synnicge
A sinner, a sinful woman ⬩ peccatrix
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A sinner, a sinful woman; peccatrix Seó ( Mary Magdalen ) wæs ǽrest synnecge, Shrn. 107, 10
þeór-wyrm
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A worm in a boil Wiþ þeórwyrme on fét, Lchdm. ii. 12, 2: 118, 25
þunung
A creaking ⬩ a rattle
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A creaking, a rattle Þununge crepitum, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 25. Þununga crepundiorum, 23, 64
wudu-herpaþ
A public road through a wood
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A public road through a wood On ðone wuduherpaþ, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. iii. 213, 2
wund-swaþu
The trace of a wound ⬩ a scar
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The trace of a wound, a scar Wundsweðe míne cicatrices meae, Ps. Surt. 37, 6
sáwere
A sower
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A sower Út eode se sáwere his sǽd tó sáwenne, Mt. Kmbl. A. 13, 3.
weaxhláf-sealf
A salve consisting of a cake of wax
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A salve consisting of a cake of wax Wið weaxhláfsealfe gemeng, Lchdm. ii. 246, 9
bryhtm
a glance
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a glance Eágan bryhtm an eye's glance, a moment, Bd. 2, 13; S. 516, 20
slíþness
A formation (?), a graven image
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A formation (?), a graven image Hí þeówedon slíþnesse servierunt sculptilibus Ps. Spl. T. 105, 33
Linked entry: slíþe
hlóþ-sliht
Slaying by a member of a 'hlóþ'
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Slaying by a member of a 'hlóþ', L. Alf. pol. 29; Th. i. 80, 5
hlyn
The name of a tree, ⬩ maple [?]
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The name of a tree, maple [?], Exon. 114 a; Th. 437, 17; Rä. 56, 9
Linked entry: hlin
Cynete
KENNET which rises in Wiltshire ⬩ fluvii nomen qui originem suam habet in agro Wiltoniensi ⬩ KENNET, a village on the river Kennet in Wiltshire ⬩ villæ nomen in agro Wiltoniensi
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the river KENNET which rises in Wiltshire; fluvii nomen qui originem suam habet in agro Wiltoniensi Ǽrest on Cynetan, ðæt up andlang strémes . . . ðæt eft innan Cynetan strém first to the Kennet, then up along the stream. . . then again to the river
áttor-sceaða
A poisonous destroyer ⬩ a venomous dragon ⬩ serpent ⬩ hostis venenosus ⬩ draco venenosus ⬩ serpens
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A poisonous destroyer, a venomous dragon, serpent; hostis venenosus, draco venenosus, serpens Bútan ðam áttorsceaðan save to the venomous destroyer, Exon. 96 a; Th. 357, 24; Pa. 33: Beo. Th. 5670; B. 2839
Linked entries: átor-sceaða sceaþa
leód-wita
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A man of intelligence in a people Ðá wǽron þeódwitan [leódwitan, MS. H.] weorþscipes wyrþe, eorl and ceorl, þegen and þeóden, L. R. 1; Th. i. 190, 12. v. Grmm. R. A. 267
þegnest-mann
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A thane Þás ( a number of bishops, aldermen and others, who are named) and feola óþre kyninges þeónestmen (but cf. Icel. þjónustu-maðr a liegeman ), Chr. 656; Erl. 33, 9. v. preceding word
Linked entry: þeónest-mann
ge-lagu
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Substitute: <b>ge-læg,</b> es; n. A lay, layer, material spread out, a stretch of water Ofer holma gelagu, Seef. 64. [Cf. Icel. lag a layer.] Cf. licgan
hell-rún
A sorceress
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A sorceress, one who has a spirit of divination Helrún pithonis (cf. pithonissa, spiritus inferni. Corp. Gl. H. 6, 252), Wrt. Voc. ii. 68, 64: 69, 20. Fram helrúnum a pithonibus, 3, 37
Linked entry: hel-rán
heorte
breast ⬩ bosom ⬩ will ⬩ intellect ⬩ mind ⬩ soul ⬩ intent ⬩ will ⬩ desire ⬩ inclination ⬩ disposition ⬩ temperament ⬩ character
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Add: the heart as organ of an animal's body Gif þín heorte ace ad cardiacos, Lch. iii. 42, l. Þǽre heortan þá líflican cordis uitalia, t. lxxiv, 26. Bán bið funden on heortes heortan, Lch. i. 338, 6. Gyf hwá onbútan his heortan oþþe on his breóstum sár
aad
a pile
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a pile He mycelne aad gesomnode he gathered a great pile, Bd. 3, 16; S. 542, 22
an-sægdnes
A thing which is vowed, or devoted ⬩ an oblation ⬩ a sacrifice ⬩ sacrificium
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A thing which is vowed, or devoted, an oblation, a sacrifice; sacrificium.Bd. 1. 7; S. 477, 39