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Anglo-Saxon

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stán-flór

(n.)
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a stone floor, pavement. Stánflórum tesellis An. Ox. 14, 3

Linked entry: flór

sundor-weorþmynt

(n.)
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a special honour, prerogative Sunderweorðmynt praerogativa, Angl. xxxii. 505, 34

þeóf-sceaþa

(n.)
Grammar
þeóf-sceaþa, an; m.
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A robber; latro Sé bið þeófsceaþa, Lch. iii. 158, 12

sand-rid

(n.)

a quick-sand

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a quick-sand Sandrid syrtes, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 19

sceard

(n.)
Grammar
sceard, es ; n.

A shard, sherd, pot-sherd, tile

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A shard, sherd, pot-sherd, tile Scearda testarum, Germ. 398,257

Linked entries: scirdan scirden

scearn-wibba

(n.)
Grammar
scearn-wibba, an; m.

A dung-beetle

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A dung-beetle Scærnwibba scarabeus, Wrt. Voc. i. 77, 52

Linked entry: wibba

wǽgnere

(n.)
Grammar
wǽgnere, es; m.

A deceiver

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A deceiver Sponera, wǽgnera lenonum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 52, 42

wægn-þoll

(n.)
Grammar
wægn-þoll, ; m.

A cart-pin

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A cart-pin Wǽnðoll aries, Wrt. Voc. ii. 3, 72

Linked entry: þoll

wæmbede

(adj.)
Grammar
wæmbede, adj.

Having a great belly ⬩ ventriculosus.

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Having a great belly; ventriculosus. Wrt. Voc. i. 45, 37

weald-stapa

(n.)
Grammar
weald-stapa, an; m.

A grasshopper ⬩ locust

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A grasshopper, locust Waldstapan locustas, Mk. Skt. Rush. 1, 6

Linked entry: stapa

weall-þrǽd

(n.)
Grammar
weall-þrǽd, es; m.

A plumb-line,

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A plumb-line, Walðrǽd perpendicula, Wrt. Voc. ii. 91, 68

wendere

(n.)
Grammar
wendere, es; m.

A translator ⬩ interpreter

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A translator, interpreter. Wenderum translatoribus, interpretes Hpt. Gl. 525, 32

fýr-smeortende

(adj.)

smarting like a burn ⬩ ignitos ciniphes

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Add: smarting like a burn. The Latin has ignitos ciniphes

gád-íren

(n.)
Grammar
gád-íren, es; n.

A goad

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A goad Hé sceal habban gádíren, Angl. ix. 263, 4

Linked entry: gád-ísen

gúþ-flán

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-flán, m. f: or gúþ-flá; f.

A war-dart

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A war-dart, Cd. 95; Th. 124, 15; Gen. 2063

gúþ-þreát

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-þreát, es; m.

A martial band

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A martial band, Cd. 151; Th. 190, 2; Exod. 193

gúþ-weorc

(n.)
Grammar
gúþ-weorc, es; n.

A warlike work ⬩ deed

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A warlike work or deed, Andr. Kmbl. 2133; An. 1068

hægl-scúr

(n.)
Grammar
hægl-scúr, es; m.

A shower of hail, hailstorm

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A shower of hail, hailstorm, Andr. Kmbl. 2515; An. 1259

hǽðen-cynn

(n.)
Grammar
hǽðen-cynn, es; n.

A heathen race

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A heathen race, Cd. 119; Th. 153, 29; Gen. 2546

heáfod-weard

(n.)
Grammar
heáfod-weard, e; f.

A chapter ⬩ capitulum

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A chapter; capitulum, Mt. Kmbl, p. 11, 17: 13, 13

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