leáf-wyrm
A canker ⬩ caterpillar
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A canker, caterpillar Hé sealde leáfwyrme (MS. C. treowyrme) wæstm heora he gave their increase unto the caterpillar (A. V.), Ps. Spl. 77, 51
Linked entry: treów-wyrm
mis-tídan
To turn out badly
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To turn out badly Gif æt láde mistíde if the attempt at exculpation prove a failure, L. C. S. 57: Th. i. 406, 27
ge-nǽtan
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Add: to subject to trouble, ill, &c. Sáre and eallum ðám unrótnessum on þysse worulde wé beóð genǽtte, Verc. Först. 125, 11
undern-rest
Rest in the morning
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Rest in the morning Ðá hé árás on dæge of undernræste (postquam de meridiana quiete surrexerunt, Bede's Vita Cudbercti, c. 35), Shrn. 64, 7
un-gewyrht
undeservedly ⬩ not according to one's deserts ⬩ gratis
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undeservedly, not according to one's deserts; gratis, Ps. Surt. 34, 7, 19: 68, 5: Ps. Spl. C. 108, 2: 118, 161
bytt
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a butt, piece of land ? Innan Scrowes bytt, of Scrowes bytt betweox .ii. beorgas, C. D. iii. 85, 11. [v. N. E. D. butt .]
cyfel
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A tub vi. bidenfate and .ii. cuflas and þrý trogas, C. D. B. iii. 367, 39. Man sceal habban cyflas, Angl. ix. 264, 11
Linked entry: cufel
cweorn-burna
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A mill-stream Andlang mearcellan ꝥ hit cymð þǽr cwyrnburna and mearcella sceótað tógædere; þonne forð andlang cwyrnburnan, C. D. iii. 458, 12-14
dene
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On Duddingdene; andlong denes, C. D. iii. 449, 11. On ðám dene ( convalle ) ðe Mambre wæs háten, Prud. 6 b: Gen. 18, 1. Add
díc-weall
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A ditch-wall Directe uersus occidentem usque la dichewalle; et sic per fossatum directe usque in riuulo de Tamyse, C. D. iii. 408, 10
ge-mimorlíce
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Capitul gemimorlíce tó rec[c]anne (printed secanne, but v. reccanne, 39, 6 : 48, 2) lectio memoriter recitanda, R. Ben. I. 44, 4. Add
heáfod-haga
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A fence running at the head (v. heáfod; 2 a) of a piece of land (?) On ðone ealdan heáfodhagan, C. D. vi. 64, 7
hweól-ríþig
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A brook that turns a wheel ? Of ðám forda andlang hweowelríðiges, . . . eft on hweowelríðig, C. D. iii. 289, 4-7. On hweólríðig, 381, 8
norþ-heald
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Sloping to the north, bent northwards Of þám hwítan treówe on ðæt norðhealde treów; of ðám norðhealdan treówe, C. D. B. ii. 246, 32
útan-burhware
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Outside citizens, those living out of the town ÐÁ .III. geférscipas innanburhwara and útanburhwara, Gne. Th. 510, 31: C. D. B. iii. 491, ll
be-bycgung
Selling
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Selling Bibycgong distra(c)tio (cf. gloss of same passage: Distractio, i. venditio tódál, An. Ox. 4002), Wrt. Voc. ii. 84, 36: 26, 65
Linked entry: -bycgung
apl
An apple ⬩ a ball
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An apple, a ball Ða reádan appla [MS. C. apla] mala Punica, Past. 15, 5; Hat. MS. 19 b, 28: Salm. Kmbl. 55; Sal. 28
berne-lác
A burnt offering ⬩ holocaustum
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A burnt offering; holocaustum Ic ðé bernelác brengan móste I must bring thee a burnt offering, Ps. C. 50, 123; Ps. Grn. ii. 279, 123
Linked entry: bærne-lác
dyrne-geliger
A secret lying, adultery ⬩ adultĕrium
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A secret lying, adultery; adultĕrium Heó hæfde dyrne-geligre she [Eurydice] had secret adultery, Ors. 3, 11; Bos. 73, 39: Ps. Spl. C. 72, 26
flǽm
Flight ⬩ fŭga
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Flight; fŭga He deófla afyrseþ and on flǽme gebringeþ he sends away devils and puts them to flight, L. C. E. 4; Wilk. 128, 15