tácnade ða miclan blóddryncas the earthquake betokened the great blood-sheddings, Ors. 4, 2; Bos. 79, 29

blód-geótende

(v.; part.)
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blód-geótende, part.

Shedding blood, blood-thirstysanguinem effundens, sanguinolentus

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Shedding blood, blood-thirsty; sanguinem effundens, sanguinolentus Weras blódgeótende viri sanguinum, Ps. Spl. 54, 27

blód-reád

(adj.)
Grammar
blód-reád, adj.

BLOOD-REDsanguineus

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BLOOD-RED; sanguineus Ðæt þridde cyn ys sanguineus, ðæt is blódreád the third sort is sanguineus, that is blood-red, Herb. 131, 1; Lchdm. i. 242, 16

blód-lǽtere

(n.)
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blód-lǽtere, es; m.

A blood letterphlebotomarius

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A blood letter; phlebotomarius, Ælfc. Gl. 17; Som. 58, 93; Wrt. Voc. 22, 10

Linked entry: lǽtere

blód-spíwing

(n.)

a spewing of blood

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a spewing of blood

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blód-wanian

(v.)
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blód-wanian, p. ode; pp. od

To diminish bloodsanguinem minuere

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[wanian to diminish] To diminish blood; sanguinem minuere Nys ná gód móna blódwanian it is not a good moon for diminishing blood, Lchdm. iii. 184, 16