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tó-swengan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-swengan, p. de

To dash asunderdispel by a strokedrive apart.

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To dash asunder, dispel by a stroke, drive apart. Similar entries v. tó-swápan

swat-þyrel

(n.)
Grammar
swat-þyrel, es; n.

A pore a pore

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A pore Swátþyrlu pori i. spiramenta unde sudor emanat. Wrt. Voc. i 44, 25

swefen-reccere

(n.)
Grammar
swefen-reccere, es; m.

An interpreter of dreams, a diviner, soothsayer conjector

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An interpreter of dreams, a diviner, soothsayer Swefnreccere conjectorem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 15, 40

Linked entry: swefen-racu

swícend

(n.)
Grammar
swícend, es; m.

A deceiver, betrayer

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A deceiver, betrayer Se sáula swícend the devil, Homl. Ass. 196, 39: 197, 87

sylla

(n.)
Grammar
sylla, ( = sella? borrowed from Latin?), an; m.

A saddle

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A saddle Sylla sella, sadolfelt pella, sadolboga carpella, Wrt. Voc. i. 291, 14-16

tunge-þrum

(n.)

a ligament of the tongue

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a ligament of the tongue Tungeðrum (undertungeþrum, lxxiv, 9) sublinguae, Lchdm. i. lxx, 9

Linked entries: þrum under-tungeþrum

wíg-strǽt

(n.)
Grammar
wíg-strǽt, e ; f.

A high-roadpublic road

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A high-road, public road An ðara wístrǽte, Cod. Dip. Kmbl. ii. 89, 4

wíl-bec

(n.)

a stream of misery (?)

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a stream of misery (?) Wuniendo wær wílbec biscær, Exon. Th. 353, 42; Reim. 26

stíþ-weg

(n.)
Grammar
stíþ-weg, es; m.

A hard, rough way

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A hard, rough way Strong on stíðweg. Exon. Th. 384, 29; Rä. 4, 35

bán-rift

(n.)
Grammar
bán-rift, es; n.

A greave

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A greave Baanrift, -ryft tibialis, Txts. 102, 1031. Bánrift, Wrt. Voc. i. 289, 15

ác-wern

(n.)
Grammar
ác-wern, es; n.

The name of an animal, a squirrelscirrasciurus

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The name of an animal, a squirrel; scirra, sciurus, Ælfc. Gl. 19; Som. 59, 9

Linked entry: ácweorna

æbs

(n.)
Grammar
æbs, e; f?

A fir-treeabies

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A fir-tree; abies, Ælfc. Gr. 5; Som. 4, 45: 9, 26; Som. 11, 18

Linked entries: æspe æps

án-leger

(adj.)
Grammar
án-leger, adj. [án one, leger jacens]

lying with one personunicubus

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lying with one person; unicubus Ánlegere wifman a woman with one husband; unicuba, R. 8

án-wilnes

(n.)
Grammar
án-wilnes, -ness, e; f.

Obstinacyself-willcontumacypertinaciaprotervia

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Obstinacy, self-will, contumacy; pertinacia, protervia, Past. 32, 1; Hat. MS. 40 a, 16, 25

bár-spere

(n.)
Grammar
bár-spere, es; n.

A BOAR SPEARvenabulum

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A BOAR SPEAR; venabulum Bárspere vel huntig-spere venabulum, Ælfc. Gl. 51; Som. 66, 22

bǽl-blǽse

(n.)
Grammar
bǽl-blǽse, an; f.

Blaze of a flameflammæ candor vel ardor

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Blaze of a flame; flammæ candor vel ardor, Exon. 42b; Th. 142, 22; Gú. 648

Linked entry: blæse

be-lisnod

(n.)
Grammar
be-lisnod, -listnod

a eunuch

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a eunuch Ælfc. Gr. 9, 3; Som. 8, 32 : Ælfc. Gl. 2; Som. 55, 53

beora

(n.)
Grammar
beora, an; m.

A grovelucus vel nemus

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A grove; lucus vel nemus Ælfc. Gl. 110; Som. 79, 39; Wrt. Voc. 59, 11

burh-wealda

(n.)
Grammar
burh-wealda, an; m.
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A city-ruler, citizen; urbis rector, civis, Bd. 1, 7; S. 479, 12, note 12

byrgen-stów

(n.)
Grammar
byrgen-stów, byrigen-stów, e; f.
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A burying-place, cemetery; sepulcri locus, cœmeterium, Cot. 75: Bd. 5, 23; S. 645, 19