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wín-wyrcend

(n.)
Grammar
wín-wyrcend, es; m.

A vine-dresser

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A vine-dresser Uínwirccendum vinitoribus, Mt. Kmbl. p. 19, 3

Linked entry: wyrcan

wíg-bora

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-bora, an; m.

A belligerent

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A belligerent Wígbora belliger, Ælfc. Gr. 8; Zup. 27, 16

Linked entries: wíc-bora wió-bora

wild-gós

(n.)
Grammar
wild-gós, e; f.

A wild goose

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A wild goose Wildgoos gente Wrt. Voc. ii. 109, 60

hors-camb

(n.)
Grammar
hors-camb, es; m.

A horse-comb, curry-comb;strigilis,

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A horse-comb, curry-comb; strigilis, Wrt. Voc. 83, 34

Linked entry: camb

ofer-segl

(n.)
Grammar
ofer-segl, es; m.

A top-sail

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A top-sail Oversegl artemon, Wrt. Voc. ii. 100, 76

Linked entry: segl

cneórys

(n.)

a generation

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a generation Lk. Bos. 11, 29, 31, 32; 17, 25

on-mitta

(n.)
Grammar
on-mitta, an; m.

A measureexagium

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A measure; exagium, Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 49: 144, 45

Linked entry: an-mitta

slip-ræsn

(n.)

a sliding beam

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a sliding beam (?) Slypræsn ferna Wrt. Voc. ii. 147, 75

Linked entries: ræsn slyp-ræsn

ge-þyht

(adj.)
Grammar
ge-þyht, adj.

Goodadvantageous

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Good, advantageous, Exon. 94 a; Th. 353, 25; Reim. 18

holm-weg

(n.)
Grammar
holm-weg, es; m.

A way over the sea

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A way over the sea, Andr. Kmbl. 764; An. 382

tóþ-sticca

(n.)
Grammar
tóþ-sticca, an; m.

A tooth-pick

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A tooth-pick Tóþsticca dentile, Wrt. Voc. ii. 138, 68

Linked entry: tóþ-gár

swelgness

(n.)
Grammar
swelgness, e; f.

A whirlpool, gulf

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A whirlpool, gulf Swelgnessum carybdibus, Wrt. Voc. ii. 86, 11

Linked entry: swelgendness

stæf-sweord

(n.)
Grammar
stæf-sweord, es; n.

A sword-stickframea

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A sword-stick Stæfsweord dolones, Wrt. Voc. i. 35. 55

bæþ-ærn

(n.)
Grammar
bæþ-ærn, es; n.

A bath-house

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A bath-house Be bæðernes tácne, Tech. ii. 126, 18

bán-geberg

(n.)
Grammar
bán-geberg, bán-gebeorg, es; n.

A greave

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A greave Baangeberg[um] ocreis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 115, 35

Linked entry: bán-beorgas

beácen-fýr

(n.)
Grammar
beácen-fýr, es; n.

A signal-firelighthouse

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A signal-fire, lighthouse Bǽcenfýr farans ( = farus), Txts. 180, 7

Linked entry: fýr

bát-swegen

(n.)
Grammar
bát-swegen, es; m.

A boatman

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A boatman On Wýcinges bátswegenes gewittnisse, Cht. E. 254, 5

Linked entry: swegen

béc-treów

(n.)
Grammar
béc-treów, es; n.

A beech-tree

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A beech-tree Béctreów[um] fagis, An. Ox. 23, 30

bed-búr

(n.)
Grammar
bed-búr, es; m.

A bedchamber

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A bedchamber Bedbúres (bec-, MS.) thalami, Hpt. Gl. 481, 49

Linked entry: búr

ge-lǽtan

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For gebétendnysse fyrstan synt gelǽtene (nobis) propter emendationem (malorum hujus uite dies) ad inducias relaxantur (R. Ben. I. 5, 6), An. Ox. 58, 8. <b>I a.