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hearm-tán

(n.)
Grammar
hearm-tán, es; m.

A twig of sorrow or evil

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A twig of sorrow or evil, Cd. 47; Th. 61, 4; Gen. 992

átor-tán

(n.)
Grammar
átor-tán, es; m.

A poisonous rodramus venenosus

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A poisonous rod; ramus venenosus. Beo. Th. 2923; B. 5459

mistel-tán

(n.)
Grammar
mistel-tán, es; m.

Mistletoe

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Mistletoe Mistiltán viscarago, Wrt. Voc. i. 31, 66

sige-tác

(n.)
Grammar
sige-tác, [<b>e</b>]<b>n,</b> es ; n.
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A sign of victory Ðæt hálige sigetácen ( the cross ), Blickl. Homl. 97, 13. Hé sigetácen sende misit signa, Ps. Th. 134, 9. v. sigor-tác[e]n, sige-beác[e]n

tán-hlyta

(n.)
Grammar
tán-hlyta, an; m.

One who divines by casting lots

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One who divines by casting lots Tánhlyta sortilegus, Wrt. Voc. i. 60, 13

tán-hlytere

(n.)
Grammar
tán-hlytere, es; m.

One who divines by casting lots

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One who divines by casting lots Tánhlytere sortilegus, Wrt. Voc. i. 57, 41. v. preceding word

Linked entries: hlítere hlytere

wuldor-tán

(n.)
Grammar
wuldor-tán, es; m.

A glory-twiga plant with medicinal virtues

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A glory-twig, a plant with medicinal virtues Ðá genam Wóden .viiii. wuldortánas, slóh ðá ða næddran, ðæt heó on .viiii. tófleáh, Lchdm. iii. 34, 24

ellen-tán

(n.)
Grammar
ellen-tán, es; m.

An elder-twig

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An elder-twig Ellentánas and áctánas, Lch. ii. 322, 19

tán-hlyta

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Add: -hlíta(?)

mǽg-wlite

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Hié oncneówon Crístes róde mǽre tácen on his mǽgwlite (cf. hié gesáwon Cristes róde tácen on his onsiéne. Bl. H. 243, 13), An. 1340. Add

cyneþrym-lic

(adj.)
Grammar
cyneþrym-lic, adj.
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Very glorious Swíðe cyneþrymlica tácen him beforan samod síðedon, Nap. 15

ge-sýnelíce

(adv.)
Grammar
ge-sýnelíce, adv.

Visibly

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Visibly Ðæt tácen gesýnelíce bær bore that token visibly, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 15

freoðo-leás

(adj.)
Grammar
freoðo-leás, adj:

Peacelesspāce cărens

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Peaceless; pāce cărens Swylc wæs ðæs folces freoðoleás tácen such was the people's peaceless token, Andr. Kmbl. 58; An. 29

gefeá-lic

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Fæger and gefeálig fugles tácen, Ph. 510. Add

gylece

(n.)
Grammar
gylece, gyleca ?, an; f.
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Some part of a monk's dress Gylecan tácen his þæt þú strece ford þín wenstre handstoc and plyce innan mid þínre wynstran hande, Tech. ii. 127, 14

feþer

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Pyles tácen is þæt þú mid þínum scytefingre sume feþer tácnum gestríce on þýne wynstran hand innewearde and lecge tó þínum eáron, Tech. ii. 126, 6. Add

weder-wolcen

(n.)
Grammar
weder-wolcen, es; n.

A fine weather cloud.

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A fine weather cloud. v. weder, I a. weder*-*dæg, -tácen Hæfcle wederwolcen (the pillar of cloud) eorðan and uprodor efne gedǽled, Cd. Th. 182, 13; Exod. 75

wicel

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the next article is: Gif ðú lytel drencefæt habban wylle) blede tácen is ðæt ðú árǽre up ðíne swýþran hand and tósprǽd ðíne fingras, Techm. ii. 125, 9

bærnes

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Add: bærn-ness Hé ꝥ tácen þǽre bærnnesse (signum incendii) on his sculdre bær, Bd. 3, 19; Sch. 281, 13. Hí bærnesse gefeoht timbredan incendia bellorum struere, Sch. 280, 2

éþ-gesýne

(adj.)
Grammar
éþ-gesýne, adj.

Easy to be seen, visible fácílis vīsu, vīsĭbĭlis

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Easy to be seen, visible; fácílis vīsu, vīsĭbĭlis Ðǽr biþ éþgesýne þreó tácen there shall be easy to be seen three signs, Exon. 26a; Th. 76, 6; Cri. 1235: Beo. Th. 2225; B. 1110. v. ýþ-gesýne

Linked entry: eáþ-gesýne