dracentse
Dragon-wort, dragons ⬩ dracontea = δρακόντιoν, arum dracuncŭlus
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Ðeós wyrt, ðe man dracontea and óðrum naman dracentse nemneþ, ys sǽd ðæt heó of dracan blóde acenned beón sceolde this herb, which is named dracontea, and by another name dragons, is said to be produced from dragon's blood, Herb. 15, 1; Lchdm. i. 106,
Linked entry: dracan blód
mixen
A mixen ⬩ dung-heap ⬩ dung
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Ðeós wyrt biþ cenned on ealdum myxenum (myxennum, MS. H.), Herb. 14, 1; Lchdm. i. 106, 12. Meoxena sterquilinia, Hpt. Gl. 504, 2. Ic sendo micxseno (mixenne, Rush.), mittam stercora, Lk. Skt. Lind. 13, 8
gripa
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Genim ðysse ylcan wyrte gódne gripan take a good handful of this same plant, Herb. 36, 4; Lchdm. i. 136, 4: 81, 5; Lchdm. i. 184, 18. Berende gripan heora portantes manipulos suos, Ps. Spl. 125, 8
ge-cnucian
To beat ⬩ pound ⬩ tundĕre ⬩ pertundĕre
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Genim ða wyrte gecnucude [gecnocode MS. B.] take the herb pounded, Herb. 64; Lchdm. i. 168, 6
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wudu-cerfille
Wild chervil
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Genim ðysse wyrte wyrttruman ðe man sparagi agrestis, and óðrum naman wuducerfillu nemneþ. Lchdm. i. 188, 19-22. Nim cerfillan and wuducerfillan, ii. 152, 15: 268, 14
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ge-wascan
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Genim þás wyrte ... and gewæsc hý wel mid ecede, Lch. i. 104, 2. Mid wætere gewæsc, 204, 19.
on-fundelness
Experience, proof
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Experience, proof Ðysse wyrte onfundelnysse manega ealdras geséðaþ many authorities testify to the efficacy of this plant from experience, Lchdm. i. 140, 9.
Linked entry: -fundelness
scearfian
To scrape,
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To scrape, cut into shreds Genim ða ylcan wyrte, scearfa hý ðonne, and gníd swýðe smale tó duste, Lchdm. i. 70, 14: 80, 16: 344, 13 note. Scearfa smæle, ii. 322, 25. Scearfaþ succidite . . . gescearfa ðú succides, Lk. Skt. Lind. 13, 7, 9.
ge-mang
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Bið áweaxen wyrtum in gemonge fugel alitur mediis in odoribus ales, Ph. 265. Mágum in gemonge. Jul. 528. v. ág-gemang, blód-gemang, worms-gemang, wyrt-gemang
sweðung
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A poultice Sweþing wiþ swile . . . gecnuwa ða wyrte, gemeng wið ǽges ðæt hwíte, beclǽm ðæt lim mid ðe se swile on sié, Lchdm. ii. 74, 24. Sealfæ and sweþinge wið swylum, 6, 30. Gif hé sweðunga (swoðunga, R. Ben.
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un-sár
Not sore ⬩ without soreness or pain
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Ðæt geswel wyrð unsárre the swelling becomes more free from pain, ii. 208, 4
Linked entry: sár
ge-willian
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Wyrte þe hé ǽr mid stale gewilnode (-willade, v. l. ), Gr. D. 25, 16. Giwillian desiderare, Ps. Srt. 118, 20
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wintrig
Wintry ⬩ winter
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On ðǽm wintregum tídum wyrþ se muþa fordrifen foran from ðǽm norþernum windum tempestivis aucius incrementis, Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 12, 34
wandrian
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Ðiós wandriende wyrd ðe wé wyrd hátaþ, 39, 6 ; Fox 220, 5
wær-sagol
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Add: cf. wser-wyrde
borgian
To take or give a loan, BORROW, lend ⬩ mutuari, commodare ⬩ cavere ⬩ fidejubere
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To take or give a loan, BORROW, lend; mutuari, commodare Ðam ðe wylle æt ðé borgian, ne wyrn ðú him volenti mutuari a te, ne avertas, Mt. Bos. 5, 42. Borgaþ se synfulla and ná gefillþ oððe he ne agylt mutuabitur peccator et non solvet, Ps.
stelan
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Þá gewunode án þeóf ꝥ hé stáh ófer þone hege and dígellíce stæl (stæll, v. l. ) þá wyrta, Gr. D. 23, 24. Gang nú, and æfter þysum ne stel þú nán þing, 25, 19. Hé begann tó stelenne on heora gewunan he began to steal according to their custom, Ælf.
hearm-scearu
What is imposed as a punishment or penalty ⬩ plaga, percussio, afflictio, castigatio, contritio, dejectio, calamitas, supplicium, scantinea
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A. 681] Wyrþ him wíte gegearwod sum heard harmscearu for them punishment will be prepared, some severe penalty, Cd. 22; Th. 28, 7; Gen. 432: 37; Th. 48, 25; Gen. 781: 38; Th. 51, 19; Gen. 829
un-fǽge
Not fey ⬩ not appointed to die
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Wyrd oft nereþ unfǽgne eorl, ðonne his ellen deáh, 1150; B. 573
Linked entry: un-fǽglíc
for-þylman
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Ðí lǽs strengð þǽre wyrte þá góman bærne and forðylme, 316, 20